December 2016 | Business View Caribbean

98 99 MEDICAL DISPOSABLES & SUPPLIES LIMITED utor for Cari-Med Ltd., Kirk Distributors, Consumer Brands Limited, and Smith Russell and Company. In what Kurt Boothe characterizes as a “highly competitive environment,” MDS likes to separate itself from the pack however it can. “I can quote our entire mission statement in three words,” he says. “Be the best! We compete in every area possible, and the number one area is not necessarily price.We com- pete on quality across the board; having a quality product and having quality service. Also, we try to look for niches; we don’t like to necessarily compete in a space where it’s too crowded so we look for a niche. Sometimes we have to carve out a niche; sometimes you have to create your own destiny.We try to be innovative. Our mantra here at MDS is ‘Busi- ness Unusual.’” As the company grew over the years, it had to continually expand its warehouse and office space. AT A GLANCE MEDICAL DISPOSABLES & SUPPLIES LIMITED WHAT: A distributor of healthcare and consumer products WHERE: Kingston, Jamaica WEBSITE: www.mdsja.com It started out, literally, in the trunk of Myrtis’ car, moved to her house, and finally into a standard office environment. “We were fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time to get a suitable facility, which, at the time, we thought was too big, but we quickly outgrew that, as well,” says Boothe. MDS has just recently moved from the Domes Business Complex in Hagley Park, where it maintained a suite of offices, to a new 27,000 square foot facility, nearby. “We’re still completing the build-out,” Boothe adds. “We’ve completed Phase One and are about to embark on Phase Two. This new facility forms a platform where we can be much more efficient and the storage is much better.”