UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 16, 2018. Eleven workers of ChTPZ Group’s Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (PNTZ) got their Bachelor’s degrees at Ural Federal University’s Chair for Pipe Making Technologies & Equipment; the chair operates right on the plant’s premises, the company press service reports. This is the first class to get their degrees in Metallurgy and Power Engineering & Equipment. One of the students graduated with honors, and over 60% of graduates had a GPA of ‘Good’ or better. ‘I congratulate our first graduates on the completion of their studies. The company did its best to

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 16, 2018. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development’s Customer Support Center was one of Russia’s first call centers to get ISO 18295 certified; the certificate is issued by the International Contact Center Certification Institute (ICCCI). A certificate issued by an international body is an acknowledgement of the call center’s great quality service; the certificate is currently recognized in over 160 different countries. The UBRD applied for a certification procedure in 2015. Following a special audit, more than seventy different quality improvement steps

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, January 16, 2018. Metallurg Charity Foundation (mainly supported by Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works/MMK) coordinated a medical committee meeting to look into its Keep Healthy Program’s performance in 2017, MMK Information, PR & Advertising Department reports. ‘We allocated money for hi-tech surgeries that 91 old-age patients needed. 131 retirees got their crystalline lens replacement therapy funded by the company. One person was referred to the renowned Eye Microsurgery Clinic in Yekaterinburg. 335 seniors got reimbursed on their teeth replacement expenses. Also,

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, January 16, 2018. Quite a few employees of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) joined the blood donation event around New Year’s Eve, MMK Information, PR & Advertising Department reports. The representatives of the All-Russian People’s Front and Magnitogorsk Young Metallurgists’ Union spent their last working day of the year at a blood donation station and invited all other locals to do the same. ‘I’ve been donating blood on a regular basis now and see this as a good deed. Donating blood could be even more crucial than usual around a New Year break,’ says gas

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 16, 2018. Developers in Yekaterinburg’s Akademicheskiy District are offering their customers ready-to-move-in studio apartments and one-bedroom ones in Preobrazhensky Quarter (prices start from RUR 65,000 per m2), RSG-Akademicheskoye’s press service reports. Reduced prices hold from January 15 to January 31, 2018. ‘Preobrazhensky Quarter is definitely this season’s favorite. These Comfort apartments in the new part of the district are the best choice for demanding customers who care for extensive infrastructure, security, and a good neighborhood as well as for