Another local company has been certified by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to use the ‘Made in Guyana’ certification mark on its products.
In a release on Thursday, the GNBS announced that it had certified Dunae Trading Company Inc, to use the ‘Made in Guyana’ certification mark on its household cleaner, car care detergent, food care sanitizer, and disinfectant.
Dunae Trading Company which is located at 660-662 Block ‘Y’ Section ‘C’ Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara, manufactures over twenty-five (25) products under the ‘Tidy Up’ brand. It is now the 44th company to be granted approval to use the certification mark on its products.
In a ceremony held at the company’s location, the ‘Made in Guyana’ certificate was handed over to Chief of Operations, Melissa Younge by GNBS Technical Officers, Orlando Sturge and Asha Sookoo, in the presence of staff members of the company, among others.
In her brief remarks, Younge said that achieving the ‘Made in Guyana’ certification is a significant milestone for the company and is a testament to the team’s commitment to maintaining quality. “We are a home grown local company and so to have the Made in Guyana mark or to be certified to the programme, really brings home everything we have worked for and built over the past years.”
The release explained that the ‘Made in Guyana’ standards mark is a registered mark that aims to provide recognition to locally manufactured products on the local and international markets and is a signature of quality for authentic Guyanese products.
Meanwhile, on behalf of GNBS, Sturge congratulated the company on its accomplishment. He urged the company to work towards not only maintaining the requirements of the programme but to work towards continuous improvement.
According to the release, during the remainder of March, two other companies are slated for recertification by the GNBS under the Made in Guyana and Laboratory Certification Programmes. Plastific Inc and Caribbean Surgery Inc Laboratory will receive their certificates on March 14 and March 22, respectively.
Businesses considering applying for the ‘Made in Guyana’ standards mark or any other GNBS Certification can contact the Certification Services Department of the GNBS. The application form along with the detailed requirements of the Programmes and the process of acquiring certification can be found on the GNBS website https: https://gnbsgy.org/certification/ the release added.
