Our Mission is to create quality and value across all the products and services we offer, whilst embracing a carefully preserved heritage. With respect to our employees, we value fairness, respect for diversity, room to grow and a creative work environment. As owners our objective is not only return on investment, but also providing a place where we are happy to be working, with people we want to work with.
After the Second World War, he left Malta to join the British Merchant Navy, and travelled around the world in search of his fortune. He was an avid explorer, who visited as many places as he could. He was enthused by his journey and, on his return to Malta in the early 60s, decided to go into business tailoring clothes from a small garage close to his hometown. His pieces became popular and he began to then sell in larger quantities, both locally and overseas.
It was in 1964 that Mr Borg established Bortex – a manufacturing company and joint venture with the Dutch Van Gils Group. Bortex – an anagram of his surname ‘Borg’ and the word ‘textiles’ – quickly went from strength to strength. Within a short space of time it became known as a leading manufacturer of men’s suits, jackets and trousers, and the company began to supply some of the finest retail brands in the European market. This went on to inspire Gagliardi – a brand based on Mr Borg’s nickname and story.
Mr Borg wasn’t easily convinced by the world of hospitality and tourism; on the contrary he really didn’t seem very keen on it to begin with! However he soon came around when he saw how Malta’s tourism market was developing in the 70s, and he took over the lease of the Sliema Hotel with a plan to open a chain of establishments.
It quickly became clear that tourism would become another passion project for Mr Borg, combining a number of things he loved, including travelling, good food and beautiful hotels. He was motivated by brands he experienced overseas – including in Paris, Monaco, Lake Como and parts of Switzerland. Even his company’s new logo became a reflection of his passion for travel – with a five-petalled rose representing two things: the ‘Rose of Venus – a symbol of the Goddess of love which embodied his interest in Greek and Roman mythology, and his ambitious drive to create a chain of five hotels one by one (or petal by petal).
Despite many challenges, Mr Borg’s vision was successful. Once his first hotel was up and running, he took over the lease of another property – this time on the Sliema seafront – followed by another two in the north of Malta. Soon he decided it would be better to buy them rather than lease them, which he did as this part of the business grew. He even named one of the properties Liliana, in homage to the love of his life.
Today Mr Saviour Borg’s incredible spirit, vision and approach is a huge part of life in the brands we represent. Today the Group, led by his children, Karen and Peter, represents legacy and tradition combined with advances in technology and sustainability, enabling it to keep on evolving and growing.
Bortex Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (the Guarantor) carries out the holding function of the Group as the Group’s single parent entity, holding the entirety of shares in its immediate subsidiaries which include Bortex Clothing Industry Limited, Roosendaal Trading Limited, Roosendaal Hotels Limited and Bortex Group Finance p.l.c.
Bortex Group Finance p.l.c. (the Issuer), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bortex Group Holdings Co. Ltd. The objective of this company is to serve as the financing arm for the Group.
Bortex Group Finance p.l.c. (the Issuer), is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bortex Group Holdings Co. Ltd. The objective of this company is to serve as the financing arm for the Group.
Roosendaal Trading Limited handles the operation of the Group’s retail outlets for its garment sector in Malta and overseas. The range of retail outlets are multi-brand stores, in which the Group’s Gagliardi brand is sold alongside other brands imported by the Group namely, Gant, Lacoste and Ralph Lauren. Currently, the company operates ten strategically located retail outlets around Malta and Gozo. Four of the outlets are operated in terms of franchise agreements with third party operators. The franchisees pay the Group a fixed percentage of turnover and are responsible for all the outlet’s operating costs. The remaining outlets are either owned by the Group or rented from third parties.
Roosendaal Hotels Limited was set up on 10 July 1975. When Mr Saviour Borg saw how Malta’s tourism market was developing in the 70’s he took over the lease of a Sliema Hotel, the Capua Court Hotel, with a plan to open a chain of establishments. Tourism became another passion for Mr Borg, and his company’s logo, the five petalled rose, reflected his ambitious drive to create this chain, by leasing and acquiring further hotels, namely Promenade Hotel in Sliema, Concorde, Liliana and San Mark Hotels in Bugibba. In 1996 the Group acquired the Plevna Hotel. Over the years the rationalisation of the hospitality segment saw the Group moving out of the North and focusing on Sliema and Valletta.
Today the company operates the four star 1926 Hotel & Spa, located in a quiet residential area off Qui-si-Sana seafront with an inventory of 170 rooms of which 52 are suites. Many of the suites boast views of Manoel Island and Valletta. The hotel consists of a luxury spa and restaurant, as well as a private beach club 200 metres from the hotel.
Hotel 1926 is inspired by the life and passions of Mr Saviour Borg. He lived a life that was symbolised by courage, ambition, intuition, honesty and integrity, and Hotel 1926 reflects all of that, and more.
The company operates also a 7 suite boutique hotel in Valletta, Palazzo Jean Parisot.
Bortex Group Holdings Co. Ltd. (the Guarantor) carries out the holding function of the Group as the Group’s single parent entity, holding the entirety of shares in its immediate subsidiaries which include Bortex Clothing Industry Limited, Roosendaal Trading Limited, Roosendaal Hotels Limited and Bortex Group Finance p.l.c.
