Andreew Investment Group AD is a holding company and some of its affiliates were founded back in 1989. The companies’ line of business is focused on distribution, logistics, operational leasing, hotel accommodation and real estate portfolio management.
The situation in Ukraine is alarming. Millions of families are fleeing Ukraine. Many of them are coming to Germany as well. Ukrainian families must rely on the help of others.
Many organisations are currently actively working to assist refugees with various donations of goods and foods.
Arche Berlin has recently become a coordinating body for refugees from Ukraine and has repurposed its gymnasium into a location for receiving and handing out donations. There, families who have fled Ukraine can find hot meals, long-lasting foods, medical aid, baby food, water bottles, air mattresses, travel cots, sleeping bags and much more. At a number of other sites, such as Arche Warsaw, in Poland, new families are being taken in every day to offer them a little security in these difficult times.
The Andreew Investment Group has been donating to the Arche organisation for years because it is an honest and kind establishment that goes above and beyond for vulnerable children and their families. In good conscience, AIG is again donating EUR 26,500 to Arche to help ensure that refugees can continue to receive the necessary foods and goods that their plight demands.
We hope that peace will come soon, and wish all the best for the families affected.
This year again, success is more fun when you can share it. We are therefore pleased to again have the chance to support charitable organisations this year. Our employees voted for the respective organisations in their fundraising campaign and have made their own contribution. In total, we were able to collect around EUR 70,000. The donations were distributed among the charities Bärenfamilie, Stiftung Kinderherz, Arche Berlin and Franziskustreff.
These funds can be used to provide staff and materials to keep the doors open and the lights on.
We built a total of three new logistics halls: warehouse 5 with an area of 7,734 ㎡, warehouse 6 with an area of 9,185 ㎡ and warehouse 7 with an area of 6,448 ㎡. In order to increase the quality of the logistics centre and improve the working conditions, an additional restaurant was built for the employees, situated on 462 ㎡. Ongoing is also the implementation of construction projects with a building permit for a total of 30,900 ㎡.
Christmas time is family time. All across Germany, families are preparing for the holidays. But sadly, many socially disadvantaged children do not get to enjoy a nice Christmas dinner during this time. Even during the crisis, the Andreew Investment Group (AIG) has not given up its previous tradition and is donating to various different organisations again this year to support families and children.
In addition to the donations already made over the course of the year, AIG also decided just before Christmas to provide over EUR 100,000 again. This money is to be used, for example, by “Die Arche” in Berlin to put together “Christmas packages” for over 1,000 children so that they can also enjoy a nice holiday menu. In addition, AIG’s donation funded 400 Christmas presents and the purchase of a new VW 9-seater bus. Outstanding payments for the completion of the play area at the Berlin Hellersdorf locations were also settled and other projects were implemented.
Particularly in the challenging times for families during the coronavirus pandemic, it was very important to AIG and its employees to be aware of their own responsibility and to help. AIG particularly focuses on the well-being of children and young people from socially disadvantaged families and supports the work of initiatives for more equal opportunities. For this reason, AIG also supported the “Concordia Association for Social Projects” in Bulgaria with donations for food, clothing, teaching materials and school supplies. Digital infrastructure for educational purposes could also be implemented thanks to AIG. Concordia received grants for the necessary technical equipment and educational platforms. In this way, AIG creates innovative added value, keeping education going and helping the children develop their media skills.
With donations totalling around EUR 200,000, AIG supported “Die Arche” in Berlin, the “Concordia Association for Social Projects”, “Schutzengelwerk” and the “Kinderherz” foundation in 2020.
Pfando celebrates its 10th anniversary on 2 November 2020. With 25 branches and 80 employees, Pfando is the leading German company in the sale and rent-back sector. For 10 years, dozens of people a day and now more than 30,000 satisfied customers across Germany have put their trust in Pfando. We would like to thank our customers and especially our team for their trust and long-standing loyalty. After all, it is our employees who are responsible for the success and development of the past years. Without them, Pfando would not be the company it is today. Due to the current situation, there were no big celebrations, and thanks for their dedication were expressed personally within the scope of the possibilities. The offices were decorated with balloons and flowers, and small gifts were handed out as a token of appreciation.
