The History of the Company

Mladen Hubzin began his career as an engineer in the mechanical engineering industry and in the production of numerically controlled machines (BTS, Mudata, Siemens CNC). After just one year, he was chosen as the best candidate for professional training at SCM s.p.a. in Rimini, where he spent the following years until being appointed area manager for all of Eastern Europe (successfully building large industrial plants such as RIGO group - Italy, Spačva Vinkovci - Croatia, Šipad Sarajevo - BiH, IKEA - Sweden - TVIN Virovitica - Croatia, and many others. After the aggression on Croatia, his business career was temporarily put on hold, and he voluntarily joined the defense of his homeland Croatia. After the end of the war, in partnership with a group of engineers, he founded a private engineering company that worked on building small and medium-sized plants, constructing factory capacities, and even on the construction and renovation of destroyed buildings and infrastructure after the war. By decision of the Owner and HABB Bank, he was appointed as a member of the supervisory board and took over the position of CEO of Turisthotel with the task of building a new resort and hotel. All tasks were successfully completed, and together with a group of engineers, a 50 million Euro investment was successfully finished. After the first project, based on the business plan, he was appointed director of the BTS Bratstvo factory with the task of urgent financial restructuring and modernization of production. The task and goal were accomplished, and the factory showcased the most modern hydraulic machine at the Hanover Fair, winning an award for innovative solutions and CNC-controlled production lines. This entrepreneurial effort was recognized, and on the proposal of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, the company was merged with the only remaining tool and machinery manufacturer, KORDUN - Karlovac; and at the request of the shareholders, our founder was appointed as a board member responsible for the development and improvement of all types of steel products in the group. In the following years, he achieved yearly increases in sales and profits across the entire group, once again proving that professional dedication and expertise lead to results and create a positive environment and systems that make quality decisions in the industry, the most important element is the expertise of professionals like Mr. Mladen Hubzin. Thanks to his top-notch experience and a foundation built on teamwork, integrity, and dedication, he was chosen as a special advisor for FGS investment funds in Croatia and has carried out several successful privatizations of large companies, built several tourist complexes, and redesigned and established new production in one of the largest food processing plants. During his time working at the FGS investment fund, the majority owner appointed Mr. Mladen Hubzin to the management of the largest construction company so that with his knowledge he could successfully build West Gate, ARENA Center, LUMINI shopping center, Konzum stores, and many other public projects. We particularly highlight the construction of the FIAT factory in Turin, the Mirafiori and Bertone plants, as well as the New Holland and Steyr Case factory in St. Valentin. Besides managing projects, he was also a board member responsible for the operations of the aluminum construction joinery factory, the sandwich panel factory, the concrete plant, and the entire construction operational production on the building sites. A new challenge came with the arrival of the Law on the Deliberalization of the Electricity Market and the start of operations of the RWE company in Croatia, where Mr. Mladen Hubzin participated in the creation of the market, and for the first time the free start of contracting for the purchase of electricity for all SME customers and subsequently for all Households. RWE energija successfully completed the work of contracting for the purchase of gas energy in the second year and won a total of about 10% of the market, in which the largest number of contracts was held by DSF under the management of our founder. After the sale of the company RWE to a new player on the market and the large company EON, the business was digitized and our founder decided to continue his career in his private company, which he has been running successfully since 2012 on the free market and without state incentives.