Editorial

The opportunity to be there, to create something new, to bring people together for a common cause, to prove to myself and often to other doubting people that everything we do in the company makes sense, has always driven me forward and forced me to innovate and take on new opportunities and challenges.

Those thirty years were not always easy, but even in the difficult moments, when we were fighting for every order, I never left that fantastic idea of uniqueness in invention and production of buildings under the conditions of line production –a building that is not a building in the traditional sense, but actually a kit.

Through persistent innovations, an obsession with cleanliness and quality, and dreams of a sophisticated production line, all of this has gradually created a culture in the company – a state where innovation acts as food for man. I can only conclude that the people who design and create new and innovative creations of modular buildings and architecture every day are the true enthusiasts who enrich our lives. For me, personally, modular construction is a means to fulfill my life's mission of helping people around the world through the products I create and the work I do on a daily basis. The problem of providing quick housing and necessary sanitation conditions is currently manifesting itself increasingly. This has been confirmed many times in our company. This was the case with the delivery of modular buildings for refugees in Germany during the war in the former Yugoslavia or, for example, when we built facilities for Czech construction workers in Turkmenistan. Modular construction is used in a wide range of sectors and the highlight for us was the delivery of a modular airport in Senegal. This is the first airport in the world to be built in this way and we are proud that it was manufactured here in Vizovice in the Czech Republic.

I see modularity as one of the principles of a simpler future world. Modules are green and used in different configurations. Modular flexible farms, rental housing, and entire cities are the future. We put modules into use like trees grow in nature – we don't disturb anything – today with a crane, in the future with a drone. We must treat nature as a friend, recycle materials and put the principles of the circular economy into practice. In modular construction, we do not build foundations; we assembly modules on screws that are drilled into the ground. That way, we can build farms wherever suitable, or hospitals, retirement homes, schools, kindergartens, or whatever else the need dictates.

There's a lot more to come...

...and that's a good thing.

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