Sigma (Malta) Ltd has been awarded ISO certification by UKAS accredited Moody International. The certification assures buyers and end users of Sigma products’ safety, workmanship, reliability and conformity to predefined standards.

Speaking at a staff event yesterday morning at the company’s premises in Kordin, Minister Censu Galea said: “Our government has aimed at encouraging enterprise and raising industry standards. We are pleased to see that Sigma (Malta) Ltd. is one of Malta’s success stories.”

Dr Stuart Clitheroe, director of Sigma Kalon, Sigma (Malta) Ltd’s licensor, in Malta for the event, said: “With trade now going global, customers can order, purchase and receive goods faster and from a wider range of sources than ever before. They seek assurances that products live up to their manufacturer’s claims. Sigma (Malta) Ltd. has been a quality and reliable supplier of Sigma products for many years. We are pleased to see that the company has now received formal recognition.”

To mark the occasion, Sigma (Malta) Ltd. and Sigma Kalon have made donations to Dar tal-Providenza. Sigma (Malta) Ltd’s director Tony Critien said: “Dar tal-Providenza is a worthy cause we support all year round. We felt that the best way to mark this occasion is to share our success by making an additional donation.”

Sigma coatings have been known and used in Malta as early as the 1960s and have been produced in Malta by Sigma (Malta) Ltd. since 1983. The company became wholly Maltese owned in 1987. Sales have increased annually from the start, indicating the popularity of the product range and the reliability of the brand.

Sigma products range from small cans of paint sold through local ironmongery stores in every village to large consignments of heavy duty coatings produced specially for industrial projects. Each week, at least two of the ships calling at Malta’s Freeport pick up a stock of Sigma coatings for maintenance at sea.

The company’s production base in Qormi was destroyed by fire in 2000 but the company moved to a new factory which it quickly outgrew. In 2003, Sigma (Malta) Ltd. moved to its current premises in Kordin, trebling its production capacity.

The company is backed by the full technical support of Sigma Kalon which employs over 10,000 employees worldwide and has a turnover of almost two billion euros.