¨People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?"
This quote was made popular by Imelda Romualdez Marcos, a Filipino politician and convicted criminal who was First Lady of the Philippines for 21 years, during which time she and her husband, Ferdinand stole billions from the Filipino people.
Unlike Marcos, Ronald Musgrave, 38, doesn’t mind being surrounded by garbage. Actually, the more garbage the better. He also intends to work hard for his fortune. As a matter of fact, it took his family three generations of toiling, perseverance and ambition to accomplish it mission.
Glory Glory Trucking Services Ltd is an enterprising waste management company that offers solutions for the collection, recovery and disposal of waste. The services are provided to residents, and organisations in both the public and private sectors.
Musgrave said the garbage disposal side of the business started approximately nine years ago, but the company originally began with transport services three decades ago.
¨My grandfather, Rudolph Musgrave (deceased), started it about 30 years ago, and my father, Ralph, took over the reins. My father is still assisting me with the garbage part of the business, but the business started with transport services.
¨I would have been involved with my father since primary school. I was his labour when school closed. Back in the days, I would sit on his lap and drive the truck. You know how that went? From junior sec (secondary school) upwards, I was his labourer. I would help him load up the truck, move stuff out houses, the works."
Like every successful business, the Musgraves put in the early mornings and long hours to achieve their goals and to build a clientele.
"We went to every major hardware around Port of Spain to hustle and build a clientele. At this time, we didn’t have a name for the business. One day my dad bought a brand new one-ton truck and when he came home, it had the name Glory Glory on it. The name was inspired because my father is a pastor as well."
[caption id="attachment_895398" align="alignnone" width="728"] Glory Glory Transport Services managing director Ronald Musgrave. - Angelo Marcelle[/caption]
After spending three years in the TT Regiment, Ronald decided to be a part of Ralph´s business on a full-time basis and registered the company's name in 2006. It was incorporated in 2016.
"I started as a labourer and driver. My father had one small truck at the time. We eventually sold that and bought a bigger one. We have two three-ton (trucks) now.¨
Growth was always on the mind of Musgrave and he decided to take an educated risk by diversifying the business.
¨I spoke to my father about getting into the garbage disposal business and decided to convert my truck. I built a cage on it, used plyboard, tarpaulin and rope and started worked tirelessly to get contracts in Port of Spain. We officially started the garbage dispos
