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Massy Distribution (Trinidad & Tobago) is now offering a great new one-stop-shop package for healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals, such as doctors and other healthcare providers, can now receive:

·         Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals (through Massy Distribution)

·         Lab and Point Of Care Equipment (through Massy Distribution)

·         Office Equipment and Solutions (through Massy Technologies InfoCom)

·         Financing (through Massy Finance GFC)

·         Insurance (through Massy United Insurance)

All these services can be accessed via Massy Distribution, as the primary point of contact.  See attached ad for more details.

Months after completing a massive rebranding exercise, the Massy Group of Companies opened T&T’s first SuperCentre at the Trincity Industrial Estate, Tacarigua.

With 38,000 square feet of retail space, the one stop shop offers increased shopping options with a wide range of electronics, household and personal care items in addition to its supermarket offerings. The opening attracted hundreds of customers who lined up outside the outlet long before its doors opened to the public

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Congratulations to Massy Trinidad All Stars for winning the 2015 Panorama title.    

Massy Trinidad All Stars gave a smooth performance of Leon “Smooth” Edwards’ “Unquestionable” to steal the 2015 Panorama title in the Large Band category. 

Performing in front of a large crowd at the Queen’s Park Savannah on Saturday night, All Stars amassed 289 points to dethrone its rival Phase 11 Pan Groove. This win is particularly significant for  the band as this year marks its 80th anniversary. Special kudos to long standing member Dane Gulston, Operations Manager Jason “Stumps” Lewis and Founder Nevile Jules.

The Massy Group of Companies extends congratulations to the entire band for its memorable performance and well deserved win. 

This past week, the philanthropic arm of the Massy Group, the Massy Foundation delighted steel pan enthusiasts and Carnival culture aficionados with the premiere of the film “Souls of Steel: A Documentary about Massy Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra”.

The launch event and screening took place at the iconic Little Carib Theatre in Woodbrook, Port-Of-Spain and attracted a unique mix of past and present Massy Trinidad All Stars players, supporters of the band, T&T cultural stakeholders and members of the local film, entertainment and media fraternity.

On hand at the event was Beresford Hunte, Manager, Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra who thanked all attendees for their presence on the momentous occasion and expressed his gratitude to the Massy Foundation for its steadfast support of the band throughout the years.  Echoing Hunte’s excitement about the film was Gaston Aguilera, Chairman, Massy Foundation who shared his and the Foundation’s enthusiasm to be associated with ‘Souls of Steel’.

Souls of Steel which was directed by regional film director and producer, Dave Cropper of Cropper Media Limited, was commissioned in 2013 by the Massy Group (then Neal & Massy) in honour of its 25^th anniversary as the Corporate Sponsor of the Massy Trinidad All Stars.  Cropper artfully wove together a mix of perspectives about Trinidad All Stars, its history, its achievements, its culture and values and its journey in the 2014 Panorama competition, offering a multi-faceted look at the famed steel band.

During the screening the appreciative audience at Little Carib Theatre enjoyed many interesting on-screen anecdotes from players who reminisced on the bands evolution over the last 3 decades, inspiring interviews with past and current members such as Leon ‘Smooth’ Edwards, Arranger, Dane Gulston, long-standing member, Jason ‘Stumps’ Lewis, Operations Manager, Neville Jules, Founder, as well as classic clips of the Massy Trinidad All Stars’ past performances.

The film’s content also includes footage from the band’s Panorama performance in 2014 – a contentious year for the band in which they placed second to Phase II Pan Groove in the Panorama Finals, missing the championship by only one point.  This production was timely as 2015 also marks the 80^th Anniversary of Massy Trinidad All Stars. 

The recent launch event not only provided invited guests with a platform for networking over delightful local delicacies and discussing the recent 2015 Panorama Semi-Finals which saw the Massy Trinidad All Stars triumphantly topping all the competition, but it also gave a first look at what can be deemed a true ‘piece of history’ about the 8 time National Panorama champions.

The launch and screening at Little Carib Theatre was one of several activities planned by the band to commemorate its 80^th Anniversary throughout the year.

View photos from the event at http://www.lime.tt/2015/02/souls-of-steel-screening/

The Massy Foundation will soon start the first ever Boys to Men Programme to be held in Tobago.  The programme will kick start with a stakeholder meeting on February 26, 2015 at the Buccoo Community Centre and then the first meeting with participants will be held on March 5, 2015 at 4 p.m. at the same location.  The Boys to Men programme is a leadership programme designed for young men between the ages of 14 and 21 years.  The programme’s lead facilitator, Ian Jeffers uses the tool of developmental conversations to focus young, male participants on pertinent leadership themes such as fatherhood, entrepreneurship, nationalism and conflict resolution.  The following outline other community programmes planned for the year:

• Port of Spain (start date – March 2
• La Brea (start date – March 7)
• Youth Training Centre (start date – March 7)
• Mayaro (start date – March 7)

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On January 23, 2015, over 900 retired employees of the Massy Group (formerly Neal & Massy) gathered at the Centre of Excellence for an insightful and informative morning of reconnecting with each other.

Massy’s President & Group CEO, Gervase Warner, kicked off the morning with a presentation about the Group’s rebranding, explaining the reasons for the change.  His remarks were preceded by a short video which featured clips from various events in which the Group’s new corporate identity was unveiled.

Shortly thereafter, the morning’s feature speaker, Dr. Jennifer Rouse of the Division of Aging gave an inspiring speech about adapting to change.  Her address took a spiritual slant and she encouraged retirees to be active, mindful and open to change.  She left the audience to contemplate answers to a number of thought provoking questions such as: what’s your brand?, how do you want to be remembered? and how do you influence others?.

Paula Rajkumasrsingh, Group CFO, Massy Group closed off the morning with heartfelt ‘thank you’s’ to all in who contributed to the success of the event, in particular, Amanda McMillan, Employee Benefits Manager and her team who worked tirelessly to ensure that attendees were duly appreciated.

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.

“What a lot of people don’t know is that we’re not just about giving out charity but we’re involved in a number of long term programmes as well.” So says head of the Salvation Army Major Emmanuel Supre, while commenting on the NGO’s multi-faceted work and deep rooted history in Trinidad and Tobago.

Located on Henry Street Port of Spain, The Salvation Army has been serving the people of Trinidad and Tobago for more than one hundred and fifteen years.  As Major Supre sees it, “we’ve been around for a very long time and we work really hard to assist persons from all walks of life.”

The Salvation Army was established to help the most disadvantaged and affected citizens. Some of the services include homes for senior citizens, kindergarten schools, a feeding programme for the homeless and a disaster relief programme. The NGO also provides counselling for persons living with HIV/AIDS and victims of domestic abuse and has developed programmes to assist with youth development.

Although Major Supre’s stint will end in three years, he is determined to make a big difference while in office. “I have a mandate to fulfill and even though I won’t be here for a long time, I am committed to saving the lives of as many people as possible.”

For the last nine years the Massy Foundation has provided annual grants in support of the NGOs work.  

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