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Hi,
I have a successful UK LTD company that imports and distributes marble, slate, granite, onyx and limestone from various suppliers around the globe. I have an office in London (Virtual) and a stock yard in the Sth of France but I am based in Australia. I have completed considerable business with a company based in Ventimiglia, Italy. Marco the owner of the company in Italy is registered as an artigano within the Italian system, he has a physical yard and company based in Ventimiglia. The company is equipped with considerable machinery and equipment for the production of granite work tops, vanity tops, staircases and anything that can be produced with natural stone. We would like to form a company together that imports natural stone from overseas (outside Europe) and also purchases within Europe plus Exports Italian marbles outside of Europe. What would be the best course of action and structure to setup? As Marco is registered as an artigano this creates some issues and we have the possibility/opportunity of registering the new entity in his wife's name?
Can anyone advise the best structure for the new company? The costs involved? The timescales? And someone who can put the plan in motion?

Dear Customers,

Thanks for being in touch with our Company, also we are interested in
establishing a long term business relationship with you. We are only
interested in a long
term contract not spot delivery.

We are located in Mali West Africa and we are large gold mining group.
I am the end seller and signatory person to every contract and Full
Corporate offers. We have our gold in dust and dory bar form and could
be delivered in any form depending on the buyer’s choice.

The purity of our gold is 93.5% minimum to give you 99.99% after
refining. The price of our raw gold will be negotiates in USD per
kilogram. We do not ask for the payment of the gold until after the
buyer’s refinery result but the buyer has to pay all the export costs
before shipment and get it deducted from the total amount of the gold
after refining before final payment. The export costs are 15% of the
total amount buyer will affect the payment of 85% after refining. For
your information, one of our representatives will accompany the gold
to your country/refinery to inspect the final refining and payment.

COMMODITY SPECIFICATIONS:

a) COMMODITY: (Aurum Utallum (AU)

b) FORM: Gold Bars.

c) Purity: 92.05 % like minimum value and 93.05% like maximum value.

d) Fineness: 22+ carats plus

f) ORIGIN: Mali - West Africa

g) Available Quantity: 250 kgs gold bars 22crt, Price 1kg $25,000USD

h) Available Quantity: 100kgs gold bars non hallmarked 24crt. Price 1kg
$29,000USD

Thank you.

John Kone
Mobile:0022360613291