OMNI Industries Limited’s expansion across the Caribbean is gaining momentum, with the company recently completing shipments of paint buckets and lids to St Lucia and Dominica.

The latest deliveries bring the number of regional markets served by the thermoplastics manufacturer in the current financial year to four — marking another step forward in the strategy to deepen its export footprint. Earlier this year the company also made its first shipment to Guyana, supplying construction buckets and garden hoses.

The shipments to St Lucia and Dominica, each containing approximately 4,000 five-gallon paint buckets and lids, provide critical supplies for the region’s rapidly expanding construction and manufacturing sectors. The push into these markets forms part of Omni’s medium-term objective to increase the contribution of exports to total revenue and strengthen its position as a regional supplier.

“Our 2025 strategy has been about building stronger connections across the Caribbean and Latin America and ensuring our operations can meet this growing demand,” Managing Director Patrick Kumst said.

“We’ve already made several shipments to Guyana and Barbados, so with Dominica and St Lucia now added to the list it shows that our expansion efforts are yielding tangible outcomes and are setting Omni up for stronger, long-term growth,” he also said.

Even as export volumes for the year fall below that of 2024, Omni’s management noted that the company has been strengthening its export readiness through ongoing equipment upgrades and increased capacity — allowing it to handle larger and more frequent consignments across multiple Caribbean markets without compromising product quality or delivery timelines.

Lower export volumes in 2025, the company said, continue to be tempered by moderations in global logistic disruptions and a large, one-off order fulfilled in 2024.

Following successful shipments across four regional markets Kumst said the company is steadily establishing itself as a regional player.

“The company remains committed to growth and is actively exploring opportunities to enter additional markets such as Nicaragua,” he said.

Propelled by recent investments in three new, high-efficiency, injection-moulding machines — commissioned in FY 2025 — Omni has enhanced its production processes, achieving improved cycle times, reduced energy usage and reduced waste.

Recently securing its strongest quarter since listing on the Junior Market of Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) little over a year ago, the 46-year-old, Twickenham Park-based entity reported $587 million in revenues and a net profit of $58.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025.

As the company looks to enter more markets in the coming year its focus, the directors said, remains fixed on earning at least 20 per cent of its revenues from export. At the end of the 2024 financial year total revenues for the company stood at $1.9 billion.

Omni’s Warehouse Manager Daniel Chambers conducts a detailed check of the products at the company’s Twickenham Park base in St Catherine, making sure each item aligns with strict quality benchmarks.