MITCO WATER LABORATORIES

WATER TREATMENT IN TRINIDAD Sustainable Business Magazine speaks to Stuart Johnson, Managing Director of Mitco Water Laboratories, about growth in challenging economic times, offering a wide array of options to customers, and how water treatment equipment plays an important role in environmental safety. Mitco Water Laboratories (MWL) was established in Trinidad and Tobago in 1970 as the Caribbean branch of an American company called Mitco Water Laboratories, Inc. Based in Florida, the original company was founded by Donald Mitchell to offer water treatment equipment to the U.S. market. Mr. Mitchell came to Trinidad and Tobago

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looking for new opportunities and met Sidney Johnson, a local businessman who also saw the potential for a venture offering water treatment equipment in the country. “Mr. Mitchell saw the need for expanding his operations when he came to Trinidad because there are a lot of industrial applications here,� says Stuart Johnston, Managing