TORONTO, April 13, 2020 /CNW/ - Spin Master Corp.
("Spin Master" or the "Company") (TSX:TOY, www.spinmaster.com) a
leading global children's entertainment company, is helping to fill
the need for personal protection equipment (PPE) for front-line
healthcare workers in the fight against Covid-19, producing face
shields from the popular family guessing game Hedbanz.
With a long history of giving back to the community, Spin Master
employees wanted to find a way to help with the growing need for
PPE for front-line healthcare workers. With the urgent task at
hand, the Company's product development team came up with an
ingenious solution in just three days. Using existing headbands
from the Hedbanz game, along with plastic (polyethylene
terephthalate or PET) inserts, the team created a prototype face
shield for healthcare workers.
Partnering with suppliers in Mexico, Spin Master produced 5,000 units that
arrived at five hospitals in Ontario last week, where they were desperately
needed, including Mount Sinai and Michael Garron Hospital.
"So many front-line healthcare workers are risking their lives
and spending tireless hours away from their families to help those
suffering from COVID-19. Together, with our employees, we felt
compelled to lend our resources and support their amazing efforts
first locally, and eventually expanding more broadly in
North America and globally," said
Ronnen Harary, Co-CEO of Spin
Master.
The Company is now producing more than 10,000 face shields daily
that will be shipped to wherever they are most needed across
North America. The shields, while
not medical-grade, have been individually packed in a sanitary
environment and offer support for those on the front lines.
About Spin Master
Spin Master (TSX:TOY; www.spinmaster.com) is a leading global
children's entertainment company that creates, designs,
manufactures, licenses and markets a diversified portfolio of
innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties. Spin
Master is best known for award-winning brands including Zoomer®,
Bakugan®, Erector® by Meccano®, Hatchimals®, Air Hogs® and PAW
Patrol®. Since 2000, Spin Master has received 110 TIA Toy of The
Year (TOTY) nominations with 30 wins across a variety of product
categories, including 13 TOTY nominations for Innovative Toy of the
Year. To date, Spin Master has produced nine television
series, including the relaunched Bakugan: Battle Planet and current
hit PAW Patrol, which is broadcast in over 160 countries and
territories globally. Spin Master employs over 1,800 people
in countries around the world including Canada, United
States, Mexico,
France, Italy, United
Kingdom, Russia,
Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Sweden, the
Netherlands, China,
Hong Kong, Japan, Vietnam and Australia.
SOURCE Spin Master