Established in 1944 previously trading under J.Bugeja and sons and as its name implies was a family business, it has only recently been taken over by Weldricks Co.Ltd, a UK company with a vast experience in the healthcare business and owning 60 pharmacies in England.

Besides having three pharmacies- Empire pharmacy, Empire pharmacy branch and Marrit Pharmacy, the company has always supplied medicine and medical equipment to the marine trade and offers services such as

1.Certification of medical lockers of vessels andsupplies

2.Handling and certifying the incineration of expired medicine