Guysons K&B Industries acquire 55 acres in Enmore for oilfield manufacturing facilities

February 03, 2022

Guysons Engineering and K&B Industries formed a local Joint Venture in 2020 called Guysons K+B Industries Inc. (GKB).

GKB is a majority-owned Guyanese company and the-first-of-its-kind to offer Tubular Goods, Premium Threading and Accessory Services as well as Turnkey Manufacturing solutions in the country. The GKB partnership announced it has acquired 55 acres of land from the Government of Guyana in Enmore, East Coast Demerara.

GKB aims to build the employment capacity in Guyana immediately, with continuous growth to 500 employees over the coming years.

The CEO of Guysons K+B Industries, Faizal Khan, thanks the Government of Guyana for their continued support, as there is clear alignment with the government's vision of bringing more oilfield work to Guyana for Guyanese employment and GKB's expansion plans for the future complements same.

As development progresses in Guyana, GKB is committed to creating sustainable jobs by hiring more than 500 persons over the coming years. GKB’s aim is to develop certified training programs to help aid in producing skilled and qualified employees. GKB is committed to also retraining the sugar workers who are experienced.

 “Our goal is to equip them with the necessary tools that will help to flourish their skills and services and have it regenerated back into the development of Guyana” said Nick Becnel, head of sales for K+B Industries.

GKB acknowledges the continuous support of the Government of Guyana through Go-Invest CEO, Dr. Peter Ramsaroop, Minister of Finance, Hon. Dr. Ashni Singh, Office of the President and moreover, H.E Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana.

CEO of GKB, Faizal Khan confirmed “GKB is committed to the Government of Guyana’s vision to build local capacity within the framework of Guyana's local content legislation.”

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