Another year closes on a positive note

We have more than enough cases wherein traders/suppliers do not co-operate and, as can be seen, despite the festive season, we are featuring such a case this week. However we must conclude 2006 by referring to the cases featured under our regular "On a positive note" heading in 2006. Indeed, on the basis of having satisfied consumers to such an extent that the consumers concerned wrote to me on a positive note, it makes sense to close the year by naming the traders.

Due to limited space we can only name the traders/suppliers and consumers involved. The consumers involved are named first, followed by the traders and staff involved.

Salvina Lanfranco - Allied Newspapers' Advertising Department; Frances Monreal - Noel Farrugia, Britannia Tours manager; Paul Chopping - Gadget Paola; Leonard Vassallo - Tower Supermarket; Emily Caruana - Joe Deguara of Jack Frost Foods Manufacturing Ltd; Josef Ebejer - Godfrey Pisani of Pisani Home Centre; Jonathan Ellul - Form Ltd; Adrian Muscat Inglott - Charles Cutajar of Maxims in San Gwann; Mr and Mrs F. Sammut - Consolidated Biscuits Ltd; Cynthia Busuttil - Big Bon's Furniture Department;

Deborah Camilleri - Aplan; Harold W. Harris - Mr Vella of BMS Ltd; Dunstan Crockford - Sound Machine, Birkirkara; Joseph Baron - E. Grech Cristal Bath Ltd; Joseph Zammit - Classic Jewellers,Valletta; Claire Baron Bello - Ramon Mizzi, chief executive, Citadel Insurance; Sally Brousson - Manuel Azzoppardi of Queen's Dry Cleaners; Adrian Muscat Inglott - Joe Sant, Tal-Lira; Mrs Savona - Alan Bonavia and Victor Harrington of Forestals; Cynthia Busuttil - Peter Zammit of Delia/Big Bon Furniture, SISA Supermarket (Sliema), Tower Supermarket shelf stockists and management, Park Towers Supermarket, the friendly petrol station at the top of Rue D'Argens, and the fresh fruit and vegetable seller Marco at Annunciation Square in Sliema;

Graham Knight - Keramit Bathroom Services, Birkirkara; Ms L. Borg - Tower Supermarket and George Barthet Ltd; Ray Cassar - Ms Desirée of Homemate; Rose Camilleri - Mr Bonavia of Forestals; Mr P.J. Darmanin - Rose Abela of Customer Care Maltapost; Sandie Pace - Marco Shoe Stores, Sliema; Maria Spiteri - Mambra; Rose Busuttil - V. Demajo & Bros Household Appliances; Alex Camilleri - Joseph Zammit of Zammit Nurseries, Qormi; Salvina Lanfranco - Lorraine Brincat and the technician of Delta Homecentres; Rita Borg - Gilbert Micallef of Forestals; Crispin Camilleri - ASL Ltd of Blata l-Bajda;

Victoria Camilleri - Italo Rota, general manager, Corinthia Palace Hotel; Joseph Grima - John and Rita, directors of Cycle World Ltd, Psaila Street, St Venera; Helen Sammut - Vitafoam in San Gwann; Marthese Ciappara - BHS Sliema; Claire Baron Bello - B&M Supplies and Alf Mizzi & Sons; David d'Anastasi - veterinarian Dr Louis Borg; Mrs D. Psaila - N. Caruana & Sons and the agent V&F Portelli & Sons and also Tita Bonnici at Malta University Publishers; Philip Fenech - Jürgen of Digital Zone, Luqa Road, Paola; Dr Victor Grech - Telecom Electronics Ltd, San Gwann and Gasan Mamo Insurance Ltd; Andrè Farrugia - Intercomp.

Indeed we can safely say we had a relatively "positive" year. I take the opportunity to compliment these suppliers/traders on having made a positive impact on consumers.