He entered the construction company as a plasterer, became the boss by buying all the shares of the company! Businessman from Bingöl, Fesih Zeki Mert, became the owner of the Van Horne Company, where he first got a job as a plasterer in Canada, where he went as a construction worker in his 20s, and later moved it to the list of the 50 most successful companies in Canada. Mert, who built important buildings in Canada such as schools, hospitals and airports, now carries his success in Canada to many regions in Turkey, especially his hometown of Bingöl.
HE ENTERS THE COMPANY, WHICH WILL BE THE BOSS, AS A CONSTRUCTION CLEANING WORKER
Van Horne Construction Chairman of the Board of Directors, Fesih Zeki Mert, made candid statements to our newspaper, from his childhood to his work years in Canada and his story as a boss. Born in the Karlıova district of Bingöl, completing his primary education in his hometown and high school in Malatya, Mert immigrated to England and then to Canada in his early 20s. Mert, who worked as a waiter in restaurants in England for a while, later moved to Canada on the occasion of a friend. Looking for a job in Canada for a while, Mert joins Van Horne Construction, where he will buy all of his shares, as a construction cleaning worker.
TAKES ITS COMPANY AMONG CANADA'S 50 MOST SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES
Understanding the job in a short time, Mert offers to outsource to Van Horne Construction. Mert, whose offer was accepted, manages to own all the shares of Van Horne Construction, which he bought small shares within 10 years, with his hard work, ambition and determination. Mert, who succeeded in purchasing Van Horne, one of Canada's most important construction companies, undertook the construction of many public institutions of Canada, especially the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education, and made his company one of the most successful 50 companies in Canada. manages to move it. Mert is also deemed worthy of Canada's most successful businessman awards.
TURNED UP FOR EXPORT FROM BINGOL TO CANADA
Carrying the success in Canada to Turkey now, Mert started projects with Canadian architecture, first in his hometown of Bingöl and then in Istanbul. Mert, who rolled up his sleeves for the development of his hometown Bingöl and the region, started working for export to Canada from Bingöl and surrounding provinces. Mert, who can spend only a few weeks of the year in Turkey, spends this time with the sector representatives in the region. Mert does not neglect to sign many social responsibility projects in order to encourage young people in the region to study and become entrepreneurs. Mert, who donated all the books of the 4 libraries in his hometown Bingöl, also had a study center designed for students to study and spend productive time. Invited to many universities in Europe and Turkey, Mert attends universities in Turkey as a speaker. Mert, who inspires young people at the conferences he gives at universities, underlines that work will never go unrewarded.
Mert's childhood, working life, life and success in Canada, who wrote a great success story in the face of impossibilities, have been published by academics.
Academics Assoc. Dr. Zeliha Tekin and Specialist. ed. Arzu Çotul presented Mert's success to young people who want to become entrepreneurs by publishing a book titled "Success Story of an Entrepreneur from Bingöl to Canada".
The book, which took its place on the shelves under the label of Scala Publishing and carries the slogan "Entrepreneurship is believing, being as brave as you believe", attracts great attention from young people.