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23 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 10, ISSUE 5 ZECO GROUP OF SERVICES 44,000 square feet, in the last year,” he said. This new facility enabled Zeco to offer additional services, including pressure testing, blasting, and painting, in an environmentally friendly facility. Zeco has been audited and commended by key players in the industry, such as Exxon and SBM, for its strides in service development for the oil and gas sector. Biswah explained, “We created a company called Zeco Labor Supply and Training,” which built a three-story building with a large warehouse facility. This building, already procured but not yet erected, is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2023. Zeco’s partnership with the Trinidadian company Massey will allow it to provide certification and training to its personnel across all business units. “We expect to have a competent labor force and knowledge transfer to the locals,” Biswah said, emphasizing the importance of a trained and certified workforce for Guyana’s construction and oil and gas industries. This vision aims to expand the knowledge base of the local Guyanese workforce and supply labor to the entire industry. Zeco has achieved significant milestones in the past two years, including ISO certification through Lloyd’s. “We scored 100% on the audit,” Biswah said.