On September 15th 1972, a small paint company commenced operations by repackaging ready made product in a hardware bond at the corner of Victoria and Middle Streets in Bridgetown, Barbados. Now, 40 years later, Harris Paints operates in five (5) factories across the Caribbean in Barbados, Guyana, St. Lucia, Dominica and Jamaica, employing over 200 persons around the region and retailing its products in 15 countries.
The management and staff of Harris Paints St. Lucia Limited have much to celebrate as the organization recently passed its recertification of ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System with absolutely no findings. This emphasises the company's commitment to providing quality products and services and helping to make the industry more efficient and effective.
Harris Paints' most recent award winning performance in the Barbados National Initiative for Service Excellence (NISE) awards has emphasised the company's status as a regional leader in customer service excellence and commitment. The Caribbean Champions of Colour earned four of the five top prizes for Customer Service including the Prime Minister's Award, to be the toast of the evening at the recent NISE Gala awards event held at the Hilton Barbados.
Harris Paints Barbados (2003) Ltd. has been a Green Business with Green Business Barbados since September 2010 and has played a crucial role in the development of the programme over the years. In 2012, Harris Paints broke a new record within the programme becoming the first business to achieve Tier two (2) of the Footprint Rating System.
Colour is the essence of life. It enriches beauty and spawns creativity; and at Harris, their paints present a world of colours to explore. As it celebrates its 40th anniversary this coming September, Harris Paints Limited continues to satisfy the needs of its customers through product evolutions and the guarantee of a high standard of service.
BARBADOS needs 100 per cent of its employees in 100 per cent of its companies to get engaged, get involved and get competitive. These words of advice came from Chairman of Harris Paints, Ralph Johnson, while delivering remarks at the Hilton Barbados Resort on Friday night.
Williams Industries Hawkeye, skippered by Robert Povey, enjoyed an outstanding weekend of sailing to capture the overall title of the 2012 Harris Paints J24 and Offshore Regatta. Winning both races on offer in the J24 class on Sunday, Hawkeye rebounded from a sluggish start to finish the two-day event with a total of ten points.
The competition on the water is expected to be quite fierce this weekend, with the 29th staging of the highly popular Harris Paints Regatta off Carlisle Bay, on June 2 and 3. Course Director, Peter Burke, told the press at a recent media briefing that they expect to see close to 25 boats taking to the water in two categories: Racing Cruiser Class and J24 Class.
Harris Paints, the Caribbean Champions of Colour, has recently strengthened its position as the region's leading coatings solution provider via an exclusive partnership with Flowcrete North America Inc, the global leader in the industrial and commercial floor coatings business.
Private sector has done well to cope with the worst effects of the prolonged worldwide economic recession. This assertion has come from Harris Paints Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing Luke Ticknor who singled out the contribution being made by local companies as being particularly worthy of special mention, noting that every effort was being made to shield St. Lucian consumers from rising prices, while maintaining employment numbers.
Harris Paints (St. Lucia) Limited has won a total of five quality awards in the coveted categories of Diamond and Platinum following a dominant performance in the inaugural St. Lucia Manufacturers Association Awards (SMAs) which culminated in a gala event on Saturday, March 3rd, in St. Lucia.
Harris Paints recently partnered with the 74th Barbados Girl Guides from Harrison College in their efforts to raise awareness of the global theme "We Can Save Our Planet" for World Thinking Day 2012, through the painting of a mural at their headquarters.
