Petersburg Group of Companies “Transas”, the first resident of St. Petersburg of special economic zone (SEZ) “Novo-Orlovsky” intends to relocate its research center in innograd “Skolkovo” Viktor Vekselberg. As reported today, August 1, the newspaper “Kommersant”, the five years of residency the company has not started construction. Participation in the “Novo-Orlovsky” in “Transas” consider themselves to be ineffective, previously the company also left the “Neudorf” (the second SEZ in St. Petersburg – approx. BakuToday .)
“It was decided that the site” Novo-Orlovsky “we do not go.” Transas “considering all the projects, assessing the appropriateness of its own participation.” Novo-Orlovsky “we do not have time to proceed to any work, because, after having considered for a prospects for participation in the development of the site, got the result, which confirmed the ineffectiveness of this participation, “- said president of the group of companies” Transas “Nikolai Lebedev. According to him, the project “Neudorf” the company spent about $ 1 million, which were not compensated (pre-design work, project development planning and development, engineering, production and land rent).
Lebedev noted that “Transas” has not yet acquired the status of a resident “Skolkovo” and no agreement on the deployment of the company there. “If” Transas “go to” Skolkovo “, the first party there on our part would be” Transas new technologies “that are the company – a leader for the products of” trans-force “(educational and recreational technology),” – he added. In addition, the company will have to re-register in Moscow, since by law the executive bodies of the resident “Skolkovo” (Director General, and, respectively, and the company itself) must be “registered” in the “Skolkovo” and by 2014 there should be physically present .
“Transas” is not the first resident of the St. Petersburg SEZ, which is eyeing the “Skolkovo”. In June, the company “Optogan. New Technologies of Light”, a subsidiary group of companies “Optogan” (built in the SEZ “Neudorf” plant for the production of LED chips), has received official status of the innovation center “Skolkovo”, the company will carry out research there and develop technological solutions in the field of solid-state lighting. Pharmaceutical company Novartis, which is building in the SEZ “Novo-Orlovsky” plant worth $ 140 million, is also negotiating for participation in the “Skolkovo”.
Group of companies “Transas” was founded in 1990. “Transas” – a famous Russian designer, manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of avionics, marine and aviation simulators and other innovative, high-tech civilian products, and dual-military purposes. Distribution network is deployed in 130 countries. Group turnover in 2010 amounted to $ 300 million. The company is controlled by four vice-presidents in June, 25% +1 share were sold to a group “Industrial Investors”.
The company “Transas” from 2006 is a SEZ resident of St. Petersburg. At first she planned to stay in the “Neudorf”, where it was proposed to construct a building area of 30 thousand square meters. m for the implementation of technology-innovative activity. The volume of investments in the SEZ is estimated $ 25 million (40% of own funds, and 60% – loan). But the crisis in the company could not proceed with the project on time. Later part of the land “Tranzas” in the “Neudorf” was given to another resident – a group of companies “Optogan” controlled group ONEXIM Mikhail Prokhorov. A “Transas” was invited to stay in “Novo-Orlovsky”.
