JirmaN Engineering is the only Romanian company included in the “The Secret of Success 2010 – The Many Faces of European Entrepreneurship” brochure, awarded at Brussels at the European SME Week that takes place from May 5 to June 1 in the 27 EU member states, as well as in Albania, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia and Turkey.

The Romanian company builds timber frame houses, also known in Romania as American or Canadian houses, log homes, garden rooms, exhibition spaces, barn conversions, playground for children and others.

The design of the timber frame house is computer-assisted. The company lays down guidelines and grade value tables for structural elements and includes in the project calculation notes for timber structure beams, rafters, pillar, and walls in line with the Eurocod 5 standards.

Attending the event in Brussels, the Romanian entrepreneur spoke about his business and the current situation of small and medium enterprises in an interview to Wall-Street.

Wall-Street: What determined you to start a business in timber frame house building?

Eugeniu Lisnic: Well, I asked myself “What would be the best construction material in the future?” Since timber is a renewable, eco-friendly material, I thought this would be the construction material of choice in the future.

Wall-Street: When did you start your business?

Eugeniu Lisnic: The idea came up when I finished college. I was eager to create and develop the ecological concept of houses, find durable and renewable materials. I started the business two years ago.

Wall-Street: What obstacles did you come across with when getting your business off the ground?

Eugeniu Lisnic: Lack of expertise in accounting. Which is why I signed up for a master programme in European management.