A vision for Mrieħel
THE MRIEĦEL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE DESERVES BETTER
EIGHTEEN ORGANISATIONS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR OPERATING FROM MRIEĦEL SET UP A FOUNDATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THE AREA ACROSS ALL SECTORS.
The Mrieħel Enterprise Zone Foundation (MEZF) was officially established by the Prime Minister in March 2016. Investment in Mrieħel, both current and future, is not being sustained by the overall state of the area, which leaves much to be desired, therefore MEZF, a public private partnership is tasked to formulate and implement a vision for Mrieħel and also establishing immediate and long-term priorities that need to be addressed. Government and the private sector constitute the foundation with equal representation. A statute was drafted and approved by all the founding members. The Board of Administrators is composed of twelve members six representing the private sector and six representing Government. All private members of the Board of Administrators were elected by the founding members. The founding members are Alberta Group, Allied Newspapers Ltd, Alter Domus, Attard & Co, BOV, Engel & Volkers Sara Grech, ESS, Farsons Group, Fino, Forestals, Gasan Group, Homemate, HSBC, JB Stores Ltd, Joinwell, MSV Life, PwC and Vernons Ltd. The members representing the public sector are Projects Malta Ltd, B’Kara Local Council, GRTU, MIP, Planning Authority and Transport Malta. Mr Louis A Farrugia chairs the Board of Administrators. The responsibilities of the Board of Administrators include defining priorities for Mrieħel. The first task undertaken by the Board was to appoint a full time CEO. The editorial team wishes the Foundation every success in its endeavours!
Mrieħel Clean up Campaign
SINCE ITS INAUGURATION THE MRIEHEL ZONE FOUNDATION APPOINTED KEITH FENECH AS CEO AND SET UP TEMPORARY OFFICES IN TRIQ IL-KUMMERĊ, QORMI.
The first project undertaken by the Foundation was an extensive clean-up in all Mrieħel in collaboration with the Directorate for Public Cleansing. This took place over four weekends between July and August. The Foundation is also collating site-specific data, which will facilitate the coordination and communication of future projects.
FUTURE PROJECTS
