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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 13 MARCH 2022 12 Frank Salt Real Estate's Gozo branch team secures the agency's 2021 best branch award FRANK Salt Real Estate's Gozo team are on a roll, having al- so just won the coveted best branch award for 2021. This was announced during the company's AGM held at the end of February during a spectac- ular evening at the Eden Cine- mas. This award is given in recog- nition of the branch's efforts and outstanding performance in sales and letting of proper- ty, number of properties regis- tered during the year and oth- er metrics that help evaluating branch performance. The team surpassed all its targets for the year and generated substan- tial turnover for the company, while never failing to provide a top-notch service to clients. "This is a lifetime satisfaction for me and I couldn't be proud- er of my team", commented Gozo Director Marie Grech. "We've been servicing our cli- ents for over 30 years, offering a professional and comprehen- sive service in all property re- lated matters. The Gozo team is made up of dedicated individu- als who are committed to offer- ing the best possible service and I am now looking forward to the younger generation taking over and upholding the same company principles", continued Marie. 2021 was no easy year for the local real estate industry, with the advent of Brexit and the COVID pandemic, yet Frank Salt Real Estate took the bold decision to expand its reach in Gozo further by opening a sec- ond branch, thus adding to its compliment of property con- sultants servicing the sister is- land. Upon the announcement, Katya Scicluna, manager of the Gozo branch at Fortunato Mizzi Street, remarked, "We are a very strong team of 17, consisting of dedicated sales and letting con- sultants, support staff and prop- erty management and mainte- nance staff. We make work fun; we help each other and pull the same rope. That's what makes us a cut above the rest! We all work towards a common goal – providing a frank and personal service to our clients." Frank Salt Real Estate' Best Branch award is no new addi- tion to Gozo's line of 'wins' for 2021, having also been recog- nised as 'Gozo's Best Real Estate and Property Company of the Year', an award that recognises Gozitan businesses for the high- est levels of achievement in the industry. "We are very proud of the teams in all our branch offic- es and divisions. They all take their jobs very seriously and have fun in the process…what more could you ask for? Our Gozo branches last year per- formed superbly and they very much deserve the recognition of this award! Well done", con- cluded Director, Grahame Salt. left to right: Mariella Sacco, Gordon Camilleri, Georgine Brown, Jason Keown, Eliza Cilia, Jasmine Buttigieg, Grace Cauchi, Marie Grech, Katya Scicluna, Frank Camilleri, Gino Cauchi, Alan Tabone, George Attard SmartGroup Malta picks Melita business for new Gozo hotel services SMARTGROUP Malta, a pub- licly listed real estate, construc- tion, healthcare, and hospitality provider, has selected Melita Business to provide telecommu- nications services for the new Segond Hotel located in Xaghra, Gozo. Through this agreement, Melita Business will be provid- ing 1,000Mbps fibre powered internet to the hotel as well as installing TVs, WiFi and telephony services through- out the building. Chev. Franck Massicard, Group CEO at SmartGroup Malta, said, "As we look forward to a busy summer, it's important for us to know that we have a tel- ecommunications services partner we can rely on. Melita Business have shown us that they are able to offer the best infrastructure and dedicated customer support, enabling us to provide our guests with the best service possible whilst enjoying a stay at The Segond Hotel."Malcolm Briffa, Di- rector of Business Services at Melita Limited, said, "Melita's unique ability to deliver giga- bit internet speeds nationwide continues to attract business customers looking for the best possible connectivity. For the hospitality sector, this is particularly important as it not only helps to make operations as efficient as pos- sible but also enhances the guest experience." Robert Runza, Director of Business Development at Melita Limited said "Meli- ta Business is committed to supporting companies such as SmartGroup Malta at this important time of recovery for the tourism industry. Post pandemic guests have signifi- cantly increased their depend- ency on connectivity, requir- ing hotels to increase their bandwidth capabilities and in-room entertainment servic- es. With SmartGroup Malta's vision to provide an enhanced guest experience, premium TV channels and high-speed internet has been made avail- able across all 51 rooms of the Segond Hotel and across their newly opened restaurant called Francie, thanks to the most advanced infrastructural equipment installed by Meli- ta." More information on Melita Business is available at https:// www.melitabusiness.com/ho- tel/ Left to right: Robert Runza, Director of Business Development, Melita Limited, Chev. Franck Massicard, Group CEO SmartGroup Malta and Malcolm Briffa, Director of Business Services Melita Limited