Ruchyev Alexander Valerievich: biography and activities of the president of the company "Morton"

In business circles of Russia is widely known Alexander Valeryevich Ruchyev, whose activities are related to construction. He is one of the creators and president of the group of companies "Morton", which is included in the five hundred largest domestic companies.

Young years of Ruchyev

Ruchyev Alexander Valerievich was born on December 30, 1973 in the city of Severodvinsk, in the Arkhangelsk region. His future in the province, he did not see and after graduation immediately went to conquer the capital. In 1991 he entered the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology to the faculty of aerophysics and space research, where he studied with pleasure. Today the businessman says that at one time he managed to get a fundamental physical and technical education.

Why did not Alexander Ruchiev take up space exploration? His biography is full of events of a completely different plane: they are connected with the earth, and not with the sky.

According to Ruchiev himself, before the fourth year he was not going to go into business, although the nineties were already in the yard, and many comrades "turned" in commerce. Alexander also thought that business in Russia is not for long, but the conquest of space is the future. And he himself dreamed of becoming an astronaut. He believed that the time would come when his profession at home would be in demand. But he did not wait for her finest hour Ruchyev Alexander Valerevich.

Morton, the first ten years

Closer to the end of the Ruch'ev Institute, Alexander realized that It is necessary to win your place under the sun in a new country, in which everything has radically changed. The very first steps in business were the resale of consumer goods, which he bought in bulk or bought on barter, and then sold at factories.

Many of Ruchev's classmates at that time worked part-time on construction sites, and soon this area seemed to Alexander more attractive than trade. Together with six comrades in 1994, he created a small company called Morton, which initially earned capital repairs of premises and buildings.

In 1998, Morton was lucky enough to receive an order for the insulation of facades, which the company carried out on its own unique technologies. The objects became houses in Mitino.

Young people on their laurels did not stop and continued to expand their sphere of activity. Soon they had a "burned out" first contract for construction - it was necessary to complete the building in Klin. And a little later they were again lucky again - an order was put up for the restoration of one of the old buildings on the Arbat. A successfully implemented project to recreate and complete the Porohovshchikov house museum allowed the children to put together the starting capital that they invested in the further development of their business: the construction of residential houses in the town of Shchelkovo, Bear Lakes, etc.

One of the most ambitious projects of the company of that time was the construction in 2004 of a huge residential complex "1 May" on the Moscow Ring Road, which marked the beginning of a partnership between Morton and the construction giant DSC-1.

The main feature of the company was that the company "took into circulation" the suburbs, while others fought for plots in the center of Moscow. Thus, wise Alexander Valeryevich Ruchyev saved from the competition and laid the foundation for the future great success of his company.

Takeoff

By 2008, the brainchild of Alexander Ruchiev could boast of revenues of four and a half billion rubles, and the total area of housing under construction exceeded one million square meters.

As you know, in 2008, the country was hit by the largest financial crisis, which sank many successful Russian businessmen, including in construction.

Ruchyev Alexander Valerievich and his company Morton not only stayed afloat at that difficult time - they "flew to heaven."

To survive then it was possible only with the support of the state, which became a wand-zashchalochko and for Morton. In 2009, the company concluded a "fat" contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for the construction of housing for the military. This was the "leap" that provided the present prosperity of Ruchiev.

The patrons

Of course, such obvious lobbying for the interests of the not-so-known company in Moscow by the authorities did not remain without public attention. Beginning from the middle of 2004 and up until now, the mass media periodically publish materials that Alexander Valeryevich Ruchyev, president of the Morton Group of Companies, has close ties with the region's leadership, as well as the top of the Russian law enforcement agency, which he uses in the interests of his Business.

In particular, the businessman is credited with the patronage of the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, the ex-governor of the Moscow region Boris Gromov, the minister of the construction complex of the Moscow region Sergey Pakhomov, the vice-governor of the Moscow region Ildar Gabdrakhmanov and other officials.

Ruchiev himself explains the success during the crisis by the simple success and high-quality long-term work of Morton in the territory of Balashikha, where it was planned to build housing for the military. That is, they simply chose the firm that has already positively established itself in the area.

Morton today

The scale of today's activities of the company, created once by students of MIPT, is impressive. It unites such organizations as LLC "Morton-RSO", LLC "Morton-Invest" and LLC "Zhilstroyenergo-M".

In turnover, Morton has billions of dollars; In the process of implementation - projects with a total area of more than seven and a half million square meters.

Alexander Valeryevich Ruchyev Confidently occupied a niche that is considered the most difficult. This is the construction of economy-class housing, where the cost of one square meter does not exceed seventy-five thousand rubles. The businessman explains the possibility of building affordable housing by the fact that his company does not transfer important functions to intermediaries, but tries to do all the work, from creating projects to selling, on his own.

