SOUTH AFRICA PAINT AND INDUSTRY STRUGGLES THROUGH COVID-19 TO POSITION ITSELF FOR THE RECOVERY
December 2nd, 2020
SOUTH Africa’s paints and coatings industry has been struggling though the particularly tough Covid-19 lockdown imposed by the country’s government, which saw its manufacturing plants and most paint retailers closed from March 26 until May 1.
What made this order worse was that from March 26 until May 1, homeowners were told to remain at home except for essential purchases, making it hard for them to help each other with renovations, swapping decoration equipment and more - preventing many from undertaking renovations during this enforced time off.
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