Leading entrepreneur Barth Attard, founder of the Panta Lesco Group, has died aged 82.

He set up Panta Lesco Ltd, a mechanical and electrical engineering firm, in 1961 and within 10 years it was already involved in major overseas infrastructural projects, notably in Saudi Arabia, Libya, Kuwait and Dubai.

Over the years Panta Lesco grew to become a group of nine companies including engineering, IT, telecommunications, desalination equipment, solar heating and building-industry related products.

Mr Attard headed Panta Lesco as group chairman and was a board member of the Malta Development Corporation between 1982 and 1987.

His funeral will be held on Saturday at 8 a.m. at Msida Parish Church.

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