Experts of Industrial Park Management became a part of an expert group on industrial real estate development, who will support the development of industrial parks concepts and their further implementation in Eastern Ukraine.

Kyiv, September 15, 2020. — Experts from the management company Industrial Park Management have started the work within the framework of the project ‘Foundation of Best Practices for the Development of Industrial Parks and Industrial Real Estate in Eastern Ukraine’. The project will facilitate recovery of the industrial potential of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Azov regions. The result of the project will become viable concepts for the development of industrial parks and industrial real estate, implemented in practice. This project became possible due to the support of the USAID Economic Support to Eastern Ukraine Project (USAID Project).

The duration of the project shall be eight months — from September 2020 to April 2021. The project is administered by GoLOCAL.

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International donors consider the industrial parks and industrial real estate development as one of the tools to achieve sustainable industrial development and to increase the region’s competitive advantages. In the framework of the project, we will work closely with entrepreneurs, local authorities, NGOs, and other parties interested in the industrial development of Eastern Ukraine,» Igor Komendo noted the Director of NGO GoLOCAL.

The project will consists of four stages. The first stage is educational one. It provides a three-day course on industrial real estate development to be held in the cities of Mariupol, Severodonetsk, and Kramatorsk for 90 participants — business representatives, local authorities, and NGOs. The representatives of the management company Industrial Park Management to be the trainers and experts of the project. The experience of the company’s specialists is based on the expertise of the industrial real estate with a total area of more than 600 thousand square meters.

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Our specialists have up-to-date knowledge and experience in development, including the design and construction of industrial premises for various industries. We have developed a three-day course that will help attendees to understand better the technical, financial, regulatory, and marketing aspects of industrial real estate. At the end of the course, participants will be able to apply the received knowledge to develop business concepts of new industrial parks and industrial real estate, or to refine existing ones. We will also provide consulting assistance on the integration of business ideas into project proposals,» Andriy Ropitskiy, Head of Business Development of Industrial Park Management, said.

The second stage of the project consists of visits to the industrial parks in Ukraine and Serbia. The purpose of such visits is to gain knowledge regarding the practical aspects of industrial real estate development, financing, marketing and work with clients, local and state authorities. Project participants will get the opportunity to study the work of industrial parks (IP), in particular Bila Tserkva IP (Ukraine), MIND (Serbia), and others.

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Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is a participant in the Global Program for the Development of Eco-Industrial Parks (UNIDO) in Ukraine. Our experience may be useful for the development of industrial real estate in Eastern Ukraine. I am sure that the project participants will get a deep knowledge in regards of real estate development, as well as an understanding how the development of industrial parks can become a tool for economic growth in the region,» Volodymyr Khmurych, CEO of Bila Tserkva Industrial Park, said.

The third and fourth stages of the grant project are practical one. Experts will analyze the conditions of the market and prospects for the development of industrial parks and industrial real estate in Eastern Ukraine and will work with the concepts of industrial parks developed in the region and will provide practical advice on their improvement.

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Our task is to provide recommendations for eliminating the weaknesses of each concept, its improvement, and further implementation by the authors. We need to prepare better proposals for their further financing and incorporation into the strategies of economic development of the cities,» Andriy Ropitskiy, Head of Business Development of Industrial Park Management, said.

The measures envisaged by the project will build the foundation for the effective development of local businesses, new industries, and the region’s economy. The results of the experts’ work will be presented at the final event for stakeholders in Mariupol, Severodonetsk, Kramatorsk.

Entrepreneurs, representatives of industrial enterprises, local governments, business associations, and non-profit organizations of Luhansk, Donetsk, and Azov regions are invited to participate in the project. Learn more about the project at the link.

Foundation of Best Practices for the Development of Industrial Parks and Industrial Real Estate in Eastern Ukraine

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Industrial Park Management LLC company is founded in 2016 as managing company of the Bila Tserkva 1 and Bila Tserkva 2 industrial parks. The company is uniting qualified specialists in the field of industrial real estate. During the years of operations 19,4 ha of land was sold and passed on for construction. About 16,4 ths sq. m. of industrial and warehouse real estate is commissioned and under construction. Electric, gas, and water supply of the large infrastructure facilities in Kyiv and Kyiv region was completed.

The company provides land management, off-site and on-site utility services, general designer and general contractor as well as managing industrial parks services. Also, it provides brokerage and due diligence services of industrial and logistics (warehouse) real estate. The company also provides legal support for real estate permissions getting, documentation execution, including construction permission and commissioning certificate services.

