O.D. Brisbane and Sons has joined forces with Nature Island Paper Products Inc (NIPP) in a move which it is said will have an impact on the manufacturing sector in Dominica.
CEO of O.D. Brisbane and Sons Ltd, Suzanne Watty, announced on Tuesday morning that the company, effective November 1st 2013, will become the local distributor for the products produced by Nature Island Paper Products Inc (NIPP).
O.D Brisbane and Sons will discontinue the importation of its brands of tissue paper to facilitate the distribution of these products.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Managing Director of NIPP, Severin McKenzie, said “the fact that O.D Brisbane & Sons has discontinued the importation of its brand of tissue paper to facilitate the distribution of the products of Nature Island Paper Products Inc. demonstrates a genuine interest on the part of O.D Brisbane & Sons in the growth and survival of his company at a time when locally produced goods encounter stiff competition from imports.”
Mckenzie pointed out that discussions on the matter began in 2010 when NIPP was launched. He noted that despite the fact that the manufacturing sector is plagued with various challenges, the offer by O.D Brisbane to partner with the company has put into perspective a paradigm shift of how manufacturing is supposed to go.
He pointed out further that with O.D Brisbane & Sons assuming the responsibility of distribution, this will allow NIPP Inc. more time and resources to dedicate to quality control and production.
Watty added that the alliance with NIPP is a natural one.
“We have been interested in local products and we have always aligned ourselves with local manufacturers, and this alliance with Nature Island Paper Products seems natural and almost like it was meant to be. We had a few delays but that is what makes it work,” she said.
The relationship established between O.D Brisbane & Sons and Nature Island Paper Products Inc. is expected to stimulate growth in the manufacturing sector and encourage investment in the manufacturing industry.
This is a great move towards nation building. Keep up the good work.
That’s Great news!!!
Alas I wish I could be so optimistic about this merge, but all I see is $$$. Dominicans die prices going up soon for toilet paper, just you wait and see..
The toilet paper that is made here is dreadful. It can’t even be torn off the roll properly! I wish everyone luck but please make and sell a good product. I believe this is a Chinese product done locally! Sorry DNO you will probably not print this but it is fact!
caricom? the leaders have not been able to creat any thing (new) just beg all the same slavy leaders
What about the Venezuelan market? They have a shortage of toilet paper there
Love you all Brisbane and McKENZIE.
WHO JAH BLESS NO MAN CURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brisbane thanks for your TREMENDOUS love for Dominica and its people,same to you Mr Mckenzie. You all are good examples that our children need to look up to as you all strive with heart, body and soul to keep this poor
country afloat.
MAY YAHWEH BLESS YOU ALL IMMENSELY, AND MAY THE sword of the wicked, burn in their hands, whenever it is pointing towards your direction.!
YOU ALL ARE REAL PATRIOTS!!!!!!!
I would think that you would know to pray for your enemies and don’t forget if you wish someone bad it might just happen to you, because God don’t like ugly
@ YOU ALL ARE REAL PATRIOTS!!!!!!!
As opposed to what – False patriots???
Who are you to decide whom is a patriot or if they are real or false?
You not God, but you seem to play one online – but he said, in my own words, beware of those who preach righteousness as if they can do no wrong.
McKensie & OD Brizie – congratulations and keep up the corroborative effort.
Good move and hope that is the beginning of things to come for our farmers and other independent persons, like O.D. Brisbane looking for other stakes holders. {that’s the terms used.}
will partner with other sectors with a view to move Dominica and our economy to the next level. When its good say its good that should be our motto!
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These are the things I like to hear about Dominica and Dominicans.Not thievery, insult,ineptness and GREEDINESS.
Brisbane would be a good president.
HE WOULD UNITE THE COUNTRY.
u have to be one off his moochers. trust me. presidency? that’s far fetched. he need to start treating his workers good first
WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brisbane for President!
this is a perfect example of bussiness partnership lcoally
that,s the way to go .Love for country, love for people.is work we working.i hope the big man, will not come and cast negative comments again.no name-no warrant.
That’s a positive development, altho some of the things said in this article are to be expected, like ODB dropping its imported lines of paper products; surely NIPP would not go into an agreement with a distributor who simultaneously distributes items that it competes with. That’s standard operating procedure with any manufacturer who establishes bestows exclusivity on a distributor.
Having said that, I am a bit perplexed by this statement; “The relationship established between O.D Brisbane & Sons and Nature Island Paper Products Inc. is expected to stimulate growth in the manufacturing sector and encourage investment in the manufacturing industry.” How so? What does ODB’s distributorship arrangement with one entity, NIPP, have to do with the manufacturing sector of Dominica insofar as it relates to other manufacturing? How is it supposed to stimulate growth and investment in anything else? I don’t see the corelation – maybe someone at DNO or whoever wrote this story can draw a line between the two. I hate to sound cynical but I just don’t see the connection. Will ODBs distributorship deal spur growth in textile manufacturing, for example? Do tell.
as YOU said YOU DON’T “SEE” there is none so blind as he who will not …………….SEE
ok – well why don’t you show me? Since you can “see”, don’t you think the most appropriate thing to do is to shine a light on what it is others cannot see?
Typical troll – cannot answer the question so you resort to attacking the messenger.
Hello One Love ! Greetings!! If You Can see then It would be better to educate your fellow man rather than calling him lind and rediculing him/her. Frankly your comment doesn’t help. If you are “SMARTER” then enlighten – I’m sure most would be happy to learn.
To comment on the Partnership and the manufacturing sector,the move in and of itself may not necessarily be the causative factor to increasing manufacturing.
However, with a renewed CONFIDENCE IN LOCAL MANUFACTURING by the partnership that can Further boost confidence levels of other entrepreneurs to form partnerships, consortiums, joint ventures etc. IN THAT THERE IS SOME CORRELATION.
I hope this helps.
SPELL CHECK on my previous comment: Blind and not lind; ridicule and not redicule
It pays not to be in ahurry
same question I have
If you cannot see the co-relationship between manufacturing and distribution, then you need a crash course in business.
Just imagine if all our cottage industries would develop their products and have them distributed by the various supermarkets how much employment will be created. Just a simple example.
The difference is quality standards and being able to supply.
Great move…innovative business thinking…
LOL – innovative business thinking? really? you’ve never heard of the concept of a distributing company entering into an agreement with a manufacturer to handle the sales and distribution of its product in a particular market on an exclusive basis? no? never heard of that? this is new territory? I have no problem with this commercial arrangement, but come on people, this is not new, this has been going on since man started the barter system.
very excited News
That’s the way to go. Dominica will benefit
Not necessarily. There can be a net benefit all around if there is no resultant increase in price to the consumer. If the price does not increase, then it will be a net benefit for everyone involved including the employees.
Buy Local… Local jobs stay here and furthermore, buy Caricom/OECS
DOMINICA YES …………. caricom/oecs- NEVER