April 9, 2013. Two of Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s member enterprises – Plant 9 and Yekaterinburg-based Uraltransmash signed an agreement on network partnership; this was done within the framework of creating and developing a multi-functional educational center with a focus on machine-building, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service reports. In addition to the plants’ representatives, the agreement was also signed by Director of Sverdlovsk Region Union of Machine-Building Enterprises A. Bukhmastov, Director-General of Sverdlovsk Region Union of Defense Industry Enterprises V. Schelokov,

April 9, 2013. An All-Russian conference dedicated to the 20th century tank-building industry, its history, historiography, museums, and books on the subject that was held at Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s head plant closed down. At the end of the conference, a summary was made, and a special resolution was voted on, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service reports. The plenary session resulted in the statement that the topics on the agenda of the conference were quite relevant and interesting for further research. The conference coordinators – Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production

April 9, 2013. Uralvagonzavod’s amateur folk circus troupe called Friends’ Smiles won a second-degree diploma in Novokuznetsk. The group from Nizhniy Tagil demonstrated all the richness and variety of its talents at the 7th All-Russian amateur circus performance contest known as Under the Old Chapiteau’s Dome in late March, Uralvagonzavod’s press service reports. Over 350 young circus performers from 29 troupes from Chelyabinsk, Nizhniy Tagil, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, and other cities of Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Novosibirsk, and Kemerov Regions and from Perm and Krasnoyarsk Territories showed an

April 9, 2013. The assembly of a new, multi-purpose non-destructive control line for hot-rolled pipes was completed at SinTZ’s OCTG department known as T-4. Now Sinara Pipe Plant (SinTZ) is a member of Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK), and the news was reported by TMK press service. The non-destructive control units meant for checking the ends of weldless pipes were assembled with help from the engineers employed with the Swedish company MAC. The installation supervision of the mechanical units meant for delivering the pipes onto the line was completed by the representatives of the Swedish

April 9, 2013. Ural Airlines keeps on expanding its destinations network and increasing the number of flights it offers. Starting May 26, a scheduled flight from Moscow to Ulan-Ude and back will become available. The flight will be operated at 8:30 AM every day except for Sunday, and the return flight’s departure time is 8:15 PM, which means trips to the capital won’t cost you anything in terms of time loss. The tickets for the flight are already available for sale. Now Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport is a sort of hub for Ural Airlines, so, once in the capital, you’ll be able to use the company’s

April 8, 2013. To celebrate Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant’s 80th anniversary that is to fall on June 1, 2013, the company’s management appealed to Mayor of Chelyabinsk Sergey Davydov, asking him to name one of the city’s new streets after a great designer and scientist Nikolai Dukhov. The idea was backed up by the trade union and the long-service employees council of ChTZ, says the press service of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation (ChTZ is a member of the corporation). The tractor company’s application was considered by an expert committee on naming streets, squares, and

April 8, 2013. Rus-Rating affirmed SKB-Bank’s credit ratings as of April 2, 2013. The bank’s international rating stands at BBB-, its national scale rating is at AA-. These are the top results among the national scale ratings assigned to Sverdlovsk Region-based banks, SKB-Bank’s press service reports. The bank’s rating stems from its advanced and stable position on the region’s market, its financially strong proprietors who are likely to support the business, good quality corporate governance, effective development strategy, and good business dynamics. ‘SKB-Bank is the Urals’ largest lending

April 8, 2013. The American company OFS International LLC that is controlled by Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK), one of the world’s largest OCTG manufacturers, purchased a 100% stake in those assets of ITS Tubular Services (Holdings) Limited (based in Aberdeen, Scotland) and of an affiliated group of stockholders that have to do with pipe servicing and production of O&G goods, TMK press service reports. The said assets are located to the north-west of Houston, on the territory of 84 acres, and have the capacity for cutting over 700,000 pipes and for making about 250,000 pipe couplers a

April 8, 2013. Sinara Group is going to take part in a major global industrial fair called Hannover Messe; the fair is to be held in Germany on April 8-12. The company’s stand will feature two large projects that Sinara is currently implementing jointly with its German partners, Sinara Group’s PR Center reports. The stand’s most prominent feature is a project on the production of freight locomotives and passenger trains at Ural Locomotives, a JV run by Sinara Group and Siemens AG. The plant is located in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Region. Ural Locomotives produces Sinara - freight locos

April 8, 2013. A portion of the conference on the tank-building industry in the 20th century (its history, historiography, museums, and books on the subject) that was held at Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s head plant was dedicated to discussing the concept for the TankProm Museum. The potential museum’s target audience, special programs that it could run, the expediency of the chosen name and location, the availability of exhibits at the moment, and other issues were considered, Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation’s press service reports. It is reported that employees of

