The secret of KopTaCo’s success is rooted in Teamwork, Professionalism and a Strong Vision for future development.

Officially set up in 1997, KopTaCo has carved out a name for itself that has become synonymous with excellent service and attention to detail. From their Gzira Head Office and Operations Centre, Anton’s valid collaborators, James Cassar, Kevin Vella and Conrad Zarb, manage the intricate and timetabling and scheduling services for their fleet of 36 luxury coaches and 5 luxury minibuses, a significant number out of the total of 142 coaches currently operating in Malta.

Work in the fully-computerised Operations Centre appears nothing short of mind-boggling to the uninitiated; especially when one considers that, in a typical operational year, KopTaCo handles something like twenty million passengers that include a mixed portfolio of   school children, tourists and English language students. This is no mean achievement by any reckoning and, as the Chief Executive Officer of Apex, the Organisation of Maltese Co-operatives, I feel especially proud to see a co-operative society like KopTaCo shine brightly in the crown of the Maltese transport sector and tourism industry. Apart from coaches and minibuses, KopTaCo also operates a One-Stop-Shop for any type of transport requirements, including chauffer driven cars and vehicles for persons with special needs.

Over the past three years, I have also had the pleasure of attending a number of training seminars that KopTaCo organises on a regular basis for its members. This ongoing training process is a living testimony to mature and professional manner in which the co-operative conducts its business. Investment in luxury coaches is fine; but investment in people, especially when one is working in a highly competitive service industry, is top priority. One would not be amiss in saying that KopTaCo is a proud organisation, and nowhere was this pride more openly manifested when; quite recently, it was selected to use its coaches to ferry around Malta the football teams of AC Milan and Juventus. For these memorable occasions KopTaCo’s coaches were decked out in the liveries of these two teams respectively and a great sight they were too. Further back in the past KopTaCo also transported such celebrated teams as Liverpool, Manchester United and England national team.

So what are KopTaCo’s plans for the future? Apart from continuously striving to modernise and upgrade its fleet, possibly also investing in cleaner fuel technologies,  KopTaCo hopes to realise its dream of expanding beyond Malta’s shores thereby driving maximum benefit from EU membership. One look at KopTaCo’s past achievement leaves me in no doubt that it won’t be long before these dreams become a reality.