42 July 2015 - Business View Caribbean
An old company with a new name serves its customers
with an innovative business model
Massy Technologies Applied Imaging began its life
as Pereira & Company, a stationery and office sup-
ply dealer, founded in Trinidad in 1923. In 2007, the
family-owned firm was acquired by a new owner - the
Massy Group - but only recently changed its name
to reflect its upgraded and streamlined operations
within its new corporate family. The Massy Group is
a management holding company that owns over 60
businesses in the Caribbean and Latin America un-
der its six distinct business units: Massy Automotive,
Massy Stores (food, retail), Massy Distribution, Massy
Finance, Massy Energy, and Massy Technologies.
The original company is 92 years old and has a rich
and innovative tradition serving its island customers
for almost a century. Jevorn Scott, Massy Technologies
Applied Imaging’s Business Development Manager,
explains that Pereira & Company was the first to in-
troduce the fax machine to Trinidad, as well as digital
and color printing, among other emerging technolo-
