COBA Featured on BBC East Midlands for Innovative COVID-19 Response
COBA was proud to be featured on BBC East Midlands in a special segment highlighting local companies developing innovative solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this segment, Chris Stanley, our Commercial Director, was interviewed by BBC’s Mike O’Sullivan to discuss how COBA swiftly adapted to the unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic.
At a time when businesses across the UK were urgently seeking ways to maintain safe operations, COBA responded by designing and manufacturing a range of social distancing floor mats. These bespoke visual management tools provided an intuitive and practical solution to help both employees and customers maintain safe distances within workplaces, retail spaces, and public environments. The mats were widely adopted by businesses needing to comply with the evolving government guidelines for COVID-19 health and safety measures.
Our rapid development and launch of these mats demonstrated COBA’s ability to innovate under pressure and support the wider community with practical, safety-driven products during a time of crisis. The positive response and strong demand underscored our commitment to keeping people safe and operations running smoothly — values that remain at the heart of our business today.
Although COBA no longer sells social distancing floor mats, this initiative reflects our broader approach to problem-solving and product innovation. From anti-fatigue solutions to specialist matting systems for industrial and commercial use, we continue to prioritise health, safety, and workplace wellbeing through smart, design-led solutions.
Being featured on the BBC was a moment of recognition for the COBA team’s agility, creativity, and commitment — qualities that continue to shape everything we do.