The largest companies of St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg is a subject of the Russian Federation, which is one of the leaders in terms of gross and per capita gross regional product. In 2012, it amounted to 2.29 trillion and 459 thousand rubles respectively, which makes the city one of the most important economic centers of the country. The main share in value terms falls on the manufacturing industry, trade, real estate operations, transport and communications, as well as construction services. Large companies of St. Petersburg work in these industries. And it is with their development that the future of the city is connected.

Economy of the region

St. Petersburg has a powerful industrial potential and high human capital. Over the past decade, the city has only strengthened its position as a cultural, scientific, educational, production, transport, tourist and administrative center of the country. The largest companies in St. Petersburg are the backbone of the Russian economy, whose work contributes not only to increasing the financial base of individual entrepreneurs, but also to improving the living standards of the population and the state of the municipal economy. Priorities and objectives of the city development for the future are defined in the Strategy for Economic and Social Development, which covers the time interval until 2030. It covers two scenarios: basic and moderately optimistic. The first one envisages an economic growth of at most 3% per year, the second - 4%.

Current indicators

According to the State Statistics Committee, GRP of St. Petersburg in 2012 amounted to 2 291 992.9 million rubles. This is 9.56% more than in the past. In terms of aggregate GRP, the region was on the fifth place among other subjects of the federation. Its share in the gross domestic product is almost 5%. GRP per capita - 459 261.2 thousand rubles, which is 1.3 times more than the average for Russia. According to data for 2012, the major manufacturing companies of St. Petersburg account for 23.2% of the gross regional product. The top five most profitable sectors of the economy also include: trade (19.7%), transport and communications (about 11.3%) and the construction sector (5.4%). Only slightly behind the health and social services, which gave 5.2% of the city's GRP.

Manufacturing industry

Almost a quarter of the GRP of St. Petersburg is provided by production enterprises. First of all, among them, it is necessary to single out such plants:

• "Leningrad Metal".
• Electrosila.
• "Baltic Shipbuilding".
• Severnaya Verf.
• "Pella".
• "Vagonmash".
• "Petersburg tram and mechanical" and others.

Large construction companies of St. Petersburg

According to the State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation, in 2012 it was built on 4.7% more housing than the past. Real estate development (activities related to the reconstruction of buildings or changing land to increase their commercial value) is gradually becoming profitable again due to the improvement of the economic situation in the country. If we consider all the major companies in St. Petersburg, the list will be quite impressive. Among them:

• "Glavstroy-SPb".
• "PIONEER".
• Group of companies "UNISTO Petrostal".
• YIT.
• "Pulse".
• IPS.
• "Lenstroytrest."
• "Group Leader".
• Group of companies "M-INDUSTRY".
• "Megalith" and others.

The main developers who participate in the implementation of large-scale municipal projects in 2015 are: SETL CITY, SRV Development, LSR Group, Adamant and FORT GROUP. Let's see how these large companies of St. Petersburg work, in more detail.

SETL CITY

This company sells the business center SeltCentr. SETL CITY operates in the market of St. Petersburg and the entire north-western region since 1994. It is part of a large industrial holding, which includes not only Russian, but also foreign enterprises. Its main field of activity is the development of commercial real estate in St. Petersburg and the region, as well as in Kaliningrad. In addition to the business center, the company plans to build a cultural and sports complex, the Mikhailovsky Dacha, the Nevsky Island and Greenland.

SRV Development

The company's forces are building shopping malls "Ohta Mall" in St. Petersburg and "Promenade" in Moscow. SRV is one of the five largest companies in Finland and has been operating since 1987. The main advantage of ordering the services of this developer for the customer is the availability of complex construction with an orientation to the needs of the client. During its existence SRV has fully developed shopping centers, hotels, office premises and buildings, industrial facilities, underground parking lots, tunnels and metro stations, as well as railway tracks.

LSR Group

This company realizes in St. Petersburg the construction of an apartment building with an underground garage, a block-modular boiler house and transformer substations called "EuropeCity", and in Moscow - a residential complex "Donskoy Olymp". Enterprises that are part of the LSR group are engaged in the production of various building materials. The total number of employees exceeds 15 thousand people. The main business areas of the company are St. Petersburg, Moscow and Yekaterinburg. The main directions - development of commercial real estate, production of building materials.

Construction group "Adamant"

The structure of this holding includes more than 50 different units. Among them there are both shopping and entertainment complexes, and design and installation organizations. For 2015, the Adamant group plans to build the Scandinavia TRC and the Zanevsky Cascade in St. Petersburg.

FORT GROUP

Like other major companies in St. Petersburg, which are engaged in development, it is engaged in the acquisition of old and undervalued facilities. Then reconstruction is carried out, which significantly increases their cost. It was founded in 2011 through the takeover of "Macromir". In the implementation of FORT GROUP, as of 2015, there are two shopping centers: Europolis and Port Nakhodka.

Large transport companies of St. Petersburg

The development of industry and the economy as a whole is not possible without an effective infrastructure. St. Petersburg is an industrial center of the Russian Federation, so it has established ties with other regions. Transport companies provide transportation of goods both inside the city and abroad. According to clients' reviews, the best are:

• "Geotec".
• "Rostek-Vyborg".
• OOO Avangard.
• Unotrans Logistics.
• "Baltic Airlines".
• Av-trans.
• "Continent".
• OOO Magistral.
• "Garant-Trans".
• "AMD-Transport" and others.

Intraurban passenger traffic is carried out by public utilities. In the city there is a metro, buses, trams, trolleybuses, it is planned to launch an electric train from Pulkovo.

St. Petersburg is often called a city-landmark. And he got this status quite deservedly. Fans of museums and history will find their paradise here. But St. Petersburg is not only a cultural and scientific and educational center of the Russian Federation. Here are also concentrated huge production opportunities. Large companies in St. Petersburg are the backbone of the country's economy. Among them are many industrial giants, as well as leaders of the construction sector and the transport industry. Their work is the basis of a positive scenario not only for one city, but for the whole country.