UrBC, Yekaterinburg, February 21, 2018. Nine employees of ChTPZ Group’s Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (PNTZ) received state awards following the Russian Federation President’s decree to this effect. The solemn awarding ceremony took place in Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast’s official residence on February 19, the Group’s press service reports.

Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast Evgeny Kuivashev gave For Merit to the Fatherland Medals to Head of Pipe-Drawing Department Vyacheslav Maltsev, Head of Design Department Sergey Kashevarov, Deputy Head of Pipe-Drawing Department Lyudmila Filchenkova, Production Training Instructor Sergey Tolchennikov, boil-maker Vladimir Samochernov, repair technician Boris Rukavishnikov, pipe-drawing operator Evgeny Marchenko, pipe-etching operator Anatoly Lapshin, and electric pipe welding operator Alexei Kisselev.

‘You are the true heroes of our time. Every day, you move our area’s economy forward and contribute to its reputation and wellbeing. Your experience and expertise means we can be confident that our Five-Year-Development Plant, meant to make Sverdlovsk Oblast one of the leading economies and to improve the locals’ living standards, will be a success. I hope you retain your wonderful love of life, energy, and initiative for many years to come,’ Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast Evgeny Kuivashev said.

As it happens, dozens of ChTPZ Group workers have received state awards (medals, orders, and honorary badges) in the last five years.