fríggjadagur 12. september 2008síða 12

Vestnorden Travel Mart 2008 12 - Our intention is not directly to become the largest bus company in the country, but we intend to be the best”, says Mr Hans Jacob Kollslíð – the second CEO in this newly formed cooperation regarding the transport of people in the Faroes. In May, a new cooperation saw the light of day. This was the merging of two older bus companies, which have begun to cooperate with the objective of creating the best bus company in the country. The companies involved are HK-bussar and Bussferðir. Both companies have extensive experience regarding the transport of people. HK-bussar The people behind HK-bussar have been involved with the transport of people for app. 50 years. The company began with just one very small bus, and has expanded considerably with the times. The CEO in the beginning was the father of the current CEO. HK-bussar operate some routes for Strandfaraskip Landsins, e.g. the national transport company, as well as operating a charter service from the very day the company first acquired vehicles. Bussferðir The company was established 26 years ago, so this company is also experienced in the transport of people. According to their own statement, they maintain they are well endowed linguistically and are capable of accepting people from almost any nationality and able to talk with all guests. They are in a position to transport unrestricted numbers of people and reservations can be made via the internet, enabling people to tailor their own reservations. New cooperation Cooperation slowly begun in May and both CEO’s stress the intention is not necessarily to become the largest company, but to become the best of its kind in the Faroes. Since cooperation begun, the company has had many tours both domestically and abroad. These have been to France, England, Polen and Norway and the company has organised many tours round all of the Faroe Islands. Currently, the companies are working to create a joint internet website, where it will be possible to organise almost any tour. The new joint venture will receive three new busses before the end of the month. The company employs seven staff to operate the eleven available busses. - “The intention of our participation at the Vestnorden Travel Mart, will first and foremost be to market our new cooperation, and to create new contacts within the tourist industry, which we very much would like to become a more important part of ”, says Mr Hans Jacob Kollslíð, who is the second of the two CEO's in this new joint venture project. Cooperation now and in the future