Hardware and Lumber Ltd is a Jamaican company retailing and wholesaling building materials, home improvement supplies, household items and agricultural products, and offers residential and commercial construction services. Rapid > True Value is a division of Hardware and Lumber Ltd.

 

Our parent company, GraceKennedy Ltd, is one of the Caribbean's largest and most dynamic groups. Headquartered in Jamaica, the group now has interests in the United Kingdom and the United States and is listed on the stock exchanges of Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.

 

True Value Company, headquartered in Chicago, is one of the world’s largest retailer-owned hardware cooperatives with approximately 5,800 independent retail locations worldwide. A cooperative or co-op is not a franchise but a group of individual storeowners. Collectively, all these store operators (members) own their wholesale distributor, which is True Value Company.

 

Rapid True Value operates a total of thirteen (13) retail centres islandwide with each focusing on consistently delivering the widest range of merchandise at the most competitive prices. Rapid True Value's product offerings include lumber, paint, hardware, plumbing, lawn and garden supplies, electrical supplies, lighting fixtures, windows, doors, sanitary ware, stationery, house wares and appliances all under one roof.

 

The Ministry of Agriculture of Jamaica's mission is to advance the development of a modern, efficient and internationally competitive agricultural sector and the sustainable management of our land, mineral and aquatic resources to promote food security, land tenure, and contribute to rural development and the overall well-being of our people.

 

 

The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) was established to enforce the Pesticides Act 1975. Included among its functions is the licensing of pest control operators. The Authority is responsible for making rules and regulations governing pest control operations in Jamaica, determining the categories for licensing, examining and recommending applicants for licensing.

 

Seminis grows seed in 25 countries, following the seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres. This geographic diversity allows Seminis to grow seed under ideal conditions year-round. To safeguard supplies, we maintain production capabilities for every product in at least two locations.