Ministry terminates crates cleaning service

T Camilleri

Jan 7th 2011, 18:42

C Cassar why do you have to always be so lackey to foreigners and foreign companies Cassar? Why didn't you say that the Government took part of the premises that Pitkali Crates Ltd's had and they could not operate in the restricted area that had remained? This was only done so that another company which was not critical of the PN government would be brought in. That is how the PN works Cassar, but God will pay them back don't worry.

S.Micallef

Jan 7th 2011, 18:44

Why specifically from another EU Country? Have you experienced the service of each and every local and foreign company to be able to make that statement? You find rubbish service from certain companies in every EU country so your comment doesn't make much sense.

Emanuel Zahra

Jan 7th 2011, 19:19

Mr. Cassar, what kind of argument is yours? how come you are still living in Malta? or maybe are you not living in Malta? maybe the time is ripe for you to start living in another EU country were according to you has " typically better work ethics and better value".

C Cassar

Jan 7th 2011, 19:59

I've lived and worked in many EU countries. It's about time that all of these contract were open to fare (i.e uncorrupt) tenders since it's tax payers money being wasted on useless companies like this. Malta is in one big market now and should take advantage of that rather than protecting clearly (as in this article) poor performing companies. There are hundreds of thousands (probaly alot more) of companies in the EU, many more times that in Malta. Just by this fact there are many more companies that could do a better job at a lower price and save money for tax payers like yourselves It's even more transparent now that Malta is in the Eurozone - same currency so very easy to compare price for tenders. The Maltese hate competition but it's tough luck now, thanks to the EU. Any company in the 27 state block should be able to tender for any contract in Malta.

Joe Camilleri

Jan 7th 2011, 20:20

I agree with C Cassar.

I have been using the internet to buy things for a long time, and always the service was excellent. This is what we need. look at the state of our roads, work from maltese companies!!!

S.Micallef

Jan 7th 2011, 21:13

As usual C.Cassar your comments are confused & simplistic and hardly show you've worked and lived in many EU countries.

By no means am I defending Pitkali - the Ministry did well to cancel the contract, but stating that foreign companies are all better than all the Maltese ones is simplistic.

C Cassar

Jan 7th 2011, 23:56

I'm not stating that all foreign companies are better than the Maltese but in any given sector there are many, many more companies in teh EU compared to those in Malta. That fact gives the probability that there are many better companies for a given sector that will perform better (and have a proven track record) than a single Maltese company.

Not simplistic at all, just very realistic. It took a foreign company to restructure the bus network because there were no Maltese companies who could manage this task, proven over the last 50 years. The same will happen with Air Malta, in fact the new CEO isn't Maltese is he? Look at the shipyards, now run by a private Italian company, isn't it?

It's got to be the best way forward for the Maltese taxpayer. It will also bring in new skills, modern management and up to date technology (even though the Maltese still struggle with this).

I've lived (in each for several years) and worked in 5 other EU countries and the standard of company management and work ethic in all of these countries is staggering compared to that in Malta.

Vincent Borg

Jan 8th 2011, 08:41

That's it guys, push Maltese businesses in the gutter.
That should improve the infrastructure and the state of our roads.

C A Camilleri

Jan 8th 2011, 09:10

@ Vincent Borg. What roads? What infrastructure?