UBC Group (Kharkiv), a commercial and industrial holding company operating in the field of refrigeration equipment and promotional products, has started construction of the second stage of a 5,000 sq m refrigeration equipment plant in Vinnytsia, according to Andriy Ocheretnyi, deputy mayor of Vinnytsia.
“This will create about 200 new jobs in Vinnytsia. The main work is scheduled for 2024. Currently, the project documentation is being finalized and preparations for the expert review are underway,” he wrote on Facebook.
In addition, a solar power plant with a capacity of 600 kW has been launched at the Green Cool plant. The solar panels were built in two stages. The first was completed in August and the second in September. In total, the company has installed 1080 solar panels.
“They will ensure the consumption of our own electrical installations and minimize the load on the power grid of the whole country. We are already talking about 100% replacement of our own consumption of electricity generated by renewable energy sources between April and September,” said Ocheretyanyi, adding that Green Cool sets “a great example of working towards green energy.”
The deputy mayor of Vinnytsia reminded that Green Cool, which operates on the basis of the Vinnytsia Refrigeration Engineering Cluster Industrial Park, produces refrigeration equipment that is exported to more than 20 countries. In 2023, the manufacturer expanded its sales geography and launched exports to North Africa and Latin America.
“This enterprise is one of the most powerful in the machine-building industry in the Vinnytsia community. More than 800 people work here and the staff will continue to expand,” the official added.
As reported, UBC Group’s business in 2022 decreased by about 43% due to the war. The group moved one of its plants from Kharkiv to Vinnytsia, which took about 400 vehicles. It was launched in May last year, but the number of employees there was about 300, compared to 1,000 in Kharkiv. The second plant in Kharkiv is gradually starting to operate, but the number of employees there has also decreased significantly.
For relocation, UBC Group built the first phase of its refrigeration equipment plant in Vinnytsia on an area of 20,000 square meters. Investments in its construction amounted to EUR 18 million. The first phase of the plant’s capacity to produce refrigerators with glass doors and ice cream chests was 60 thousand units per year.
During the construction phase, UBC Group announced a further expansion of the production building to 35 thousand square meters. The second stage will produce refrigerated cabinets, and with it, the group will reach a capacity of 150 thousand units per year. Capital investments in the second stage will amount to about EUR 10-12 million.
Prior to the Russian military invasion, UBC Group, which has been operating in the market for over 20 years and supplies products to 120 countries, had several divisions.
UBC Cool was engaged in the development and production of refrigeration equipment for beverages and food at the UBC Cool plant in Dergachi and the UBC Green Cool plant in Vinnytsia.
UBC Promo specialized in the development and production of promotional materials under the Promo brand at its plants in Kharkiv and Dergachi.
UBC Engineering was engaged in providing installation and commissioning services in the food and processing industry, UBC Service in providing maintenance and refurbishment services, UBC Distribution in selling products and services of the group of companies, UBC Armature in designing and installing equipment and processes, and distributing industrial valves and consumables.
UBC Group also owns the Ukrainian Beer Company (Kharkiv) and the Stargorod brewery restaurant chain in the CIS and Baltic countries.
The owner of UBC Group is Igor Humennyi.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, speaking about the development of the domestic military-industrial complex, said that the visa of Ukraine is to develop a world class of militarized products and services.
“My task is to build a path to victory as a ministry. And now there are several directions regarding the defense-industrial complex. Our vision is to develop a world class of militarized products and services – I’m talking about the defense industry,” Umerov said at a panel discussion at the International Forum of Defense Industries.
The minister noted that Ukraine wants to produce militarized products and services of very high quality that can be scaled up and “cover all of Ukraine’s needs now.”
“And further already after the end of the war to export it,” Umerov emphasized.
In Ukraine on Sunday, October 1, in the northern, Vinnytsia, at night and western regions, in some places is expected a little short-term rain; in the rest of the territory without precipitation, reports Ukrhydrometcenter.
The wind is predominantly north-westerly, 5-10 m/s, in the western regions in some places gusts of 15-20 m/s.
The temperature at night is 9-14 °, in Crimea and on the seashore 15-20 °; in the afternoon in the western and northern regions 16-21 °, in the rest of the territory 22-27 °.
