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The Kärcher German manufacturer of cleaning equipment plans to construct office complex and training center of the official representative office of the company in the village of Hatne (Kyiv region) by 2022.
“A 100% modern and environmentally friendly official representative office of Kärcher will be located in Kyiv region, near the village of Hatne. In addition to office premises, the largest in Ukraine Kärcher Center, an innovative training center Kärcher Academy and a service center for maintenance of equipment of a well-known manufacturer,” the press service of the company said.
The office center will be constructed using environmentally friendly technologies and equipped with reservoirs for accumulating rainwater, solar panels, and a car wash. Water purification systems will also be introduced for educational use.
The opening of the representative office in Hatne will create new jobs: the company predicts an annual increase in staff by 10% to 15%.
“I am sure that in five to six years we will use all the premises of the new office, and colleagues from the international Kärcher chain will visit Ukraine to exchange and study at Kärcher Academy,” the company said, citing Director General of Kärcher Ukraine Ivan Bechko.
Ribas Hotels Group LLC (Odesa), the managing company of the national network of tourist hotel and restaurant complexes of three- and four-star categories, has postponed the opening of the Bautzen hotel in Jelenia Gora (Poland) until the end of 2021, but it does not exclude another postponement.
“Yes, the pandemic has affected the construction time. We are continuing construction, but the deadlines are likely to be postponed even from those announced on our website today (this is the end of 2021),” founder of Ribas Hotels Group Artur Lupashko told Interfax-Ukraine.
According to him, during the lockdown in Poland, it was impossible to carry out construction work. In addition, 90% of the builders involved in the site are from Ukraine, and experienced difficulties in entering Poland due to quarantine restrictions.
Previously, Ribas Hotels Group planned to launch the Bautzen hotel in the spring of 2021. According to the company, after the launch, the three-star hotel will include 23 rooms. The total area will be 1,087 square meters. The object will be the first in the portfolio of the operator outside of Ukraine.
According to estimates by Ribas Hotels Group, the planned return on investment in the opening of Bautzen is 10% per annum.
Ribas Hotels Group cooperates (management, franchising and booking) with 25 hotel and restaurant facilities (city, beach and ski hotels). The company’s portfolio includes business hotels Wall Street by Ribas and Bossfor by Ribas (Odesa), ski hotel Ribas Karpaty (Bukovel, Ivano-Frankivsk region), beach complex Richard by Ribas (Odesa region). Hotels in Lviv and Kyiv, as well as in Poland, are currently at the design and construction stage.
Lavina trade center LLC (Kyiv), the owner of Kyiv’s shopping and entertainment center Lavina Mall at 6 Berkovetska Street in Sviatoshynsky district of the capital, over 2020 received a net loss of UAH 210.8 million against a net profit of UAH 125 million in 2019.
According to the company’s statement in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, its revenue decreased by 12.6%, to UAH 761.4 million.
At the same time, last year’s gross profit increased by 16.7% and amounted to UAH 473.4 million, while operating profit decreased by 79.3%, to UAH 114.7 million.
The uncovered loss of Lavina LLC increased 2.6 times, to UAH 338.4 million. Long-term liabilities increased by 56.5%, to UAH 2.52 billion, current – by 26.3%, to UAH 2.48 billion.
The company’s assets for the year increased by 29%, to UAH 5.41 billion.
Lavina LLC was founded in 2013. Its core business is the leasing and operation of own and rented property.
Farmak pharmaceutical company, within the framework of a strategic partnership with the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), will allocate $ 500,000 for the development of KSE.
According to a press release from the pharmaceutical company, in particular, the funds will be used to equip a new campus, as well as to strengthen existing and launch new educational areas, including training bachelors.
“By supporting such projects, we are contributing to the achievement of the Global Sustainable Development Goals, one of the tasks of which is to improve the quality of higher education and ensure its close connection with science,” Executive Director of Farmak Volodymyr Kostiuk said.
The press release notes that Farmak supports not only KSE, but also other educational initiatives, including the Minor Academy of Sciences, publishes books about Ukrainian scientists. The company’s own scientific potential (150 scientists, 42 candidates of sciences, five doctors of sciences and an innovative R&D complex) allows providing a high level of academic expertise.
“The decision of Farmak company testifies that Ukrainian business is entering a new level of corporate social responsibility, and this should become an example for others. Thanks to the support of companies such as Farmak, we are preparing the ground for a strong and innovative Ukrainian economy,” President of KSE Tymofiy Mylovanov said.
Farmak is the leader of the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market, produces medicines in all 14 therapeutic groups. Annually it introduces to the market about 20 new complex component modern drugs. Currently, there are about 100 drugs in development. It exports products to more than 25 countries around the world.
