TIKI INTERNATIONAL Decades of
Dedication and Expertise to Help Customers Succeed By Mary Savage
Deer Valley Shopping Centre, LEED project
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wenty years ago, Radenko and Boba Vujadinovic arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 7, 1994 – emigrating from a war-torn Yugoslavia. Given the unsettled political environment, the couple left their home in Sarajevo – before the war broke out. After searching the globe for a safe and prosperous country to relocate the family, Radenko and Boba settled in Canada – recognizing it was the best country to live and raise a family. Radenko spoke broken English, but Boba spoke French fluently and frequently spoke with the friendly Manitobans in St. Boniface. Before long, Radenko had landed a full-time position with a construction company.
In 1999, the couple started Tiki International in Winnipeg, formerly Tiki Engineering which they had started 10 years prior in Bosnia-Herzegovina, but were forced to close the doors when the war broke out. Although Radenko and Boba graduated from civil engineering programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Radenko had spent 10 years working on infrastructure projects, their degrees weren’t recognized in Canada as being an equivalent. Radenko challenged many of the exams and passed, but the couple soon realized they already had the credentials, skills and experience to grow their business as general contractors.
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