While many of Croatia’s large shipyards are battling financial troubles, aluminium work boat manufacturer Adriatic Workboats in Varazdin does not fear the future.
The shipyard - located kilometres from the sea, in Brezje, Varazdin (northern Croatia) - makes aluminium boats 13 metres in length, easily transported to their destination by road.
The company’s director Damir Kralj says the company made their first aluminium ship five years ago for Swiss client, Weber. Soon after they partnered up with an Estonian company Baltic Workboats.
"We received their expert and at the beginning also financial help," says Kralj. The companies decided to transfer the entire aluminium boat production to Varazdin.
"We would thus ensure a secure future for our firm and increase the number of employees," Kralj said. Currently Adriatic Workboats employs five people and another 20 cooperants.
"The only problem are the raw materials. There is no producer in Croatia that satisfies high quality standards. So we get aluminium from Finland and Norway and engines from Sweden."
Currently the company is working on six customers' ships and a patrol ship for National Park Mljet. As Croatia enters the European Union, it will need ships for the surveillance of the Schengen border areas, leading to further jobs, Kralj says.
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The shipyard - located kilometres from the sea, in Brezje, Varazdin (northern Croatia) - makes aluminium boats 13 metres in length, easily transported to their destination by road.
The company’s director Damir Kralj says the company made their first aluminium ship five years ago for Swiss client, Weber. Soon after they partnered up with an Estonian company Baltic Workboats.
"We received their expert and at the beginning also financial help," says Kralj. The companies decided to transfer the entire aluminium boat production to Varazdin.
"We would thus ensure a secure future for our firm and increase the number of employees," Kralj said. Currently Adriatic Workboats employs five people and another 20 cooperants.
"The only problem are the raw materials. There is no producer in Croatia that satisfies high quality standards. So we get aluminium from Finland and Norway and engines from Sweden."
Currently the company is working on six customers' ships and a patrol ship for National Park Mljet. As Croatia enters the European Union, it will need ships for the surveillance of the Schengen border areas, leading to further jobs, Kralj says.
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