BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Do you have any life philosophy?

Optimism, joy of life, respect for life as

such, not only material but complex,

including the idealistic superstructure that

distinguishes us from other living creatures.

In an earlier interview you said that you

come from a family of engineers and

that construction was an obvious choice

for you. What does construction actually

mean to you?

It may sound like a cliché, but I really like

building. I majored in water engineering and

throughout my life, as my kids can attest,

when we drive by a dam, weir or other water

feature, I stop and we go check it out. When

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR: Jan Hasík, founder, chairman

of the board and director of HSF System, holds the title of EY

Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 of the MS Region.

projects under the ANTRACIT brand

within our holding structure.

This year you have also expanded

the board of directors in your company.

What led you to do this?

In recent years, in connection with

the positive development of the company

and the increase in turnover and fulfilment

HSF SYSTEM IS SUPPORTED: by the University of Ostrava,

VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Blind United, Bez

mámy, Ondrášek Mobile Hospice, Czech Myeloma Group,

Dolní oblast Vítkovice, HSF System Bike Čeladná, Valachy Tour,

Majáles Ostrava, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, 100th anniversary

of FC Baník Ostrava. HSF System won the MS Region

Governor‘s Award for Corporate Social Responsibility for 2020

in the category of companies with up to 250 employees.

in a town, I look in the excavation and want

to know what fittings or pipes are currently

being used by the waterworks. Of course,

I’m also interested in ground structures,

especially logistics and production halls,

which we affectionately call “cans” (smile)

You started your construction business

as a roofing and facade contractor...

Yes, that is true. We have grown gradually

over the long term and today we are one

of the most popular and respected general

contractors of large construction projects.

We are worth tens to hundreds of millions

of CZK and we implement development

of other objectives, we have been

implementing a strategic development plan

to strengthen the position of our company

in the construction market.

In the next year, we expect to complete

this strategic plan by further adjusting our

organisational structure to better reflect the

growth in sales and the expanding activities

of our affiliated and subsidiary companies.

What other projects do you plan

to focus on?

We will be expanding our development

company ANTRACIT PROPERTY, which

focuses on logistics, manufacturing, retail,

HSF SYSTEM: is a Czech construction company established

in 2002. It is headquartered in Ostrava, with branches in

Prague, Brno and Pilsen. The subsidiary HSF System SK

operates in Slovakia. It employs over 150 people in the Czech

Republic and Slovakia. It focuses on general building contracts

and complete roof and facade cladding of modern buildings,

including their reconstruction. Their customers include property

developers, manufacturing companies, logistics companies

and retail chains. It also carries out public contracts such as

schools, retirement homes and other civic amenities. They build

not only in the Czech Republic, but also in Slovakia, Poland,

Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Denmark. HSF System

is a member of the Association of Building Entrepreneurs and

a member of the Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic.

office and residential projects in the Czech

Republic and Slovakia.

We would also like to acquire our own

capacities for the production and assembly of

some of the building parts, therefore we are

currently looking for anotheracquisitions.

Where do you see your company in another

twenty years?

It’s not just a vision, as I regularly consult and

create it over a long period of time, both with

my colleagues on the board and with each

of my colleagues when they come up with

something new and thought-provoking.

We want our company to continue to function

in the future as a completely professional

BUILDING OF THE YEAR:

The prestigious award

went to HSF System

for the construction of

a community centre and

prayer room in Sedlčany in

the Central Bohemia Region.

Its other awards include,

for example, first prizes in

the competitions Building

of the Moravian-Silesian

Region, Building of the Year

of the Central Bohemian

Region and Building of

the South Moravian Region.

organisation. We want to function with

a maximum and well-adjusted internal,

production, business and personnel process

without dependence on me or others, and to

be able to function, as I say with exaggeration,

for at least 300 years, which is a short time in

geological terms. (laughs) If we look around

the world, where capitalism has been in

place for hundreds of years, we can see many

companies that have been successful for

several centuries.I believe that HSF System

will be a successful and growing company

to the delight of our customers, suppliers,

partners and of course, our employees and

shareholders, not for another twenty years,

but at least for twenty times as long. (smile)

Mr Hasík, thank you for the interview.

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