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Barama gears for June restart, now hiring workers

Mar 13, 2011 News

Barama Company Limited (BCL) is getting ready to restart plywood operations at its Land of Canaan facility by June, with the company already advertising for staffers.
According to notices published over the past days in Kaieteur News, former employees can apply for spots that will be available in the company’s ply-sheet factory.
According Mohindra Chand, Head of Corporate Affairs and Forest Planning, BCL is still looking at a June restart of the plywood manufacturing.
In October last year, the company suffered severe damage to a boiler at its operations, forcing an immediate shutdown. BCL later blamed a number of staffers of failing to carry out routine checks which caused water to run out from its boiler.
More than 270 workers were sent home following the sudden closure – some of them after more than a decade of service to the company.
BCL, under pressure by government for a speedy repair to the boiler, had disclosed that normal operations would have restarted by year-end, but later indicated that it would be installing a smaller component by June. This smaller boiler would enable the factory to produce plywood for the local market until a replacement for the damaged equipment was procured, the company said.
“We are very much on stream for a June restart. Right now, we are advertising for staffers and these positions are open for former staffers also,” Chand revealed.
The construction industry had been hard-hit by the closure of the plywood factory with supplies dwindling within weeks, as the housing sector continues to boom, fueling high demand.
Last December, the company announced it was importing plywood to help bridge the shortfall.
Government had also allowed the importation of plywood, a heavily favoured material for home builders.

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