The shopping and entertainment center in Vitebsk has become one of the best construction industry facilities in the country

The shopping and entertainment center on Moskovsky Prospekt in the Bilevo microdistrict of Vitebsk became one of the notable facilities following the results of the competition "For the Best Achievement in the Construction Industry of the Republic of Belarus for 2014".

The project of the largest shopping and entertainment center in the regional center was developed by Vitebsk LLC "City-Arhplus", and LLC "Baltengineering" acted as the general contractor.

Last year, the first phase of the facility was commissioned. It includes an overpass that connected the shopping center with a large residential microdistrict. The enterprises that created the shopping and entertainment center were awarded diplomas as laureates of the competition.

In the "Object of the Year" nomination, the confectionery factory in the Orsha district and the enterprises that worked on it, KUP "Capital Construction Department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee" and construction and installation train No. 724 of JSC "Treyst Beltransstroy", were also recognized.

In total, 11 representatives of the construction industry of Vitebsk region were awarded at the annual competition, which summarizes the results of the country's construction complex. The solemn ceremony of awarding the winners and laureates took place in Minsk.

Thus, in the "Organization of the Year" nomination in the "Design Organizations" category, an honorary diploma was awarded to OGUPP "Institute Vitebskgrazhdanproekt".

JSC "Keramika" was recognized as the "Exporter of the Year". The company was presented with an honorary diploma in the "Construction Materials Industry Enterprises" category.

In 2014, "Keramika" produced 152.9 million pieces of conditional bricks, of which 76% were shipped for export. The main sales market is Russia; Vitebsk bricks are supplied to 32 regions of the neighboring country. For the first time last year, the plant's products were sent to the Saratov region and Ulan-Ude, shipments to Irkutsk doubled, and to the Nizhny Novgorod region, they increased fivefold. The total export volume amounted to 20.8 million dollars.

In the same nomination, Orsha Construction Structures and Parts Plant of OJSC "Beltransstroy Trust" was recognized. The enterprise is engaged in the production of reinforced concrete products, constantly updating its production facilities and expanding its product range, which undoubtedly attracts new clients, including foreign ones. Based on the results of 2014, exports here reached 40% and increased by 139% compared to the previous year.

Among the design organizations in the "Exporter of the Year" nomination, "Vitebskselstroy Institute" was awarded a laureate diploma for developing projects for residential blocks in the Pskov region, a grain drying complex in Tambov, and also for carrying out engineering surveys in the town of Toropets, Tver region. In total, the export of services amounted to 728.4 million rubles.

The laureate diploma in the "Technology of the Year" nomination was won by Orsha Mechanical Plant "Metallist" for the development of SV95 pole molds with mechanical tension of longitudinal reinforcement. By the way, the enterprise has been recognized at the competition for technological and management solutions that help improve the construction industry for several years.

The work of builders involved in the preparation of Gorodok for the "Dazhynki" rural workers' festival did not go unnoticed. In the nomination "Development of Regions of Small and Medium-Sized Urban Settlements," OJSC "Stroitelny Trust No. 9 of Vitebsk" was awarded an honorary diploma for the reconstruction of the Rodina cinema building into a cultural and leisure center. In the same nomination, the laureate diploma went to the construction and installation train No. 715 of OJSC "Beltransstroy Trust" for the reconstruction of the bus station in Gorodok.

As noted by Dmitry Fomin, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Architecture and Construction of the Regional Executive Committee, specialists from our region are among the leaders of the competition annually. 2014 was no exception. Despite the financial difficulties that the economy is experiencing, builders continue to solve the tasks set for them.

Olga Maslovskaya, "Vitebskiye Vesti"