In November 2019, Roman Yanko, a veteran of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, returned home from the war.
While still in the hospital, he considered various ideas for his own business. And one of them was the processing of waste from carpentry production into pellets.
The veteran says that he had a dream back in the trenches to process wood waste into something useful:
“Nowadays, pellets are the best bioresource for space heating!” veteran claims.
He says: “Volunteers brought us sunflower pellets and we used them to heat the small houses. I became very interested in this, so I began to study this topic, machines, work processes, etc. Thanks to my friends, I delved into this process even more.”
First of all, the veteran purchased a granulator machine, which can produce up to a ton of pellets a day, a screw conveyor and a screener-cooler. This business is a dream job for him. Mr. Roman says he waits every day until the night is over so that he can come and work again with God’s help. His brother works and helps him with production. And when someone ask him “What do you do?” Mr. Roman proudly answers “I am a businessman!”.
Roman Yanko’s talent for carpentry is just an accident, he says that his mother worked at the Chernivtsi souvenir factory “Bukovinka”. Therefore, the boy grew up near the wood processing machines. He is also a carpenter by education. When the war started in 2014, Roman Yanko went to the front without any hesitation, he became a soldier.
He says that he did not go for the rank or for medals. He went there with deliberation to defend Ukraine. Now the veteran is not at the front due to his health, but he contributes to the victory by working, supporting the Ukrainian economy and creating new jobs.
The veteran is convinced: “Belief in what you are doing and supporting your relatives is the main formula for success.” He claims that his wife Nadia’s faith and his own tenacity work wonders.
During the development of his business, Roman was able to create a wide client base, and there were even orders from abroad, but he didn’t have the capacity to fulfil such orders.
But, thanks to the victory in the #VARTO competition, his dream will come true, and most importantly, the number of people working on new equipment will also increase.
