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40 41 FTWILLIAMS AND ASSOCIATES and Building Solutions; Owens Corning Fi- berglass Duct Solutions; and Grundfos Pumps and Water Solutions. Some of the company’s recent clients and projects include: York AC units for the Belize Airport Authority; AC installation for BECOL (Belize Electric Co. Ltd.) at the Calillo Dam complex, located on the scenic Macal River in the Cayo District; installation of a sophis- ticated, high capacity electrical system at the Marion Jones Sporting complex for the Government of Belize; top of the line refrig- eration systems for Santiago Castillo Ltd., Belize’s #1 Food Distributor; York AC units for Scotiabank’s largest branch in Belize City; and the mechanical and electric systems for Bow- en & Bowen’s new, a state-of-the-art bottling plant – the most modern bottling plant in the world. Williams says that what differentiates his company from the competition is its reputa- tion for high quality work performed by its well-trained staff. “Our commitment to our customers is to offer reliability, quality, and professionalism,” he states. “Whenever we do a job, we always make sure that our customer is fully satisfied.We employ nothing but the best labor in the country; we use nothing but the best materials that are available.We never guess anything–we test everything, and our work is guaranteed.” In addition to its many onsite services, FT Williams also operates two Refritech stores –one in Belize City, and one in San Pedro on Ambergris Caye. All refrigeration and air conditioning products, as well as parts used by the company, are readily available there. “We are opening a brand new store and a new department that will be responsible for com- mercial sales,”Williams says. “And we believe that in the next year or so, we should be able to grow the business about 20 percent.” Meanwhile,Williams says that the Belizean economy has retained its footing after the economic downturn of the past several years, and that the company is “pretty busy at this time. And the forecast looks good for the next two or three years in terms of our mechan-