Peresso Printing Press

 Peresso Printing Press was founded by Michele Peresso Snr way back in 1934. It is considered as one of the oldest Printing Presses in Malta. It was indeed only a modest beginning, but even then, besides his first endeavour, he was determined to expand considering that the pre-war and post-war eras meant severe hardship to the Maltese people and its economy.

Michele Peresso Snr started his business mostly as a contractor to the British Army in the late 30's, and was perhaps the first Printing Press in Malta to export its printing services also to the Australian Navy.

In 1939, Peresso Printing Press, through Mr Michele Peresso Snr, secured the first Public contract on book binding of all books and registers being used by the various Government Departments. Later in the years Mr Michele Peresso Snr became contractor to the Malta Government for various contracts including those of the Public Lotto, Public Transport, Customs Department, Agriculture Department, etc. The 50's showed clear signs of recovery and the press expanded further by acquiring other high profiled companies including the first Bank ever to operate locally in Malta, the Bank of Malta, followed by the Barclays Bank and National Bank of Malta.

From the rather primitive manual pedaled machinery, Peresso Printing Press was the first company in Malta to import the first Heidelberg platen in 1959, and this was the start of a radical change in production, as the following years meant a complete innovation to fully automated machinery.

Mr Michele Peresso Snr retired in 1972, with the great satisfaction of seeing his baby born Printing Press in 1934, becoming one of the leading Printing Presses in Malta during that time.

As always happens, a second generation was starting to slowly take over the running of the Printing Press. Giorgio, his eldest son, entered the Printing Press in 1962, followed by Michael, Harry and Emanuel in later years. It is during these years that in line with other Printing Presses in Malta, Peresso Press was converted to offset technology.

Mr Emanuel Peresso, his youngest son, left the printing press in 1975 to embark on a new exciting venture, as an importer of Pharmaceutical preparations, which was the start of a successful story. This led him to expand and diversify in the Healthcare, Sports and Beauty preparations business, under the name of Michele Peresso Limited, which is today considered, as a dominant force in Healthcare and Sports, employing some ninety personnel.

In year 2001, there was the need for Mr Emanuel Peresso to acquire all the assets of Peresso Printing Press Limited, which is now operating under the authority of Michele Peresso Limited. Although the printing press business in Malta is over saturated, the Company is still looking positively to the future.
The third generation of the Peresso family is starting to take shape in the Printing Press environment, and with the support of Mr Emanuel Peresso and thanks to the well established and healthy position of Michele Peresso Limited, its aim is to really achieve more, and intends to invest in new exciting printing technologies to re-position Peresso Printing Press where it belongs: at the top.