Company Profile

HistoryASG London opened in 2004 as a sole trading company by the name of SK Lifts & Engineering, after trading for almost two years, SK Lifts became a Limited company.During this time SK Lifts worked with ASG Berlin; a Lift Installation company located in Germany. ASG Berlin supplied engineers when SK’s own labour force was not enough to manage the increasing number of contracts agreed. This was a good mix, for both companies, however during this time ASG Berlin was suffering financial obstacles from previous years due to the economic climate in Germany.

ASG Berlin ASG London

Although SK Lifts provided ASG Berlin with a large quantity of contracts, these were not enough, and ASG Berlin was on the brink of Foreclosure. SK Lifts had a decision to make; were they stable enough to purchase ASG Berlin, keeping them from foreclosure, whilst at the same time maintaining their own financial stability? It was decided that ASG Berlin would be completely purchased by Mr. Ahmet Kusderci, and continue to work with SK Lifts & Engineering.To keep continuity SK Lifts changed it’s name to ASG London.

Berlin

Hamburg

Algeria

London

History

ASG Berlin and ASG London are owned solely by Mr. Ahmet Kusderci and Mrs. Sophia Kusderci.Both companies run independently of each other, however at the same time offer assistance with labour when necessary.

Management

Ahmet & Sophia work together in their business. Ahmet manages the engineering side of the business, whilst Sophia manages the administrative and Health & Safety side, this arrangement works well for both of them. Sophia became involved in the lift industry in 2004, previous to this she worked in Finance & Law in both Canada and the UK.

Mr. Ahmet Kusderci

Mr. Ahmet Kusderci has worked in the Lift industry for over 20 years, initially as a Lift Engineer with Thyssen Krupp Germany, and eventually transferring to ThyssenKrupp UK in 2000. During his time with ThyssenKrupp Germany Mr. Kusderci worked in Indonesia as Supervisor for over a year. His vast experience has provided him with the knowledge to sort out problems that may seem beyond repair. His background as an Electrician enables him to work on all aspects of the lift with ease and confidence; his years of experience provides him with an almost unlimited amount of learning and knowledge. In the past 20 years, Mr. Kusderci has expanded his portfolio to include testing/commissioning as well as consulting outside of the UK. This past year he has travelled to Oman on numerous occasions as well as Algeria, and France to provide testing for an ever growing portfolio of companies that seek him out based solely on his reputation in the Lift Industry.

ASG LondonASG’s office in London is overseen by Mrs. Kusderci with the assistance of Gabriele Hedwig, Julia Boniferro, and Nigel Lewis who manages the accounting department. ASG London’s team work well together, and are able to assist each other when necessary to ensure the day to day operations run smoothly. Miss Hedwig’s vast experience allows her to provide all the necessary requirements for booking and managing all of ASG London's engineers needs.

ASG London

ASG Berlin

ASG Berlin’s branch is overseen by Mr. Thomas Fischer and Mr. Andre Blazejewski. Mr. Fischer is the branch Director; Mr. Blazejewski manages the accounting and administrative department of this branch. Mr. Fischer’s extensive experience in the lift industry allows him the confidence to manage meetings and incoming projects in Germany whilst Mr. Kusderci is not in attendance. Mr. Fischer and Mr. Kusderci have daily phone conferences to keep abreast of all new developments within both companies.

ASG Istanbul ASG Istanbul was successfully opened as of July 2009. Our Director of Istanbul is Oguz Kusderci, who brings with him years of experience in Managing International Organisations. Oguz Kusderci speaks fluent Turkish, German and English, enabling him to handle most issues within this branch. Oguz Kusderci has experience in all aspects of customer relations and International Business imports and exports, which we feel will be a definite asset to ASG Istanbul’s growth.

ASG London has grown from a staff of three to its current number of 30+; ASG has employed higher numbers of engineers in the past, however quickly discovered that more engineers does not necessarily mean better results. ASG’s current number of staff provides the same level of work that was obtained with a higher number of staff in the past. ASG quickly realised that quality is much more valuable than quantity; more engineers does not always guarantee a better end result. ASG believes that their last job is the only job that will be remembered, and on this basis they strive to ensure each job is the best quality of installation they can provide. ASG’s client base has grown throughout the years, from ThyssenKrupp UK to Kone, Thyssen Krupp Germany, Skanska, Stannah, Otis, Schindler, Berchtenbreite,r as well as other smaller organisations who seek them out as a result of their reputation for a higher quality of installation.

ASG is not always the least expensive quote provided, however ASG does their absolute best to ensure that the quality of installation is unsurpassed, and less costly in the final numbers. Over the span of the past 6 years ASG London has evolved into a stable company that prides itself on the quality of work provided. Choosing engineers who will best fit into the already existing employee roster is one of the main concerns when taking on new staff.

Progression

Previous projects that ASG have worked on include projects not only throughout the UK, but also in Spain, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Algeria, Oman, Finland, Italy, Madagascar and Denmark.

References

Queen Alexander Hospital – Portsmouth Gunn Wharf Towers – Portsmouth Canary Wharf – London White City Centre – LondonBroadgate Towers – London – ASG was called in to rectify a previous installation that had gone wrong, and to keep this project on targetHartmann Street – Manchester Arndale Centre – ManchesterSubsea 7 – AberdeenUnion Plaza – AberdeenCopenhagen Towers – Copenhagen ONE Hyde Park – London Silkeborg – Copenhagen And currently assisting in Saudi Arabia with ASG Istanbul

Gunwharf Quays - Portsmouth

Subsea 7 - Aberdeen

ReferencesCopenhagen Tower- Denmark

Berchtenbreiter, Germany

ThyssenKrupp Aufzugswerke

ThyssenKrupp Germany

ThyssenKrupp UK

Schindler Germany

Kone

ASG will continue to grow and expand their branches, allowing overall stability to all ASG locations. In the event that one branch is slower, manpower can be moved around to compensate where another branch has a higher work load.

Since purchasing ASG Berlin this branch of ASG has shown a substantial profit, and paid off all outstanding debts. Berlin now has a staff of over 25 that is gradually increasing to compensate the growing number of contracts obtained by ASG Berlin.

As a result of the ever increasing demand to provide engineers to these Middle Eastern areas, the logical solution was to open the next ASG branch in Istanbul, this will allow us to provide engineers much easier than outsourcing from our London or Berlin branches.

Objectives

Algeria

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ASG - where we believe a higher quality is our only option.Thank you for your interest and time.

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