TEAM WORK EQUALS

QUALITY

“This partnership has proved particularly stable and this has placed us in an advantageous position with the other industry leaders,” says Dwight Mahiber.

Formed in 1973, Damus Group, is the Largest Mechanical Fabrication and Construction Contractor in Trinidad and Tobago and all of the Eastern Caribbean. The company, since inception, has been providing diversified mechanical services to the oil and gas, petrochemical, manufacturing and marketing sectors.

The services offered by Damus Group are highly diversified, representing a clear approach of “taking up the challenge” and applying themselves to accomplishing whatever projects they aim for no matter what the risk. They include the creation and assemblage of pipe spool fabrications, structural fabrication, pressure vessels and fire ducts, field services of piping a complete installation of processing equipment and new construction, maintenance, integration and repair for offshore and onshore projects, design and fabrication of storage tanks and the blasting and coating of pipes which include fibreglass raps, asphalt coats and concrete coats.

“We also offer offshore services,” Dwight Maheever explains, “Including the laying of underwater pipes of 2” to 30” diameter with above the water tie-in technique for calm and shallow water.”

Staff at Damus have to be trained as a high level of hands-on attention must be appropriated for the safe and efficient production. Over the last two decades, there has been a paradigm shift with clients requiring the practice of safety standards to the highest levels for which Damus have adopted as part of their culture.

“The culture that we try to instil into our workers,” Mr. Mahibir explains, “is that quality and safety must occur in tandem. These are not things that can be managed but must be felt, there has to be pride in your work. We don’t micromanage but empower our staff employees to develop the highest level of professionalism. Of course, nobody is perfect so employ quality inspectors to ensure everything is up to standard.”

Since Damus is responsible for putting together complex projects requiring exacting methods of assemblage, quality assurance is crucial and as a policy they perform regular

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Working with BSI Services, Damus Group has completed Trinidad’s largest power station. The 720MW combined-cycle power plant at La Brea Industrial Estate has become a defining benchmark for the company, representing the largest and most influential of their most recent endeavours. Jack Slater spoke with Dwight Mahiber President of Damus Group about it.

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internal quality audits with spot checks throughout the project. Damus Group owns and operates a Quality Management System (QMS) that is certified to ISO 9001:2000 by the British Standards Institution (BSI Inc.).

“This is important to our Quality Management Programme since it is a formal symbol of our commitment to the provision of quality products and services and ensures that we have the necessary infrastructure to improve and develop our QMS to better serve our customers.”

Their approach to work safety is highly regarded in Trinidad and Tobago where environmental management has become a mandated institution for industries.

“It is one of our key visions as a group to bring forward the standards of contractors that serve the market,” – Dwight emphasises. “This will have a substantial ripple effect throughout.”

The company is a privately owned family business, with Dwight’s father managing the company prior to him, and is managed by a team of experienced employees. It is very much a situation where recruitment is aimed at bringing in career minded individuals and not just people seeking a job.

“A mix of very experienced professionals and younger well-qualified individuals with proven ability is key,” he explains, “Our people are dedicated and bring a sense of urgency to every project.”

According to annual reports, from inception, Damus has pursued a path of growth and has witnessed a steady increase in revenue. Over the years, projects of varying sizes, some very complex, were undertaken on behalf of most

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of the major Trans-national industrial construction firms contracted for Projects in Trinidad and Tobago.

Damus Caribbean Limited, a subsidiary company in the group provides diversified mechanical services to the petroleum products marketing sector and the manufacturing sector in the Eastern Caribbean Islands and parts of Latin America.

“One of our current projects working with BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC involves us fabricating and installing some incredible pieces of equipment,” Dwight reveals, “including a 400 ton subsea manifold and an underground piping set up. We’re modifying a Beachfield Gas Manifold and handling the steel structures.”

Dwight Mahiber’s father, who took over the company in 1981, was a singular man with excellent leadership qualities, technically and in terms of people relations. He was able to direct the company to the fine position it was in when Dwight eventually took over.

The company now employs 350 permanent staff with upwards of over 2400 subcontracted workers by project and still attributes its success to its human capital.

In conclusion, working in an industry that operates very much like a grand machine where every project acts like a part and relies on the surreptitious and full working completion of every other part, a client can only be relieved when working with such a dedicated company. Damus Group brings a sense of family, a sense of team work to their projects where every single component employee knows that they play an intrinsic and irreplaceable role.

LMCS Limited27, Gulf View Villas

La Romain, Trinidad, WI.Phones: 1-868-658-0466; 1-868-354-9577

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LMCS Limited provides project management, engineering design, procurement and construction services (inclusive of diving-related underwater services and marine logistics support) to the oil and gas, petrochemical, government and other private sector industries in Trinidad and Tobago and in the wider Caribbean region. LMCS Ltd owns a wide range of marine/heavy equipment inclusive of crane barges, offshore supply vessel, crew boats, excavators, tractors, piling hammers and crawler cranes.

LMCS Limited has been a successful Service Provider to the Trinidad and Tobago State Oil Company, Petrotrin, for the past sixteen (16) years.

LMCS Limited has expanded its range of services and is now the Authorised Distributor of Earth ReClaim™ and Sea Reclaim™ products for the immediate and effective reclamation of oil/petroleum product spills on hard surfaces or on water. Earth ReClaim™ and Sea Reclaim™ products are composed of natural and modified-natural scoriaceous nano-material found in the earth. The products are green, environmentally friendly, non-polluting, non-toxic and GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe), and are recoverable and recyclable.

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Written by Jack Slater

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