Our History
Multigas Today
Multigas serves customers in the industrial and healthcare sectors with a complete range of atmospheric and special gases, complemented with related equipment and services.
Our Profile
Multigas supplies a complete range of atmospheric and special gases, complemented with related equipment and services. Its origins date back to 1926 when as L.Farrugia & Sons Ltd., it started producing and distributing carbon dioxide.
In the healthcare sector, Multigas produces, imports and dispenses medicinal gases through its licensed dispensary. It produces medicinal oxygen, GMP nitrogen and medical grade air.
Multigas is the leading supplier in Malta for industrial gases in the metal fabrication, pharmaceutical, automotive and electronic industry. It also supplies gas mixtures according to customer requirements and a wide range of refrigerant gases and its accredited workshop offers test and repair facilities for customer cylinders according to European standards.
In addition, the company imports and distributes welding equipment, hand tools and DIY.
Facilities
Multigas operates from its facilities in Malta, an island in the Mediterranean that forms part of the European Union. The Kirkop site is located near the island's international airport and boasts among other things a state-of-the-art air separation plant, a cylinder filling depot and a retail outlet for tools and equipment.
Today, it boasts, among other things, a state-of-the-art air separation plant, a cylinder filling depot and a retail outlet for tools and equipment.
Certification
Multigas achieved and maintained a number of milestones in the area of regulation and certification. Its Quality Management System has been ISO9001 certified since 1994, and currently to ISO9001:2015.
In the pharmaceutical area, Multigas is GMP compliant and licenced for the manufacturing and distribution of medicinal gases and holds the Marketing Authorisation for medicinal oxygen.
For food grade gases, Multigas has a HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) management system and FSSC22000 certification for Food Safety.
Multigas’ Health & Safety and Environment management systems are compliant to ISO45001:2018 and ISO14001:2015 respectively.
The filling and distribution of industrial and medical gases in cylinders is supported by Multigas’ certified cylinder management process including period inspection according to the requirements of TPED (Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive) and ADR (European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road).
Message from Multigas CEO
I am honoured to take on the role of CEO at Multigas, a company that has been at the forefront of the industrial and medical gas industry since 1926. As we move forward, we will continue to build on our legacy of providing the highest level of commitment to our customers.
Our team of dedicated employees is here to serve you with the best quality and support. We are grateful for your trust and loyalty, and we will work hard to keep meeting your needs and expectations.
As we look to the future, we stand ready to embrace new opportunities and tackle challenges head-on. Our commitment to investing in state-of-the-art safety and environmental systems remains unwavering. With our innovative solutions, we aim to stay ahead of industry trends.
Your continued support and partnership are invaluable to us. We eagerly look forward to collaborating with you to scale new heights of success in the coming years.
Ing. Noel Micallef
Chief Executive Officer
Our Vision & Mission
Our Vision:
To enable innovative and socially responsible gas solutions.
Our Mission:
We manufacture and distribute industrial and medical gases, focusing on safety, sustainability and customer needs. By continually investing in our highly professional and dedicated employees, we strive for consistency and best in class performance.
Our Values:
People-centric
We have people at heart, both people we employ and people we serve.
Integrity
We do the right thing even when the choice is not easy.
Teamwork
We are better together.
Safety and sustainability
We care for people and our planet.
Reliability
You can count on us today and tomorrow.
Our History
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2021
Oct 1892
L.Farrugia and Sons was established in 1892 and the Farrugia family owned flour mills in Hamrun, which were destroyed during the 1919 protests, later referred to as the Sette Giugnio Riots.
Jan 1926
L.Farrugia and Sons entered the industrial gases business in 1926, when a small carbon dioxide manufacturing plant was acquired from Schutz Engineering in Germany
Jan 1928
L. Farrugia & Sons Ltd., which had become commonly known as Farsons, set up its own brewery. Farsons was eventually amalgamated with Simonds to form Simonds Farsons in 1929.
Jan 1939
Part of the the Hamrun site was destroyed during the World War ll blitz but was rebuilt within one year.
In the post war period L. Farrugia and Sons bought two gas plants -an Oxygen/Nitrogen and Acetelyne plant from SIAD of Italy. The company also commissioned a liquid Carbon Dioxide plant manufactured by Demarkus Corporation, an American Firm
Jan 1958
A larger Oxygen plant was imported in 1958 from Air Products, in the UK, in order to further increase production
Jan 1968
A new Acetylene plant was imported from Messer Griesheim in Germany in 1968 and commissioned in 1972 on a new site in Marsa. The company had started hydrogen production and was also supplying medicinal gases
Jan 1972
By this time, the company had started hydrogen production and was also supplying medicinal gases.
During the next two decades, the company invested in its largest plant yet, a liquid Oxygen/Nitrogen plant from Cryoplants UK (BOC)
Jan 1986
Multigas was formed in 1986 to take on the gas and related business from L.Farrugia and Sons
Jan 1994
Multigas achieved ISO9001 certification for its Quality Management Systems.
Jan 2000
In 2000 Multigas was certified compliant to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for medicinal gases. This was followed by the issuing of Multigas Marketing Authorisation for Medicinal Oxygen in 2005, a product that we produce from source and that is essential to the Health services in the Maltese Islands.
Jan 2002
The next vital step saw the opening in 2002 of a new primary site in Kirkop accompanied by a fundamental investment in a new air separation unit and the closure of the Hamrun site
Jan 2007
Multigas was certified according to TPED (Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive) and ADR (UN Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) for the Periodic Inspection of high pressure cylinders used by Multigas for gas supply.
Jan 2008
Multigas' Health and Safety Management System was certified to OHSAS 18001 in 2008. This was subsequently replaced by UNI ISO 45001 to which Multigas was certified compliant in 2021.
Jan 2010
In the food safety sector, Multigas gained HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) certification in 2010 which was followed by certified compliance to FSSC22000 (Food Safety Management System) in 2013.
Dec 2018
Multigas achieved ISO14001 certification for its business processes.
Jan 2019
In 2019, the company built and commissioned a new secondary site in HalFar, equipped with the latest safety and environmental systems for the handling and storage of industrial and medical gases
May 2021
Despite major challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Multigas installed a second Air Separation Plant for additional production of Nitrogen and medicinal Oxygen. This plant complemented the first plant installed in Kirkop, providing critical supply continuity to customers in times of product scarcity in the region due to pandemic-related effects.
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