Business View Caribbean | February 2021

30 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN FEBRUARY 2021 PROVEN. CONCRETE. SOLUTIONS. For over a century, The Euclid Chemical Company has served as a leading supplier to the concrete and masonry industry, offering a full line of engineered concrete admixture and construction products. These products include concrete admixtures, fibers, block and masonry additives, integral color, curing and sealing compounds, concrete repair systems, structural grouts, and concrete flooring products. Euclid Chemical strives to bring innovative technologies and products to the marketplace with industry leading technical support. Chemical Admixtures • Set Accelerators • Set Retarders • Air Entrainers • Water Reducers • Specialty Admixtures Fibers • Macro • Micro • Steel Integral Color • Granular • Powder • Liquid Our product offerings include: The Euclid Chemical Company Cleveland, OH 800-321-7628 www.euclidchemical.com developed with foreign contractors working on infrastructure projects for the oil and gas sector. And by 1985, they had already developed a good reputation. At that time, there were five major projects planned in Trinidad but because of the downturn only one materialized, the other four were cancelled. Ali recalls, “There was a failure in quality standards in this project and we were invited to produce a workable mix that would meet the design strength in three days. We designed a mix that met all of the specifications and they were very satisfied and we ended up doing all their work for the project in the industrial estate at Point Lisas. We never had a single failure even though supplies were tight; we established our reputation and we’ve grown from there.” After the invasion in Grenada, Alescon mobilized quickly and supplied concrete for the construction of one of the largest hotels there. Later, in 1988, when the American Embassy