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“To provide the finest quality products and services
that fulfills our customers’ satisfaction. Along with
continued commitment to attract, reward, develop and
motivate high-quality people. To support the health
and safety of our employees, customers and commu-
nity we operate in, while demonstrating responsibility
and flexibility with respect to cultural diversity and the
environment.”
The company began when the grandfather of the in-
cumbent chief operating officer, Imzaan Edoo, decid-
ed to invest in a business after a career spent in the
welding industry. Edoo’s father, Imtiaz, took control of
the operation soon after, and the youngest member of
the three-generation trio spent his childhood tagging
along after school before becoming a full-fledged par-
ticipant about a decade ago.
Foreign investment in the oil-rich twin-island nation
was largely responsible for the creation of the comple-
mentary service industries that sprung up and made
the fledgling operation feasible. Only two or three
strong competitors existed in the welding space back
then, but even more investment and even more oil dis-
coveries – in addition to other domestic construction
– resulted in a more crowded market.
But not one in which the company has lost its place,
Edoo said.
“Because of our knowledge and experience in the field
and a lot of good ties with American welding compa-
nies, we have some backup,” he said. “There’s a lot of
traffic out there, but we’re ahead of it.”
The corporate umbrella these days covers myriad busi-
nesses – including ones involved in warehouse leasing
and security – in addition to sponsorship of a company
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