The side effects of Covid-19 and lockdown have had some unexpected benefits for one local business, which is fielding more inquiries now than this time last year.
Leisure Pools and NZ Louvres owner Darren Gabb told the Bay of Plenty Times he was relatively worried when lockdown began.
"Like everybody in business, it was the unknown of the situation. There were certainly some sleepless nights in the beginning.
"When we were following up on pre-lockdown inquiries, most people were putting their plans on hold until they had a better idea of what was going on because nobody knew how long it was going to last.