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The Massy Foundation supports various NGOs across Trinidad & Tobago through the disbursement of annual grants.  These grants are intended to offset some of the administrative costs associated with running the operations of the NGOs we support.

In 1953, the Princess Elizabeth Centre embarked on a journey to care for physically disabled children.  

Now more than sixty years later, Princess Elizabeth has a new CEO and a new vision for the organization. Head of the institution Jan Sirjusingh, began her tenure in January 2015 and is already working toward establishing the centre’s first code of ethics and policy manual. “I am very excited to make an impact here and I think one of the things we need to focus on is driving strategic planning and promoting ethical decision making.”      

Situated on Ariapita Avenue, Woodbrook, the Princess Elizabeth Centre caters for approximately one hundred and twenty special needs children ranging in ages four to seventeen years. They are provided with primary education, physiotherapy, speech therapy, dental and surgical care. Princess Elizabeth runs a very dynamic surgical programme for kids and is the only centre in the country able to offer treatment, on a large scale, to patients diagnosed with the spinal condition, scoliosis.

Ms. Sirjusingh wants to be able to boast that her organization is the Caribbean’s leading centre with the capacity to treat a larger number of cases.  As she concedes though, “this vision requires a lot of work and support from corporate citizens.”

In 2014 for the United Way Day of Caring intervention, Massy Ltd., Massy Finance GFC Ltd. and Massy United Insurance Ltd. came together to provide the centre’s recovery room with a major uplift. For the last nine years the Massy Foundation has provided annual grants in support of the centre’s work. 

On October 29, 2014 Massy launched our new corporate identity in Guyana.

The Massy brand is now affixed to all our companies in Guyana.

At the launch, our President & Group CEO, Gervase Warner delivered the presentation regarding the rebranding journey which resulted from the strategy exercise a few years ago.  His presentation was followed by feature remarks from The Hon. Dr. Ashni Kumar Singh, Minister of Finance, Republic of Guyana who endorsed the Group’s contribution to business in the country over the past 45 years.  Deo Persaud, CEO, Massy Guyana Group delivered the welcome remarks and Roy Prasad, CEO, Massy Distribution (Guyana) performed as Master of Ceremonies for the evening.

The event also doubled as the official opening of the Guyana Group’s new centralized warehousing facility.  The Group has a long history of marketing and distributing food and pharmaceuticals in Guyana and in providing the agricultural community with machinery, product support services and  crop protection solutions.  The facility is a US $12 million dollar investment and features:

• 75.000 square feet of  fully racked warehouse space ,including modern, fully racked, chilled and frozen facilities
• Vastly improved productivity levels via a computerized warehouse management system .
• Safer and much improved employee facilities
• Training facilities for improving management and employee  competencies

The facility has now centralized all the distribution warehousing operations in the Georgetown area and  facilitates further expansion in the business, to enable the company to better serve its customer base across the country.

Contact Information for Massy Distribution (Guyana) Inc.:

D4 Starlite Square

East Coast Demerara, Guyana

T  592 220 8198

UnitedDayOfCaring from Massy Group on Vimeo.

Saturday May 18, 2014 saw the fifth United Way National Day of Caring taking place in Trinidad and Tobago.  Employees of Massy Group in Trinidad and their families joined thousands of other volunteers across Trinidad & Tobago to dedicate a day towards giving back to their communities. Overall, the Massy Group undertook a total of 18 projects with an investment of over TT$360,000. The 306 Massy volunteers, representing 21 companies within the Group, covered the length and breadth of the country contributing towards schools, homes for the aged and differently-abled, and social welfare institutions. 

