The Birth Of Solo So For Trinidad And Tobagostjames Was The Birthplace Of Soloidentical 12 Ounce Glass Bottleseach Bearing A Modernised Version Of The Original Design Were Eventually Being Produced Locallyinstead Of Being Imported From Abroad In 1949Joseph Charles Bottling Works Was Moved From Panka Lane To The Corner Of White Street And Tragarete Roadwhere Further Factory Developments Began To Get Underwayjoseph Bought Some Second Hand Bottling Machines Designed To Run At A Speed Of 72 Bottles Per Minutewithin Four Yearsthrough His Ingenuityhe Had The Machines Running At At An Increased Capacity Of 144 Bottles Per Minutethe Company Began To Be Run On A Two Shift Systemwhen An Additional Shift Was Incorporatedthe Number Of Employees Amounted To Roughly 110 Peoplewith 54 Being Employed Within The Factory Department Itself And The Rest Being Devoted To Salesjoseph Charles Got Where He Did Not Just By Ingenuitybut By Hard Workhe Worked Long Hoursoften Commencing Work At 4 00 Amwith Plant Processes Underway By 5 00 Am So That By 5 30 Amtrucks Loaded With Solo Beverages Would Be Deployed To Travel The Roughnarrow Roads Of Those Days To Deliver The Soft Drinks To Groceries And Shops Even On The Farthest Parts Of The Island Ken Charles And His Sonhayden Charlescontinue To Strive To Keep The Tradition Of A Business That S All In The Familythey Are Always Seeking Out Ways To Continuously Increase Levels Of Factory Capacity And Efficiency And Will Do So By Continuing To Integrate The Latest Technological Advances Into Their Production Processestheir Plans For The Future Of Solo Are To Introduce The Soft Drinks To Even More Foreign Diversified Marketsand At Presentthere Is An Ongoing Drive To Achieve This Market Penetration
