Business View Caribbean - August 2025

The steel fabrication pivot occurred after 10 to 15 years, coinciding with increased demand for industrial structures across the Caribbean region. “They graduated into more construction type things and became very focused on the steel fabrication side of construction,” Rostant notes. Geographic relocation accompanied this strategic shift, with the company moving from San Fernando to a more central island location. “They were amazingly known for a lot of steel structures and eventually phased out of the roofing aspect of business.” Today’s facility houses automated cutting, welding, and drilling equipment alongside technical staff capable of producing detailed fabrication drawings using AutoCAD and Tekla software. BUILDING A CARIBBEAN PRESENCE Michael Rostant’s return from a decade abroad eight years ago coincided with accelerating regional tourism growth, as the 2024/2025 Caribbean tourist season achieved record-breaking visitor numbers. The company’s current geographic footprint spans multiple islands within a construction market where timber demand alone has surged 50% due to infrastructure development pressures. “Since I moved back, we’ve been growing very strong locally. We still have a presence on the islands. We’re working a lot in Grenada, St. Martin, St. Kitts right now,” Rostant says. Financial flexibility distinguishes Rosscon from competitors focused on specific project scales, allowing the company to maintain steady workflow during market fluctuations.“We would do projects from $20,000 US dollars. We would also take on upwards of $10 million US. We have a very wide scale of the size of projects that we would take.” The 2017-2018 government contract represented a watershed moment for demonstrating large-scale capabilities. “We did one of our largest projects for the government of Trinidad where we did an entire state in Maruba Trinidad, which was an agricultural facility with five warehouses from foundation to finish,” Rostant explains. Steel construction competes with concrete methods across roughly half of Trinidad’s commercial market, with speed and costeffectiveness driving client decisions. Commercial specialization reflects deliberate market positioning rather than organic evolution. “We are definitely more commercial-based construction companies. Not very much into residential at all,” Rostant notes. The strategic focus on warehouses, apartment complexes, and industrial facilities aligns with regional economic development patterns.“We do prefer it construction-wise. It’s faster and very comparable in price. Obviously we think it’s the better route.” 17 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 12, ISSUE 08 ROSSCON LIMITED

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