“People have been forewarned and are ready to come in and work on Saturdays,” said Didier Pidancet, who heads up the team that selects the wood for the coffins.“We’re proud to be participating in this national effort, we’re doing our best to ensure that victims can have their final overcoat, as we say,” added Pidancet.Founded in 1910, the factory in the town of Jussey originally produced wood charcoal and flooring. At the outset of World War II it began to specialise in making coffins.
The 25-acre site is responsible for the entire process of producing coffins. It strips the logs, cuts then dries the wood, which is eventually crafted and assembled into coffins.While temporarily cutting back on the number of models, the factory has made another adjustment: it has been making more larger coffins.
While many manufacturers have encountered problems as lockdown restrictions complicate deliveries, the Jussey factory is well stocked.Play our part“During the 2003 heatwave we increased production to 500 caskets a day,” said David Theurez, a 30-year veteran at the site. “But today, it’s a bit different, you have to protect yourself as well with masks and gloves,” said Theurez.The factory’s workers themselves haven’t gone unscathed: three have come down with Covid-19.
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