On April 11-12, 2013, the exhibition-conference "Construction and Improvement - 2013" was held in Kaluga, at the "Galantus" Exhibition Center (2A Televizionnaya St.). The organizers of the event from the Russian side were the Kaluga Chamber of Commerce and Industry
On April 11-12, 2013, the "Construction and Landscaping – 2013" exhibition-conference was held in Kaluga at the "Galantus" Exhibition Center (2A Televizionnaya St.). The organizers of the event from the Russian side were the Kaluga Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The partners of the event were the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Kaluga Region, the Ministry of Road Management of the Kaluga Region, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Landscaping of the Kaluga Region, and the Regional Association of Employers "Kaluga Builders' Union".
The aim of the exhibition-conference was to facilitate the establishment of mutually beneficial contacts and business relationships, cooperation between enterprises and organizations, discussion of problems and exchange of experience in implementing energy-efficient measures in construction, industry, energy, housing and communal services, attracting investments and using best practices in construction, demonstrating modern construction, energy- and resource-saving technologies, materials and equipment, road construction machinery, promoting the implementation of scientific and technical developments and technologies in production, and providing an opportunity for construction and investment companies to present the full range of their services and showcase their best projects.
The event was attended by heads of the City Administration of Kaluga, heads and specialists of Ministries and departments of the Kaluga Region, specialists from enterprises of the Russian Federation (Kaluga, Smolensk, Moscow, Ivanovo), the Republic of Belarus (Vitebsk, Orsha), and Ukraine.
At the invitation of the President of the Kaluga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the delegation of the Vitebsk region presented the region and its enterprises. The delegation included: the delegation was headed by S.M. Medvedskaya, Head of the Investment and Innovation Department of the Economics Committee of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, and A.E. Kravchenko, Head of the Vitebsk Regional Department for Supervision of the Rational Use of Fuel and Energy Resources of the Department for Energy Efficiency of the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus. The delegation included I.N. Makarenko, Director of the Vitebsk Regional Marketing Center State Enterprise, and O.P. Levshina, Deputy Director.
At the exhibition-conference, Tatyana Gennadievna Rozanova, President of the Kaluga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, delivered a welcoming speech and words of gratitude to the Belarusian delegation and partners in organizing the exhibition-conference. At the official opening, V.I. Zhipa, Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Improvement of the Kaluga Region, M.Yu. Sychev, Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Kaluga Region, and N.I. Almazov, President of the Kaluga Builders' Union, also spoke. Svetlana Mikhailovna Medvedskaya, Head of the Investment and Innovation Department of the Investment Policy and Foreign Economic Relations Department of the Economics Committee of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, and Alexander Egorovich Kravchenko, Head of the Vitebsk Regional Department for Supervision of the Rational Use of Fuel and Energy Resources, delivered a welcoming speech on behalf of the Vitebsk region delegation and presented memorable souvenirs to the representatives of Kaluga.
The report prepared by the delegation of the Vitebsk region, presented by the Head of the Department of the Vitebsk Regional Department for the Rational Use of Energy Resources, Alexander Egorovich Kravchenko, on the topic "Implementation of the State Energy Saving Policy in the Republic of Belarus and the Vitebsk Region" caused a great resonance and interest among the conference participants, as well as media representatives. The significance of the report is determined by the fact that, as it turned out during the conference, the Republic of Belarus is ahead of the Russian Federation in many areas of energy saving, which can be used in the future for the development of partnerships in various sectors of the economy.
More than 50 organizations from Kaluga and the Kaluga region, Moscow and the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, Ivanovo, Smolensk, as well as the Republic of Belarus and Ukraine took part in the exhibition, presenting their technologies, goods, and services. Among them were: OJSC "Kalugaoblgaz", LLC "RESTKOM", "Sempal" company, "Tiski" company, "RUS" company, Kaluga Electrical Engineering Company, Kaluga Factory "Akkord", LLC "BASF Construction Systems", LLC "URSA Eurasia", "UPONOR" company, "LUNDA" company, "NIKA-MEDIA" Company, LLC "Xamet", LLC "Stroy-modern", and others.
A stand of the Vitebsk region was equipped at the exhibition site, showcasing goods, works, and services of the Vitebsk region: ODO NPP "Termopass" (manufacturing of energy-saving equipment from stainless steel using unique technology), "Vitebsk" free economic zone, ChUP "Polymerkonstruktsiya" (Vitebsk), "Polintex" company, "Vitstroytehmash", "Belkotlomash", "Belsistemtekhnologii", "Spetssistema", RSU "Vityaz", KKUP "Vitebsk Regional Marketing Center", and many others.
Also, to present the investment potential of the Vitebsk region, the delegation from Vitebsk presented a video presentation of the Vitebsk region and presentation materials: an investment and innovation passport of the Vitebsk region, a bilingual catalog of investment and innovation proposals of the Vitebsk region, a catalog "Innovations in Energy Saving – Investments in the Future," and presentation discs.
Large-scale equipment and construction tools were demonstrated in action at the open-air exhibition area.
Over the two days of the "CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT 2013" exhibition, at least three hundred specialists visited, half of whom participated in the business program events.
A round table meeting was held in the field of energy saving, which was attended by Kravchenko Alexander Egorovich, Head of the Vitebsk Regional Inspectorate for the Rational Use of Fuel and Energy Resources of the Department for Energy Efficiency of the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus; Makhin Evgeny Yurievich, Engineer of the Information and Analytical Department of the State Budgetary Institution of the Kaluga Region "Regional Center for Energy Efficiency"; Almazov Nikolai Ivanovich, President of the Regional Association of Employers "Kaluga Builders' Union," heads of energy and resource supply companies, as well as independent experts in the field of housing and communal services. From the very first minutes of the round table, a lively discussion of the energy saving program began. During the round table, the event participants shared the difficulties they had encountered, identified "pain points" and challenges in the field of energy saving, and proposed solutions.
As a result of participation in the exhibition and conference, promising contacts were established with Russian enterprises not only from the city of Kaluga but also from other regions of Russia.
The event held can be characterized as successful and effective, and its success extends not only to the short-term but also to the long-term perspective:
1. Exhibition and fair participants showed interest in participating in a construction exhibition to be held from April 25-27, 2013, in Vitebsk. Among
2. Participation in the events of the International Energy Saving Forum in 2014 in Vitebsk has been declared – these include Kaluga Energy Company, LLC "RESTKOM", "Sempal" company.
3. An agreement on mutual cooperation has been signed between the Kaluga Chamber of Commerce and Industry and KKU "Vitebsk Regional Marketing Center".
4. Information on the results of the exhibition will be presented in the next issue of the weekly newspaper for business and about business "Gostiny Dvor". The report will be posted on the website of the CCI of Kaluga, on the website of KKU "Vitebsk Regional Marketing Center".
As practice shows, holding business meetings, positioning domestic achievements within foreign exhibitions and forums has a positive economic effect for participating enterprises, additional tools for achieving operational efficiency are acquired, as well as various traditional and non-traditional communication channels.