Success stories

Heating Equipment We chose Leningrad region for construction of our new factory due to two reasons. First of all, it is geographical location. We have all opportunities to use the way to Europe paved by Peter the Great many years ago. And today we export our products to many countries in the world through it. Second, Leningrad region has favourable business climate. The Government of Leningrad region provided huge support. Helping us with a land plot, tax benefits, vast amount of approvals, and connection to the engineering network… As a result, we were able to launch a highly technological factory from scratch in just 14 months, which remains a record in our sector. We are truly grateful to the Government of Leningrad region and the team of the Front Office for their support. Thermex is always ready for cooperation. CEO of Thermex Group – Management company of Heating Equipment, Mario Cioccolo  Thermex Corporation is an international commercial and industrial group of companies, the largest specialized manufacturer of water heaters in Russia and one of the largest in the world since 1949. The full-cycle production plant Heating Equipment is the main production facility of Thermex Corporation in Russia. The leading experts from Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Russia, who have years of expertise and numerous leading water heater production plants across the world, were involved in designing and constructing the factory. During the construction of the plant the latest innovations were applied, resulting in the largest full-circle factory – from a sheet of steel to the end product – that manufactures water heaters in Russia and one of the most technologically advanced in the world. 5 billion rubles – the total volume of investments in the three phases of factory construction 313 workplaces up to 2 million water heaters per year 1949: Thermex – the legendary water heater brand – was founded 1995: first Thermex products entered the Russian market 2007: the innovative Heating Equipment factory in Tosno, Leningrad region was opened The factory became one of the most technologically advanced in Europe. Production capacity –750,000 water heaters per year. 2008: won the award for “The best investment project” Thermex received the status of one of the most important investors for development of the region which had a key impact on economic growth of Leningrad region. 2010: the second production line was commissioned, enhancing the factory’s production capacity to 1.5 million units per year. 2011: Thermex received personal recognition from the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev who thanked the company for its active contribution into economic development of Leningrad region, its integration in the economic system of the Russian Federation and creation of favourable conditions for development of all types of entrepreneurial activity in the region. 2015: the third production line was opened: - the latest technological line for production of innovative energy-efficient types of water heaters with advanced energy conservation characteristics was commissioned - the area of production facilities was increased to 60,000 sq. m., the level of automation reached 90%, enhancing the speed of production to 4 units per minute - production capacity of the factory was increased to 2 million units per year 2017: products of Heating Equipment factory received the mark of quality “Made in Leningrad region” 2018: a tripartite agreement between the Government of Leningrad region, Thermex Corporation and ITMO University was signed, outlining the future collaboration in training highly qualified personnel for the most technologically advanced factories in the region. Address: 44 Moskovskoe highway, Tosno, Tosnensky district Phone: + 7 (812) 363-38-10 E-mail:   thermex@thermex.ru Official website: thermex.ru  

