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Transcript of Carib Glassworks
WRITTEN BY JACK SLATER
SUCCESS IS Crystal CLEAR
One of the ANSA McAl Group’s stock of
companies Carib Glassworks was founded in 1947 as an answer
to a need in the market and have since found firm footing within the country
as one of the leading manufacturers and producers of glass.“We have always focused on being the premium glass package provider in the
region,” managing director, David Hadeed tells us, “We are also present
in Caricom and the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and
Puerto Rico.”
coatings (as with cans or plastic) to preserve the contents which it
protects. This is the reason why outside of the food and beverage
industry even the medical and scientific community make use of
glass. Inert and taint-free, glass does not contaminate food or drink
while protecting them from moisture, aroma and gaseous escape or
penetration.
“It’s also shape-versatile,” David adds, “Bottles come in an endless
variety of shapes, sizes and colours that enhance a product’s image
giving it a ‘classy’ look. Some manufacturers use the shape of a bottle
to give their product a unique identity e.g the distinctive Coca Cola
Trademark Bottle and Trinidad’s own Solo Apple J Bottles.”
Carib Glassworks manufacturers glass containers for the food,
beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
StaffAs one of the ANSA Mcal Group companies Carib Glassworks
strictly adheres to the standards and procedures of their parent
company. The ANSA McAL Group of Companies is a local company
headquartered in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and has been
doing business since 1881, listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock
Exchange it is one of the largest conglomerates in the Caribbean with
an asset base of TT$11.3 billion and one of the largest employers with
over 6000 employees across it’s companies.
“Of that number three hundred and fifty people work with Carib
Glassworks, and each employee undergoes a rigorous, industry
specific, training plan. This is needed due to the unique technical
skills needed for glass manufacturing,” David expands, “Individual
development for our staff is very important to our business and their
personal and career development Have always been a big part of our
growth plans. This will be no different in 2014 and beyond. The aim is
to build a performance driven organization.”
The ClientsA great deal of competition has sprouted up which is expected
in a company that has worked at such a high standard for so many
CARIB GLASSWORKS
From the onset the company enjoyed quick growth and rapid development, becoming a leading and innovative producer of glass packaging in the Caribbean and Latin American region. Located in Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies they offer a wide range of standard and customized glass packaging that meets International Quality and Environmental standards suitable for food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, beer, wine and spirits.
“Carib Glassworks is focussed on productivity, we have
two furnaces and six manufacturing lines and a specific
business to business model that works 100% with
direct distribution,” David says.
Bottles are still one of the preferred methods of packaging
products. Manufacturers, of all types, like glass because it is a superb
barrier, needing no artificial additives (as with cardboard) or internal
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decades. While Carib Glassworks, and ANSA McAL have one of the
most secure foundations on the islands they have place a great deal of
attention to ensure that they remain in firm lead of their sector. David
explains how this begins with the customers:
“As part of our on-going effort to ensure our customers are
satisfied we have monthly business reviews across the board and
deploy a biannual online survey to measure our customer satisfaction,”
he attests, “This is critical since the market is very competitive and
this is a key factor for customer retention.”
He continues, “Also, to stay competitive, we analyse market
activities and encourage monthly market visits for export customers
and weekly customer visits for domestic customers. We’ve also
created an active Innovation team in charge of generating new
projects annually.”
Suppliers“It’s also crucial to work with the right businesses,” he continues,
“In fact the choice of companies to supply a business will always
influence the overall success. For example Mijnmaatschappij Curaçao
B.V have supplied us our limestone sand, our most important material
for over a decade.”
Relationships like this between Carib Glassworks and
Mijnmaatschappij Curaçao B.V are quintessential to the overall
business approach of this company who look at relationship building
as one of the key factors to longevity.
New Developments For 2013/2014 And Beyond
Carib Glassworks has been
recycling glass since its inception
in 1948. CGL obtains its cullet
(the raw material term for used
glass) from landfills and dumps,
bars, hotels, schools, community
groups and residential
associations, private and public
companies and individuals. In
addition to these local sources,
cullet is also imported from
regional and extra regional
sources.
Glass packaging has an
advantage over other types
of packaging material as far as
the impact on the environment
is concerned (glass is a 100%
recyclable). All glass containers
melted and reshaped will make
new containers without any
loss to quality, thus there is
no place for glass in the trash
bin. We are promoting greater
awareness for the importance of
glass recycling and to encourage
the public to recycle used glass
by depositing them in glass
recycling bins. This will in turn
remove excess burdens from
our landfills and dumps and
will preserve and conserve the
earth’s natural resources like
sand and limestone.
Carib Glass encourages
communities to get involved in
the recycling programme.
“We have created a
nationwide recycling program as
a means to instigate change from
the source.” David says.
CARIB GLASSWORKS
00186 866 222 31
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