[1] Armitage is also a shareholder of Cementos San Marcos and is a part of the board of directors of the Cali Chamber of Commerce and Fenalco Valle.

Armitage is well known for his philanthropy and social work in the suburbs, such as Siloé[citation needed].

He endorsed the peace process to end the armed conflict in Colombia and volunteered to put his foundation to use to help destroy weapons when the (M19) demobilised.

[citation needed] All of the companies owned by Armitage split a share of the profits with their employees every 3 months and he advocates paying more than the standard minimum wage to his workers.

Subsequently when President Juan Manuel Santos announced to the world and to the Colombian people that he was holding peace talks with the FARC in Havana, Cuba, Maurice Armitage formed part of a group of victims who travelled to Havana to take part in the peace talks and help the Government.