ESU is a safe alternative for inmates and mental health patients, providing a humane alternative to eating with fingers.
— CSP-SAC prison authorities in Folsom, California

Important Information Regarding EcoSecurity Utensil During the COVID-19 Pandemic – We’re here to support you

March 24, 2020    /    News

Dear Valued Customer:

As all our daily lives change during the COVID 19 pandemic, our hearts go out to all who have been affected. We wish all of you, your families, our communities and charges, health and safety.

We wanted to reach out and let you know that our business continuity plans are working well and our operations are continuing as normal at this time. At EcoSecurity Utensil, we want to assure you that our top priority is the health and safety of our customers, especially colleagues that can’t just “work from home”. Please feel free to ask us about the sanitary aspects of the disposable ESUs and use for lockdown preparedness.

As a reminder to our valued customers:

• You can place orders on our ESU website at: ecosecurityutensil.com 
• We are also happy to help you with your order electronically at: orders@ecosecurityutensil.com
• Should you need immediate assistance, please email me at chona@ecotensil.com or call me at 650-867-7206. I would welcome the opportunity to correspond or speak with you

Please also be advised that, in light of the situation, we are postponing our previously scheduled April 1 price increase. We are now deferring this until May 1. We have had cost increases every year, but have not passed them on you since 2013.

We will continue to do our very best to support you and, by doing so, hopefully can bring some small comfort and normalcy to you at this challenging time.

Thank you in advance for your continued support.

Stay well!

Best regards~
Chona

Chona Sommers | ESU Manager | Operations Manager | EcoTensil Inc. | NCCHC | ACFSA | ACA | AJA
29 1st Street, Suite 100, Corte Madera, CA 94925
P 415-924-0233 x 18 | F 415-924-0235 | C 650-867-7206

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