CIACS | Caribbean Industrial and Agricultural Chemical Services Limited

Business View Magazine 3 the acquisition of equipment for the business. The company was handed over to CIACS Ltd. in 1997 and, in 2011, Ali’s youngest son, Jody, acquired full owner- ship. After 25 years of expansion, diversification and the formation of strategic alliances with both local and foreign enterprises, the company is based at Claxton Bay, Trinidad. In addition to its core business of catalyst change-out and inert entry services, CIACS offers a full range of services to the petrochemical and oilfield industries. It has successfully executed projects in both onshore and offshore environments, both locally and interna- tionally, with an objective to provide customers with prompt, reliable and efficient services that are of the highest quality. Major services now offered include disposal of spent catalyst, vacuuming using industrial vacuum units, vibration screening, inert inspection and sampling, catalyst unloading, catalyst loading, catalyst packing, disposal of hazardous chemical and lab waste, life support equipment, inert welding and repairs, con- fined space training & certification, containerized of- fices – rental and sales, confined space rescue sup- ply, offshore vessel vacuuming and endoscope video inspection and recording. Specialty services available include pre-commission- ing of reactors and vessels, services in inert, hot and toxic atmospheres, unloading and loading of catalyst under inert or normal atmospheres, vertical/hori- zontal dense phase loading, innovative purpose built equipment ensuring low catalyst attrition rate, catalyst sampling, screening, density grading and oxidization, vacuum unloading with closed loop nitrogen re-circu- lation, catalyst transportation, storage and contain- ment, catalyst loading of reactors using DENSICAT and UOP dense loading and conventional techniques, tu- bular reformer loadings using UNIDENSE loading and conventional techniques, metals reclamation and dis- posal of materials, video inspection and assessment and catalyst disposal/precious metal reclamation. “We offer round the clock services with a competent and experienced staff that is ready to be of service,” Jody Ali said. “CIACS was built on a foundation of sound ethical practices and community stewardship, and these principles are the major elements of our corporate culture.” GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SECTORS