Managing director of West Indies Gypsum, Brian Walks (right), explains to managing director, EXIM Bank, Lisa Bell, and Jeoff Ziadie, board member, the benefits of the gyp-silk gypsum veneer plaster, one of three new products launched by the company. The launch took place at the company's head office in Bull Bay, St Thomas. - CONTRIBUTED
THE NATIONAL Ex-Im Bank of Jamaica has been lauded for providing financing to West Indies Gypsum which has resulted in the company launching three new products for the construction sector.
Brain Walks, managing director of West Indies Gypsum, expressed gratitude to the bank for its commitment to the development of the viable businesses. "The EXIM Bank has provided capital and raw-material financing, which has allowed us to install state-of-the-art blending and batch-weighing equipment to broaden our product options," noted Walks.
The three new products which the company has launched are tuff-rock cement veneer plaster, gyp-silk gypsum veneer plaster and the quick-set joint compound.
First-world quality
Walks said the new products are of First-World quality and have the ability to last for a lifetime. "These products have been tested in Europe against moisture, wind, rain and fire, and it has been proven that they don't burn, leave water marks, or sag after constant exposure to these elements," added Walks.
Managing director, EXIM Bank, Lisa Bell, on a recent tour of the West Indies Gypsum plant in Bull Bay, St Thomas, praised the company for its innovation in creating products that will meet consumer demand, locally and internationally.
"We supported West Indies Gypsum and partnered with them in their plant and product-expansion programme because we have confidence that there is a strong demand for these new products and their ability to earn the country valuable foreign exchange through exports," noted Bell.
West Indies Gypsum professionally installs gypsum ceiling tiles and wallboard to ceilings and walls. Their ceiling tiles are made in Jamaica using indigenous gypsum resources which make them fire-resistant, non-toxic and non carcinogenic, with no smoke emissions. These tiles do not bow or sag due to humidity and do not leave brown stains when exposed to water.
Source: Jamaica Gleaner Online