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Unitrade, Ltd.

Unitrade, Ltd., in Ljubuški is in the business of specialized sales of auto parts, tyres, auto cosmetics, oil and lubricants, batteries, service equipment, trucking auto parts programme, scooters and services of repair of automobiles and trucks and it owns machinery for retreading truck tyres.

Unitrade, Ltd. was founded in 1994. The company started right after the break - up of the former Yugoslavia, when the socialist economy was replaced by the market system. It was lead by a team of young businessmen, made up of mechanical engineers, economists and experienced servicemen and salespeople.

Unitrade, Ltd. did business with Slovenian suppliers in the beginning, such as Sava, Inc. Kranj (automobile tyres) and Tab, Inc. Mežica (batteries). Soon, the business expanded to European and world suppliers such as Goodyear tyres, Monroe shocks, and Walker mufflers (USA), Bosh auto equipment and parts, Hofmann service equipment, Jurid discs, disc plates, brake pads, coating, and Knorr truck brake and pneumatic systems (Germany), BP oils and lubricants (Great Britain), Arexons auto cosmetics and Brembo brake discs (Italy), RTS pellets, clamps (Spain), AWS Pilkington wind shield glass (Finland), etc.

Since Sava Tires, Ltd (whose majority owner is Goodyear) is our strategic partner, at the beginning of 2000 we decided to open a retreading of truck tyres business through a joint venture. Work in the retreading business is based on the most modern Goodyear technology "endless line", and so the retreading business operates under GAR (Goodyear Authorised Retread) authorisation. We possess the ECE 109 certificate which enables export of tyres into EU countries. This means that each tyre is certified and it has its own seal. Even though currently there is no law regulation in Bosnia and Herzegovina regulating this kind of exchange, we decided on the certification process in order be a step ahead of the others.

Following the business philosophy of "step by step", we decided to develop a franchise network of quick auto repair shops by the name of ASD (auto service and parts) across Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In 2000, we opened the business in Mostar. Imagined as an "extended arm" of Unitrade, besides wholesale and retail sale of auto parts, it offers the quick repair services such as: replacement of shocks, oil, disk plates, bearings, filters, springs, etc. These are all services which can be performed in a relatively short period of time.

Such a business formula turned out to be successful, so we opened similar businesses across Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Today, our ASD businesses are in Mostar, Banja Luka, Orašje, Rama, Bihać, Brčko, Bijeljina, Jajce, Vitez, Tuzla, Široki Brijeg, Čapljina, Stolac, and Sarajevo.

Two years ago, we started a development plan in the area of expansion of assortment of services in quick repair shops. The accent was on implementing BCS (Bosch Car Service), a system which will ensure ASD a competitive edge in the area of quick diagnostics and repair. Today, this process is in its final phase, and so we will be able to offer BCS services to our clients in every one of our businesses.

Quality product and service for which each one of our clients gets a warranty, as well as expert personnel which is continually educated in education centres of world - known manufacturers are certainly the most significant guarantees of our position in the region.

As far as the way of conducting business is concerned, our policy is the same everywhere: the service and product price is identical in all our businesses. No matter where the client comes, he or she will get the same service and quality for the same price.