Customers who know our products are used to square bottles. But for the last few weeks, PURELL® Advanced Hygienic Hand Rub has also been available in rounded bottles. Are these imitations? No, not at all. It’s our response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
When the signs of the COVID-19 pandemic first became apparent, GOJO immediately began increasing production at its manufacturing facilities. By March it became clear that prioritising distribution would be necessary on key products, despite record breaking production levels, to ensure hospitals, first responders, and critical infrastructure providers could access the products they needed.
Like many others in manufacturing industries, GOJO faced component issues, meaning that much-needed alcohol-based hand rubs and soaps could not be bottled as fast as they were produced.
To combat this issue, a number of temporary products were launched. These products contain the same great formulations that people love to use, but are presented in slightly different formats, which are easier and quicker to source in the current climate. Using 100mL and 500mL rounded bottles, rather than the iconic square packaging, has allowed GOJO to bring PURELL Advanced Hygienic Hand Rub to many more end-users than would otherwise have been possible.
