— Local manufacturing push gains momentum with major industrial build-out
GUYANA’S push to translate its oil-driven economic vision into tangible industrial growth is accelerating, as Guysons K+B Industries, in collaboration with the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), moves to craft a targeted investment strategy to support the expansion of oilfield manufacturing and services at Enmore.
The initiative signals a deliberate alignment between government policy and private sector execution, reinforcing efforts to position local companies at the centre of the country’s rapidly evolving energy economy.
The partnership builds on a long-standing call by President, Dr Irfaan Ali for Guyanese businesses to scale up and participate meaningfully in the oil and gas sector. That call, sharpened in 2022, challenged local fabricators to seize emerging opportunities—an appeal that Guysons Engineering has since operationalised.
What began as a local ambition has now evolved into a significant joint venture with United States-based K&B Industries. The company has secured approximately 55 acres at the former Enmore Sugar Estate, where it is transforming the old GuySuCo packaging facility into a modern fabrication and machining complex designed to service the energy sector.
Chief Investment Officer and Member of Parliament, Dr Peter Ramsaroop, said the initiative reflects a broader shift in the country’s development model.
“This is exactly the model we are building… where vision meets execution. We are not just attracting investment; we are designing an economy where Guyanese companies are positioned to lead, to produce, and to compete at global standards,” he said.
The Enmore facility is already demonstrating measurable progress. With tens of millions of US dollars invested to date, the operation has generated more than 100 jobs while introducing in-country manufacturing, machining and repair services tailored to the oil and gas industry.
The company is also expanding its technical capabilities, including advanced CNC machining, internationally recognised certifications, and structured workforce training programmes—critical components for sustaining competitiveness in a high-value industrial space.
In a notable milestone, the facility now hosts the only clear plating line in South America, placing Guyana in a specialised niche within the regional industrial landscape. The company has also adopted forward-looking supply- chain strategies, including pre-stocking critical materials to mitigate global disruptions.
Further expansion is already underway, with plans to scale operations across four buildings by mid-year, significantly increasing production capacity.
For Guysons, the project represents more than infrastructure—it signals a shift in the role of local enterprise within the oil and gas value chain
“When we started this journey, we believed Guyanese companies could do more than support—we could manufacture, innovate, and deliver at the highest international standards,” Kadim “Kads” Khan, the founder of Guysons said, while underscoring the long-term vision of building globally competitive capabilities rooted in Guyana.
The development also carries symbolic significance. The repurposing of the Enmore Sugar Estate into an industrial hub highlights a broader economic transition, moving from traditional industries to modern, energy-driven manufacturing.
For Go-Invest, the collaboration reinforces its evolving role—not just as an investment-promotion agency, but also as a strategic facilitator shaping projects that deliver measurable economic value.
At a macro level, the Guysons-K&B venture underscores a critical shift in Guyana’s growth narrative. The focus is no longer solely on resource extraction, but on building domestic capacity, enabling technology transfer, and creating sustainable employment through industrialisation.
As projects such as Enmore gain traction, the message is clear: Guyana’s transformation is no longer theoretical, it is being built in real time, on the ground, through targeted investments and deliberate partnerships.
