December 2016 | Business View Caribbean

94 95 LYDFORD MINING CO. LTD. PREFERRED VENDORS n Setanta Machinery www.setantamachinery.com Setanta Machinery specializes in sourcing and supplying crushing and screening equipment for the quarrying and recycling industry. The company, located in Maitland and Sarasota, Florida has a full inventory of jaws, cones, impac- tors, scalpers, grinders, trammels, conveyors, loaders, excavators, and screens. Setanta is an authorized dealer of equipment for Sandvik, a high-tech engineering group, and Edge, a manufacturer of quality machinery to handle aggregates and ores. n GB Energy www.gbenergy.com n CTP www.realpowerdiesel.com Currently, Lydford’s markets are distributed 70 per cent in North America, 15 per cent in South America, and 15 per cent in the Caribbean region, including Jamaica. Over the next sev- eral years, Cousins says that the company intends to expand its milling capacity to take advantage of new markets in Cen- tral and Latin America, with Cuba a particularly rich target. “In the region, Cuba probably has the most advanced pharmaceu- tical manufacturing capability of any country in the Caribbean and Latin America,” he states. He also believes that the open- ing of the new Panama Canal will help the company reach new markets, worldwide. In other words, the future of Lydford Mining’s lucrative limestone business looks bright, indeed. “We are a fully-owned, Jamaican company that is committed to Jamaica and one that has grown every year since we were found- ed,” says Cousins.“And we’ve been able to do so because of a complete commitment to the development of the business–all profits have been reinvested.We are considered to be a pioneer company and we have accepted the leadership role that has been thrust upon us. And we will continue to grow.” As part of that capital expenditure, in addition to improving the efficiencies for our export production business, we will also be diversifying our local offering to include new products. One will be a manufactured construction sand from limestone. And another will be a manufactured beach sand for beach nourishment and replenishment both in Jamaica and the region. JACKIE MILLINGTON