Rick Wood, Founder and President of Tarp Innovators said:
“We’re very familiar with containment. The shortage of masks and gowns are the NOW problem, and companies are working on solving that problem. We are looking at the NEXT problem: a serious shortage of safe, clean space… transport units, hospital rooms, long-term care rooms, safe shelters, quarantine areas. That’s what’s next. We must get ready for that. In order to flatten the curve, we need to anticipate 2, 3, even 4 steps ahead.”
Tarp Innovators also has experience with emergency response. After 9/11 the Office of Homeland Security, in conjunction with Virginia Mason, conducted a joint exercise projecting the preparedness needs in the event of a “dirty bomb” event. Deano Perlatti, lead product engineer, and a Seattle-area native, participated directly in the roundtables and emergency simulation, resulting in the creation of a suite of emergency containment products. Specifically, those included flexible patient transport units and patient quarantine rooms.
In response to the COVID-19 emergency, Tarp Innovators has developed new versions of these products making them easier to use and faster to produce. They also took it a step further by partnering with global scaffolding firm, Layher Inc. Together they have leveraged Layher’s uniquely modular and scalable frame system to design structures that can be quickly assembled for a variety of purposes: temporary outdoor shelters, auxiliary hospital space, auxiliary long-term care space, and other similar purposes.
Michael Egge, Kairos Consulting NW said:
“As a former Civil Service employee, I worked with both Deano Perlatti from Tarp Innovators and Layher Scaffolding for almost 10 years. Both companies produce top-quality products, and are a pleasure to work with. I’m glad to see them now collaborating on projects that will benefit our local community.”
As a custom manufacturer, Tarp Innovators is ready to start producing on a moment’s notice; a nimble, small business not encumbered by bureaucracy, but familiar with working with government agencies as well as the private sector.