April 5, 2013. Burgas, the Sochi-based B&B owned by Sinara Group, came up with a financial and operation performance report for 2012. By the end of the year, the boarding house’s revenues came to more than 232.8m RUR, which is 15% more than in 2011; sales revenues came to 13.7m RUR. All in all, more than 11,000 people chose to spend their vacations at Burgas, Sinara Group’s press service reports. Last year’s long-term investment program resulted in a new outdoor pool with heated water, two reconstructed gyms, and a mini-football/basketball/volleyball pitch. Also, Forum, a multifunctional

April 5, 2013. Six years ago on April 4, 2007, a VIP customer service section called Elite-Bank started operating at SKB-Bank’s head office in Yekaterinburg. This was a totally new level of banking service that set the European standards for premium quality banking in the Urals, SKB-Bank’s press officer says. Elite-Bank currently has over 800 customers, with a lot of successful personas from Yekaterinburg and Sverdlovsk Region trusting their finance management to the care of SKB-Bank. More than 7,000 accounts have been opened at Elite-Bank division since its launch six years ago. At the

April 5, 2013. The sales of homes in the second section of Volgograd’s Novy Svet District took off on April 1, 2013. The district is being put up by Sinara-Development, Sinara Group’s PR Center reports. Novy Svet District is a multi-faceted area development project with the area of 6.8 hectares around Volgograd State Agricultural University. The project provides for the construction of 13 multi-storey buildings (5 and 9 storeys) with the total area of more than 100,000 sq m. The first block of the buildings includes four 5-storey apartment buildings with the total area of 20,500 sq m and is

April 5, 2013. The winners of yet another stage SKB-Bank’s special offer dubbed Discover New Elements and Win an iPad have been announced recently. The stage-by-stage launch of the special offer was synchronized with a new promotion campaign known as the Periodic Table of SKB-Bank elements,’ the bank’s press officer reports. SKB-Bank invited everyone to discover their own element that could become a part of the promotion campaign. You can ‘discover’ your own element using an ad hoc web page. Your element must have a symbol, a name, and a banking product that it stands for. The ‘discoverers’

April 5, 2013. Uraltransmash coordinated a selection of candidates for Vertical, the plant’s training and professional development program. Following some tests, one-on-one interviews, and a look into the young workers’ personal employment records, the most intellectually prepared, promising, professionally ambitious employees with leadership potential were picked out, Uralvagonzavod’s press service reports. Every year, the company invests in its own future by training young personnel and giving them an opportunity for professional and creative development. It should be noted that new workers

April 4, 2013. The All-Russian Research & Practice Conference dedicated to the tank-building industry in the 20th century, its history, historiography, museum exhibitions, and books on the subject took off at Uralvagonzavod’s Palace of Culture today. The conference was organized by Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation, the Russian Academy of Sciences’ S.I. Vavilov Natural History & Technology Institute, and Russia’s Ministry of Culture’s Polytechnic Museum, Uralvagonzavod’s press service reports. The event was attended by the most prominent scientists and researchers

April 4, 2013. Ural Airlines is now offering special low prices on its Yekaterinburg-Beijing flight. Those who book at least a fortnight before the expected departure date can benefit from the special rate: ?400 (excluding the fees and charges) for a round trip ticket. What is more, starting April 3, the company reduces all of its other price offers by 20%, the airline’s press service reports. Yekaterinburg-Beijing flights are operated three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Thanks to the code sharing agreements that company has with the leading Chinese carriers such as Air

April 4, 2013.Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange Directorate decided on March 29, 2013 that the Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s exchange bonds will now be listed among the securities that can be traded at the said stock exchange, the bank’s press service reports. The bond issue amounts to 2bn RUR. Each bond’s face value comes to 1,000 RUR. The issue will be in circulation for fourteen six-month coupon periods, and bonds can actually be redeemed earlier if the bond owners insist on this and if the issuer sees fit to do this. The issue is coordinated by Promsvyazbank and Nomos

April 4, 2013. A meeting chaired by First Deputy Minister for Labor & Social Welfare Sergey Velmyakin will be held at Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant (ChTPZ) on April 4, 2013. The ministry representatives, Chelyabinsk Region executive branch officials, and ChTPZ management, headed by BOD Chairman Alexander Fedorov, will take part in the event, the plant’s press service reports. The agenda of the meeting covers talking about the modern mechanisms for labor protection and creation of comfortable workplaces. First Deputy Minister for Labor & Social Welfare will also pay a visit to the

April 4, 2013. Seversky Pipe Plant (STZ), a member of Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK), and Ural Hot-Dip-Galvanizing Plant manufactured a pilot batch of electro-welded galvanized large-diameter pipes (219mm) that enjoy great demand in the communal housing services sector, the company’s press service reports. STZ Electric-Welded Pipe Department 2 is now making zinc-coated pipes with the diameter of up to 159mm and wall width 5mm. In July 2012, STZ and Ural Hot-Dip-Galvanizing Plant experts started mastering the LDP galvanizing technology; these pipes also had a greater wall width: the