Micallef Fibreglass Works

Micallef Fibreglass Works makes things from glass reinforced plastic, usually called GRP or simply fibreglass, and the pool is its best-known product. From a yard in Naxxar, in the middle of the island close to Mosta and a short drive from our Mdina guide area, the business designs and builds swimming pools to the size, shape and colour a client asks for, rather than selling a catalogue model.

It serves homes, hotels, offices and industrial sites, and is listed on VisitMalta.co.uk with the other swimming pool specialists in Malta. For a UK buyer thinking of adding a pool to a Maltese home, or a property owner who needs a tank, a planter or a coating, it is a local maker that handles the whole job in-house.

History and approach

The business was officially established in January 1994, after eight years of work in fibreglass, which adds up to more than 35 years of experience. Everything is produced locally and made to order, which means a client can ask for an unusual footprint, built-in steps or a bench inside the pool and have it worked into the design.

The business also works with property designers and system installers, so a pool shell can arrive ready to be finished with tiles or fitted with equipment. Its customer-care approach is built around advice: if you need something that is not on its list of products, it will discuss what is possible.

Swimming pools and jacuzzis

Custom free-standing pools sit above ground, while in-ground pools are built into the plot. The projects shown include an L-shaped two-level pool with built-in stairs, a large above-ground pool holding 26,200 litres, an overflow pool with rounded corner steps and an L-shaped pool with a shallow end. The pools need very little maintenance, and white is the recommended colour for the lowest upkeep, though blues, greens, aquas and a wide range of other colours are available.

Smaller spa-style pieces are covered too, including a semi-circular above-ground corner jacuzzi supplied ready for tiling and a rooftop jacuzzi in high-gloss white. In the hospitality sector it built a free-standing rooftop pool of 11.90 metres by 4.40 metres, holding 47,000 litres, for a Grand Harbour hotel. With Malta's long warm season, covered in our Malta weather guide, a home pool is used for many months of the year, and many visitors who love the island's best beaches in Malta end up wanting one at home. If you are weighing up a Maltese home purchase, our Malta relocation guide and the directory's mortgage advisors at Alecta Advisors can help with the wider picture.

Tanks, coatings, planters and bespoke work

Beyond pools, the workshop builds storage tanks, bowsers, grease traps, gutters, pods, shower trays and ponds, plus holding tanks that act as a safety container around dangerous liquids and heavy-duty access lids for water tanks, wells and drains. Coating services include lining water wells to stop leaks, coating stone-built swimming pools for a more durable and cost-effective finish, and waterproofing walls, floors and roofs.

Planters are a popular line. The business builds free-standing troughs, indoor or outdoor, and coats stone, brick or plastered planters to stop water seepage and root damage. A florist or landscaper might pair these with the work of Alistair Floral Design. Other jobs include made-to-order bars with built-in sinks, waterproof cabinets, a fibreglass shower room and a fish aquarium.

The workshop also does commercial interiors: fibreglass pods, seating and a skin bar for a health and beauty salon, which sits comfortably beside the cosmetic clinic AestheLab in the directory for readers interested in treatment-room design. It also built the commemorative child memorial boat displayed at Valletta Waterfront, which you can see on a visit to our Valletta guide destination, and repairs fibreglass body parts for trucks and cars.

Requesting a quote

Micallef Fibreglass Works takes enquiries by quote request. The form asks for the project type, whether it is a pool, pond, planter, water tank, bowser, gutter, wash basin, shower tray or cabinet, plus dimensions, colour and any sketch or picture you want the team to work from. For a pool you can also say whether it is in-ground or free-standing, whether you want a bench and what kind of steps.

If you run a hotel or restaurant and want a feature pool, the projects above show the sector is familiar territory, and our hotels in Malta page shows the kind of properties where poolside design matters. To get started, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to the business.