The Vision Statement of the Trinidad & Tobago Manufacturers'
Association
The TTMA shall be the organization
that fully represents manufacturing and allied services.
The Association will provide support
to its members in order to achieve and sustain their
full potential in the areas of investment, job creation,
market development and creation of national wealth.
Why and when was the TTMA created?
The Trinidad & Tobago Manufacturers'
Association was founded in 1956 by eight visionaries
in the hope of keeping the wheels of industry turning.
This group of entrepreneurs recognized the need for
a unifying organization. The TTMA was therefore developed
for the specific purpose of promoting local industry.
In 1956 the newly established TTMA sought
to take advantage of the new industrialization policies
instituted by the Government through its implementing
agency, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).
Today, the TTMA has become an integral part of Trinidad
and Tobago's Manufacturing Sector and is dedicated to
the development and promotion of local industries.
What are the TTMA's main responsibilities?
The TTMA promotes, encourages and assists
the growth and development of manufacturing industries
in Trinidad and Tobago. The TTMA also acts as a representative
for industries in dealing with Government and in the
monitoring of legislation affecting manufacturers. The
TTMA is also responsible for the generation of market
expansion both regionally and internationally through
the mounting of local, regional and international trade
fairs, exhibitions and foreign trade missions.
The TTMA promotes the use of modern
methods of manufacturing and education for all of its
members. The TTMA also focuses on assisting local manufacturers
in the maintenance of required standards of safety,
labour relations, wages and benefits, communications,
public relations and advertising. Moreover, the TTMA
provides assistance in the field of securing markets
for both raw materials and finished products as well
as in the sourcing of investment partners for members.
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