Government pays tribute to Horst Brandstatter

Horst Brandstӓtter, owner of the Brandstӓtter Group, of which Playmobil Malta is a subsidiary has died at the age of 81.
 
Playmobil is best known in the world for its iconic plastic figures.  Playmobil Malta, that presently employs around a thousand people, started operations in Malta in 1971, first in Bulebel and later in Hal Far.
 
Economy Minister Chris Cardona, has expressed the Government's condolences to the family of Horst Brandstӓtter and to all his employees in Malta and abroad.

“Brandstӓtter”, he remarked, “has earned himself an important place in Maltese economic history and will be remembered for the trust and confidence he showed in Malta’s industrial competitiveness and growth potential”.