AGAINST ALL ODDS
The team is everything, we sort things out together! Nedim Jakupovic (right) is leading HEI with 90 Polish and Norwegian employees. Kamil Kustusz is Regional Manager, Havyard Electro Installation Sp Z o. o. Nedim spent his time training and learning Danish by
the point of delivery of a finished vessel. The group has
speaking to the caretaker. In 1995 they received residence
therefore got its own electrical competence business,
permits meaning they were now free to rent a small flat
Havyard Power & Systems AS, with branches in Leirvik
and start life afresh in their new country. His dad got a
and Aalesund. But within Havyard there was need for
job as an electrician, whereas Nedim was allowed to go
more. A decision was made to establish a subsidiary.
to school. He could speak some Danish but wasn`t able
Nedim Jakupovic had worked 12 years for Sencon and
to write the language. The following year he left 10th
other Danish companies in Norway. From being a newly
grade with top marks. That same year the war on the
qualified electrician he had become foreman and later
Balkans ended and his brother finally managed to get
on site manager for Norway.
out of Sarajevo and to make contact with his family once
Many assignments were at Havyard`s shipyard in Leirvik,
again. Strict immigration laws, however, stopped him
Sogn. He was well familiar with the company and many
from joining his family in Denmark. Instead he moved to
of its employees.
Australia where he has successfully developed a major
- There is so much going on at Havyard! There are great
company with numerous employees.
people here and the working environment is so good, he says. He applied for a position in the company and
New country
in November 2011 he was offered the job of developing
Nedim Jakupovic decided to become an electrician,
Havyard Electro Installation (HEI).
like his dad. In 2000 he completed his course and was keen on starting a professional career. Proud parents
Rapid growth
witnessed their son being rewarded with a diploma for
Today HEI has 90 Polish and Norwegian employees. In
best student of his class, having gained top marks in all
January 2013 Jakupovic was also given the responsibility
subjects. Getting a job in Denmark was really difficult
of developing a subsidiary of Havyard Ship Technology
however, especially for someone with a foreign name
in Leirvik, the piping company Havyard Contracting.
like his. He didn`t hesitate for one second when he
There are currently 41 employees working for this
received an unexpected phone call requesting him to
business branch. Both companies perform production
travel to Norway to start work at Myklebust shipyard on
services for Havyard and also for external customers.
the western coastline. The Danish electrical company
- I never say no to a challenge, Jakupovic laughs. Both
of Sencon had many contracts at various shipyards in
of the companies that he manages are registered in
Norway and they needed more people.
Poland with branch offices in Norway. They respectively deliver electrical installations and piping installations
Different job
adapted to each individual vessel, right up to the point
Havyard Group wants to control all segments within
where complete installation on board has been made.
their value chain from initial contact with a customer to
They deliver services with a set rate for the job, also for
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