– AMSI guarantees consistent, high-quality supply

EVER since Atlantic Marine Supplies Inc. (AMSI) introduced Sherwin Williams paint to the local market in 2019, the brand has been growing by “leaps and bounds” and testament to this is the official opening of a brand-new store at Cummings and Charlotte Streets, in the city.

With this now being the third location, following the ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Rafael Arango, Sales Director for the Caribbean, believes that with Guyana’s economic boom, this is the perfect opportunity to identify new technologies that are needed in the region so that customers can get the products that they need.

“We are very excited to be here. We have been working together for the last six years understanding the market. We have been able to work with our local team at Atlantic Marine Supplies to identify the products that our customers have been asking for,” Arango told Guyana Chronicle.

The emphasis, according to him, is to become so familiar with the local market – architects, designers, homeowners; everyone who needs paint – so that they can continue to bring the products that are needed here.

“We want to make sure that we can come to our customers with solutions; we want to make sure that they understand that this is a partnership; we’re here long-term, to make sure that, as the economy continues expanding, we are also doing the same. We want to be accessible to everybody; we are really looking forward to getting to know everyone,” Arango expressed.
Vincent Thakur, Manager Director for AMSI (the dedicated dealer for Sherwyn Williams paint in Guyana), told this publication that what can be guaranteed is consistency with quality. The tinting process, for example, he explained, is completely automated. “So a year from now, three years, five years from now, you can come back for a product; that colour, and we can guarantee getting back that exact colour because the entire process is fully automated.”

Supply, he boasted, is also guaranteed. “We have huge inventory. On average, our inventory of Sherwin Williams products in Guyana is about one and a half million US dollars. Those products that we don’t have, we are constantly adding.”

Recently, AMSI started adding equipment for application of the paint. They have also been dabbling in sand blasting and painting, with blast media to offer, blast equipment, spray equipment, grinders, etc.

Eventually, Thakur said they will also have a team in place to provide service to those equipment. “So we’re not only providing equipment, but if it breaks down, it can be repaired. We service, repair; we could also rent some of those equipment. All of this we are hoping to have available in a month or so.”

SUPER PAINTS
Paint Technician, Totaram Bishundat, offered insight into the value of some of the super paints which he said is only available at the Sherwin Williams stores. “We have super paint technology that’s particularly for hospitals, health centres, operating theatre rooms; these paints sanitise; they prevent bacteria from growing.”

With hospitals and health centres prone to viruses, germs, and bacteria, this paint is developed specifically for these types of environments. “Sometimes we go to the ICU and they dress us up in all of the fancy outfit, but the paint that they have on the wall is loaded with bacteria.”

Bishundat further shared that the store is also equipped with products that contain zero Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which he explained is invisible but harmful to humans and pets. As for the super paints air purifier, this works well for odors. “Some places tend to smell moldy and mildew, so this has the place smelling fresh. All of these technologies last for about four years,” he disclosed.

Meanwhile, Lancelot Gordon, Business Development Manager at AMSI, advised customers that when thinking of paint, they should not just zoom in on the beautification aspect, but should pay attention to the kind of protection that it can offer. “The purpose of paint is not just to beautify; it is also to protect and with the capabilities of Sherwin Williams paint, it can offer that layer of protection that your asset really needs for it to be durable. No one wants to paint a house and six months later, it is faded.”

He shared that the intention is to have the paint available throughout the country. “We have grown leaps and bounds. We anticipate that we will continue to grow the brand…in every administrative region. We want people to know what Sherwin Williams paint stands for in terms of quality and durability.”