December 2016 | Business View Caribbean

100 101 L.S. MCDONALD & SONS LTD. n CUSTOM BROKERS n CUSTOM CONSULTANTS n CUSTOM CLEARANCE 11 Melmac Avenue Crossroad , Kingston 5 PHONE: 876-920-4695-6, 920-4107 FAX: 876-960-6266 EMAIL: LSMCDONALDANDSONS@GMAIL.COM MEMBEROFTHE CUSTOMSBROKERAND FREIGHTFORWARDER ASSOCIATIONOF JAMAICA For fast, e cient and reliable service! 25 YEARS OF SERVICE OVER Integrity e ciency dependability MEDICAL DISPOSABLES & SUPPLIES LIMITED In addition to acquiring more space, Boothe explains that that the need for more operating capital prompted the company to list itself on the Junior Market of the Jamaican Stock Ex- change in December 2014.“We grewmostly on debt and we wanted to deleverage and expand more through equity,”he says.“The Junior Market provided an opportunity.And with the tax incen- tives,we figured it would be a fantastic oppor- tunity to retool and catapult the company even further.” As MDS continues to grow, Boothe believes that, in a global marketplace, it is going to have to look beyond Jamaica for newmarkets. But he contin- ues to place the company’s highest priority on its employees and its many customers across the island.“Number one on my agenda would be to ensure that our people are well taken care of,”he asserts.“Our people are our greatest asset and our greatest resource.And once we’re taking care of our people–our MDS family–and our customers, it should automatically reflect that we’re taking care of our shareholders.We’re in the business of healthcare. Everything we’re doing is caring for the end user,which are the patients, and our cus- tomers.Without your customers, you’re nothing.” And, undoubtedly, MDS will continue to ad- here to the ethos that has allowed it to survive and thrive through the years: doing “Business Unusual.” PREFERRED VENDORS n L.S. McDonald lsmcdonaldandsons @gmail.com n Tara Courier Services Ltd. www.taracan.com