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Prva Petoletka
Company typePublic
IndustryHydraulics, Pneumatics
Founded1949
HeadquartersTrstenik, Serbia
Key people
Zoran Radovanovic, Slobodan Dumanovic
Ownerdipl. maš. ing. Vesna Minić
Number of employees
4,500
Websitewww.ppt.co.rs

Prva Petoletka A.D. (Serbian: Индустрија хидраулике и пнеуматике ПРВА ПЕТОЛЕТКА А.Д. ; Industrija hidraulike i pneumatike) is a Serbian manufacturer of hydraulics and pneumatics. It consists of a parent company which includes one public limited company and 16 enterprises which are organized as joint-stock companies. It maintains production facilities in Trstenik, Vrnjacka Banja, Brus, Aleksandrovac, Novi Pazar, Leposavic, and Belgrade in Serbia and Bijelo Polje in Montenegro. Its headquarters and main production facilities are located in the town of Trstenik.

Foundation

"Prva Petoletka"-Trstenik was founded on March 23, 1949, by decision of the Government of People's Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, at the beginning of the first Five-year plan of development, after which it was named.

1980s

The factory entered its "golden era" during the 80s. During this time the factory had nearly 20,000 employees. The design offices of Prva Petoletka designed hydraulic systems for many of the hydroelectric power plants in Yugoslavia, the hydraulic drive on a class of massive roto-excavators for surface mines, drive- and control-systems for the sets of the National Theatre in Belgrade, electro-hydraulic system for lifting of the main dome of the Temple of Saint Sava in Belgrade, hydraulics for a modern second-generation tank (the M-84), an inclined marine railway installed in the shipyard in Kladovo, landing gear for Boeing, as well as many large centralized lubrication systems in Yugoslavia.

Prva Petoletka was an important exporter, delivering its products to over 30 countries on several continents. At the height of production, PPT exported about 40% of its products. Petoletka cooperated with major world companies such as Boeing, Bugatti, Lucas, Bendix, Daimler, Martin Merkel, Pol-Mot, Orsta Hydraulik, Wabco Westinghouse, Linde Guldner, Ermeto, and Zahnradfabrik.

Temple of Sveti Sava in Belgrade

PPT supplied equipment to lift the main dome of the Temple of Sveti Sava. The height of the dome was 37 m prior to its retrofit and together with the ten metre cross it weighs 40,000 kN. The roof was lifted to a height of 43 m. Arch carriers and pendentives occupy the rest of the space between the dome and the supporting construction.

1990s

In the 1990s Yugoslavia collapsed and war started in Croatia and Bosnia. International sanctions were imposed by the United Nations, which led to political isolation and economic decline for Serbia. This resulted in a crisis for the factory and its workers when PPT lost its ability to export products. Many high-profile engineers left Petoletka during the 90s and started their own private companies. The state did not have funds to invest in factory machines and equipment and this resulted in most of factory's equipment becoming obsolete.

Recent history

The "black days" of the 90's left a deep scar on PPT. In 2011, recovery of the factory has began. PPT has sought privatization, and factory workers are still hoping that the process of privatization will help PPT to rise up and regain some of its market dominance in the region.

The first tender for the sale of Prva Petoletka, held in June, 2005, was unsuccessful. The second tender, opened in November, 2007, also failed. The government decided to sell the factory in parts rather than as a whole because of the lack of interested parties to buy entire company. In 2009, an agreement was reached with the Russian company "Bummash" from Izhevsk, but deal failed once again. After that, restructuring of PPT has started and some members of the group have already found strategic partners.

Organization

  • Parent Company:
  • IHP "Prva Petoletka" AD
  • Subsidiaries:
  • PPT-Zajednicki Poslovi DOO
  • PPT-Hidraulika AD
  • PPT-Cilindri AD
  • PPT-Servoupravljaci AD
  • PPT-Kocna Tehnika AD
  • Industrijska Pneumatika AD
  • PPT-Namenska AD
  • PPT-Inzenjering AD
  • PPT-Zaptivke AD
  • PPT-Armature AD, Aleksandrovac
  • PPT-Zglobni Lezajevi AD, Leposavić
  • PPT-Uredaji i Delovi AD, Brus
  • PPT-Delovi AD, Novi Pazar
  • PPT-Dijelovi Namjenskih Proizvoda AD, Bijelo Polje
  • PPT-Tehnolosko Metalurska Obrada AD
  • PPT-Remont i Energetika AD
  • PPT-Ishrana AD

References


Prva Petoletka Homepage

See also

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