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Ore loader. Martin has been an employee of Prostějov since its founding and has held the position of Managing Direc- tor since 2012. You run a company that has the most diverse portfolio of services within FCC’s companies in the Czech Republic. Do you have a service that you particularly like? I associate each of the activities with the people who manage and direct each service and with whom I coo- perate. In this respect we have a rea- lly good team, the cooperation with each of the service centres is plea- sant. However, if I had to highlight one of our activities, it would proba- bly be the construction activity where we have given life to projects that im- prove people’s quality of life (paths, playgrounds, etc.). You started working for the com- pany as a sales representative. Would you consider this an ad- vantage? Yes, without a doubt, our portfolio of services is very broad, and the diver- sity of our activities is enormous, so my previous experience in the com- pany, both in operations and in sales positions, is certainly a great advan- tage for me. Towards the end of 2016, FCC Prostějov, s.r.o. was awarded lar- ge contracts in the city of Prostě- jov, and the company was able to provide services until 2024. Whe- re do you think they are stronger than their competitors? An offer of this size does not happen every year, so it was essential for us to be successful. The success was the result of the hard work of our people, and this is what I see as I N T E R V I E W Martin Grepl The company’s managing director the greatest advantage our firm has over our competitors. Our team is able to work together with a strong commitment, knowledge and pro- fessionalism. Succeeding in this tender has gi- ven us the opportunity to continue working with the city administration, which is something I consider very important, especially with regard to the further growth of our company. As of 1 February 2017, A.S.A. TS Prostějov changed the name of the company to FCC Prostějov, s.r.o. Therefore, it has symboli- cally completed the process of changing the name of all FCC Group companies in the Czech Republic, how have your business partners, employees and you per- sonally become accustomed to this change? The name change process is com- pletely common in multinational corporations, so I wasn’t surprised when the owner introduced this re- quirement. The unification of the company name throughout the Eu- ropean market makes sense. There were some initial concerns about this change, because after all those years of market presence, A.A.S.A. became a household name, and the affinity our employees felt for that brand gave us a justification for pride of belonging. However, thanks to the good organisation of the whole name change process, I am convinced that with the new FCC logo we have be- gun to write another positive stage in our history. The company is one of the largest employers in the region, and does this have a positive impact on the company’s image? Our company has always had a high and stable level of recruitment, and in combination with the wide range of high quality services we provide and our vision, this contributes un- mistakably to the good image of the company. • Complex services in waste mana- gement. • Maintenance and repair of streets and roads. • Maintenance and repair of public lighting and traffic lights. • Operation and administration of parking systems. • Management and maintenance of parks and green areas as well as the administration of a botanical garden. • Construction of paths for parks, playgrounds and street furniture. • Management of cemeteries and funeral services. • Installation of commercial navigation systems on light poles. Company’s portfolio of services C O M M U N I T I E S 35 C O M M U N I T I E S