Priorities "Morton" gives government orders and is not listed among companies that are cheating interest holders.

Projects of the Morton Group of Companies

Today the turnover of this company exceeds a billion dollars. Completed projects:

• 17-storey house along the street Лечебное, ow. 14, building 1;
• Microdistrict in the center of Balashikha: 4 panel 17-storey houses and three 15-storey brick;
• Microdistrict "May 1" in Balashikha: a house of variable number of storeys (19-22) and 24-storey brick;
• Three 22-storey brick towers in Balashikha;
• Micro district "South Kuchino" in the city of Zheleznodorozhny: six 17-storey panel houses ;
• Settlement of the Bear Lake, residential complex "Ozerny".

Now the company has many new offers, which will be developed in the near future:

• Microdistrict "Ilinskaya Sloboda" in the village of Ilyinsky;
• Microdistricts in Leninsky district of Moscow "Butovo Park" and "Butovo Park-2";
• Micro district "Solntsevo Park";
• Several projects in New Moscow, and so on.

In addition, GC Morton builds parking spaces next to its buildings. The company also deals with business real estate: the so-called "headquarters" and multifunctional centers in Moscow and the region.

The company regularly increases its fleet and wants to create jobs in those areas where it is engaged in construction. Land for projects has always been purchased at market value or won in tenders.

The company has a corporate style: "Morton" does not work in the far and middle of the Moscow suburbs. In the sphere of interests are only Moscow and the nearest territories.

Forbes evaluation

How do experts evaluate the company's activity, which is managed by Ruchiev Alexander Valerevich? "Forbes" in 2011, took "Morton" 71st step in the ranking of the largest nonpublic companies in Russia. A few years earlier, few people knew the subject of the construction business then went around such giants as Inteko, Glavstroy and Donstroy.

In 2012, Morton ranked 68th in the same rating, in 2013 - 109th, in 2014 - 111th, and by the end of 2015 the company is in 103rd place.

According to Forbes estimates, the proceeds of Ruchiev's offspring were 51 billion rubles a few years ago; At the facilities of Morton worked five and a half thousand people.

Customer Ratings

As for customer estimates, their main complaint to Morton is that the company often delays the delivery of a new building. Construction is usually delayed by an average of one year. But as a result, the company still fulfills its obligations. Even in a period of deep crisis, Morton has never "thrown" its customers, so the developer can be classified as reliable.

Society of mutual insurance of civil liability of developers

Since 2013, Alexander Valeryevich Ruchyev heads the Society for Mutual Insurance of the Responsibility of Developers, established by thirty of the largest Russian contractors in the construction business from thirteen regions of the country. The main initiator of the creation of the society was "Morton". The purpose of the organization is to protect participants in shared construction, reduce risks and compensate victims of unscrupulous developers.

Alignment of Alexander Ruchyev

Ruchyev Alexander Valeryevich considers himself a deeply religious person, and Orthodoxy calls the foundation of the Russian nation. Repeatedly in his speeches, he stressed this point and promised to make centers erected by "Morton", orthodoxly oriented.

True, even here there are critics who attribute Ruchiev's divergence of words to deeds. Examples are given where residents of a microdistrict for decades have asked the company to build on its territory at least a small temple or repair the operating one, but they do not hear.

Despite Ruchiev's conflicts with the general public, he still has great ambitions. And, being a man of faith, he believes that the country really needs new temples, which need to continue to be built. He often performs at the Russian People's Council and created the "White Cross" foundation. This charitable organization supports the Orthodox communities of the country.

Some time ago, Morton financed the Internet media through the projects "Russian Planet" and "Rustoria." At the same time, the company prefers to allocate funds for high-tech projects: modern wastewater treatment plants, transport systems, house structures, etc.

Also, Ruchyev supports several venture funds, which have recently allocated more than thirty million dollars to startups. The businessman himself considers himself a patriot and declares that he did not plan to leave Russia anywhere and will not.

Charity

Often Alexander Valerevich is asked whether he is engaged in charitable activities? The businessman answers in the affirmative, but does not disclose the details, explaining this by saying that good deeds should be carried out unnoticed, away from the eyes of the public, otherwise "one can fall into heresy".

However, in the media often notes flash that Alexander Ruchiev, photo of whom can be seen in this article, periodically donates financial resources to the Moscow Orthodox churches and foundations. He does not comment on this.

Personal life

Ruchyev Alexander Valerevich, whose wife gave him two daughters, prefers not to spread much about his personal life either. The names, dates of important family events and other information of this kind are reliably hidden by the businessman from outside eyes. And in this Rucheva can be understood: criticism in his address and without that enough. Therefore, it is better not to let journalists in the holy saints, for, as they say: "My house is my fortress ..." And who, if not the owner of the construction company, should know about this?