September 25, 2014. Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s head plant made 36.1bn RUR worth of goods in the first half of 2014, the corporation’s press service reports. 10, 681 units of rolling stock were made, including 8,226 gondola cars, 2,330 tank cars, 106 lumber carriers, and 19 dumping cars. 37.7bn RUR worth of goods were shipped to customers. This year, Uralvagonzavod kept working on its department technical upgrades program. In the first half of 2014, the plant received and commissioned 238 units of technological equipment, which resulted in 142.6m RUR in savings. During this period, 115

September 25, 2014. The trade union of Kamensk-Uralsky Foundry Plant (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) collected a third batch of humanitarian aid for Ukrainian refugees currently located in Kamensk-Uralsky; the aid was handed over to the Red Cross representatives. These are winter clothing, bedding, diapers, and personal hygiene items, the corporation’s press service reports. ‘There are currently some 200 displaced persons from Ukraine living in Kamensk-Uralsky. Most of them have already found jobs, some of them pay their rent themselves. However, there are things they need

September 25, 2014. Ural Locomotives (a joint venture operated by Sinara Group and Siemens AG) is working on a more comfortable version of high-speed electric train Lastochka, RZhD Partner refers to CEO of Siemens Russia Dietrich Moeller as saying. Mr. Moeller explained that most of the changes will have to do with seats and electronic equipment. ‘We operate in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, where we have a special Engineering & Design Department, and this is where the new solution for Russia is being elaborated,’ he said. The CEO noted the first 48 trains were delivered from Germany specially for

September 25, 2014. Sverdlovsk Region was among the top ten Russian Federation constituencies in terms of air travel intensity, the Tour Operators Association’s website states. Moscow was No.1 in the rating. On average, people living in the capital book flights 4.5 times more often than travelers from other parts of the country. Muscovites prefer to fly economy class, with tickets under 30,000 RUR. In addition to Sverdlovsk Region, Saint Petersburg, Krasnodar Territory, Khanty-Mansiysky Autonomous Region, Murmansk Region, and Novosibirsk Region were also among the top ten. People appear to

September 25, 2014. Ural Airlines is running a quest game where passengers are invited to accomplish various ‘missions’ and get statuses and awards, that is, Wings Club bonus rubles, the air carrier’s press service reports. There are six missions available at the moment. The first one is called Visits and consists in making five trips from Yekaterinburg or Moscow with Ural Airlines and thus getting 300 bonus rubles. The Mobilize quest consists in buying 5, 10, or 20 tickets using the Ural Airlines’ mobile app and getting 500, 1,000, or 1,500 bonus rubles, respectively. Then, there is the

September 24, 2014. Uraltransmash (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) coordinated a professional skills contest among quality control inspectors for the first time. According to the corporation’s press service, the contest was unique in that only young workers under 35 years of age could join in the competition, since the contest was part of the company’s youth policy program. Following a round of candidate selection, six people were chosen to compete and were put into two groups based on their qualification of a welding inspector or that of a machining inspector. The contest

September 24, 2014. The construction of a new polyclinic for Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s head plant has been completed in Dzerzhinsky District of Nizhniy Tagil. Builders are now busy with the interior finishing jobs and assembly of engineering networks, the corporation’s press service reports. ‘The roof of the building is 100% complete, the walls are 90% insulated. The façade of the building is now being coated and will then be painted into company colors. The window panes are already in place, the only double glazing left is that of the stained glass windows facing a shopping mall. Inside,

September 24, 2014. A thank-you letter arrived for Oleg Sienko, the Director-General of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation. The letter was signed by First Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation General Arkadiy Bakhin. ‘In his letter, the General expresses his gratitude to the entire corporation team and specifically to Oleg Sienko for ‘their support of and participation in the preparation and coordination of the Tank Biathlon 2014 World Championship’. The letter also says that the Defense Ministry officials value greatly the corporation’s contribution to

September 24, 2014. The ‘People’s Test Drive’ of the high-speed Internet connection provided by Motiv Telecommunications Group started in Surgut on September 23, the group reports. It is very easy to join the test drive and get the new-generation network experience: all you have to do is come to any of the company’s branches in Surgut, get a universal SIM card (USIM), and enjoy the high-speed 4G Internet connection absolutely free of charge throughout the trial period. You do not get charged for the SIM card replacement, and you get to keep your phone number and your phone account balance.