The Ust-Luga team implemented a unique project: for the first time in Russia, a private developer built a port - the largest on the Baltic Sea and one of the top three largest in Europe - from scratch in such a short time. The port, which allowed our country to build an independent foreign economic policy concerning freight logistics, through providing an alternative to the ports of other Baltic countries. Undoubtedly, without the understanding and support of Leningrad region, carrying out such a large-scale infrastructural project would have been impossible. Because of the creation of the Ust-Luga port, Leningrad region increased its socio-economic standing. CEO of Ust-Luga Company   Victoria Fedorova  Ust-Luga Company is a developer of ports and close-lying territories and the contractor-developer of Ust-Luga commercial seaport. The construction of the new Russian port was carried out under the special federal programme “Development of the Russian transport system” and the cooperation scheme used in construction became one of the first great examples of public-private partnership in Russia.   Currently, the construction of the largest modern multifunctional port in the Baltic Sea is complete. The government objective - to eliminate the deficit of port facilities in the Baltic Sea and redirect freight transport flows from the ports in Baltic states and Finland to Russia - has been fulfilled. 300 billion rubles of investments attracted to the area within port boundaries 35 workplaces in the managing company 1992: the company was founded 1999: project on construction of Ust-Luga seaport was launched 2000: a contract with the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation was signed, giving the company the status of the “Contractor-Developer of the commercial seaport of Ust-Luga”. The layout scheme of the general plan of the port was made 2002: the first terminal was launched 2002: scheme of public-private cooperation was created, forming a four-way agreement based on public-private partnership 2006: the president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited the port, the second line of the coal terminal was launched 2006: the road-rail ferry complex was launched, with the first voyage on the line Ust-Luga - Baltiysk, which was attended by Vladimir Putin 2011: the project for “Comprehensive development of the commercial seaport of Ust-Luga and the close-lying territory” was included in the list of priority investment projects in Northwestern federal district 2011-2018: work under the contracts on creation of artificial land plots with the regional and the federal authorities within creation of new terminals was carried out 2015: beginning of the regular cooperation with Economic Development Agency of Leningrad Region on the project for “Comprehensive development of the commercial seaport of Ust-Luga and the close-lying territory” aimed at attraction of investors and residents 2017: investment agreement was signed with a new investor of Ust-Luga – Novotrans Group of Companies – as a step towards further development of the Ust-Luga port Address: 25/2 Karl Marx avenue, Kingisepp Phone: + 7 (812) 449-47-17 E-mail:   info@ust-luga.ru Official website: novotrans.com  

Galactika Group of Companies has successfully cooperated with the Government of Leningrad region and the Administration of Gatchinsky district for a long time. On the one hand, we actively participate in the public life of the district and the region, on the other hand our business problems receive understanding and support in the Government and the Administration. For example, due to the support of the Committee for Agro-Industrial Complex of Leningrad Region we managed to receive soft loans for the purchase of raw milk from farms of Leningrad region. The joint project for the production of fresh cheeses became one of our most important ventures. It will allow us to make use of the excesses of high-quality milk produced by the farms of the region and will supply the market with high-quality domestic products.   Chairman of the Board of Galactika Group of Companies, Dmitry Pinchukov Galactika Group of Companies is one of the largest manufacturers of dairy products in Northwestern district. The Group is comprised of a dairy factory GALACTIKA, a baby food factory, Galaktika Vyatka, several agricultural enterprises of Leningrad region and Galaktika trading company. Galactika Group of Companies releases dairy products under the trademarks Svezhee Zavtra, Bolshaya Kruzhka, Sudarynya, Be. All industrial plants of the company group are equipped with modern, automated equipment, which allows the company to guarantee a high quality of dairy products to the consumers. Volume of investments: 70 million rubles in 2018, 400 million rubles in 2019 1,000 workplaces 150,000 tonnes of dairy products per year 1947: construction of Gatchina Dairy Factory 1948: the factory was opened 1960-1961: the factory was renovated and opened on 22 July 1961. Gatchina Dairy Factory became one of the largest dairy enterprises in Leningrad region, its production capacity reached around 50 tonnes per day. 1995: the company began using Tetra Pak (Sweden) cardboard packaging for its dairy products 2000: Galactika Group of Companies was founded, it included Gatchina Dairy Factory and Lenoblmoloko Trading Company (currently – Galaktika Trading House) 22 August 2008: official opening of the GALACTIKA dairy plant in Gatchina 2011: manufacture of dairy products under the brand SVEZHEE was launched. The product line consisted of dairy goods with short shelf life in modern TetraTop packaging which protects the product from sunlight. 2014: freeze-dried dairy products, made by Galactika, were included in the diet of International Space Station astronauts August 2018: a cooperation agreement concerning investment project “Production of fresh cheese in Leningrad region” was concluded with the Government of Leningrad region Address: 1, 120th Gatchinskoy Divizii street, Gatchina, Gatchinsky district Phone: + 7 (813) 716-48-64 E-mail:   vopros@mnogomoloka.ru Official website: mnogomoloka.ru  

