Working Meeting at Izolyator On Development of Industrial Potential of the City District of Istra

On 17 July 2019, Head of Istra’s city district administration Andrey Vikharev and Moscow region’s Commissioner for the Rights of Business People Vladimir Golovnev had a working meeting, dedicated to the development of Istra’s city district industrial potential.

The city district of Istra is one of the most rapidly developing municipalities of the Moscow region, named among top 10 by many indicators.

The social and economic development of the district is enjoying a stable growth.

7000 companies registered in the district, Izolyator being one of them, give more than 48 thnd jobs, which makes 70 % of working-age population.

Alexander Slavinsky, CEO at Zavod Izolyator LLC, Sergey Moisseev, General Director at Massa LLC and Igor Kuimov, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Trade of the Moscow region also joined the meeting.

Participants of the working meeting at Izolyator, dedicated to development of the industrial potential of Istra city district, in the forefront, L-R: President of the Chamber of Commerce and Trade of the Moscow region Igor Kuimov, Alexander Slavinsky, Sergey Moisseev, Moscow region’s Commissioner for the Rights of Business People Vladimir Golovnev and Head of Istra’s city district administration Andrey Vikharev

The meeting was followed by a plant tour, where Alexander Slavinsky familiarized the guests with a century-long history of Izolyator plant and the contemporary period of development of the industrial facility in Pavlovskaya Sloboda of Istra district of the Moscow region.

Participants of the working meeting, dedicated to development of industrial potential of the city district of Istra at Izolyator’s corporate museum

Izolyator plant was founded on 6 June 1896 in Vsehsvyatskoe villageon the outskirts of Moscow (the territory in the vicinity of the present-day metro station Sokol). After the revolution in 1917, the plant was nationalized and as the plan of the State commission on electrification of Russia (known as GOELRO plan) was implemented, became a base enterprise of the country to produce high-voltage bushings.

Participants of the working meeting, dedicated to development of the industrial potential of Istra city district, in the assembly shop of Izolyator

In 2007, the company completed a large-scale project of Izolyator’s production relocation from Moscow to Pavlovskaya Sloboda of Moscow region. The territory of the city district of Istra turned out as an attractive location for the new plant. Today, it is a modern advanced technology enterprise, equipped with the latest equipment, capable of designing, manufacturing and testing alternating and direct current high-voltage bushings in voltage range 12 – 1200 kV.

Participants of the working meeting, dedicated to development of the industrial potential of Istra city district, in the test center of Izolyator

According to Vladimir Golovnev, the project is a unique example of a company that moved from Moscow to Moscow region, building a truly green-field plant and eventually growing its production manifold. At present, it is a large experimental area for innovations, testing and new ideas. It is a strong indicator showing the all actual regional development programs for investor attraction and entrepreneurship support and import substitution are working.

Interview of the Moscow region’s Commissioner for the Rights of Business People Vladimir Golovnev at the working meeting at Izolyator, dedicated to development of the industrial potential of Istra city district

Being a sole Russian producer to make high-voltage and ultrahigh-voltage bushings, the company is strategically important for the technical upgrading and further development of the power industry of Russian Federation.

‘I am visiting this plant for the first time and I am impressed with the products it makes. The company is operating at 70 % of its full capacity. There is room for development. To my mind, Izolyator has all the resources available for that’, shared his impressions Andrey Vikharev.

Head of Istra’s city district administration Andrey Vikharev is giving an interview at the working meeting at Izolyator, dedicated to development of the industrial potential of Istra city district

In its over 123-year history, the enterprise has made more than 620 thnd high-voltage bushings, operating at the overwhelming majority of power facilities in Russia and the CIS countries as well as 30 more countries in the world.