In Laishevo district launches ICL-KM CS engineering center

The opening ceremony with the presence of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held last Saturday in the Usady village.

The event was also attended by ICL-KME CS CEO Victor Diachkov, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Information and Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan Roman Shaikhutdinov and Head of Laishevsky municipal district Mikhael Afanasyev.

Construction of the JSC «ICL- KME CS» industrial electronics plant, which will include three production complexes and two engineering centers, will be closely located to Kazan Smart City. A new engineering center building, the opening of which was held on December 21, is a 3-storey administrative building with an area of about 5 thousand square meters. Center will accommodate highly skilled engineering staff. Cost of construction amounted to about 280 million rubles.

Full run of ICL-KME CS plant is scheduled for 2017. By this time, its total production capacity will reach 1 million units per year. By 2017 the number of employees in the company will reach 5 thousand people (now about 1.8 thousand).

«ICL- KME CS» objects in Laishevsky district were built in a very short time, - noted Rustam Minnikhanov. – This plant will form IT- future of the republic. As an ICL example Tatarstan should become an IT- capital of our country».

Viktor Zubkov underscored that the company's plans are aimed for a long terms. The project is supported by the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan and Rustam Minnikhanov.

As part of the ceremony was also held an opening of commemorative plaque, which is located in a new building hall. It was opened by young inhabitants of Laishevsky district - winners of the republican project «IT- champion».

About ICL- KME CS

«ICL- KME CS» is one of the leading Russian companies providing comprehensive solutions in the field of information technology and consulting, design, implementation and warranty service and maintenance of information systems.

Capsule with a message to future generations in the base of the new plant was laid in May 24, 2012. The ceremony was attended by Rustam Minnikhanov. In April 2013 with the presence of Tatarstan President was opened the first phase of the plant. It produces computers, laptops, servers and other products under the brands of ICL RAY and Fujitsu. Investments amounted to about 600 million rubles.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Press Service