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ment sales to rural hardware stores.
The emphasis on education and training, Edoo said,
sprang from a forward-thinking mindset.
“We’re trying to get the younger generation more in-
volved in welding, and trying to show them that there
are other professional careers and other options that
you can make a future from,” he said. “About 35 per-
cent of the students that graduate from school be-
cause of our program, they come back to us and say
that they got into a career and are doing welding.
“A lot of people don’t want to take that option because
there’s a lot to go through before you become certified.
But a lot of them will come back to purchase welding
supplies and say that it was because of that they’ve
got work. And it makes us feel good. It’s very reward-
ing.”
The company’s main objective, specifically for the next
five years, involves gathering market share.
And a whole lot more.
“We’re trying to up our service and we’re trying to fa-
cilitate every customer the best we can and we’re try-
ing to expand more on the wholesale side, especially
for Tobago and the rural areas in Trinidad,” Edoo said.
“We’ll be diversifying in some other items that go
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