September 24, 2014. McDonald’s appealed against the ruling pronounced by Yekaterinburg Zheleznodorozhny District Court on closing down one of its restaurants at 106 Chelyuskintsev St in Yekaterinburg, head of Sverdlovsk Region Court’s press service Ekaterina Maslenikova informed UrBC. ‘The appeal has already been submitted to the court,’ she said. The date for the hearing hasn’t been set yet. Now Yekaterinburg Zheleznodorozhny District Court imposed an eighty-day ban (starting from September 4) on McDonald’s restaurant at 106 Chelyuskintsev St. The consumer rights authorities detected some

September 23, 2014. The local stage of the Glory to the Man of Labor Contest was held at Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s head plant in Nizhniy Tagil. According to the corporation’s press service, 26 employees of Sverdlovsk Region’s major machine-building and metallurgical enterprises came to compete for the title of the Best Manual Arc Welder. Uralvagonzavod Corporation was represented by three workers from the holding’s three different member enterprises: Denis Letvinov from Uralvagonzavod, Nikolai Utrobin from Plant 9, and Maxim Bystrov from Uraltransmash. During the solemn opening ceremony,

September 23, 2014. Ural Airlines announced a sale on the flights it operates from Yekaterinburg to Beijing and back, the air carrier’s press service reports. Tickets can already be booked at special rates for economy class (€130) and business class (€400) seats; the price is quoted for a one-way ticket and the fees and charges are not included. Flights can be booked for dates between October 1, 2014 and February 28, 2015, excluding the period between December 25, 2014 and January 5, 2015 (for Yekaterinburg-Beijing flights) and between January 5, 2015 and January 15, 2015 (for

September 23, 2014. A photo of Chelyabinsk meteorite taken by Andrei Dubrovin, a reporter of ChTZ Uraltrac company newspaper (the plant is a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation), was published in an album comprising works of 140 photographers from thirty different countries. ‘Andrei made the photograph as he was going to the plant shooting range in Misyash in order to do a photo shoot of one of the new machines undergoing trial runs. He saw the passing fire-ball on his way to Chebarkul and did not miss out on the rare opportunity to take a picture,’ the corporation’s press service

September 23, 2014. The Labor & Military Glory Museum of Omsktransmash (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) won the first prize in the local contest dedicated to the celebration of the 70th anniversary of winning the Great Patriotic War. The museum received the honorary diploma and thank-you letters from Omsk Region Veterans’ Council, the corporation’s press service reports. ‘The selecting committee was faced with a difficult task, since as many as sixteen local museums which carefully kept the memory of the country’s military history green competed for the first prize.

September 23, 2014. Alain Robert, the rock and urban climber known as ‘the French Spider-Man’, is going to visit 100+ Forum Russia in Yekaterinburg, the city council’s press service reports. ‘Residents of and visitors to the Urals’ capital will enjoy watching the ‘Spider-Man’ climb Vysotsky Tower at 2PM on September 24,’ the press service says. Robert has climbed over 70 skyscrapers all over the world. Since most of his conquests are made without the authorities or the building owners’ consent, he was arrested several dozen times in many different countries, which actually secured him an

September 22, 2014. The employees of Omsktransmash (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) took part in a round table discussion dedicated to young graduates finding a job, the corporation’s press service reports. According to Omsk Region Employment Service, major industrial enterprises have keenly felt an employee shortage, with over 80% of unfilled positions pertaining to blue-collar jobs. ‘Omsktransmash is suffering from a particularly acute lack of cadre, since there are not enough young skilled workers to fulfill the increased government defense contract. The HR Department

September 22, 2014. Russian Classics, an open air hockey match, will take place at Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s head plant’s stadium in Nizhniy Tagil in 2015. The news was announced at a press conference devoted to the upcoming first home game of Sputnik Hockey Club. According to Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s Deputy DG and member of Sputnik Hockey Club’s Board of Trustees Alexei Zharich, the game will take place on February 14. ‘We asked the Supreme Hockey League for this opportunity, and the idea was given the green light. This is an interesting and beautiful format of a regular match that

September 22, 2014. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development fulfilled the obligations relating to its bondholders in full compliance with the issuer’s regulations. On September 19, the bank made all the payments on the second coupon of its BO 08 bonds, the lending institution’s press service reports. There are 3m BO 08 bonds currently in circulation; their face value totals to 3bn RUR. The bonds will be bought out from the BO 08 bondholders on September 24, 2014 if the latter plan on selling them. On September 30, the bank will make payments on the fourth coupon of its BO 01 bonds.

September 22, 2014. By November 1, parking meters will be installed in five more streets in downtown Yekaterinburg, the city council’s press service says. Yekaterinburg Council Transport, Traffic & Road Development Committee coordinated a public auction in order to purchase thirty-six parking meters. In addition to supplying the devices themselves, the contractor will also be responsible for their installation and start-up and commissioning. Fee-charging parking slots are expected to appear in Belinsky St (between Kuybyshev St and Malyshev St), Rosa Luxembourg St and Sacco I Vanzetti St

September 22, 2014. Seversky Pipe Plant (STZ, a member enterprise of Pipe Metallurgical Company), is about to complete all the start-up and commissioning jobs for the filtering facilities of its FQM rolling mill at Pipe-Rolling Department 1; the FQM is expected to be launched in October 2014, Pipe Metallurgical Company’s PR Directorate reports. The construction of the filtering facility began in November 2012. The new facility is actually a closed cycle and is meant for providing zero-discharge re-circulating water supply to the mill. The filtering facility will be responsible for both the