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pand their reach and access new markets. Sales and
Marketing Manager, Claude Manning sees this as a
natural progression and explains how the company
has grown.
“In 2006 B-H Paints was purchased by Harris Paints
International Limited, the largest regional manufac-
turer and distributor of paint coatings in the 14 Ca-
ribbean markets in which they operate. Harris already
had manufacturing plants in Barbados, St Lucia and
Dominica and although they were the market leaders
in the Eastern Caribbean, they were looking to new ge-
ographies for growth and Jamaica and the B-H opera-
tion, held a lot of potential and looked to be a good fit.
At B-H we benefitted also from an injection of capital
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
B-H Paints
WHAT:
Local Jamaican paint manufacturer with
distributors across the globe
WHERE:
Head office, manufacturing plant and
three retail outlets in Kingston; retail outlets in
Mandeville, Savanna la Mar, Montego Bay and
Portmore
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