Four Vitebsk enterprises are creating a new furniture production in cooperation

May 4, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Four Vitebsk enterprises have entered into cooperative ties and are creating a new furniture production, the director of the Vitebsk communal furniture unitary enterprise (VKMUP) "Zarya" Yevgeny Kiselev told a BELTA correspondent. The creation of serial furniture production is planned by the regional investment development program for the period up to 2015 on the basis of the "Zarya" enterprise, which specializes in the production of cabinet furniture according to individual orders. OAO "Vitebskdrev", which has mastered the production of modern chipboards for furniture production, OAO "Vitebsk Instrument-Making Plant", which manufactures fittings, and the communal enterprise "Vitplast", a manufacturer of mirrors and glass products, have also been involved in the project. The partner enterprises have already developed a collection of 50 units of cabinet furniture. The new products are presented in the exhibition center for market research. According to Yevgeny Kiselev, trade organizations in Vitebsk, Polotsk, and Orsha have already shown interest in Vitebsk furniture. The implementation of the business plan is designed for two years. As Yevgeny Kiselev noted, the new project will bring tangible benefits to all participants. Thus, manufacturers of components will have a guaranteed sales market, the "Zarya" enterprise will switch from individual to serial production, which will allow increasing production, creating jobs, and expanding sales markets, both in Belarus and abroad. The "Zarya" enterprise is a platform for the implementation of an innovative project for the production of furniture not only using polymer materials, chipboard, OSB, MDF, but also from solid wood of various species. The enterprise has mastered the production of furniture and doors from lightweight board - tamburat. About $1 million has been invested in the technical re-equipment of production over the last two years. Over the past five years, the staff has doubled to more than 100 people, and production has increased eightfold. The growth rate of production volumes in January-April of the current year compared to the same period last year was 200%. The enterprise's representative office operates in the Moscow region. -0-