Farfan and Mendes first began business in Guyana in 1960, as a subsidiary of a well-known Trinidadian company, F.T. Farfan and Sons Ltd., servicing the sawmilling industry. The company was officially incorporated in July 1967, as Farfan and Mendes Ltd. In 1967, Farfan and Mendes Limited helped to introduce and pioneer the use of chain saws in Guyana, through demonstrations and a training programme sponsored by the UNDP. From that time onward, the name Farfan and Mendes has become synonymous with the timber industry in Guyana. During the 1980s, we reintroduced the STIHL range of chain saws, which went on to acquire the major share of the chain saw market. In the 1990s, Farfan and Mendes evolved into a reliable supplier of industrial equipment, including machinery for the timber, wood-working and the agricultural industries, as well as chemical fogging equipment and power tools.