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LAS VEGAS, March 26, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- OFFERS THEIR DESIGN PLANS FREE TO OTHER MANUFACTURERS

ASTOUND Group, designer and manufacturer of exhibits, events and experiences

has converted its production facilities in Las Vegas, Portland, Milwaukee and

Toronto to manufacture and deploy medical grade COVID-19 containment check-in

units for hospitals and clinics. Our system will also provide protective barriers for retail

curb side and instore pick-up environments. The unit was designed as part of a family of

rapidly deployable solutions to help protect front line health, retail and distribution workers

who may otherwise be exposed. At the same time, ASTOUND announces that plans are

underway to make their COVID-19 Rapid Assessment Center designs public for any capable

manufacturer to join the effort to fight this pandemic immediately.

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"The shift to be part of a community driven solution to protect

front line workers from exposure to COVID-19 started once we understood how

much this was needed to keep people safe. We have the ability to design and

manufacture very rapidly so shifting our attention to solving this problem

made a lot of sense for us," said Andrew Pittam, VP, Client Services, ASTOUND

In less than 72 hours the prototype kiosks were designed, manufactured,

and installed at a COVID-19 Rapid Assessment Center for Unity Health in Toronto, Canada.

"Andrew, I wanted to send a thank you to you and the rest of ASTOUND for the miracle that

you pulled off this week. We had many people walk into the centre today in awe that we were

able to pull it off. Please send  my thanks to Marisa, Rick and the rest of the team.

This is going to save lives." - Unity Health

Since then, ASTOUND has expanded its manufacturing capabilities to provide

significantly more screening stations for multiple hospitals throughout North

America and are in the planning stage of various indoor and outdoor assessment

centers. In a commitment to the Global community efforts to fight the COVID-19

pandemic, ASTOUND is also offering up their design solutions free to download

for those who can manufacture them.

"Time is the most important asset we can give right now. We are making the

plans for our COVID-19 Rapid Assessment Center designs public at

https://www.astoundgroup.com/containment so that anyone with the

capability to manufacture can do so immediately to aid in this fight. In

this time of global crisis how we react and what we contribute are the only

things seemingly under our control. Our core values at ASTOUND are 'Think

Big' 'Build Love' and 'Give Back' we never could have imagined this level

of practical implementation but it's incredibly inspiring to see the

entire company get behind this effort." – Dale Morgan, Founder & CEO

About ASTOUND Group

ASTOUND is a global solutions agency that specializes in the design and execution of

memorable experiences for companies to share with their customers. ASTOUND's services

include architectural fabrication, brand strategy and development,  retail design and store

rollouts, digital engagements, trade show booths, events and environments.

Our offices span North America with locations in Toronto, Los Angeles, Las

Vegas, Milwaukee, Detroit and Portland. The combined fabrication facilities

currently exceed 600,000 square feet with locations on the East and West coasts.

RAPID ASSESSMENT CENTER REQUESTS

Canada: Andrew Pittam, +1 (416) 316-1706

andrew@astoundgroup.com

United states Jen Chia, +1 (416) 889-1971

jen@astoundgroup.com

Additional News Coverage

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/oakville-manufacturer-produces-much-needed-hospital-equipment-amid-covid-19-pandemic-1.4863005

For further information: Kyle Bertrand: +1 (647) 983 5732,

kbertrand@astoundgroup.com, https://www.astoundgroup.com/,

https://www.astoundgroup.com/containment

SOURCE ASTOUND Group