Industrial Park Management LLC belongs to UFuture company group.

The purpose of the Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is the development of modern industrial production in Ukraine. The park offers industrial land with all engineering infrastructure and ready-made modern production, logistics and storage facilities for rent or purchase. Knowledge and extensive experience in real estate development allows the park team to provide the client with a range of services and services for efficient production arrangement.

The total area of the Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is more than 70 hectares. Its key difference is focus on creating of ecosystem and clusters (production, logistics, and others). This approach enables clients to establish supply chains, reduce production lead time and costs.

As of the beginning of 2020, six companies are residents of the industrial park. The industrial park belongs to UFuture projects.

GoLOCAL is a non-governmental organization established in 2015, which promotes and implements the principles of sustainable development in Ukraine. GoLOCAL develops and implements projects that bring sustainable approaches and solutions for regional development, promote cooperation between local authorities, civil society, business, and international donor organizations. One of the priority areas of activity of the organization is the implementation of projects aimed at the economic recovery of Eastern Ukraine.

The industrial real estate lot proposed by Bila Tserkva Industrial Park was recognized as a winner among the investment offers from Kyiv region.

Bila Tserkva, August 18, 2020. — Bila Tserkva Industrial Park won the second round of pilot The Golden Site contest from Kyiv region. The industrial real estate lot with total area of 22 ha was offered for the tender committee consideration. The industrial plot has the correct shape and zoning. The engineering networks are connected to the plot. There is an highway, access roads, and railway station next to the site. The plot is included into Bila Tserkva community’s spatial development plan. The tender committee determined the investment offer as the most competitive among others. The industrial park lot got the highest score and won the first place.

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Participation in the international projects contributes to the expansion of circle of our contacts. The winning in the competition emphasizes the industrial park competitive advantages in the field of industrial real estate, it meets expectations of foreign investors seeking for production place on the territory of Ukraine,» Volodymyr Khmurych, CEO of Bila Tserkva Industrial Park, said.

The Golden Site contest is a pilot one. It covers eight regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv region. The competition was conducted within the frame of project Polish Aid, which is focused on increase of Ukrainian regions competitiveness and promotion of Polish-Ukrainian economic cooperation. The project has been implemented in Ukraine within 2018-2020 by Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy and co-funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. The cumulative budget exceeds USD 1,5 million. The Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) leads the project. The Agency acts as the operator of Grunt na Medal, industrial real estate development contest in Poland, and provides the pilot support in Ukraine.

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Since 2005, the PAIH has been managing a Grunt na Medal investment plots rival in Poland. The competition provided the participants with a platform for attracting investments. About 70% of the sites that won the competition found an investor. The competition’s success encouraged initiation and running the pilot project in Ukraine. We believe that participation of Ukrainian regions in The Golden Site competition will facilitate, in the best possible way, preparation to potential investor visit, and, respectively, contribute to investment promotion opportunities of Ukraine in general,» Victoria Braga, coordinator in Ukraine of project Polish Aid, noted.

The tender committee included the representatives of the Department of Economic Development and Trade of the Regional State Administration and Regional Development Agencies from Kyiv area.

Kyiv oblast is the investment-attracting region. Its location and developed infrastructure, available raw material base and labor force market, industrial premises and land plots establish significant background for production location. The winning bidder demonstrated how efficiently the company is able to handle the market advantages of the region and its location, as well as to attract potential investors,” Alina Piddubna, acting deputy director of the Department of Economic Development and Trade of Kyiv Regional State Administration, said.

The contest winners will have the opportunity to exchange experience with the administration of the Polish voivodeships in promoting investment sites and attracting investors.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The purpose of the Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is the development of modern industrial production in Ukraine. The park offers industrial land with all engineering infrastructure and ready-made modern production, logistics and storage facilities for rent or purchase. Knowledge and extensive experience in real estate development allows the park team to provide the client with a range of services and services for organizing efficient production.

The total area of the Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is more than 70 hectares. The key difference is in its focus on creating ecosystems and clusters (production, logistics, and others). The value of this approach for the client is to establish supply chains, reduce production costs and availability of raw materials.

As of the beginning of 2020, six companies are residents of the industrial park. The industrial park belongs to UFuture projects.

Bila Tserkva 1 and Bila Tserkva 2 Industrial Parks have the total area of more than 70 hectares, with well-equipped engineering infrastructure and friendly business environment that are aimed at attraction direct investment in industrial and logistics real estate, expansion of the city’s economic clusters, creation more than three dozen new productions and more than 4,000 new ‘permanent’ jobs.

