Business View Caribbean | October 2020

81 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN OCTOBER 2020 Karate team of Trinidad & Tobago.” Going forward, Health & Safety/Project Manager, Karen Lopez, would like to see Fides-Limited expand regionally. “In the Caribbean, we have a unique and rich history and it’s definitely portrayed in our architecture,” she notes. “On a lot of islands, such as Barbados, there are a lot of beautiful buildings that, for various reasons, have fallen into disrepair, and I would love to expand our restoration expertise across the region. In that way, we can enhance beauty in the Caribbean and renew sectors of tourism on other islands. With the Magnificent Seven buildings that we worked on, we have seen a huge increase in tourist buses, so it has generated a lot of buzz. And whenever people see me in my hard-hat and company safety vest, they always ask us questions. It’s renewing peoples’ sense of history. If we can expand that throughout the region, I think that would be an amazing milestone for us.” Sagar adds that the company is also looking to open a branch location in Guyana and is waiting for an official outcome of Guyana’s recent presidential election, which is currently in dispute. “We have registered a company in Guyana, and we have located a site for an office,” he says. “We are just waiting for a few things to be resolved before we make a firm decision as to when we will enter that market.” Over the last 13 years, Fides Limited has become a firm well-known for its exquisite restoration works, its timely construction projects, and its corporate social responsibility initiatives. With over 1,000 completed projects, valued at over half a billion dollars, the company has become synonymous with impressive construction designs, which capture the essence of its clients’ needs. So, whether restoring old buildings or working on new ones, the future of Fides Limited looks very bright. F IDES L IMI TED Mille Fleurs Health & Safety/Project Manager, Karen Lopez