Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Sales are up at least 200%, a fact he's conflicted about. He’s recently found them for $105 to $125 each when buying in bulk.“The price for materials has gone through the roof,” he said. Kelly's ex-manager called in threat to stop docuseries premiere: FedsCop fired over racist Christmas tree decorations reinstatedWH report recommends Georgia issue statewide mask mandateKushner has "no reason to believe" Harris is not eligible to runBattleground Tracker: Latest polls, state of the race and more5 things to know about CBS News' 2020 Battleground TrackerBiden has edge in North Carolina, race is tight in Georgia — CBS News pollWhy some mail-in ballots are rejected and how to make sure your vote countsWhat happens if the president doesn't accept the election results?Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballotsGOP confident in Ohio, but Dems think it's within reachMakers of plexiglass shields say sales of their products have surged as companies aim to make workplaces safe for employees returning to reconfigured job sites in the coronavirus era. Sure, he's happy sales are up — what businessperson wouldn't be? © Pu Ying Huang, Houston Chronicle / Contributor © Pu Ying Huang, Houston Chronicle / Contributor Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Countertop Sneeze Guards for the Help Desks or Counters at Coffee Shops, Pharmacies, Banks, & More. But our supplies are pretty good right now," he said. Clear acrylic plexiglass barrier guard for separation and maintain social distancing. We have someone working on getting loads of acrylic in because there has been a shortage. © Pu Ying Huang, Houston Chronicle / Contributor © Pu Ying Huang, Houston Chronicle / Contributor "In my opinion, about 25% of these installations will remain permanent, which is probably a good thing," Wheatley said.

The material allows natural light in and protects from the elements. "We always hope for good business, but not because of a pandemic, for crying out loud," Nichols said. © Pu Ying Huang, Houston Chronicle / Contributor

While metal work projects for residential and commercial businesses have picked back up, demand for plastic “sneeze guards” remains steady.In normal times, the company fabricates interior decor items for residential and commercial customers.

For outdoor use as temporary/permanent shelters: We recommend our multiwall polycarbonate (twinwall) sneeze guards and barriers. Earle Wheatley, president of Imaginative Materials, a COVID-19 shield fabricator in Tucson, Arizona, has also recorded an uptick in sales that he owes to the pandemic. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. If I need 15 sheets by tomorrow, I will probably only get 10," Wheatley said.Jeremy Nichols, who owns Acrylic Display Systems, also in Tucson, said he's shifted from making display cases and signs to focusing on face shields. Davidson has shifted his business amid the covid-19 pandemic to include custom protection screens otherwise known as “sneeze guards.”Shop hand Aaron Block works on a bathroom stall at Houston Custom Metal Works on July 2, 2020. Used at point of sales counters, customer service counters, or corporate desks. It will be used wherever there is a need to limit contact with Now, the 5,500-square-foot fabrication shop on Upland Drive in west Houston is humming again.“We sort of lucked into a job making protective screens for Whole Foods,” Davidson said. With so much uncertainty around the coronavirus — including whether such interior barriers are effective in preventing infections — sales could eventually taper off.Still, he expects some demand to remain no matter what.

Nichols typically purchases clear sheets from Optix, a supplier, and then laser cuts them into shields. You are seeing acrylic everywhere," Canavarro said of the sales jump. Sneeze guards? There is all kinds of other stuff they could contract from people." Shop superintendent Ken Myers shows a collection of plastic pieces designed to compliment their “sneeze guards” at Houston Custom Metal Works on July 2, 2020. What do you do with money if you can't go out and enjoy anything?