Kyiv, May 27, 2020. — The Bila Tserkva Industrial Park (IP) has approved the development plan.

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According to our estimates, by 2026 should be created more than four thousand jobs, built 235,000 sq. m of industrial real estate, including production and logistics facilities on the territory of two industrial parks. The total investments volume should reach USD 250 mln,» Volodymyr Khmurych, CEO of Bila Tserkva IP, said.

The investments will be routed to construction of new commercial buildings, purchase of new production and logistics equipment, outfit of existing facilities, business processes automatization and certification, R&D that will contribute to the development of innovations and the implementation of best industry practices. Also, energy-saving projects and IT projects are considered as investment-attractive.

Turning to the issue of staffing for enterprises Volodymyr Khmurych clarified that to manufacture of high value-added products and their components qualified specialists are needed.

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There are more than dozen educational institutions, including eight technical and vocational schools, and five higher education institutions and their branches in Bila Tserkva. We cooperate with all of them and believe that skilled labor market proximity is one of the competitive advantages of the industrial parks,» Andriy Ropitskiy, Head of Business Development of Industrial Park Management LLC (IPM), goes on.

The IPM has won bid for management company of Bila Tserkva 1 and Bila Tserkva 2 Industrial Parks. On May 06, 2020, a cooperation agreements were signed between the management company and industrial parks. According to the terms of the contracts, the managing company ensures implementation of the development strategies and business plans of the industrial parks, attracts residents, carries out marketing programs, obtains permissions and approvals from state and local authorities related to industrial park and residents utilities and facilities design and construction.

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Many large manufacturing companies are facing supply chain shocks and production disruptions. In a search for a better balance between globalization and the necessary degree of independence, these companies will be choosing localization of production at the national or regional levels. We can offer best conditions for the localization of production in our industrial parks. The management company will help the industrial park in attracting foreign companies to the parks.» Volodymyr Khmurych, CEO of Bila Tserkva IP, said.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The purpose of the Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is the development of modern industrial production in Ukraine. The park offers industrial land with all engineering infrastructure and ready-made modern production, logistics and storage facilities for rent or purchase. Knowledge and extensive experience in real estate development allows the park team to provide the client with a range of services and services for efficient production arrangement.

The total area of the Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is more than 70 hectares. Its key difference is focus on creating of ecosystem and clusters (production, logistics, and others). This approach enables clients to establish supply chains, reduce production lead time and costs.

As of the beginning of 2020, six companies are residents of the industrial park. The industrial park belongs to UFuture projects.

Industrial Park Management LLC was founded in 2016. The company is uniting qualified specialists in the field of industrial real estate. During the years of operations 19,4 ha of land was sold and passed on for construction. About 16,4 ths sq. m. of industrial and warehouse real estate is commissioned and under construction. Electric, gas, and water supply of the large infrastructure facilities in Kyiv and Kyiv region was completed.

The company provides land management, off-site and on-site utility services, general designer and general contractor as well as managing industrial parks services. Also, it provides brokerage and due diligence services of industrial and logistics (warehouse) real estate. The company also provides legal support for real estate permissions getting, documentation execution, including construction permission and commissioning certificate services.

The Global Eco-Industrial Parks Programme aims to increase the productivity of natural resource use and reduce the intensity of environmental pollution from enterprise activities.

Kyiv, February 27, 2020. — Bila Tserkva Industrial Park has become a participant of the Global Eco-Industrial Parks Programme (GEIPP) in Ukraine. The program is initiated by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Participation in the GEIPP will provide benefits to the residents of the industrial park from the experience of leading companies and implementation of world practices in the areas of environmental friendliness, energy efficiency and sustainable development. This will result in companies’ improvement of competitiveness and access to new markets as well as meeting of consumer needs of environmentally safe goods and services.

Volodymyr Khmurych, CEO of Bila Tserkva Industrial Park, and Andrey Ropitskiy, CBDO of Bila Tserkva Industrial Park, attended the presentation of GEIPP launch in Ukraine.

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The procedure of joining the Programme was painstaking, long-lasting and become possible with the active support of the professional team of GOLOCAL NGO. We would like to express our special gratitude to the UNIDO project team, Cesar Barahona and Anton Kleshchov», said Volodymyr Khmurych.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Global Eco-Industrial Parks Programme (GEIPP) in Developing and Transition Countries is being implemented by UNIDO with funding from the Swiss Government. Currently, 6 countries (Vietnam, Egypt, Indonesia, Colombia, Peru and Ukraine) are participants of this Programme. The GEIPP will be implemented till 2024 leveraging the experience of the Global Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Programme and synergistically interacting with UNIDO and other organizations.

