‘Handy Hook’, an injection-moulded device to prevent contact with surfaces such as door handles and key pads, to help limit the spread of COVID-19, originally designed by Elliot Dervish of ED3D Design and developed and made by AJKM Limited in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, 2020

Worried that his mother, Janine, may contract COVID-19 from the many handles and surfaces she touches during her working day at Basildon Hospital, Elliot Dervish designed the Handy Hook as a Mother’s Day gift in March 2020. Used to open doors and touch keypads, the Handy Hook, prevents contact with surfaces which may harbour the virus. Moulded with the words ‘Thank You NHS’, the devices are given free of charge for healthcare workers. Originally Elliot and his colleagues were 3D printing the hooks, using their own equipment, and fundraising for materials. Partnering with manufacturer AJKM Limited, has ensured supply can keep up with demand. Up to August 2020, over 8000 hooks had been dispatched. Elliot, alongside his colleagues Matt Benson and Jonathan Parker, were awarded one of 2020 The President's Special Awards for Pandemic Service from the Royal Academy of Engineering, celebrating “examples of engineering in the service of society in the context of pandemic challenges.”