March 2017 | Business View Caribbean

114 115 the region, machinery. Based on these acquisi- tions, Sanmerna is now able to triple its daily output of products and is poised for deeper penetration in its local market as well as the wider Caribbean. In the short term, the company will have two additional branches strategically placed across Jamaica to penetrate the local market to a greater extent. Sanmerna has been recognized for its busi- ness growth and acumen. The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce awarded it Best Small Entrepre- neur Award in 2006, and in 2010, it won the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Award for Best Small New Manufacturer. The company is also a well-regarded corporate citizen. For example, Sanmerna Paper Products has been a sponsor of the yearly Miss Waterhouse Beauty Pageant, a local event, whose winners receive hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of scholarships, each year. And, in 2015, the White brothers founded the Sanmerna Foundation, a non-profit organiza- tion whose mission is “Improving the Quality Icon Importers & DIstrIbutors LtD. 17 Lewis street, savanna-La-mar n Westmoreland, Jamaica www.iconjamaica.com Specializing in The primary distributor of goods and services in the Caribbean plastic, foam, foil products & disposables solar & led lights, solar panels and much more! led bulbs & lighting needs air conditioning units & solar water heaters trophies, awards & plaques stationery & office supplies Specializing in Container Haulage n Container Haulage n Freight Forwarding & Shipping Services n Consignment Tracking n GPS on all Vehicles n Flatbed Services n Lowboys & Broken Cargo n Islandwise Service n Crane Works n Heavy Lifting “Truckers Forever” Call or visit us at: Tel: 620-4904 or 968-5515 n Fax: 620-4913 91 1/2 Maxfield Avenue, Kingston 13 Email: scarmolimited@hotmail.com n scarmo@flowja.com Serving you since 1978 Preferred vendors n Scarmo Limited scarmo@flowja.com Scarmo Limited is a family-owned haulage business founded in Kingston in 1978. Its services include: Freight Forwarding, Container Haulage, Flatbed Services, Shipping Services, Crane Rental, Goods Tracking, Lowboys & Broken Cargo, Heavy Lifting, and Container Rental. n Icon Importers and Distributors Limited www.iconjamaica.com Sanmerna Paper Products Ltd. of Life through Education, Health, and Sports.” Among its many charitable efforts, the San- merna Foundation sponsors a breakfast program for school children, provides books and musical instruments to schools, awards scholarships and grants to deserving students whose families cannot afford to send their children to college, and collects and distributes do- nations of food, clothing, and financial resources on behalf of disadvantaged citizens - pri- marily children and the elderly. It is the White brothers’ strong belief that since the citizens of Jamaica have helped their business to grow and pros- per, it is their responsibility to always give back to the community in ways that will nurture its prosperity and growth. It’s just another reason that Sanmerna Paper Products Ltd. continues to stay on top.