Beharry Group in joint venture to develop engineers, technicians
Aimed at developing local engineers and technicians, the Beharry Group through its subsidiary Beharry Energy Holdings yesterday entered a tri-country joint venture with United Kingdom (UK) Headquartered, XL Group and Atlantic XL out of Canada.
The agreement was signed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of XL Group, Colin Laird and Chairman of the Beharry Group, Anand Beharry during a ceremony at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s (GBTI) Headquarters in
Kingston yesterday afternoon.
During brief remarks, Laird said the venture is aimed at developing a local team of engineers and technicians to provide the services offered by XL Group.
“We intend to develop a local team of people across all the technologies. Telecoms, process, safety, metering, electrical switch gear. So that every industry here will provide an opportunity for our team to grow and provide services,” he said.
According to Laird, XL Group has been in operation for almost 30 years and they have established similar models in Canada and Kenya.
Laird said that XL Group has noticed Guyana’s growth and development over the past five years and looks forward for the acceleration that is expected in the future. “With our industry knowledge and the Beharry’s wealth of business and local experience; there are many great opportunities to come for our partnership,” he said.
Meanwhile, Beharry said that the Beharry Group is proud to be part of the venture.
“We are immensely proud of this partnership as it positions us to be able to offer a wider range of solutions to industry across Guyana and the Caribbean in a tech space not yet fully served in our region,” he said.
XL Group comprises a number of companies with diverse and complementary expertise. Drawing from a wide range of technological disciplines, the organisation specializes in the provision of integrated solutions for safety systems and process control, data management, telecommunications, business critical IT, electrical services, commercial vehicle, mobility and building lifts.