UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 23, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation is going to present a few of its unique developments at the defense exhibition ADEX 2016 in Baku. The company press service reports a transportable armored vehicle O&M station is meant to serve as their stand’s key feature. This is a fully functional operation and maintenance depot consisting of several units fit for various kinds of repairs of up to ten vehicles at a time. The O&M station relies on the temporary building technology and makes it possible to get armored vehicles and equipment fault-diagnosed,

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 23, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s Chelyabinsk-based UBT-Ural Vagon Zavod is busy with its workers’ continuous professional development. According to the company press service, the plant employees are now looking into normative acts relating to the corporation’s purchasing transactions and getting trained in conducting a purchasing policy that will benefit the corporation’s member enterprises the most. A part of the workshop will be spent on Q&A and networking as well. At the core of the plant’s continuous professional development program is the idea

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 23, 2016. Executive Director of Ural Vagon Corporation’s Head Plant Vladimir Roshchupkin was awarded the For Merit to the Fatherland Order (Class IV), the company press service reports. The important state award was presented to Roshchupkin by Russian President Vladimir Putin in the course of a solemn ceremony at Ekaterininsky Hall, Grand Kremlin Palace. The order was awarded for Roshchupkin’s ‘special contribution to the Russian machine-building industry, to defending the Fatherland, and to supporting the country’s defense capacity.’ Vladimir Roshchupkin came

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 22, 2016. Ural Airlines report they can now offer their customers reduced-price tickets for Crimea flights thanks to the government subsidies program. According to the air carrier’s press service, you can now fly from Rostov-on-Don to Simferopol for 2,500 RUR, from Samara to Simferopol for 3,375 RUR, from Kazan to Simferopol for 2,500 RUR, from Chelyabinsk to Simferopol for 3,750 RUR, from Astrakhan to Simferopol for 2,500 RUR, from Barnaul to Simferopol for 6,250 RUR, from Yekaterinburg to Simferopol for 3,750 RUR, from Kirov to Simferopol for 3,550 RUR, and

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 22, 2016. Sinara Group’s Sinara Development completed the eight pylons that are going to support the roof of Yekaterinburg Central Stadium (Yekaterinburg Arena). The goal is to get the stadium fully renovated in time for the World Cup 2018, the Group’s PR Center reports. The supports are forty-two meters high and consist of an inner and outer metal rings with reinforcing fittings and shrink-proof, high-resistance concrete in between. The pylons took over 2,000 m3 of concrete to complete altogether. Joint-like Maurer support systems (diameter 1.5m) got mounted on

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 22, 2016. Sinara Group’s Sinara Development is launching a special offer on new homes in Aquarelle, an apartment building in Volgograd’s Krasnooktyabrsky District, the Group’s PR Center reports. If you buy a studio apartment before the end of this month, you’ll get a 1,000-ruble discount on every square meter of the place. The building is scheduled to get commissioned in December 2016. ‘Aquarelle studio apartments have a hall with a closet niche, a bathroom, a lavatory, and a bedsit with a kitchenette. The layout is quite minimalistic, which means you can use

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 22, 2016. The telecommunications provider MegaFon now gives its business customers an opportunity to use their services remotely, the company press service reports. This was made possible after one’s electronic signature that is normally used for verifying and submitting applications to government bodies was declared valid for telecommunications transactions. According to MegaFon, 70% to 90% of Russian companies use electronic signatures for their e-tax declarations and reports, so now the company offers them one more e-service. ‘This country’s business

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 22, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s Omsktransmash delivered this year’s last special-purpose fire engine to customer. According to the company press service, this means the plant has fully completed the defense procurement requirements for this year and supplied Russia’s Defense Ministry with the necessary number of vehicles. This special-purpose fire engine was developed by Omsktransmash design engineers. The engine was originally presented at Russia Arms Expo 2013 in Nizhniy Tagil, with the Russian Armed Forces placing their orders for the unit two years

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 21, 2016. Ural Airlines are introducing a new, scheduled flight from Saint Petersburg to Mineralnye Vody and back. According to the air carrier’s press service, their Saint Petersburg-bound flight will be available for 5,640 RUR (one way, fees included) starting from October 14, 2016. The flight will be operated every Friday. ‘The new direct flight gives our customers an opportunity to plan their trips at an appealing price and with no long airport waits. Ural Airlines offer both fast and safe as well as comfortable air travel on modern Airbus planes with both

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 21, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Scientific & Production Corporation and Uralchem’s logistics branch Uralchem Trans signed an agreement to work together on the design of new innovative railcars meant for transportation of chemicals, Ural Vagon Zavod’s press service reports. The agreement was signed during the annual International Chemistry 2016 Exhibition. The two companies’ joint efforts are expected to result in a new range of railcars with improved performance parameters. Uralchem Trans’s Director Vsevolod Kovshov pointed out that his company meant to