Our factory is almost 20 years old, and over these years we managed to craft a cooperative relationship with the Government of Leningrad Region. The Front Office, which we were referred to via a recommendation of the Committee for Economic Development, is a trustworthy helper in solving many industrial issues that require government support. A helper oriented towards the necessities of a business which is willing to provide advice as well as active support. Director of JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS RUS factory Andrey Kutsenko JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS is an international company which has produced tea and coffee for over 265 years. Today, the coffee and tea company is represented in over 140 countries in the world. The company makes products sold under such wide-known trademarks as Jacobs, Tassimo, Moccona, Senseo, L’OR, Douwe Egberts, Super, Kenco, Pilao и Gevalia.  In Russia, JDE is represented by JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS RUS, which controls such brands as Jacobs, Carte Noire, L'OR, Tassimo, Maxim and Maxwell House. The company produces instant, ground, grain and portioned coffee, as well as capsules for coffee machines. The factory of the company located in Lomonosovsky district is one of the largest and most modern factories for the production of freeze-dried coffee. Almost 250 million euro - volume of investments since 2000 More than 500 employees Address: 7/1 Volkhonskoe highway, northern part of Gorelovo industrial zone, Villozskoe urban settlement, Lomonosovsky district Phone: + 7 (812) 346-76-20 Official website: jacobsdouweegberts.com  

The main reason for construction of a new complex is that, on the historically existing site with the waterway depth of 4 m on the Neva River one can build ships with a length of up to 50 m, and the waterway depth of 6 m at the site of a new shipyard allows building marine vessels with a length of 50-100 m. The Government of Leningrad Region signed an agreement on regional support of this project, as its realization will attract investments amounting to 6 billion rubles and create at least 1,200 new highly technological workplaces, an increase in industrial output from 4.7 billion rubles in 2016 to 17 billion rubles in 2019. CEO of Pella Gerbert Tsaturov  Pella produces technical vessels - marine tugboats, rescue vessels, service and auxiliary boats, supply and servicing vessels for servicing boats in both ports and waters. In total, around 120 tugboats were supplied to all regions of Russia and exported elsewhere. In 2016 a new shipyard was opened, which allowed for the construction of at least eight 50-100 m long fishing boats and marine vessels per year. Currently, this is the only compact shipyard in Russia. 6.2 billion rubles – volume of investments 1,200 jobs the new complex allows processing up to 10 thousand tonnes of metal per year and producing up to 8 vessels 2012: the shareholders' meetings decided to implement an investment project on “Creation of a modern shipyard in Leningrad region for mass production of modern resource-efficient fishing vessels” 14 November 2013: the project was approved by the Supervisory Board of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives chaired by Vladimir Putin December 2016: comissioning permit of the complex was received 2017: four PS-45 arctic class rescue tugboats were supplied to the commissioner 2017- 2018: three 22800 state-commissioned ships and two scientific vessels Ladoga and Ilmen were launched Address: 4 Tsentralnaya street, Otradnoe, Kirovsky district Phone: + 7 (812) 336-40-66 E-mail:   mail@pellaship.ru Official website: pellaship.ru  

