OM Custom Woodworking opened Saturday at Hauraruni, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, under the auspices of Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy, who described the occasion as “a proud moment for Hauraruni community, for this region – the Soesdyke Linden Highway and indeed for our country.” With some 30 persons employed at the facility, a new phase of value-added production, cabinetry, kitchens, vanities and other wood products means adding more jobs, McCoy stated.
Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy makes his opening remarks at the new facility
“Introducing innovation through a state-of-the-art vacuum wood drying kiln, the first of its kind in Guyana – a facility that allows us to dry local wood to international standards and to build products right here in Guyana that can compete anywhere in the world, and that is exactly the kind of transformation this Government is encouraging, promoting and delivering,” he added.
McCoy went on to commend Dr Leroy Benons, Omande Marks, Gavin Agard and the team behind the investment for returning to Guyana.
“You didn’t critique from a distance, but you decided that you wanted to contribute with your presence, your capital, your sweat and faith in the future of this country,” he said.
“Today’s opening is a symbol that the promises made are being kept, that Guyana is on the rise, that our stewardship is one of clarity and courage, and that under this Government, we are not slowing down, we are not looking back, we are not handing this country to those who have no plan, no record, no credibility; we are pressing forward with strength, with purpose, and with pride.
The ribbon is cut for the official opening
Congratulations to OM Custom Woodworking. We are proud of you, we support you, and we look forward to seeing this investment grow from strength to strength as Guyana continues to move full speed ahead,” McCoy stated.
He described the highway as no longer a sleepy stretch of road linking Georgetown to Linden, but now a launchpad for agriculture, housing, tourism, manufacturing, logistics, health and education, all moving together, all feeding into one unstoppable national vision, all powered by our Government that believes development must felt in every community.
“Make no mistake. This type of investment is the outcome of sound economic policy, investor confidence, infrastructural expansion and a political party with a sound track record of responsible growth; that does not sit back and wait for development to fall into our laps but goes out and builds it, drives it, funds it, and empowers the private sector to be part of it,” he said.
McCoy pointed out that the Soesdyke-Linden Highway is becoming a zone of momentum, a hub of new possibilities, and with every new factory, every new home, every new business, there will be demand for transport, supplies, services, warehousing, construction, skilled labour, and Government is making sure people are ready to meet that demand, through education, through training, through grants, and through partnerships.
