The Army Painter Begins Producing Hand Sanitizer
In the midst of uncertain times, the Army Painter is turning their production from producing bottles of high quality paint, to producing bottles of hand sanitizer.
Life in a pandemic is strange–there’s a mix of things feeling normal, interrupted by bursts of headlines with new case totals, of more outbreak–but there are also stories of people stepping up to help in every way they can. Whether it’s people broadcasting news from their homes, sewing masks, or as we’ll see today, producing hand sanitizer. According to a recent announcement, hobby paint producer The Army Painter is stepping up their production, changing gears from producing paint to filling their bottles with hand sanitizer.
Not only will they be producing it, they’ll be distributing it to schools in need, at no cost, as well as making sure that suppliers have enough on hand to try and meet the incredible demands being placed on them right now. Take a look.
via the Army Painter
What’s in a bottle? Well, for 13-years we’ve filled these bottles with our high-quality Warpaints and we are privileged to play such an important role in your hobby. For the first time ever, these bottles will be put to use for a different reason. The world has changed a lot in these last few weeks. While the Covid-19 pandemic has required us to rethink the ways we operate, it has also called us to act. Very soon, we will be stripping the lines of our paint production machines in preparation for their next mission. When clean hands can literally save lives, there is an international hand sanitizer shortage.
The Army Painter has secured approval and the materials to begin the production of hand sanitizer. We will begin filling our 18ml and 100ml bottles with sanitizer which meets the World Health Organizations standards to fight and kill 99.9% of harmful germs and bacteria.
Our first order of business is to deliver hand sanitizer, at no cost, to local schools so that when the world returns to its new normal, our children have the rites and access to a clean and healthy learning environment. Our next challenge will be to supply the international distribution chains with these bottles in an affordable, and accessible manner.
This evolving new reality will affect our business greatly however this is not a matter of choice for The Army Painter, our owner Bo, or our team. This is our obligation. We have the means to help – therefore we must.
Stay tuned for more developments. Until then, happy hobbying!
What do you think of the announcement? Let us know in the comments!
