Famalco Group will soon be celebrating its 24th anniversary. Set up by the three Mallia brothers in 1994, the name derives from ‘fa’ from family, ‘mal’ from Mallia and ‘co’ from company.

The siblings, Sandro, Hermann and Etienne, inherited their business acumen from their father and grandfather, who ran a humble fruit store along the busy Ta’ Liesse Hill in Valletta, located on the Grand Harbour waterfront.  

Thanks to their entrepreneurial spirit, the directors brought back the third-generation fruit-trading experience by setting up an importation and fruit trading business, Fruitland Company, which has even grown beyond the Maltese shores.

In 1995, the group welcomed Fahrenheit Freight Forwarders to lead its logistics business unit.  This new addition invested in temperature-controlled and dry van road haulage. Today its aqua marine livery trucks and trailers are frequently met both on Maltese and mainland Europe roads.

Having started with the importation, rental and leasing of fork-lift trucks, the group ventured into what is known today as the Mobility Business Unit, incorporating the SsangYong distribu­torship franchise for Malta and Ireland, together with the local dealership and aftersales market of motorcycle brands like Harley-Davidson, KTM and Husqvarna.

Over the years Famalco Group has boldly seized opportunities to invest in diversified business interests. To date the group has formed an aggregate of business units involved in fresh produce trading, logistics, investment partnerships, property development, real estate services, retail and hospitality, marketing and communication, mobility, business solutions, earthworks, energy and engineering.

“Our diversification is one of our strongest assets. Managing ventures in a number of sectors is not easy, but through our strong foundations and employees, our future is looking brighter than ever,” said business development director and co-founder Hermann Mallia.

Managing these unique prospects while still finding time to invest resources in the well-being of their diversified workforce is the reason why the group has been successfully growing over the years. “We’ve still got the same young mentality we’ve always had, even among our seasoned veterans. We have the desire and hunger to keep growing and innovating. During these past 24 years we have only built the foundations,” Mr Mallia added.

For more information, call 2339 2339 or visit www.famalco.net.

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