Portabar introduces new features for social distancing

With the hospitality sector heading outdoors this summer, a new reality awaits. In the UK and around the world, businesses will be expected to adjust to rigorous new hygiene and distancing measures.

These procedures are crucial to getting bars, restaurants and event companies back on their feet again in the next few months. Here at Portabar, we’ve been working on a series of features that are designed to smooth the transition. 

Our portable bars are ideally suited to life outdoors and in different locations. But these special new assets go that extra mile in helping your business to adapt, and keeping your staff and customers safe.

Take a look, below, and email us on [email protected] to find out more.

Protective screens

Ensure staff-customer interactions stay at a minimum with these protective screens that clamp easily onto Portabar’s bartops. You can order them as a single item or in multiples, to extend side-by-side along the full length of your bar. You can also choose to have slots available (as above) for food/drink service and payment transactions.

Handwashing stations

Portabar has always offered dedicated handwash sinks for its bars and now we've introduced a hand towel dispenser which hooks on and off just like speedrails. This means that you and your staff always have access to a handwashing station in the field, no matter where you happen to be based. 

Anti-contamination ice chest covers

Portabar has two sizes of anti-contamination lids for our ice chests: one for the entire well and one for single compartments. The anti-contamination lids also serve to shield the ice from direct sunlight in hot conditions. The lids simply slide back for access and are super-simple to operate. 

Food-grade stainless steel

Portabar’s pop-up mobile bar system is made from food-grade stainless steel (304), so it’s ideal for deep cleaning. Its easy, modular design allows you and your team to take apart each of the components and disinfect them thoroughly as often as you want. 

Outdoor optimised

Last but not least, Portabar is primed to work as a temporary structure. As events businesses head outdoors this summer, our robust and versatile mobile bars can pave the way and make your life easier. 

The interchangeable design adapts seamlessly to a full range of different shapes and sizes, depending on what you need. You can serve cocktails, beer, wine or food platters, all using our state-of-the-art kit. 

This is a pop-up bar system that has all the advantages and strength of a permanent bar, only you can assemble it in minutes and pack away again into flightcases at the end of service. You can also customise your bar (as seen with the beautiful Sandy’s On The Move bar, above) using our magnetic branding panels.

Once the lockdown is over, you can use Portabar time and again for events through every season and location. It’s a lifetime investment and, in a world of uncertainties, it’s as flexible as you can hope to be. 

Find out more about Portabar’s best-in-class portable bar system at portabar.com

Top image: The Bartender Hire Company