In Kiev on October 1, a little short-term rain. The wind is northwest, 5-10 m/s.
The temperature at night is 12-14°, during the day about 20°.
According to the Central Geophysical Observatory named after Borys Sreznevsky in Kiev. Borys Sreznevsky in Kiev on October 1, the highest daytime temperature was 26.5° in 1927, the lowest nighttime temperature was -1.9° in 1881.
Monday, October 2, in Ukraine without precipitation.
The wind is north-westerly, 5-10 m/s.
The temperature at night 8-13, in the south 11-16, in the western and northern regions 5-10; in the afternoon 15-20 °, in the south and east 18-23 °.
In Kiev on October 2 without precipitation. The wind is northwest, 5-10 m/s.
The temperature at night is 8-10 ° warm; in the daytime 18-20 °.
Dynamics of reserves of Ukraine from 2012 to 2023
Source: Open4Business.com.ua and experts.news
In September on the primary housing market in Ukraine there is a gradual increase in demand and the number of investment transactions, said the conceptologist of the group of companies DIM Alena Piskunova. “Since May of this year we can confidently say that buyers are increasingly returning to the real estate market. Not in such volumes, not with such sales rates, but the interest is growing. First of all, housing for themselves, where they consider houses at the final stages of construction with apartments with repair. However, since the beginning of September, we observe and gradual return of investment transactions”, – told Piskunova at a press conference in the agency “Interfax-Ukraine”.
Founded in 2014 GC DIM consists of six companies covering all stages of construction.To date, the GC has commissioned 12 houses in six residential complexes with a total residential area of more than 218 thousand square meters. m. Six residential complexes of “comfort+” and “business class” category are under construction: “Novy Avtograf”, “Metropolis”, Park Lake City, Lucky Land and others.
Starting September 29, the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine (MTIBU) will reduce tariffs for Green Card policies for those traveling abroad by 3.4%, according to its website.
According to the MTIBU, the last change in tariffs was on April 21, 2023, upward by 3.15%, on December 30, 2022, upward by 3.1%, before that they were also raised on November 17 by 6.9% after a decrease of 5.5% on October 3, before that, on July 26 of the same year, they were raised by almost a quarter (by 26.3%).
Since 2009, two types of Green Card policies have been sold: for the whole of Europe and Moldova. Also, starting from January 1, 2016, Ukrainian Green Card policies began to operate in Azerbaijan.
Thus, according to the MTIBU, the cost of the Green Card for 15 days for traveling in Europe for cars is reduced to UAH 949 (from UAH 982 previously), for buses – to UAH 3,567 thousand (UAH 3,691 thousand), for trucks – to UAH 2,239 thousand (UAH 2,317 thousand).
The cost of a one-month Green Card for cars is now UAH 1,511 thousand (compared to UAH 1,564 thousand before), buses – UAH 4,954 thousand (UAH 5,126 thousand), and trucks – UAH 2,972 thousand (UAH 3,075 thousand).
Semi-annual and annual Green Card policies for cars will now cost UAH 6,709 thousand and UAH 8,306 thousand, respectively, for trucks – UAH 14,070 thousand and UAH 26,566 thousand, for buses – UAH 17,340 thousand and UAH 32,204 thousand.
The cost of policies for traveling to Azerbaijan and Moldova for passenger cars for 15 days will be UAH 691 (previously UAH 715), for one month – UAH 1,017 thousand (UAH 1,052 thousand), for six months – UAH 2,332 thousand (UAH 2,413 thousand), for a year – UAH 3,321 thousand (UAH 3,436 thousand).
The amounts of single insurance premiums under contracts of international compulsory motor third party liability insurance for owners of motor vehicles were established by a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers dated January 6, 2005 and are denominated in euros.
“Green Card is a system of insurance coverage for victims of road traffic accidents, regardless of their country of residence or country of vehicle registration. It covers 44 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa.
According to the decision of the General Assembly of the Council of the Bureau of the International System of Motor Insurance “Green Card”, adopted in Luxembourg in May 2004, Ukraine became a full member of the system on January 1, 2005.