The purpose of the GEIPP is to demonstrate the benefits of eco-industrial parks (EIPs) in terms of increasing resource productivity and improving the economic, environmental and social performance of enterprises, and promoting inclusive and sustainable development. Using tools developed globally, the GEIPP will focus on improving the productivity of natural resources (including energy, water and materials) and reducing the intensity of pollution from businesses. Indirect benefits will be improvement of competitiveness and access to new markets for companies, and meeting of consumer needs for environmentally friendly goods and services.

The purpose of the Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is the development of modern industrial production in Ukraine. The park offers industrial land with all engineering infrastructure and ready-made modern production, logistics and storage facilities for rent or purchase. Knowledge and extensive experience in real estate development allows the park team to provide the client with a range of services and services for efficient production arrangement.

The total area of the Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is more than 70 hectares. Its key difference is focus on creating of ecosystem and clusters (production, logistics, and others). This approach enables clients to establish supply chains, reduce production lead time and costs. As of the beginning of 2020, six companies are residents of the industrial park. The industrial park belongs to UFuture projects.

The company will become the sixth resident of the park with an object of 4000 square meters.

Bila Tserkva, February 04, 2020. — The Bila Tserkva Industrial Park (a project of the UFuture) begins the construction of a new logistic automated depot for courier delivery of goods to the company Nova Poshta in Bila Tserkva. According to the project — the total area of the premises will be more than 3900 square meters, and the cost of the object will exceed $5 million.

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I`m proud that Nova Poshta, known to every Ukrainian, has chosen our Bila Tserkva Industrial Park for scaling. In fact, today industrial parks are not only a profitable location for creating innovative products but also an investment nanny for a domestic producer and investor. We help with the connection to communications, provide all the necessary infrastructure. I`m sure that the case of this national giant will be the impetus for the further development of the format of industrial parks in Ukraine as a whole,» Vasyl Khmelnytsky, founder of UFuture, said.

The investment project provides for the creation of an innovative terminal, which will include a customer service department, office, and social facilities, and attached infrastructure. The two-story building of the logistic depot will have autonomous heating, a centralized ventilation system, and air conditioning. Commissioning will take place in autumn 2020.

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We will open branches and an automated logistics depot to ensure fast and high-quality delivery for our customers from Bila Tserkva and another 80 settlements of the region. Depot capacity — 2.8 thousand parcels per hour, up to 50 people will work at the facility,» Volodymyr Popereshnyuk, co-owner of Nova Poshta, said.

The choice in favor of the Industrial Park became possible because of its advantageous location, ready-to-use utilities, and turnkey construction in accordance with the international standards of energy efficiency, fire resistance, and environmental friendliness. The construction of a new warehouse terminal allows the postal operator to create convenient logistics and quickly deliver goods to Kyiv and the region.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The purpose of the Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is the development of modern industrial production in Ukraine. The park offers industrial land with all engineering infrastructure and ready-made modern production, logistics and storage facilities for rent or purchase. Knowledge and extensive experience in real estate development allows the park team to provide the client with a range of services and services for organizing efficient production.

The total area of the Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is more than 70 hectares. The key difference is in its focus on creating ecosystems and clusters (production, logistics, and others). The value of this approach for the client is to establish supply chains, reduce production costs and availability of raw materials. As of the beginning of 2020, six companies are residents of the industrial park. The industrial park belongs to UFuture projects.

UFuture is a holding company of Ukrainian entrepreneur Vasyl Khmelnytsky that integrates his business and impact-investment projects. The company has a diversified portfolio of assets in the fields of real estate, infrastructure, industry, renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and IT. Currently, UFuture’s assets are estimated at $550 million, and the total capitalization of the businesses it invested in is more than $1 billion.

UFuture’s mission is to secure the global connectivity of Ukraine by including the country’s economy and talent into international value chains where the economy and human capital of the state will play an important role.
Nova Poshta Group provides its customers, both business and individuals, with a full range of logistics and related services. The Group includes Ukrainian and foreign companies, in particular, Nova Poshta, NP Logistic, POST FINANCE, and Nova Poshta International.

