Business View Caribbean | February 2021

33 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN FEBRUARY 2021 ALESCON READYMI X L IMI TED every aspect of their infrastructure needs to be refurbished. Water treatment plants, electrical plants, drainage systems, roadways, bridges, all over the country. We have already been going there on a regular basis to do projects – in an area near the airport, we go into the interior and work on the roadways for the government. Right now it is just a patchwork situation, but the prospects are so good because the income they’re going to be generating is tremendous. We feel there will be great opportunities for us there to play a very important role.” Looking to the future, Alescon has its sights on areas like precasting, which allows them to do drainage segments much faster and cheaper. According to Ali, “We can do septic tanks, bridges, pilings for foundations, etc. but we also intend to dabble into the construction sector. Because we are seeing a lot of the inefficiencies there and we know there are certain areas where we can get involved. However, we are very mindful of competing with our customers for the same job and that is a situation we have to deal with and rationalize. A lot of buildings now have underground basements and new anchoring systems using high technology, which we’d also like to get into. As well as lightweight concrete applications and decorative architectural concrete for residential – fences, driveways, walls, swimming pool decks, that is an area we see having tremendous growth. Also, housing development.” Alescon continues to diversify – albeit, cautiously. As Ali shares, “Whatever we get into, we make sure we get proper advice. We also want to get involved with whatever community we are operating in and make a serious contribution. That is our culture in Trinidad and we hope to bring this to the indigenous communities in Guyana, as well, because there is a great need for support in those areas.”