Our Mission
F1 Connect has all the resources to assist our customers in any expansion on IT systems and the full optimisation of existing IT systems. We remain committed to using all these resources to provide products and services of the highest standards possible and in the best interest of our customers. We ensure good and honest management practices, personalised service and the utmost diligence, skill, and workmanship from qualified and experienced personnel, continually ensuring a good reputation in, and to the industry as a whole.
Our Story
IN APRIL 1996 the company F1 Connect started its operations in one bedroom of a two-bedroom Woodbrook apartment. The company had no working capital; total assets included one desk and one computer and the only available credit line was a VISA card with a US$1,000 limit, owned by a Noel Hector who had expressed interest in the venture.
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F1 Connect came out of the desire to create employment at a time when its directors Ricardo Sandy, Noel Hector and Roger Armoogan faced job redundancy with the downsizing plans at the former Complete Computer Systems (CCS). Back in 1994 these three men and some more of their friends/co-workers got together to discuss their future. At that time Ricardo Sandy, now Managing Director of F1 Connect, was employed at the CCS Apple Centre working with hardware, software, systems and networking. Sandy had a total of eight year’s experience when talk surfaced about the closing of the Apple Centre, which would have seen everyone being sent back to the Personal Computer (Windows) department. He did not want to leave the Apple department because he found the work quite fulfilling.
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Sandy eventually resigned from CCS in 1995 with the intention of starting his company immediately. Just then the Internet made its entrance into Trinidad and Tobago and he joined the Internet company wow.net where he stayed for three months prior to the start-up of F1 Connect.
It was during his tenure at CCS that he met Noel Hector, now Director, Service and Support, F1 Connect, and the two became good friends teaching each other everything they knew.
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Roger Armoogan (now deceased) was also employed at the CCS Rework Centre where there also was talk of scaling down the department. He had been part of the initial talks to establish the company, which he had contributed to naming in a 1994 meeting. Armoogan and Sandy had a long-standing relationship since they met training at John Donaldson Technical Institute many years before. In January 1998 Armoogan identified the location of new office space on Edward Street and joined Ricardo Sandy in the fast-growing F1 Connect. Noel Hector came on board in August of that same year. The company has undergone a number of challenges and changes since those initial days.
...and now
The one thing that's constant is change and with these changes, the resulting challenges. From the advent of the global powerhouse Amazon, the country's political and economic instability, to the recent global pandemic... F1 Connect has been able to withstand the perfect storm that would have rattled any small company.
​With a combination of experience, youth and sheer will power however, we were able to re-engineer our operations to offer a greater variety of services including the launch of our online store. We now support and service Apple’s full range of devices…from Apple Watches and the Mac Studio to AirPods and iPhones. Come into our shop at 43ME Starlite Shopping Plaza, Diego Martin or contact us on 868-235-4357. You can also call or WhatsApp us on 868-235-4622 and experience the dedicated, personalised service that has brought us through the last 25 plus years. Stick with us on our journey through the next 25.
The Team
Ricardo Sandy Snr.
Managing Director / Owner
Ricardo, our Managing Director, is the captain of our ship, guiding us towards success with his leadership and strategic vision.
Dimitri Sandy
Apple Certified Technician / Operations Manager
Dimitri, our Operations Manager, plays the role of a conductor, ensuring everything runs smoothly and our team works in harmony for success.
Ricardo Sandy Jr.
Apple Certified Technician / Logistics Coordinator
Ricardo, our Apple Technician and Logistics Coordinator, keeps our Apple products in tip-top shape and ensures their timely delivery with expert precision.
Jean-Pierre Campbell
Web Master / Apple Certified Technician
Jean-Pierre, our versatile team member, serves as both our skilled webmaster and expert Apple technician, keeping our digital presence polished and our devices in perfect working order.
