“After the terrible earthquake last week, the people of Haiti need all the support they can get. Like many other organizations and companies we have decided to donate money to the Swedish Red Cross fund-raising collection in aid of the survivors of the earthquake. Hoist Group has 220 employees and we are donating €50 per person. We want our employees to feel that they have all lent a helping hand to this nation in need”, says Malcolm Lindblom, CEO of Hoist Group.

Christin, tell us about your time at Hoist? "I began in March 2001 as a HotSoft Consultant, installing and selling HotSoft in Norway. Back then we were three employees, selling TV:s, channels, interior and we were just about to start with HotSoft. That year our turnover was NOK 7.4 million. Today we are thirty people and we share building and conference rooms with EM Systemer AS. During the years we have made several total sales and last autumn we signed a TV channel agreement with Choice Hotels. In 2008 our turnover reached over NOK 57 million."

Michael, how has Hoist developed during the past 10 years? "When we opened we were three people who sold interior, TV:s, channels and TV systems. The first year our turnover was DKK 8.9 million. We have several customers that have done business with us since we opened; among them you will find Hotel Legoland and Munkebjerg Hotel. Today we deliver products from Comfort Design to more than 250 hotels and TV channels to more than 450 hotels all over Denmark. We also have customers on Greenland and on the Faeroe Islands. Today we are 12 employees and the turnover has reached DKK 33.5 million."