We have established stable and fruitful cooperation with the Government of Leningrad region and the Administration of Kirovsky district. Every year, the achievements of our company, and especially of our workers, are awarded Commendations and Honour Badges. Based on the results of 2010 and 2011, our company was acknowledged as the “Best medium-sized enterprise”. Moreover, our company is the winner in the nomination “Environmental protection and resource conservation” at the “Business developing the region” competition following the results of 2017. In February 2018, a session of the Council on Improvement of Investment Climate and Project Management in Leningrad Region, with the participation of the Governor Alexander Drozdenko was held on the territory of GESER. In January of 2018, Aris and GESER received the certificate allowing us to use the label “Made in Leningrad Region”. The management and the personnel of the company express their gratitude towards the Government of Leningrad region for their trust and high opinion of our work! CEO of Aris and GESER Group of Companies Yuri Lebedev  The group of companies began working in 1999 as a producer of vessel furniture. The constant development of technologies, application of modern equipment and the use of original construction solutions allow the company to maintain the high quality of the goods and services they provide. Currently, the enterprise offers a wide range of services for the furnishing of military and civilian vessels, from design to maintenance, including the production of a great variety of vessel equipment, outfitting, assembly and finishing work. The production plant, with an area of 52,000 sq.m, is comprised of production workshops, offices and warehouses. The factory produces ship portlights, internal and external doors and hatch covers, composite and metal furniture, galley furniture, sanitary cabins, modular cladding system, PPK-53 panels. The investment project for “Technological re-equipment and modernization of the factory” is being realized. Under it, new equipment is going to be bought in order to increase the level of the factory’s automatization. The project aims to increase the fire resistance, reliability and aesthetics of the products. The time frame for the project is 2017-2020. More than 800 million rubles – the volume of investments into the project 730 employees 1999: the company began furnishing small ships at the Mid-Neva vessel construction plant 2004: work was carried out at the Pella Shipyard, the company bought land for their own production site 2009: during the year of crisis, the company’s output increased by 40% 2010: increased output by a further 80% from 2011: active introduction of innovative technologies, purchasing unique equipment, expanding production, ensuring the stable growth of the company by 2018: 530 orders executed for 40 leading vessel construction companies 2018: awarded the certificate that grants the company the rights to label their produce “Made in Leningrad Region” Address: 6 Leningradskoe highway, town of Otradnoe, Kirovsky district Phone: +7 (812) 493-27-98, +7 (812) 493-27-99 E-mail:   info@aris-geser.ru Official website: aris-geser.ru  

Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant is the leading manufacturer of new-generation freight carriages in the CIS countries. The enterprise is one of the largest transport vehicle plants in Europe regarding the volume of investments, the production areas and technological equipment.  Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant is a production site of the railway holding United Carriage Company. Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant is a highly technological enterprise built under a greenfield project (from scratch) in the territory of one of Soviet industrial giants of the Northwest – production plants of the industrial union Kirov Factory in Tikhvin. 2008: construction of Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant was launched 2009: the enterprise became a part of the Union of Manufacturers of Railway Equipment and signed a Charter on cooperation with Russian Railways, the Union of Manufacturers of Railway Equipment and Russian transport industry enterprises, manufacturers of railway equipment and components 2011: first workers of Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant received keys from their flats in new residential quarters 30 January 2012: opening ceremony of Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant. This year the first smelting at the foundry of the Plant took place 2014: the 10,000th carriage was constructed 2016: the Plant began exporting carriages to countries in the Middle-East, and casting – to North America 2017: the 50,000th carriage and the 100,000th wagon trolley was produced. A workshop for the processing of cast iron, which has no equivalent in Russia, was launched. The produced freight cars were exported to New Guinea. 2018: Tikhvin Freight Car Building Plant was audited by one of the main European railway operators, Deutsche Bahn and was recognized as a good supplier. At the InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin, a six-axle platform carriage produced by the Plant was presented. The way into the European market was opened Address: Industrial site, Tikhvin, Tikhvinsky district Phone: + 7 (81367) 31-680 E-mail:   info@tvsz.ru Official website: tvsz.ru  