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 21, 2016. Ural Airlines are offering their customers an opportunity to fly from Yekaterinburg to Anapa or Gelendzhik for only 5,000 RUR (one way, all fees included). ‘Travelers can enjoy a comfortable fall at the seaside. Anapa’s and Gelendzhik’s embankments, parks, and alleys are ideally suited for long walks. You can also go to clubs or cozy restaurants and cafes. The two Black Sea resorts’ inimitable climate, salubrious mud baths, and mineral springs attract lots of therapeutically-minded visitors,’ the air carrier’s press service says. Ural Airlines operate

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 21, 2016. The 11th International Russia Arms Expo coordinators started getting ready for next year’s event at Nizhniy Tagil Metal Testing Institute’s exhibition facility. RAE 2017 is scheduled for September 6-9, 2017. According to Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s press service, the national coordination committee is now being selected for the exhibition, with their first meeting expected as soon as this November. ‘Additionally, the exhibition website rae2017.ru, with new, improved design and navigation options, was launched recently. The website grew more

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 21, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s youth club and PR & GR Department coordinated a special pedestrian quest for teenagers from Nizhniy Tagil schools, the company’s social partners. The quest was part of a celebration program for a special date: the plant was founded eighty years ago this month, the company press service explains. Seven four-people teams from six local schools competed in the quest. The teens had to go through ten different quest stages on sites located on the plant’s premises, for example, at the Personnel Training Center or next to

UrBC, Chelyabinsk, September 20, 2016. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) delivered 1,464,000,000 kg of rolled metal goods to steel service centers in the eight months of 2016 (compared with 1,097,000,000 kg in the eight months of 2015). Now steel service centers are responsible for 40% of MMK rolled metal sales on the Russian market, MMK Regional Sales Group’s Senior Manager Andrei Golitsin said at the 7th All-Russian Steel Service Centers Conference 2016 in Chelyabinsk. According to MMK representative, about a half of MMK rolled metal deliveries to steel service centers is used for

UrBC, Chelyabinsk, September 20, 2016. ChTPZ Group and Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) improved their status in the Forbes magazine rating of Russia’s largest privately owned businesses. MMK moved from the 19th to the 17th position in the rating; the company’s revenues rose by 51.3bn RUR, up to 354.1bn RUR, last year. Its EBIDTA was estimated at 28.6% in 2015, the highest percentage since 2007. ChTPZ Group is one of Russia’s major pipe manufacturers, responsible for 17.7% of overall sales by the country’s pipe-makers in 2015. Its EBITDA rose by 30% last year, reaching 10.9bn RUR.

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 20, 2016. The new issue of Technowars, Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s company magazine, dwells on cybersecurity, the company press service reports. ‘Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly more topical with every coming year. There was a record-breaking number of cyberattacks targeted at government’s official websites and information systems in 2014, 74 million instances altogether, that is. Even though this number dropped down to 24 million as the Ukrainian clashes grew less acute the following year, cybersecurity remains one of the key issues in national

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 20, 2016. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development (UBRD) made online shopping easier for its customers, the bank’s press service reports. To confirm a transaction, now you just need a one-time unique 3D Secure password that gets texted onto your cell phone (if you signed up for card bank transaction text alerts). Online transactions only used to get confirmed with the help of a permanent password that a customer had to create beforehand either in their e-banking account or during the first payment following identification online. One-time passwords

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 20, 2016. Russian Copper Company signed a cooperation agreement with Tractor Hockey Club, the company press service reports. Under the terms of this agreement, Russian Copper Company is to invest 100m RUR in the club in the winter season of 2016/2017 and will become the club’s primary partner. ‘Chelyabinsk Region is perhaps the most important constituency for Russian Copper Company, as five of our thirteen member enterprises are actually located in the Southern Urals. Also, we’ve always seen supporting both professional and amateur sports for both adults and

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 20, 2016. EVRAZ Holding’s Kachkanar Ore Mining & Processing Enterprise (EVRAZ KGOK) launched a new, up-to-date plasma unit that is used to strengthen the surface of worn-out rail wheels, EVRAZ Holding Ural’s press office reports. ‘Thanks to the new unit, repairs now prolong an item’s lifespan by 15%. The unit’s capacity stands at 80 to 110 wheel pairs a month; these are treated with argon delivered onto the wheel flange under high temperature, which results in changes in the metal structure and a new strong surface layer. A repaired wheel doesn’t need any

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, September 20, 2016. EVRAZ Holding supplied over 1,500,000 kg of fittings for Sakhalinskaya 2, a new power station in the Far East. Another 2,500,000 kg of rolled metal goods will be delivered to the construction site in the future, the company’s PR Department reports. ‘Our AIII fittings made at EVRAZ Holding’s West Siberian Integrated Metallurgical Works are meant for making ground plates of power-generating facilities and other structures. EVRAZ Holding’s rolled metal products meet all the set requirements in terms of their mechanical and chemical parameters and can