Companies carefully selected projects within their immediate communities, with several opting to continue programmes that were in progress such as the upgrading of bathroom facilities at the L’Hospice (Home for the Aged) and the building of book shelves and provision of books at the Pointe A Pierre Special Needs School.  Happily, many projects which were initiated on the day received enthusiastic commitment from employees for continued support in the long term.  Employees volunteering at the Couva South Government Primary School and All In One School Servol (Beetham) were moved to continue providing support to the schools on an ongoing basis.  One project at the Grace Community Complex for the Challenged, was completely funded by employees’ own fundraising activities.  Volunteers also supported the Les Coteaux River Clean-Up exercise in Tobago in conjunction with ScotiaBank. Speaking at the St. Barbs Government Primary School on the day, CEO Mr. Gervase Warner spoke of how the company identified with the activities of the day: “At Massy Group we’re about good business but we are also about great people and great communities and this is what building a great community is all about.”

Below is a summary of the organisations that received support from the Massy Group as part of the day’s activities:

Schools

1. Mafeking Government Primary School
2. Couva South Government Primary School
3. St. Augustine South Primary School
4. All In One School Servol (Beetham)
5. St. Barbs Government Primary School (Laventille)

Homes for the Aged

1. L’Hospice
2. Heph-Zi-Bah Glory Home for the Aged in Barataria

Homes for the Differently-Abled

1. Cascade School for the Deaf
2. Pointe A Pierre Special Needs School
3. Grace Community Complex for the Challenged

Social Welfare Institutions

1. The Memisa Centre (Home for socially displaced men)
2. The Shelter (Home for Battered Women)
3. Hope Centre (South)
4. Happy Home Children’s Home
5. Joshua Home for Boys
6. Princess Elizabeth Home

The project was executed a mere month before Massy revealed its new corporate identity.

On November 3^rd 2014, the Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI) hosted their annual Excellence in Services Awards at the Hilton Hotel in Trinidad where Massy Technologies InfoCom Project Management Services was able to repeat its achievement to win for a second time in three years, the title of “Service Provider of the Year”

“We are proud of this team achievement and thank our clients for their trust in us, our employees for their contribution to achieving excellence and our leadership for their continued investment in the Unit,” said Owen Field, Regional Manager – Project Management Services, Massy Technologies InfoCom.

The TTCSI Excellence in Services Awards is the highest accolade given to local organizations for their achievements in quality and performance.

Awarded by a panel of judges for the Excellence in Services, this recognizes Massy Technologies InfoCom Project Management Services as a role model in the industry for quality and outstanding performance in the Services Industries in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Unit was evaluated by several criteria including its Management and Leadership, Information and Analysis, People, Problem Solving, Innovation and Improvement, Customer Satisfaction and Results.

Champion Team: (From left to right) Kisha Williams, Jius Jasper, Natasha Khan, Alisha Bertrand-Bostic, Kimbah Luces, Owen Field, Kern Charles, Acklima Ali-Surujnath

MASSY TECHNOLOGIES INFOCOM’s award-winning Project Management Services Unit is a leading Consulting Practice in Project Management Excellence and has expanded its professional services offerings with its EDGE Services designed specifically to give their clients a leading EDGE to value delivery and benefit realization. 

For further insights contact edge@massytechnologies.com

On Tuesday, November 11, Massy and Republic Bank signed an agreement to offer a Massy Credit Card – a credit card accepted at over 20 Massy merchants nationwide.  The participating Massy merchants, where the card will be accepted include:

• Massy Automotive Components Ltd.
• Massy Distribution (Trinidad)
• Massy Machinery Ltd.
• Massy Motors Ltd.
• Massy Stores, Massy Stores SuperCentre & Massy Stores Pharmacy
• Massy United Insurance Ltd.
• Massy Technologies (Trinidad) Ltd.

The Massy Credit Card will offer a revolving line of credit, issued by Republic Bank Limited in collaboration with Massy. The card will function as a dual purpose card, combining our first class Massy Card Rewards with the flexibility of a payment card. In addition to being eligible to receive exclusive offers from Massy Stores nationwide, Massy Credit Card holders will receive an additional 50% Bonus on Massy Points at Massy Card partners – cardholders will continue to receive 10 points per $100 spent from Massy Card plus an additional 5 points per $100 spent when payment is made with the Massy Credit Card.  

