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Events 46 maltatoday, Sunday, 6 September 2015 Express Trailers trusted with transport of classic cars for Mdina Grand Prix ExprEss Trailers has this year been trusted again with the transportation to Malta of ten classic cars from the United Kingdom due to participate in the fifth edition of the Mdina Grand prix. The event, which is fast be- coming one of Europe's most interesting classic car races, will be attracting around 65 classic car owners mostly from Malta, the UK, Italy and for the first time, from Australia. Express Trailers is the largest operator to and from the UK. When it comes to car transpor- tation, the company is a leader in the sector where its two car transporters are constantly completing trips to and from the UK on a weekly basis. "Being trusted with the trans- portation of such prestigious and priceless collectibles con- firms the high reputation that Express Trailers enjoys in the sector," comments Franco Az- zopardi, Chairman and CEO of Express Trailers. "The organisers are fully aware of the risks involved in transport and logistics of such vehicles but they are also aware that our business is into risk and that our job is to use our experience, our infrastructure and the expertise of our professional people to minimise this risk. "The success of Express Trail- ers is built on a great team and it is the combined effort that always ensures a safe and seam- less delivery. This is why people want to work with us – because we don't just deliver but we de- liver trust," added Franco Az- zopardi. Josef Abela, from the Mdina Grand prix's organising com- mittee, notes how safety remains at the top of the event's agenda all the time. "We are constantly aware that a serious accident or mishap can jeopardise the event. From months ahead, many people are involved with the safety as- pects both with the competing cars, the general public and the circuit safety. As organisers, we carry out various risk asses- ments together with the relevant authorities and experts like the CpD, red Cross, police and the Local councils involved." Collaboration with Express Trailers started from the very first event in 2007 with its ac- tive involvement in the logistic operations related mainly to cir- cuit construction and disman- tling. As the event evovled into an international one, Express Trailers started supporting with the tranportation of foreign par- ticipating cars to Malta. "The great thing of working with a reliable company like Ex- press Trailers is that we always found them when we needed them most. In 2011 for example, a number of protective hay bails wre stolen overnight from inside the circuit without which the sunday event could not start for safety reasons. Express Trail- ers came to the rescue when on sunday morning at 5:00am they transported new safety equip- ment in literally less than an hour from when we contacted them," recalls Josef Abela, one of the organisers. "We know that with Express Trailers, the Mdina Grand prix is in very safe hands. We saw this even a year later during the 2012 edition when Express Trailers successfully transported ten Bu- gatti racers from all over Europe including the UK , France and Italy," added Josef Abela. Just like Express Trailers' com- mitment to deliver the best service, the Mdina Grand prix Foundation strives to deliver the highest standards especially as we keep promoting this event on the international calendar for classic car racing. In order to deliver the best possible product one has to naturally be support- ed by the best possible brands and service providers. Express Trailers is one such brand," con- cluded Josef Abela. BRND WGN named National Champion in the European Business Awards 2015/16 DIGITAL creative agency BrND WGN has been named National Champion for Malta in the Euro- pean Business Awards (EBA). BrND WGN was selected for its international growth strategy, af- ter being nominated for the EBA earlier this year. The agency will now go on to compete against the winners from other countries in the category. "We're very honoured to have won the Elite Award for Growth strategy for Malta. At BrND WGN we centre our growth strategy around sustainability. Internally, we focus on areas we need to enhance to provide stra- tegic, creative ideas to industries and services we are interested in and those close to our hearts," said agency COO Gareth sciber- ras. CEO and founder peter Grech added, "BrND WGN has grown into a strategic, creative pow- erhouse. Our success is mostly due to having the right people in the right place. people who are passionate about their work and have a shared vision and goals." EBA CEO Adrian Tripp said, "Congratulations to BrND WGN and all the companies that have been selected to represent their country as National Champi- ons, they play an important part in creating a stronger business community." The European Business Awards, now in their ninth year, are spon- sored by international audit, tax and advisory network rsM. The awards are supported by busi- nesses leaders, academics, me- dia and political representatives from across Europe. This year EBA engaged with over 32,000 businesses from 33 Euro- pean countries and, on septem- ber 1, 678 companies from across Europe were named National Champions in 10 categories. six Maltese companies were among those chosen (see list: busines- s aw a rd s e u rop e .c om /n at ion a l- champion/co/Malta/2015). The Elite Award for Growth strategy category, sponsored by UKTI (UK Trade and Invest- ment), was awarded to busi- nesses demonstrating an inter- national organic growth strategy that achieved outstanding levels of sales, profit and market share improvement. The National Champions will now make a presentation video, telling their unique story and explaining their business suc- cess. A panel of judges will view all videos and award the best of each group the prestigious ru- ban d'Honneur status. ruban d'Honneur recipients will be part of the grand final in 2016. Meanwhile, the National Champions' videos will be made public on the EBA website as part of a two-stage public vote to pick: a National public Cham- pion per European country (to be announced on March 7 2016) and one overall European public Champion (to be announced in June 2016). public voting will not inf luence judges' results. For more information visit w w w. b u s i n e s s a w a r d s e u r o p e . com and www.brndwgn.com. As part of its international strategy, in May this year BRND WGN hosted Malta's first ever Behance Portfolio Review. Behance is the top international platform for creatives to showcase their work online EY launches its annual conference - Malta: Open for business MALTA: Open for business is the chosen theme for the 11th edi- tion of EY's Malta attractiveness survey which will be held on 7 October at the Westin Dragonara resort, st Julians. The national conference, which is now in its 11th edition, aims to bring together key public and private stakeholders in the Mal- tese economy to review, discuss and explore new ways for Malta to maintain its momentum at becoming the chosen hub for for- eign direct investors (FDIs). ronald Attard, Country Man- aging partner, EY Malta, said, "EY is committed to help gov- ernments and businesses make informed investment decision to improve their respective business environment while lightening barriers that may intercept future growth. "We aim to examine our attrac- tiveness as a country while ana- lyzing the reality and perception of FDIs which are already operat- ing on the island, as well as their impact on our economy. "This year we are once again honoured to present a line-up of foreign speakers which includes Baron peter Mandelson, Former EU Commissioner and one of the architects of Tony Blair's 'New La- bour'; prof. Jan peter Balkenende, Former prime Minister of the Netherlands; paul Brody, Ameri- cas sector strategy Leader at EY. "prime minister Joseph Muscat, simon Busuttil, Leader of Oppo- sition, ministers and their shad- ows will be present for the con- ference to offer their viewpoints and to discuss constructive ways forward, in making Malta open for business." The event is supported by The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, Fi- nanceMalta, the Malta Gaming Authority, John Taylor, HsBC Malta, GO plc, Mizzi Motors, Bank of Valletta and Malta En- terprise. Early registration is highly rec- ommended by sending an email to mas@mt.ey.com, or online www.ey.com/mt/mas A Jaguar, one of the cars which took part in a previous edition of the Mdina Grand Prix

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