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however Franc  gradually began to include his children in the business and today all the subsidiaries are run by family members Akripol from Trebnje (acquired in the summer of 2016) is engaged in the  production and processing of polymers and cast acrylic glass sheets decided to establish individual business units engaged in the production of two of the core program ranges - one specializing in processing thermo-formable plastic materials and the other in Plexiglas windows The latter provided foundations for Plastoform Blanca appointed an external director of the unit Plastoform Šmarjeta continued its growth and in 2010 The company is engaged in the manufacture of plastic components which today operate under the names of Plastoform Istra and Istraplastika they acquired a majority stake through a public tender and subsequently purchased the remaining share from minority shareholders thus becoming 100% owners of the companies The youngest son Gašper was given his chance with the acquisition of Papiroti in November 2012 “At that time I had just finished my  secondary school enrolled in a part-time study program at a Faculty and I immediately joined the company At the beginning I was working as head of production and meanwhile slowly acquiring management experience with father’s help I was appointed Company Director on 1 January 2016 at the age of only 22,” explains Gašper of his career development so far.The core production activities of the company are printed paper bags and wrapping papers all the companies merged into a single holding and the Plastoform Group was established but a transfer of ownership is on the cards in the not too distant future This is how Franc contemplates the future and how the Group and the children may grow and develop: “While the next generation is well-prepared for new challenges and opportunities there may be risks awaiting just around the corner This is something I am very well aware of and thus potential risks and solutions are common topics of our meetings we have a clear set of performance indicators and our expectations are clear: if the children fail to excel as directors of individual companies I see  internal control of the companies and self-criticism as being of the utmost importance in the business.” The brothers emphasize that becoming part of the Group was a natural process and nobody forced them to join the family business Challenges themselves were sufficiently attractive and none of them ever imagined not being a part of the family success story I wish to emphasize that as a second generation passion and motivation have grown with us from an early age,” continues Miha Success only comes through hard work and every one of the children first worked in a factory and was only subsequently promoted who were also my fellow-villagers,” says Franc Sr family business is the way of life they have grown up with and are proud of it they use the fact that theirs is a family business to their great advantage “Our brand is associated with the surname Gregorčič it is easier to talk business and customers have more trust While I do trust and have confidence in our sales team it makes a difference if you discuss business as the owner,” explains Gašper of his experience While each of the Gregorčič brothers has his own view of the management  of their individual company they at all times assist and encourage each other without it the group is not able to function as a whole: “Even if there is a disagreement at the general meeting in times of crisis it is very important that you have someone at your side you can rely on.” Although the entire world is their playing field they have not forgotten their local environment including voluntary fire fighter and sporting events and they even built a sports ground – Plastoform park of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited