Focused as we are on the future and passionate as we are about innovation, we are equally proud of our roots, heritage and entrepreneurial spirit, which guide us till today. In many respects, Farsons was at the forefront of Malta's industrialisation and the island's coming of age into the modern world of consumer marketing and brands.
Our history and heritage is full of far-sighted entrepreneurs, visionary leadership and courage which continues to inspire our thinking and passion for the future. It was in the late s that L. Lewis Victor Farrugia, visionary entrepreneur and architect by profession, was diversifying the activities of an industrial gas business after the family flour mills were destroyed during the riots of Sette Giugno in , which saw the Maltese population rise against the British government of the day.
The first locally-brewed beer, Farsons Pale Ale, was launched on 19th April , only a few months after the Hamrun brewery was completed.
A new chapter in the history of Maltese industry had started. A year later, L. The new company was called Simonds Farsons Limited.
Mr Farrugia became the first Managing Director of the new company. The new Chairman, who had a long and distinguished career in the army, would steer the company through many difficult years.
