Crown to train painters as shortage grows

Crown Paints has started a recruitment drive for painters who will be trained and equipped at a cost of Sh40 million. The NSE-listed paint manufacturer is targeting 200 painters by end of the year, according to chief executive Rakesh Rao. A cumulative 3,000 painters will be trained and equipped over the next three years. "Recruitment will be done in all major cities countrywide," he said. Rao said Crown demand for paints is growing but there is a painters' shortage. The hopes to boost sales of its "designer paints", which currently account for about a tenth of its total revenue. "Demand is...