Company's executive director Paul Camilleri looks back at his 55 years with the business and its ambitious plans for future growth. It was July 1966 when Paul Camilleri, barely out of school, was thrust headlong into the family business, then known as Micallef & Zammit Limited. “I had just finished secondary school and my father wasn’t well, so the decision was taken that I had to start working. In those days, the Trade Fair, which happened every July, was a huge event and that was basically my introduction to the business. At the time, we didn’t just import foodstuffs but also wood working machinery, so there was a lot to take in.” The one advantage Camilleri had during this baptism of fire was the fact that Micallef & Zammit was already a well-established and respected name. “My grandfather, Saviour Zammit, was one of the founders of the company back in 1922. He was a real workaholic with a huge passion for the business, who achieved significant success. As a result, Micallef & Zammit had a great reputation, something which I have cherished and built on ever since.” Throughout the rest of the 1960s, 1970s and into the 1980s, the challenges continued to come thick and...