NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025 19 MMS 35TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURE Messages IT IS with profound pleasure that I extend my heartiest congratulations to Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited Group (MMS) on the auspicious occasion of your 35th anniversary. This remarkable milestone speaks volumes about your resilience, vision, and unwavering commitment to excellence in Jamaica’s service sector. From humble beginnings in 1990, when Chairperson M. Audrey Stewart-Hinchcliffe recognised an untapped niche in the market, MMS has transformed from a singular focus on janitorial and facilities management into a dynamic constellation of enterprises that now employs over 2,500 Jamaicans. This journey reflects not merely growth, but a testament to the power of visionary leadership and strategic adaptation in an ever-evolving marketplace. The breadth of your current operations is nothing short of impressive. Through the Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED), you’ve elevated the competencies of countless Jamaican workers, while Manpower and Maintenance Business Services Limited has revolutionised human resource solutions across our island. Your expansion into cleaning and sanitising products through The Clean Store demonstrates your ability to pivot and create new value streams, while your space rental services and the philanthropic arm of your organisation underscore a commitment to both commercial excellence and social responsibility. As Jamaica continues its development journey, organisations like MMS serve as beacons of what is possible when determination meets opportunity. Your 35-year legacy of service excellence, job creation, and community investment has helped strengthen the backbone of our economy and improve the quality of life for thousands of Jamaicans. May the next chapter of the MMS story be even more brilliant than the first, as you continue to set new standards of excellence and innovation in service delivery. The seeds planted 35 years ago have indeed blossomed into a mighty enterprise that all Jamaica can be proud of. With warm regards as you continue to soar. P.J. PATTERSON, ON, OCC, KC Former Prime Minister of Jamaica A 35-YEAR LEGACY OF SERVICE EXCELLENCE “THE JOURNEY of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”This profound statement is synonymous with Manpower & Maintenance Services Limited, growing from infancy to now a leader and game changer not only in its core function to provide janitorial service but having also diversified into other business ventures such as: Training through the Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED), that seeks to improve the skills of Jamaican workers in a variety of areas. Manpower and Maintenance Business Services Limited, which provides human resource outsourcing solutions in several areas including staff recruitment, payroll and benefits, among others. Manpower and Maintenance Services Sales & Distribution Ltd, which was established in 2021 to offer a wide range of cleaning and sanitising products through The Clean Store, the first of which was opened in Drax Hall, St Ann in 2022. The philanthropic arm of the organisation, Manpower & Maintenance Services Foundation Ltd, which supports community projects in health, education and sports. Over the period of 30 years, from 1992-July 31, 2022, Spanish Town Hospital and Manpower & Maintenance Services Ltd have shared a rich history and weathered many storms. As an excellent corporate citizen, the company has expressed its philanthropic service to the hospital in cash and kind and supported many of our welfare activities and projects. In celebration of your 35th anniversary, I express heartfelt congratulations on your achievement of this momentous milestone. VETA MCDERMOTT MS Operations Manager Spanish Town Hospital A LEADER AND GAME CHANGER
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