Blanco Chemicals is among the latest Bahamian manufacturers that are meeting the needs of the local community to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and simultaneously expanding their product lines.
On Friday 24 April, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis received a private tour of the Blanco plant to see first-hand how the company’s new All-Purpose Disinfectant Spray is made, packaged and tested.
“I am so pleased to see local manufacturers meeting the needs of the local community and at the same time growing their businesses and creating employment opportunities,” said Prime Minister Minnis.
“This shows what we can do right here in The Bahamas.”
Blanco currently produces a range of cleaning products and has recently started to produce an All-purpose Disinfectant spray in a move to help fill the recent demand for disinfectant products following the outbreak of COVID-19.
Health officials recommend that cleaning with a regular household disinfectant reduces the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Blanco donated the first 5,000 bottles produced to a number of government agencies including the Ministry of Health and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force.
The bottles and disinfectant are manufactured on site, and local print companies produce the labels for the spray bottles.
The tour of the plant was led by Mr. Richard Perry Pinder, Blanco chief financial officer; and Mr. Roman Knowles, sales manager.
The Prime Minister is encouraging local entrepreneurs and businesses to take advantage of economic opportunities created by COVID-19, including face mask production, delivery services and hand sanitizer, among others.
To encourage the expansion of the quickly growing face mask industry, Prime Minister Minnis recently announced a ban on the importation of non-medical masks into The Bahamas.
Comments
TalRussell 4 years ago
Glad and happy photo op proof of colony's comrade First among equals, practicing the 6' social distancing rule... him's no gloves hand also bracing him up on Mr. Pinder's washbasin?
ThisIsOurs 4 years ago
Lol. I've taken to hugging myself when I go out. I've seen alot of people leaning on walls and railings. And apparently countertops!
Again this is excellent. Every time you see a company repurposing it means jobs have been saved. We now need a repurposer with a global product to bring in new money. I remove from this list repurposers making money by selling off our assets.
TalRussell 4 years ago
Ma comrade ThisIsOurs, nod once yeah if you too can't wait for hairstylists shops reopening, just get watch how to snip, snip hair 6' distant from the chair? Just can't make this stuff up. Just, can't!
ThisIsOurs 4 years ago
twice for no lol
Well_mudda_take_sic 4 years ago
Concentrated bleach poured directly on the Red China Virus takes about 5 minutes to kill it compared to less than 30 seconds when isopropyl alcohol 70%+ is used. And the difference between 5 minutes and 30 seconds is an eternity when it comes to deadly pathogens like the Red China Virus!
bahamianson 4 years ago
Is that a kn95 mask? I thought only essential workers In The Hospital were advised to wear them, so much for example.
TalRussell 4 years ago
Ma comrade Bahamianson, precisely so and considering it sure hell doesn't much resemble something remotely to having been home-sewn, why then wouldn't it be a good democratic law enforcement idea if Royal Constabulary were run a trace as to exactly how did the colony's nonessential {so much so is defined in colony's constitution } First among equals, did come by his face and nose mask. Agree?
DDK 4 years ago
PM is special. He only pronounces regulations, does not follow them 🤣 It was a ridiculous regulation any way. Now we have half the population walking around with tee shirts pulled over their mouths and wearing an assortment of loose fitting scarves flapping in the wind. Just another example of too many changes in in policy and not enough common sense
geostorm 4 years ago
Thank you Blanco for stepping up to the challenge. It' s so good to see Bahamian companies doing their part to assist during this crisis. Kudoes also to the Sign Man for making the face shields and the companies in Exuma and Nassau for making the hand sanitizers!
Now let's use this as a catalyst to get manufacturing up and running in the country.
Well_mudda_take_sic 4 years ago
Meanwhile most Bahamians will simply go online and order from their favourite Red China suppliers the less expensive equivalents of all these new locally made products. LMAO
TalRussell 4 years ago
Compared to $150 million-plus and still dumping into that senseless money pit BAMSI, the best godsent that could've ever happened to the Pinder family at Blanco Bleach in all their long years in business, was the very day the government of that time snatched away from them their protective import duties. Nod once for yeah, Twice for no?
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