{"id":41,"date":"2020-05-16T02:29:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T00:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2025-10-13T16:49:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:49:50","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/en\/about-us-2\/","title":{"rendered":"COMPANY HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-857898 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-562218 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"element-block-heading style-v1\">\n\t<div class=\"inner\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sub-heading\"><span>WHY?<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading\">Shijaku Group<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-16067\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-494466 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>Shijaku Group brings a new European concept to the Albanian market \u2014 delivering excellence and care toward customers, ensuring accuracy, professionalism, and services that comply with European rules and standards. The latest innovations in design and advanced technology in implementation guarantee high-quality results for today and the future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We offer 100% quality<\/li>\n<li>Professional service<\/li>\n<li>Absolute accuracy<\/li>\n<li>Customer care<\/li>\n<li>Serious cooperation<\/li>\n<li>A qualified professional team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-138710 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-967795 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-726490 kc_col-sm-3 kc_column kc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-208435 kc_counter_box\">\n\t<i class=\"fa-building-o element-icon\"><\/i>\t<span class=\"counterup\">20<\/span>\n\t<h4>% annual economic growth<\/h4><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-620199 kc_col-sm-3 kc_column kc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-771517 kc_counter_box\">\n\t<i class=\"fa-group element-icon\"><\/i>\t<span class=\"counterup\">1500<\/span>\n\t<h4>Loyal clients<\/h4><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-236082 kc_col-sm-3 kc_column kc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-527075 kc_counter_box\">\n\t<i class=\"fa-graduation-cap element-icon\"><\/i>\t<span class=\"counterup\">25<\/span>\n\t<h4>Years of professional experience<\/h4><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-607486 kc_col-sm-3 kc_column kc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-806528 kc_counter_box\">\n\t<i class=\"fa-truck element-icon\"><\/i>\t<span class=\"counterup\">1500<\/span>\n\t<h4>Instant transport capacity in tons<\/h4><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-357194 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-777808 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-83896 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-201806 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-361470 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-719653 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc_shortcode kc_single_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/historiku-shijakugroup-1024x700xc.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-111544 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\">\n<div class=\"element-block-heading style-v1\">\n\t<div class=\"inner\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sub-heading\"><span>Beginnings<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading\">A bit of history<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-72137 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>Shijaku sh.p.k was founded as a small family business at the beginning of 1993, initially engaged in the trade of construction materials and food products. As the company\u2019s operations showed promising growth and strong economic and financial indicators, the need arose to formally establish Shijaku sh.p.k.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-773884\" style=\"height: 16px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-627026 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>Since its founding, the company has focused on trading two main categories of goods \u2014 construction materials and food products \u2014 both of which have consistently maintained high market demand, particularly in developing countries such as Albania. This strategic focus has been the key to our company\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<p>The management of Shijaku sh.p.k, with a clear vision of the market economy, leveraged the strong demand potential and successfully positioned the company as one of the most successful in northern Albania. This achievement was soon followed by expansion into international markets; as early as 1996, the company began import operations with neighboring countries, transporting goods by sea from Italy and by land from Greece.<\/p>\n<p>During the period 1998\u20132002, Shijaku sh.p.k intensified its commercial activity, circulating substantial quantities of goods such as flour, wheat, corn, and roof tiles, in collaboration with European Union countries including Italy, France, and Greece.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Shijaku sh.p.k remains a recognized name for professionalism, quality, and reliability in the trade of construction materials and food products across Albania and the region.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-618344 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Our goal has always been \u2014 and continues to be \u2014 the diversification of activities, while maintaining careful consideration in selecting new investment sectors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-45606 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-84930 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-893261 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-861486 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\">\n<div class=\"element-block-heading style-v1\">\n\t<div class=\"inner\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sub-heading\"><span>After<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading\">2002<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-688042 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>Following 2002, as the company\u2019s commercial activity reached high levels and its growth rates proved satisfactory, we focused on the idea of completing the full trading chain of our products. Within this framework, it was considered reasonable to undertake a strategic investment in domestic flour production, with a total investment of \u20ac7,000,000, of which <strong>Shijaku sh.p.k<\/strong> owned <strong>12.5%<\/strong> of the share capital.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-366259 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc_shortcode kc_single_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shijakugroup-pas2002-1.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-667375 kc_row kc_row_inner\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-779581 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-670469 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<h3><strong>ASSETS AT A MACRO LEVEL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The company was established with an initial subscribed capital of $1,000 and owned a plot of land belonging to the Shijaku brothers, with a total surface area of 12,700 m\u00b2.<\/p>\n<p><em>The company\u2019s investments and assets include:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Land purchase in Arrameras, Fush\u00eb Kruj\u00eb: 4,000 m\u00b2<\/li>\n<li>Additional land purchase in Arrameras, Fush\u00eb Kruj\u00eb: 3,100 m\u00b2<\/li>\n<li>Land purchase in Fush\u00eb Kruj\u00eb: 35,000 m\u00b2<\/li>\n<li>Land purchase in Prez\u00eb: 6,350 m\u00b2<\/li>\n<li>Property in Prez\u00eb: 1,500 m\u00b2 of construction and 2,700 m\u00b2 of land<\/li>\n<li>Land in Tirana, near the Artificial Lake: 2,000 m\u00b2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Regarding logistical and technological capacities:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 transport trucks and self-loading\/unloading machinery<\/li>\n<li>Generators and 3 excavators<\/li>\n<li>Scrap processing machinery valued at \u20ac450,000<\/li>\n<li>Five machines for lifting bricks up to the sixth floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-502763\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-567558 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column_inner kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc_wrapper kc-col-inner-container\">\n<div class=\"element-block-heading style-v7\">\n\t<div class=\"inner\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sub-heading\"><span>Expansion of<\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading\">Activities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-778210 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>As part of the company\u2019s growth and expansion in the field of construction materials, after achieving substantial turnover and a solid client base, the company reached the conclusion and made the decision to invest in the construction of a brick manufacturing plant in Fush\u00eb Kruj\u00eb.<\/p>\n<p>In line with this objective, together with its partner, the company established Milis Brick sh.a. in 2004, and jointly built the first private brick factory in Albania \u2014 an investment completed in October 2007.<\/p>\n<p>The tendency toward new investments, driven by the generation of stable income, encouraged us to explore other areas of development.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-298382 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-61314 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc_shortcode kc_single_image effect-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/rruge_2_shijaku.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-506160 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-238466 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<h3>KOKA &amp; ENERGY PESHK<\/h3>\n<p><strong>- Total investment: \u20ac5,500,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shijaku sh.p.k participation: 49% of shares<\/li>\n<li>Current investment value: \u20ac5,500,000<\/li>\n<li>Installed capacity: 3.6 MW<\/li>\n<li>Production capacity according to implementation plan: 17,000,000 \u2013 19,000,000 kWh per year<\/li>\n<li>Payback period at current market prices: 4\u20135 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","kingcomposer","kc-css-system","masthead-fixed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":524,"href":"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions\/524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shijakugroup.al\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}