The Istra Vesti Reporters at the Izolyator Plant

On 8 July 2020, reporters of the Istra Vesti newspaper, a regional publication of the Moscow region, visited Izolyator plant.

The Istra Vesti Reporters at the Izolyator Plant

The social and political The Istra Vesti newspaper (Istra News) of the Moscow region was founded in 1926 and is still considered the most authoritative broadsheet publication — a source of local news.

The newspaper tells about the events taking place in the country and the world and about the involvement of the Istra region in them. The publication offers materials about events, construction, opening organizations and enterprises, news of the cultural and spiritual life of the region.

«The Istra Vesti is full of interviews and sketches about celebrities, photo reports and criticizing articles, advertising publications of trade and industrial companies.

At the beginning of the visit, The Istra Vesti’s reporter Ekaterina Kapralova and photographer Sergey Olekgsyuk interviewed management representatives of Izolyator.

The CEO of the manufacturing complex Sergey Moisseev and Deputy Commercial Director Dmitry Abbakumov told about the century-long history of the plant, the structure of the manufacturing facility and development plans of the company.

The central theme of the dialogue was a set of measures to ensure the full-scale and continuous operation of the enterprise in the face of emergency conditions caused by the spread of the coronavirus infection COVID-19.

This involved a number of organizational, disinfection, informational and explanatory and other measures to prevent the emergence and spread of COVID-19 on the territory of the enterprise.

The face mask requirement is a strictly mandatory component of the complex of anti-virus measures at Izolyator plant

The face mask requirement is a strictly mandatory component of the complex of anti-virus measures at Izolyator plant

All activities are based on the norms and requirements of federal laws and legal acts of executive bodies of state power, including resolutions of the Governor of the Moscow Region No. 108-GO dated March 12, 2020 and No. 136-GO dated March 23, 2020 on the introduction of a high alert regime in the region and other measures to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus infection in the Moscow Region.

A stand with information and explanatory materials regarding the high alert regime and other measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection

A stand with information and explanatory materials regarding the high alert regime and other measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection

The next point of the visit’s agenda was a tour to the corporate museum, where the journalists got acquainted with the rich factual material, introducing the milestones in the history of the Izolyator plant.

The reporter of the Istra Vesti newspaper of the Moscow region Ekaterina Kapralova at the museum of Izolyator plant

The reporter of the Istra Vesti newspaper of the Moscow region Ekaterina Kapralova at the museum of Izolyator plant

In conclusion, an excursion to the workshops of the enterprise, during which the guests were introduced to modern technologies for the production of modern high-voltage bushings, took place. And, of course, one of the brightest impressions was a visit to the test center equipped with high-voltage equipment under the brands of the world's leading OEMs.

Testing of an Izolyator HV bushing

Testing of an Izolyator HV bushing

Summing up the results of the visit, the journalists expressed admiration for the ability of the enterprise to remain fully operational during the most acute period of quarantine and at the same time to preserve the team and move forward, following the traditions of social responsibility adopted in the Istra city district.

Photos by Sergey Oleksyuk are used in the material.