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DRAGAN GAVRILOVIĆ, General Manager, SIKA d.o.o.
More Value,
LESS IMPACT After two years of operations at the new factory, the results justify the investment to the extent that a new expansion of capacities is planned
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mong others, the basic hypotheses of the company’s operations relate to the protection of the environment, the improvement of energy efficiency, and the sustainability of recommended solutions. A global strategy was adopted two years ago and implemented by all local organisations. The goals relate to reducing the amount of waste produced and energy consumed by 20 per cent at a five-year level.
considering a new increase in production capacities by improving existing capacities or investing in completely new ones. Maintaining the growth trend, with the aim of satisfying needs and demands of the market, continues to be our main goal. • Are you satisfied with the business climate and your cooperation with the local government? - Close proximity and access to the most important roads, the distance from suppliers of basic raw materials (cement and sand), optimal transport costs to the largest construction sites, and other favourable parameters, would not have the same significance if it wasn’t for the quality of cooperation with the local authorities.
od ahead will be based on the promotion of new products and new technologies, sustainable construction and environmental standards, followed by increasing the volume of exports to the countries of the region, further expansion of the distribution network in Serbia, alongside maintaining an active presence and providing technical support for major infrastructure and other projects in our country and the region.
• When it comes to your branch of industry, it is essential to meet the highest envi• Two years ago, during the time of global ronmental standards. How does Sika meet economic crisis, you opened your new factory in Simanovci. Are you satisfied with that those demands? investment? - Our company slogan is “MORE VALUE, LESS - Since its establishment in Serbia in 2002, IMPACT”, which means that the goal is to bring through the quality of its work and constant new value to our local environment, and thus growth, Sika Srbija d.o.o. has earned the trust of the corporate LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. management, which was willing to It is a set of standards for the design, construction, operation and listen to Sika Srbija’s aspirations to invest in the expansion of camaintenance of green buildings. It is a rating system in which pacities. The investment implied buildings are inspected and given points for meeting or exceeding the construction of a production standards in different areas and business complex in Simanovci, relocation of the existing factory for concrete admixtures and the building of The large number of companies on the terrihigher quality products, but with a significantly tory of the Municipality of Pecinci, along with the a brand new, modern factory for the produclower impact on the environment. As of last tion of powder products (mortar). investments announced in the future, is the sigyear, Sika Serbia started using APEO FREE raw nificant indicator of the business climate and coToday, two and a half years after the immaterials in the production of our liquid proplementation of those investments, we are operation with the local authorities in this area. gramme, which is in line with EU regulations; more than satisfied. Work carried out in three we promote construction in accordance with • Where do you see room for the company’s shifts is a sufficient indicator of the high dethe principles of sustainable development, e.g. mand and successful sales of our products further development in Serbia and the region? LEED standards, for which we already have both in Serbia and abroad. We are now already - The development of our company in the periprojects in our country as examples. ■
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