30,000+ Delegates, 160+ World Leaders, ZERO SPIKE IN COVID-19 CASES

As the World Leaders and more than 30,000 delegates descended on the Glasgow for the COP26 Climate Change Conference, our Infection Prevention Division, Room To Breathe, was called into action with its innovative EventCair biosecurity system designed and created in Scotland.

Approached by Orientations, the Event Production Company for COP26, EventCair was tasked with providing protection against Covid-19 by creating safer, healthier environments in the Blue Zone for Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Barak Obama, Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, John Kerry, Sir David Attenborough, Emmanuel Macron, among many others.

The project encompassed Preventing Infection in tall areas of the Blue Zone including the Arena as well as office and pavilion spaces and represented the biggest ever deployment of EventCair. 

Commenting on the company’s COP26 project, Caroline Mackenzie of Orientations said:

“We were delighted to have collaborated with the team at Insite Specialist Services as part of our delivery at COP26 in Glasgow. They were an important integral partner whose services enabled us to deliver a safe and sustainable environment for all participants within the Blue Zone at COP26. We had the conflicting challenges of being acutely aware of the importance of infection control and mitigation required for a large indoor international event, whilst delivering an event with thousands of international attendees from almost 200 countries during a global pandemic: with the considerations of managing the needs of infection control side by side with other safety measures, whilst ensuring the minimising of environmental impact.

The EventCair air sanitisation system combined with the BioTouch surface protection were key components of our heath protection “toolkit”. As part of our multifaceted health protection and infection control measures, the methodology adopted ensured that a high air quality was maintained and the reduction of infection spread through surface transmission was provided throughout the duration of the event. Our implementation of the services offered by Insite Specialist Services during COP26 enabled us to meet our obligations to other important stakeholders including Environmental Health and Building Control, whilst still adopting a protocol that was both effective and sustainable. The team were a pleasure to work with and we can’t thank them enough for their support and professionalism.”