In speaking about the launch at the contract-signing ceremony, Gervase Warner, President & Group CEO, Massy commented that “after launching our new brand and our new identity, Massy, we decided that we wanted to revolutionise the way our customers interface with us.  We wanted to create new opportunities for the customer to be more than a customer but rather, part of our family.  This means that we have to continuously find ways of making our customer interactions meaningful and rewarding so we developed the Loyalty Card concept even further to offer a Massy Credit Card.”  

“As a Massy Credit Card holder, a customer will now have the flexibility to pay for their goods and services at over 20 Massy merchants nationwide, earn 50% more points than before and have the opportunity to redeem the points for attractive gifts at participating Massy merchants and other partners.  For example, a customer can buy groceries with the Massy Credit Card, accumulate more points than ever before and be able to redeem them for their next purchase at Massy Motors, in a shorter time frame.  This is the value of being part of the Massy family, as a Massy Credit Card Holder.  We saw Republic Bank Limited as a trusted partner in this venture, with the right combination of technical competence and a commitment to customer service,” he added.

The Massy Credit Card was launched publicly today with a media campaign.  There will also be a series of promotional activities in the month of November and December at select Massy Stores locations.  RBL representatives will be present to facilitate customer applications.  Customers can also apply for the card at Massy Stores West Moorings on November 22^nd, Massy Stores Marabella on November 28^th and Massy Stores SuperCenter Gulf View on November 29^th, 2014. For more information about applying for the Massy Credit Card, visit our website at www.massycard.com

The contract was signed by Mr. Warner and Mr. David Dulal-Whiteway, Managing Director, Republic Bank.  Other members of the respective teams were on hand to witness the signing including Earl Boodasingh, Executive Chairman, Integrated Retail Business Unit (Massy); Curtis Tobal, Chairman, Consumer Finance Line of Business; Jorrell Best, General Manager (Massy-Consumer, Finance); Nazra Ali, Head, Consumer Finance (Massy- Consumer, Finance Trinidad) and Derwin Howell, Executive Director, Republic Bank; Anthony Wong, General Manager, Electronic Channels & Payments Divisions (Republic Bank Limited) and Michelle Palmer-Keizer, General Manager, Group Marketing and Communications (Republic Bank Limited).

From left to right: Anthony Wong, General Manager, Electronic Channels & Payments Divisions (Republic Bank Limited); David Dulal-Whiteway, Managing Director, Republic Bank; Curtis Tobal, Chairman, Consumer Finance Line of Business (Massy); Derwin Howell, Executive Director, Republic Bank; Gervase Warner, President & Group CEO, Massy Group; Earl Boodasingh, Executive Chairman, Integrated Retail Business Unit (Massy)

Formally known as Neal & Massy Automotive Limited, Massy Motors offers the complete automotive experience. At Massy Motors you earn points with your Massy card when you purchase new and pre-owned vehicles. With the change in name, signage and brand, customers will now be able to better connect our subsidiary brands to our corporate brand, and access more services and rewards, as MASSY Card cardholders. Customers can also access more services when purchasing a car, such as financing through MASSY Finance and automotive insurance offerings, through MASSY United Insurance, both located in all MASSY Motors Showrooms.

Find out more about how you can get your own MASSY Card at www.massycard.com

The Massy Group is pleased to welcome Massy Energy Colombia as a part of our Group of Companies.

Massy Welcomes Massy Energy Colombia to the Group

On Tuesday October 7, 2014, Massy Group acquired Wood Group PSN Colombia S.A., a company engaged in providing production, maintenance and engineering services to clients in the oil and gas and mining sectors in Colombia.

Wood Group is the largest energy services company worldwide, employing about 40 000 employees across the globe and operating in more than 50 countries.  Wood Group is Massy’s 50% Joint Venture partner in Massy Wood Group which operates in Trinidad and Tobago.

Take a look at the launch announcement event in Colombia (all dialogue in Spanish):

United Insurance Company Limited has changed its name to Massy United Insurance Ltd. This comes as part of a Group-wide strategy to have one common, unifying corporate brand, Massy, across all subsidiaries.