Pfando announces new brand ambassador
To mark its 10th anniversary, Pfando is announcing its new brand ambassador: the record-winning international footballer Lothar Matthäus. Pfando wishes the honorary captain a warm welcome to its team and looks forward to working together with him. The unparalleled career of the 1990 world champion represents the values of the financial services provider: loyalty, team spirit and motivation.
About Lothar Matthäus
Lothar Matthäus comes from Herzogenaurach, Germany, and has been playing football since his early childhood. As a midfielder, Matthäus won all of the possible titles that can be won in the course of a footballing career: He won the German Championship and the UEFA Cup several times, as well as achieving DFB Cup victories and the World Cup and European Championship titles with the German national football team. Matthäus was named World Player of the Year in 1991 and German Footballer of the Year in 1999. After his active career, Matthäus coached various foreign league teams up until 2011 and now works as a TV expert on Sky.
Despite the current economic uncertainty as we face times of quarantine restrictions and challenging business environment, Andreew Investment Group (AIG) has kept its tradition to continue with the charity work for non-profit organisations in Bulgaria and Germany.
This year our focus is on charity projects for socially disadvantaged children. The financial support provided by AIG ensures that these non-profit institutions continue their charity work.
This year we have donated more than 100 000 Euros in total to four organisations, which deal with socially disadvantaged children.
SchutzengelWerk
Die Arche
Stiftung KinderHertz
Concordia.or.at
The main focus of these projects is on children and their needs. Sometimes the needs may be basic things like having a roof over one’s head and warm meals. Sometimes the children lack basic social skills. As they come from socially disadvantaged families, they often tend to be outsiders unable to integrate into normal social environment. Therefore, the educators and trainers work on building skills and values, which will ensure their further fit into the society. The whole process of support is set in such a way that children experience love, security, stability, acceptance and synergy.
The respective organizations which received our donations are:
The SchutzengelWerk charitable organization in Germany works with children, who lack proper nutrition, education, social and cultural skills. The foundation supports difficult children, who need specialized help. Our donation ensured the first vacation trip ever for such children. It is for first time in their lives that they would enjoy an excursion.
Die Arche organisation in Germany works on different projects to support children and young people. The focus is on children’s free time. This includes educational support in preparation homeworks and lessons for school, as well as meaningful leisure activities. The foundation also provides free meals. Although the German society generally lives in welfare, there are still children, who do not have access to regular meals at home. Our donation will provide warm meals for these children in Berlin during the whole year.
Our charity project for the KinderHerz foundation in Germany ensures support for children with cardiovascular problems, as well as further development of scientific research in this area.
We also took part in the social projects of Concordia, Bulgaria with a donation of 22 000 BGN. Concordia is a non-profit charitable organisation which helps children who live in extreme poverty with lack of housing, clothing and food. Thanks to Concordia these children have the opportunity to grow in a family-like environment. They can live in safe and stable surroundings and have access to psychological support, education and social training. AIG has provided the financial support for warm meals, clothing and education for the whole year.
As of January 2020 Fortuna Kom LTD has obtained the exclusive rights for the distribution of Werner & Mertz products on the Bulgarian market.
Due to its renown brands such as Erdal, Frosch, Emsal und Rorax and over 150 years sustainable business development, Werner & Mertz has been recognized on the European market as a very innovative company in the field of household cleaners & detergents.
Frosch is the European No. 1 brand for ecological cleaners with the highest market shares in almost all European countries.
Fortuna Com Ltd. had its 30th birthday celebration at a large event on 29 November at Bansko winter resort. The celebration was attended by all employees from all over the country.
Fortuna was founded at the dawn of democracy in 1989 and since then its continuous growth and development has never ceased. Currently Fortuna is one of the largest Bulgarian distributors with a wide sales network throughout the whole country. In 2019 it was awarded and recognized as being the number One best distribution company in Bulgaria. Fortuna represents some of the most renown global brands in the FMCG sector like L‘Oreal, Merci, Toffifee, Heinz, Kraft, Zewa, Libress, Wilkinson, Frosh, Erdal and many others.
