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The story of entrepreneur Arjeta Puca who returned to Albania to produce cars in her factory

2023-05-13 15:01:39Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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Arjeta Puca

Entrepreneur Arjeta Puca, who produces cars in her factory in Albania and has been selected by the UN to produce 500 ambulances that will be donated to Ukraine, was the guest of Prime Minister Edi Rama in the 6th episode of the "Flasim" Podcast.

Puca manufactures cars on the outskirts of Tirana and its cars go to the emergency, for the wounded of the war in Ukraine, for the hospital emergency or the Albanian National Emergency, for the Armed Forces and the fire brigade.

Recently, Puca also participated in a United Nations competition in Serbia for 8 fire engines, which she won.

Describing herself as an Albanian girl who loves her country, Arjeta says that "she is a feminist, rebellious, hardworking girl who loves her family".

Born in Bulqiza, Arjeta Puca left at the age of 4 with her family for Turkey in 1991.

"Then we returned for vacation in '96 and it was a very nice feeling and when I came to Albania, I said: when will that day come that I will return to Albania and live there forever", she confesses.

Telling about her passions such as boxing and motorcycling, Puca says that "after I got my license, I started riding the motorcycle and I liked it so much and I have traveled to many countries. I ran away to Africa, to South America, recently I was in Morocco, doing a solo motorcycle trip. I also like the motorbike in the mountains, so I have also registered for the Rally Albania race this year".

To Prime Minister Rama's question about how the passion for cars and for the development of systems to build cars began, Puca answered that "my father was also a plumber when we were in Turkey and every weekend he took me to work and I looked at tools, hydraulic parts and that's how the passion for tools gets into me. Then the father himself opened a shop with all the mother. From music teacher, master plumber and then opened the shop, both left my job after 15 years of emigration and after university, I worked there. So I was constantly in cars and I liked the car part, too much".

"Every year we said that one day we would return to Albania and so for almost 25 years. And I saw that mom and dad couldn't make a decision. I said, it became like a vicious and fixed circle when I turned 30, celebrated my birthday and returned to Albania. I said I will come back and once I thought I could sell the tools we have to the Turkish company, but after two years I got an ambulance project and we worked with a company and that company left the project in the middle, but misfortune became my luck and I learned how to make an ambulance because I am an engineer myself. I even started making ambulances because customers came with requests again with ambulances. After the ambulance, more requests came for police cars, barbershops, more strange projects and I said yes, I would study them all. I cooperate with specialists, so I started to produce. It is also initiative work", underlined Puca.

Entrepreneur Puca shared that she has worked with tools at Bosch in Germany and Bosch in Japan.

"In Germany, I made the display part and some car tracking software. In Japan I worked for the Electric Control Unit of vehicles. I was told many times when I first came to Albania: all the people will say that it cannot be done. And I took it as a joke, and yes, the first day I went to the notary, opened the company, he told me "Well done, but it won't work" and I was surprised, it really seemed like a joke. Here it was more this part, they kept asking me why you came back, there is no way to go. And when they heard that I was also in Germany, "Why didn't you do your papers in Germany, but came to Albania?" I used to say "I have a company here, you tell me to go to Germany and work as an employee, I don't understand the logic". Constantly these questions and I was really surprised. There were some questions that preferred to have your own company, be in your own country, but to leave to work in Germany for example. They seemed very strange to me, but I am changing the opinion of those who watch it, that it is better to stay here and do one thing", said Puca.

Rama estimated that there were female workers in the Puca factory.

"And then to find the others around you who created the staff, you took the employees because the other part that left me speechless was that in your factory you didn't see employees with the burden of life on their shoulders, men with calloused hands, but you saw some girls that looked like butterflies", said Rama.

"The girls are also more detailed, they do the work more cleanly. It also fits in with my philosophy at work. So we cooperate a lot with the girls and we want to make more of the part so that they can participate in the welding, the lathe, to have all the girls there", said Puca.

Rama emphasized that "in all that you described, the danger is that it seems as if your life was a field of flowers. You've played American football, you've traveled around the world on a motorcycle, you've done boxing with punches and kicks, you've become the owner of a company, you produce, you sell, and everything is fine. But surely there were moments when you ate the fists of life".

"It wasn't quite a field of flowers and I still don't think it is. But normally we are doing enough. First of all, being in emigration is a problem in itself and this. When I was in Turkey, working, I constantly skipped school, working until 3 in the morning. So, I was constantly making sacrifices. Even in the summer when I did these jobs, when everyone was on the beaches, I was practicing, I almost never took a vacation. My whole life has been work, actually. And when I came to Albania, imagine I was 30 years old. I didn't know Albanian almost at all and I didn't have any friends. I was completely isolated, I'm just trying to do business, network, create new things, learn the language. All these two or three years have been very difficult alone. Also, the 2020 part has been terribly difficult for me," Puca emphasized.

Asked by Rama what he thinks about those who say: "You can't live in Albania, there is no bread in Albania, you have to leave Albania an hour before, Albania is finished, there is no chance. What do you say?

"I have been living here for 5 years, I am very happy. I have seen many other countries, each one has its own problems, there is no country without problems. For me, personally, I have not found the happiness I have found in Albania in any country, because it is not just one thing, there are many things that make you happy", emphasized Puca.

Answering Prime Minister Rama's question about what he can do for Arieta to produce an Albanian brand car, Arjeta Puca said that "I think a feasibility study is needed for this. We can produce it. We can manufacture our own tools completely, from start to finish."

Rama said that "we as Albania, but through you and me, you at the wheel and me pushing from behind, we can have a factory that not only makes production like today of all these tools that are manufacturing, but also makes the products own 'bio'. From A to Z?!".

 

 


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