Business View Caribbean | July 2022

50 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7 F lexpak Ltd. was originally established in Jamaica by Nigel Hoyow, based on his experiences in the field of packaging since the mid-1970s. In 1999, with the help of two partners, Hoyow’s dream of building a company that would provide a total packaging experience to an island-wide customer base began to take shape. There were a few competitors in this field at the time, but Hoyow’s plan was to produce greater volumes of packaging, so that Flexpak would have a more competitive pricing structure. The niche target was mainly bakeries, snack food manufacturers, and frozen juices – which to this day still make up a big part of the Flexpak revenue stream. The early days were spent building up a customer base and soon the Flexpak reputation for producing quality packaging began to pay off. Hoyow admits, “It was never an easy road, but perseverance and technical know-how over the years played a big part in getting us to where we are today. The dream of a one-stop packaging shop is still being developed but it does take a long time in building. This dream took a nightmarish turn in 2013, when there was a massive fire AT A GLANCE FLEXPAK LTD. WHAT: Manufacturers and laminators of printed polybags and assorted products WHERE: Parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica WEBSITE: www.flexpakltd.com FLEXPAK LTD. Jamaica’s Premier Packaging Company