The 30th anniversary was celebrated with famous Bulgarian stars – Vasil Naydenov and Krasi Radkov, who performed exclusively for the employees of Fortuna. Longtime employees received special attention and recognition with rewards and incentives. The final result was a remarkable, exciting and a memorable birthday celebration.
We wish all the best to Fortuna and as always to remain a successful and preferred Bulgarian partner.
The PROGRESSIVE conference, which is the biggest business event in Bulgaria in the FMCG sector, took place on 11 and 12 April in Plovdiv. The most successful FMCG companies and brands received their awards. We are proud to announce that FORTUNA-KOM earned the very top place. It was awarded and recognized as being the BEST Distribution Company in Bulgaria.
However, with our new name, we also intend to achieve a clear allocation and integration into the group of companies within the Andreew Investment Group (AIG) and Andreew Holding GmbH; REALIUS has adopted the parent company’s logo here.
REALIUS has the word “real” in its name which is an abbreviation for real estate. A short suffix is added to complete our new name, making it sound harmonious, REALIUS.
ProImmobilia’s core business (new name: REALIUS) is still portfolio and asset management.
With its continuous growth for 30 years since its establishment, Fortuna has proven itself as a preferred partner and national distributor of leading global brands and manufacturers. The trust and trading rights granted apply not only to the retail but also to a new trading line dedicated to products for the hotel and restaurant business. Accordingly, Fortuna Kom has been establishing a new division and sales organisation, making its next jump on the market – increasing its market share and expanding its trading network at national level.
The new acquisition consists of two existing buildings – total of 8,430 m2 warehouse and office premises, which are built on a 55,000 m2 plot. Additionally, further business expansion is planned, as Mr. Vincent Andreew, the CEO of Andreew Investment Group AD, explained. Another huge logistics facility will be built on the vacant part of the plot with approx. 24,000 m2 of rentable space.
The new acquisition strengthens further the Andreew Investment Group AD's market position.
Through multiple real estate deals, in 2017 the company has achieved sales and purchases of assets reaching the value of about EUR 100 million.
Despite the tense Berlin real estate market situation, the company has managed to develop and establish its position on the market for the new business year of 2018.
According to Mr. Vincent Andreew, the real estate portfolio in 2018 will continue to develop and expand.
Modern, with open spaces and European design ― these are the words that can describe the renovated offices of Andreew Investment Group AD which were opened in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The offices of the subsidiaries Fortuna, Transcapital and Lion hotels opened doors at the end of November 2016, followed by the headquarters of Andreew Investment Group which started functioning at the beginning of January 2017.
One of the leading Bulgarian architecture and design companies got an insight into the philosophy of Andreew Investment Group AD and put it professionally into practice. The modern look of the offices makes them compete with design concepts on an international level, achieving perfect harmony between style and functionality. Apart from the well-lit work spaces special attention has been paid to recreation and communication areas because it is important to make employees feel comfortable in the new offices. The green cozy areas create comfort zones, and the transparent open spaces optimize the exchange of information at its fullest extent.
Renovation and modernization is an investment which expresses best the company’s policy part of which are also the following goals:
- Enhance innovation and work motivation
- Facilitate and improve team work
- Increase work efficiency and produce higher results
- Unity and transparency
We are pleased to welcome Mr. Nikolai Dimitrov as new member of the Board of Directors of Andreew Investment Group.
According to Mr. Vincent Andreew, CEO of Andreew Investment Group, Mr. Dimitrov is the best person for this position with his six-year managerial experience in the holding group. His primary role as a member of the Board of Directors is to support the CEO Vincent Andreew in the management and control of any activities of its subsidiaries.
Since its establishment end of 2014, Andreew Real Estate Holding has acquired about 20,000 square meters of residential and commercial properties in the city-centre of Berlin.
Fortuna Kom LTD has obtained the exclusive rights for the distribution of Zewa in January 2014.
