Malta Developers Association expands to represent tradespeople
Tradespeople will now be included under Malta Developer’s Association’s (MDA) umbrella in hopes of creating “a fair level playing field,” MDA president Michael Stivala announced on Friday.
The addition of tradespeople to the MDA roster is a step forward in the association’s objective to represent the entire construction industry as they currently represent over 600 developers across Malta and Gozo, Stivala said.
Stivala explained that although construction is one of Malta’s most important industries, the current landscape is known to have issues as clients pay for a specific service but end up with work that is either not up to scratch or is over the promised schedule and budget.
Health and safety regulations are not followed as employees and workers lack training opportunities, Stivala said, while others struggle to find third-party insurance packages.
The MDA, he said, has recognised these problems and will be offering solutions such as “special insurance packages” to support their members.
He highlighted that although many tradespeople are in direct competition with each other, the way forward is to “work together because, at the end of the day, everyone profits.”
“Once we...