Today we can definitively state that the first few years of the 21st century were the beginning of a new, fruitful stage in the life of Phosphorit Industrial Group. During this time, the enterprise in Kingisepp became a key element of EuroChem Holding. The creative input of the personnel and their responsible attitude towards work allows us to produce high-quality goods that are demanded at both the Russian and the international markets. Our employees are real professionals with responsible attitude to work, generational succession and respect for traditions. I am convinced that today we have high potential, both human and technological, to maintain the leading position in the sector. A key to the development strategy of Phosphorit is its social policy. We have experience of working with the local administration, as well as with budget organizations. Over many years Phosphorit, the Administration of Kingiseppsky district and the Government of Leningrad Region sign agreements on socio-economic cooperation, according to which the enterprise is obliged to support priority charity projects - education, sports, healthcare. Over the last 15 years, almost 400 million rubles were allocated by the company in aid of such projects. Executive Director of Phosphorit,  Vladimir Erlykov Phosphorit Industrial Group, which is a part of EuroChem, is one of the leading manufacturers of phosphate fertilizers and fodder phosphates in Northwest Russia, as well as sulphuric and phosphoric acid for their own production needs. Phosphorit products are shipped to consumers in over 70 countries in the world and 35 regions of the Russian Federation. The first product was released in 1963. The company is the largest manufacturer of phosphate mineral fertilizers and defluorinated phosphate in Russia.       about 25 billion rubles – volume of investments in production over 2001–2008 1,148 people – number of personnel 1 million tonnes per year – volume of commercial products the 60s: construction of Phosphorit factory began in Kingisepp. The key to the decision for the construction of the enterprise was the discovery of phosphate reserves in the Kingiseppsky district 25 December 1963: the government commission signed an act opening the first line of Kingiseppsky phosphate mines. This date is officially viewed as the ‘birthday’ of Phosphorit the 70s: construction of the chemical complex began 1972: the first site of the chemical complex – the sulphuric acid workshop – was opened. Over the next seven years, the site for the extraction of sulphuric acid, three sections of the ammophos workshop and the second sulphuric acid workshop were opened 1984: the fodder workshop released its first production. At this time Phosphorit became one of the leaders in the Russian chemical sector 2001: Phosphorit became a part of EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company. Today, the enterprise is profitable, technologically advanced and socially significant Address: Phosphorit industrial zone, Kingisepp, Kingiseppsky district Phone: + 7 (81375) 95-312 E-mail:   info_KSP@eurochem.ru Official website: eurochemgroup.com  

Tander Leningrad region, alongside with St. Petersburg is the second largest consumer market in Russia, one of the largest markets in Europe and one of the leaders in the rate of economic development in Northwestern federal district. Leningrad region has a logistically advantageous position, which is especially important to the work of a distribution centre. The new distribution centre allows the company to receive and process goods from both Russian and foreign suppliers, including goods in the “fresh” category, without reducing their quality which can happen over long haul transportations and storage. The high quality of storage, effective processing of goods, order purchasing and a well-organized system for the shipment of goods, using the company’s own freight transport allows us to supply over 716 trading facilities, not only in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region, but also in the Republic of Karelia and the Vologda region. I would like to express my gratitude towards the Government of Leningrad Region and the Front Office team for their support at all stages of perparing the investment agreement. I hope for long-lasting cooperation! Deputy Director on Investment Politics of Tander JSC Evgeniy Ovchinnikov Tander represents the largest Russian trading network, Magnit. One of the company’s leading directions of activity is development of their transport and logistics systems. The aim of such development is the reduction of costs for shipment and storage, and as a result - a decrease in prices of goods for the consumer. Currently, the company’s logistics network is comprised of 37 distribution centres and 36 freight transport enterprises. The project implemented in Leningrad region was aimed to build a regional distribution centre at Yam-Izhora, Tosnensky district. The distribution centre is a complex of buildings, facilities and engineering networks which are united by a common area and meant for the organization of reception and storage of agricultural goods, groceries and non-food items, forming shipments of the goods and their loadings, transport processing of goods and their storage, as well as other transport support, such as maintenance of freight vehicles and processing of the waste products formed during transportation and storage. The distribution centre is made for receiving, storing the goods for 5-7 days, forming orders and shipping goods to shops and storage sites. The aim of the project is not only to increase the presence of Magnit trading company and optimise the company’s costs, but also to greatly expand the variety of goods offered in the shops, and to optimise their work through reducing costs on shipments from local producers and suppliers. It becomes possible to increase the product line as the distribution centre becomes more and more technologically advanced and, therefore, able to receive more delicate goods that require strict temperature control for storage.. 2.86 billion rubles (without VAT) – volume of investments 550 jobs 1.21 million processed trays per year 2013: construction of the distribution centre began 2014: the centre was commissioned 2015: renovation works began at the centre 2017: the facility was re-opened Address: 1 Telmana street, the village of Yam-Izhora, Tosnensky district Phone: + 7 (989) 817-05-66 E-mail:   ovchinnikov@magnit.ru Official website: magnit-info.ru