About
The J.E. Bergasse & Company Ltd. Difference
We pride ourselves on being your one stop shopping source for all things office-related. Furniture, supplies, technology, software—we have it all—plus we help with design, installation, and ongoing maintenance. We don’t just stop working just because the sale is made. In many ways, the point of sale is only the beginning! Since 1906, our family owned and operated company has aimed to be a cut above the rest. Here’s how we do it:
Our Vision
To be the pre-eminent source for business technologies, office solutions and information technology support – integral to business today and the next generation!
Our Mission
To empower our clients businesses with superior technological solutions while creating shared value for our shareholders, employees, and our community.
Our Philosophy
J.E. Bergasse & Co. Ltd is committed to:
Meet The Team
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Sales Manager, B2B Office Supplies
Technical Sales & Business Development Manager
Technical Service & Customer Support Manager
The Document Centre Manager
Logistics Manager
Surepay Coordinator
Human Resource Administrator
Assistant Manager, Field Services
Assistant Manager, IT Services
Network Administrator
Our Company History
Humble Beginnings
Joseph (then in his seventies) sent his youngest son, Peter, to the United Kingdom to study insurance. Where better to further on-the-job training than with the Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Company, a bastion of professionalism and world-class standards.
Continued Growth
In 1959 Hollis Bristol, joined the Company and for the next fifteen years J.E. Bergasse enjoyed tremendous growth and prosperity trading in everything from insurance to food, alcohol and tobacco. However, the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s were challenging years for the Company, made worse by the untimely death in July 1995 of the visionary Chairman, Peter Anthony Bergasse.
A New Millennium
It embarked on a strategic change from a distribution business to one specializing in insurance and technology services. This move helped J.E. Bergasse evolve into one of the top service providers in St. Lucia.
In April 1992 the Company entered into a joint venture with Agostini Insurance Brokers, the leading insurance Brokerage firm in Trinidad and Tobago, to form Agostini Insurance Brokers (St. Lucia) Ltd. Insurance Broking added a new dimension to our insurance services. It allowed us to focus on the best interests of the customer by utilizing the professional expertise that exists within the company to source the best insurance products for the particular client and to negotiate the most competitive rates for the coverage needed. Our services extend from employee benefits, to marine, and all classes of general insurance, private and commercial.
As part of our ongoing plan for improved delivery of our services, J.E. Bergasse moved from its historical location on Brazil Street in Castries to its new premises at Vide Bouteille in February 2002. These new premises integrate all of the Company’s business units—Insurance, Technology, and Document Centre services—into a more spacious, productive, and customer friendly facility.
In March 2004, we merged our United Insurance Agency division portfolio with that of Barnards Insurance to create United Insurance Agents (Saint Lucia) Ltd., a separate legal entity and a subsidiary of J.E. Bergasse & Company, Ltd. offering general and all classes of commercial and private risk insurance.
Our human resources are unquestionably our greatest assets. The continuing development of our team in terms of ongoing training, deployment and development redound to our ability to deliver consistent, successful solutions to our customers.
Viewed in retrospect, it becomes clear that the changes we have made in the Company are as a result of careful forward planning and a well-orchestrated execution of those plans.
The Future & Beyond
To this end, the Company represents leading names in technology including: Xerox, IBM, Lenovo, Lexmark, and RISO.
In 2007 the Company launched its Office Supplies and Stationery Division creating a complete one stop source for our customers and their business needs.
In 2012 a B2B e-Commerce service was introduced enabling customers to order products 24-hours a day, seven days a week from the convenience of their desks. B2B allows customers to cut down on paper and speed up daily office routines which in turn give them more time to focus on their core business.
J.E. Bergasse & Company Ltd. has consistently sought to innovate and complement its range of products and services to suit the needs of our customers and we will continue to do so.
Board Of Directors
Chairman
CEO
Director
Director
Director
Corporate Social Responsibility
Social responsibility has been ingrained in the J. E. Bergasse culture since our earliest days as a company. Good citizenship in our view is, quite simply, good business. We take great care to balance a generous spirit with the wise stewardship of J. E. Bergasse resources. Making a difference is doing more than what you must, it’s about doing what you can.
“Making a difference is doing more than what you must – it’s about doing what you can. We’ve always been part of our communities – supporting government programmes, education and youth development. Y.E.S! is our way of saying Thank You and is our flagship for our integrated approach to Corporate Social Responsibility.”
Anthony Bergasse, CEO
Youth Empowered to Shine! was launched on June 10, 2009 and is the company’s formal statement of our commitment to youth development and is a precursor to a number of other strategic initiatives. These strategic initiatives include further equipment donations and service support to schools and human resource centres and the sponsorship of deserving entities and projects.
Y.E.S! is what J.E. Bergasse is saying to St. Lucia’s youth. We encourage positive, constructive youth development by supporting education and training initiatives through the provision of both physical equipment and technical expertise.
Y.E.S! is the exclamation of achievement for both J.E. Bergasse and Company Limited and its benefactors. The name portrays our organization’s dedication towards the use of part of our profits to identify social deficits and say Y.E.S! to the solutions.
Institutions, youth initiatives and schools to receive assistance through the Y.E.S! programme are chosen through a careful selection process. The Company’s concentration is mainly geared towards schools, institutions and programmes in dire need of basic essentials for youth development. These include but are not limited to the underprivileged, the poor, communities devastated by disaster and schools identified by the Ministry of Education.
J.E. Bergasse and Company Ltd. stands behind social and economic development. A stance perhaps often overlooked for its simplicity: ‘give back to society and empower it to grow’. When it comes to social development, J.E. Bergasse and Company Ltd. has one thing to say… Y.E.S!