“It was 2010 when we established the Ujë i Alpeve Water Factory, to produce and bring quality natural water from the spring to the customer’s dining table.
Ujë i Alpeve natural mineral water springs from the depths of the Alps in the Gollak Mountains in the village of Koliq, at an altitude of over 1,200 meters.
From an ancient spring of natural mineral water, and is well-known as high-quality water”, emphasizes Mr. Afrim Osmani, business owner.
Currently, the company is cooperating with more than 1,500 local companies, local hypermarket, and supermarket chains, as well as retailers.
“Since 2010, our company has managed to expand, adding production lines, and increasing the number of employees, and to become established as a name brand among customers.
To offer a high-quality product, we package the water using modern European technology certified according to European standards, which allows our Alpine Water to retain all its natural
properties from the spring. However, in addition to the advanced technology we employ, to carry out our planning and to be competitive in the market, we also needed to invest in working capital.
We managed to make this investment with a loan guaranteed by the Kosovo Credit Guarantee Fund”, notes Mr. Osmani.
Through this investment, the company managed to achieve production goals and planned sales, which at the same time resulted in business growth.
The support for this investment came through with the loan guaranteed by the Kosovo Credit Guarantee Fund, together with the COSME Program of the European Investment Fund
supporting access to finance for MSMEs at different stages of their life cycle, such as during
the creation, expansion, or transfer of business.