Nova Poshta is the leader of the logistics market, which provides easy delivery to each client — at the post office, and the address — and allows thousands of entrepreneurs to create and develop business not only in Ukraine but also abroad. The company’s network has more than 6,000 branches throughout Ukraine, and the number of departures in 2019 alone exceeded 212 million. NP Logistic is a fulfillment service company: storing goods in warehouses, picking and sending orders to the recipient. POST FINANCE is a non-banking financial institution, thanks to which the company’s clients can carry out money transfers and electronic money transactions. Nova Poshta International is developing an international partner network to provide customers with express delivery services in Ukraine and also abroad.

Nova Poshta Group works in compliance with all the norms of Ukrainian legislation. In 2019, the Group transferred more than 4 billion UAH of taxes and fees to the country’s budget. More information about products and services on the website: https://novaposhta.ua/

Bila Tserkva, March 6, 2019. – LLC VOLYTSIA-AGRO has acquired a 4ha land plot in Bila Tserkva industrial park, which is a part of UFuture, and will soon start constructing a modern logistics complex for storage and processing of grain, with an indicative investment of $12 million. To maintain the new facility LLC VOLYTSIA-AGRO will create about 100 new jobs.

The first operational phase of the complex is expected to begin in 2020. Its infrastructure will include an elevator with total storage capacity of 40,000 tons and loading capacity of up to 3,000 tons per day. The elevator will be equipped with a modern laboratory, silages for wet and dry grain, and grain dryers. The complex will be able to receive and deliver grain by both road and rail transport. LLC VOLYTSIA-AGRO also plans to export its products straight from the industrial park.

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We are aware of the fact that foreign investors are not particularly eager to enter Ukraine these days because of existing risks. However, there are local entrepreneurs willing to produce in Ukraine, and not only for the domestic market but foreign markets as well. Therefore, we have established a platform with all the necessary resources for such enterprises. Our goal is to support the full cycle of production within Ukraine. This can bring new jobs and lead to economic development of the region and our country as a whole,» emphasized the founder of UFuture Vasyl Khmelnytsky.

LLC VOLYTSIA-AGRO is already the second resident of the industrial park. A newly built plant Plank Electrotechnic, the first in Ukraine to produce modern electrical systems, will be launched next month. The management of the industrial park is currently carrying out the allocation of a land plot for the construction of a third plant and is negotiating with several other potential residents.

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This framework has proved to be efficient. Our services are in demand. It is really convenient. Investors can just come and get a land plot immediately, along with all the necessary engineering communications. We provide comprehensive support that allows to avoid needless bureaucracy and save time,» said Volodymyr Khmurich, Director of Bila Tserkva industrial park.

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We have opted for an advantageous location, convenient logistics, and skilled workforce, which are the main boons of Bila Tserkva industrial park. Having an airfield, two railway stations, and an international highway at its disposal, this place gives access to the the country’s main markets and markets abroad,» elaborated on the decision to base in the industrial park Volodymyr Pokrovsky, Director of LLC VOLYTSIA-AGRO.

At present, grain storage and grain transfer are among the most lucrative investment opportunities in Ukraine, as the grain harvest has been increasing year by year. 2018 was record-breaking: the country has collected over 70 million tons. Acknowledging that there is an urgent need for new grain storage and processing facilities, on January 30, 2019, the government approved a state program compensation of 30% of their construction cost.

UFuture is a Ukrainian private equity firm and group of companies, based in Kyiv. UFuture consolidates UDP, which is a real estate development company specialized in large infrastructure projects, the country’s second biggest Kyiv Sikorsky international airport, national Ukrainian outdoor advertising operator RTM, and Bila Tserkva industrial park. The group develops new and innovative businesses such as renewable energy generator UDP Renewables, pharmaceutical producer Biopharma, and innovation parks UNIT.City and LvivTech.City. UFuture supports and coordinates numerous impact and sustainability projects related to education and economics, some of which are annual Kyiv International Economic Forum, Small and Medium Entrepreneurship School, cutting-edge IT coding school UNIT Factory and Lean Institute Ukraine.

Bila Tserkva Industrial Park is a large-scale investment project aimed at facilitating establishment of modern manufacturing in Ukraine. It is a one-window platform that allows producers to access all necessary assets, utilities and services and focus on the development of their businesses. The park offers industrial land and property with all engineering infrastructure for rent or purchase, turn-key solutions and a possibility of co-investment in manufacturing. Local market insight and substantial experience in real estate development allows the park’s team to provide clients with additional consulting services on setting up an efficient production.