In addition to its new branding, the company, which previously occupied the mezzanine floor of the Melville Shipping building at London Street, Port of Spain, relocated to 61-63 Edward Street, Port of Spain. The new location provides increased accessibility to broker clients and direct customers.

Concurrent with new branding, Massy United Insurance has also increased its focus on growing its business through new strategies.  In October 2013, the company began offering Automotive Insurance as a value-added service to the Massy Motors customer base.  Representatives are located in the Massy Motors Showrooms to conveniently facilitate timely processing of motor insurance policies.  This is one of the areas in which the insurance business connects to other important services offered by Massy companies to create a ‘one-stop-shop’ experience for valued Massy customers.  For instance, a customer can purchase a vehicle at Massy Motors, finance it with Massy Finance GFC and insure it with Massy United Insurance, all at one location.

Our new location, along with a new brand and new business strategies, give us an optimal position for capturing other similar synergies across the Massy Group, as well as optimizing growth for all our products and services, and creating value for our stakeholders.

Massy United Insurance provides a full range of policies to cover personal and corporate risk including insurance coverage for Property, Motor, Marine, Liability and Accident. With over 35 years of experience the company boasts an A.M. Best International Rating of A- (Excellent), which is an indication of the company’s financial strength and continued stability.

In addition to operating in Trinidad and Tobago, Massy United Insurance also operates in Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines and Turks & Caicos.

The Massy United Insurance Team at their new offices.  Centre left is Howard Hall, CEO, Massy United Insurance Ltd. and centre right is Dennis Benisar, General Manager (Trinidad Operations), Massy United Insurance Ltd.

The Massy United Insurance Team at their new offices.  Centre left is Howard Hall, CEO, Massy United Insurance Ltd. and centre right is Dennis Benisar, General Manager (Trinidad Operations), Massy United Insurance Ltd.

Dennis Benisar, General Manager (Trinidad Operations), Massy United Insurance Ltd. 

Massy United Insurance Relocates

The Boys To Men: Rites of Passage programme (BTM) was started 6 years ago in Trinidad under the guidance of Ian Jeffers.  The programme is essentially a developmental programme designed to build leadership skills of young men with a view to positively improving their lives and the lives they touch – families, friends, colleagues
 
The essential programme model follows on the ‘Rites of Passage’ journey that is incorporated by several societies, for instance, according to the western ideal, boys make the transition to manhood when they complete a University education and are able to earn a sustainable income.  After such time, financial support from the home ceases and the ‘men’ assume their duties as providers in the household.  Alternatively, in some traditional societies, young men are mentored by community elders and then face a series of ‘rites’ or ‘tests’ to prove their manhood, ranging from scarring their bodies to performing dangerous feats to demonstrate and prove their readiness for manhood.

 
The BTM programme is conducted in 8-week stages during which young men of selected communities meet in a common place at a common time (usually Saturday mornings or evenings at a facility in the community).  The young men are usually between the ages of 14 and 21 however based on the needs of the individuals in certain communities, some participants are not within that age range.  Meetings are facilitated through developmental conversation – the principal tool in creating positive dialogue among participants – to bring about an improved understanding of particular areas of discussion such as relationships, career development and education, family, fatherhood, self-esteem and spirituality.  Boys 2 Men 2

Similar to the traditional ‘rites’, we employ the proverbial village elders to guide discussions on their particular areas of expertise, at select meetings.  For instance, for the meeting in which the topic of career development is discussed, we have often called upon business leaders of Trinidad and Tobago to lead the discussion.  Some leaders are drawn from within the Massy Group and others from the wider pool of leaders in the local business community.  These ‘elders’ are carefully selected as they are usually individuals who have a story to tell – stories in which they are able to identify with the young men and speak about their attitudes and abilities to overcome the challenges that they faced on their journeys of development.

The programme is funded entirely by the Massy Foundation.

If you are interested in learning more about the Boys To Men Programme, email us at communications@massygroup.com.