Guysons and Go-Invest craft investment strategy for Enmore oilfield expansion

Guyana’s drive to turn national vision into real economic opportunity continues to take shape on the ground, as Guysons K+B Industries and the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) work together to craft an investment strategy supporting the expansion of local manufacturing and oilfield services at Enmore.

The collaboration reflects the kind of practical partnership President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has consistently called for since 2020, when he urged Guyanese businesses to prepare themselves to participate meaningfully in the country’s transformation as a new oil-producing nation. In 2022, that message sharpened further, with a direct challenge to local fabricators to position themselves to seize the growing opportunities emerging from the oil and gas sector.

Guysons Engineering answered that call.

What began as a local ambition has since evolved into a landmark joint venture with United States-based K&B Industries, aimed at establishing advanced oilfield manufacturing capabilities in Guyana. The company acquired approximately 55 acres of land at the former Enmore Sugar Estate and has been transforming the old GuySuCo sugar packaging facility into a modern fabrication and machining complex designed to serve the country’s expanding energy industry.

At the heart of this transformation is a deeply personal story. Hon. Peter R. Ramsaroop, MP, had personally met with Mr. Kadim “Kads” Khan, the founder of Guysons, whose vision laid the foundation for what the company has become today. Mr. Khan believed that Guyanese industry could rise to meet global standards and play a leading role in the country’s economic transformation. Sadly, he passed in 2022. Today, that vision lives on through Mr. Faizal Khan, alongside his four brothers and a dedicated, longstanding team, who have carried the mantle forward, ensuring that the dream not only endures but continues to expand into new frontiers.

As the project advanced, the Guyana Office for Investment engaged Guysons to help shape an investment strategy that would facilitate the development, align the expansion with national priorities, and support the company’s long-term growth as part of Guyana’s local content success story.

Hon. Peter R. Ramsaroop, Chief Investment Officer and Member of Parliament, noted that the initiative represents a deliberate shift in how Guyana approaches development.

“This is exactly the model we are building under the leadership of His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, 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. Guysons is a clear example of local enterprise stepping into that future.”

The result is a clear example of how policy, investment facilitation and private sector execution can come together to create real productive capacity inside Guyana.

The Enmore facility is already demonstrating the kind of industrial progress that many believed was years away. With tens of millions of US dollars already invested, the operation has created more than 100 jobs and introduced in-country manufacturing, machining and repair services for the oil and gas sector. The facility is also building out its technical capabilities through advanced CNC machining, internationally recognized standards and certifications, and a strong focus on training and workforce development.

Notably, the company has established itself as the only operation in South America with a clear plating line, positioning Guyana at a highly specialized tier within the regional industrial landscape. In response to ongoing global supply chain disruptions, the company has also adopted forward-looking strategies such as pre-stocking critical materials to ensure operational continuity and reliability. Looking ahead, the next phase of growth is already underway, with plans to expand operations into four buildings by June of this year, further scaling capacity and output.

Mr. Khan of Guysons Engineering underscored the company’s commitment to building a globally competitive operation rooted in Guyana.

“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. With the support of Go-Invest and our partnership with K&B Industries, we are building not just a facility, but a capability that will serve Guyana and the region for decades to come.”

More importantly, the venture is helping to prove that Guyanese companies can move beyond support roles and become serious players in high-value industrial production tied to one of the world’s fastest-growing energy economies.

The Guysons-K&B investment is not just about one factory. It is part of a broader national story in which Guyana is converting opportunity into infrastructure, local capacity, technology transfer and jobs. The repurposing of Enmore from a former sugar estate asset into an industrial production hub also carries symbolic weight, showing how old economic spaces can be reimagined to serve a new era of growth.

For Go-Invest, the partnership underscores its role not only in attracting foreign and local investment, but in helping to structure projects that can deliver strategic value to the economy. For Guysons, it marks a step into a larger future, one where local enterprise is no longer on the sidelines of transformation, but helping to build it.

As Guyana continues to expand its industrial base, projects like the one at Enmore offer a tangible reminder that the country’s development is not happening only in speeches or policy documents. It is happening in factories, on worksites, through partnerships, and in the deliberate creation of opportunities for Guyanese businesses and workers.

At Enmore, vision is becoming execution and local content is becoming real industry.