News 2007

22.12.2007 "METRO - Kiev highway" hypermarket started its operations. Supply and installation of rack structures manufactured by LaFortezza (Italy) for this hypermarket was performed by STEP Group.

STEP Group concluded a contact with Holyday Inn Lesnaya and Inn and Holyday Inn Suschevsky on supply of baggage carts by Caddie Company (France).

In December 2007, a new hypermarket of "Auchan" chain was opened in the city of Krasnodar. STEP Group furnished the following services for this hypermarket: - supply and installation of racking (LaFortezza, Italy); - supply of shopping trolleys (Caddie, France); - supply of off standard furniture produced by STEP (Russia); - installation of cashier’s desks (Rasec, Russia); - supply and installation of processing equipment for a butcher’s shop.

STEP Group carried out supply of racking for Decathlon hypermarkets of sport requisites in Sokolniki and Belaya Dacha.

STEP Group carried out supply of shopping trolleys and wire mesh containers (Caddie, France) for Leroy Merlin hypermarket.

A new hypermarket of AUCHAN chain was opened in Rostov-on-Don on November 22, 2007. For this hypermarket, STEP Group carried out supply and installation of racking manufactured by LaFortezza (Italy), supply of shopping trolleys manufactured by Caddie (France), supply of off standard furniture manufactured by STEP (Russia), installation of cashier’s desks manufactured by Rasec (Russia), supply and installation of processing equipment for a butcher’s shop.

STEP Group supplied "Stolitsa-Klimat" Ltd. with three industrial refrigerating machines (chillers) by Climaveneta company (Italy) with the total refrigerating capacity of 3.2 Mwatt for the conditioning system of a new business centre.

In the city of Samara, a new hypermarket of AUCHAN chain was opened. For this hypermarket, STEP Group carried out supply and installation of racking and processing equipment, as well as supply of shopping trolleys.

"STEP-Ukraine," a subsidiary company of STEP Group, started to operate in Ukraine. A "STEP-Ukraine" headquarters is situated in Kiev. Telephone of the office is: +38 095 888 74 00.

Opening of "METRO" hypermarket took place in v. Tomilino of Moscow region. Rack structures manufactured by LaFortezza Company (Italy) were supplied and installed by specialists of STEP Group.

STEP Group started supply and installation of racking manufactured by LaFortezza Company (Italy) at "METRO Cash and Carry" chain of hypermarkets, the leader in the wholesale area. Installation of the equipment at "METRO" hypermarket in Nizhny Novgorod has been completed, and opening of a "METRO" hypermarket in v. Tomilino of Moscow region will take place on 11.10.2007, the rack structures for which were also supplied and installed by specialists of STEP Group.

Presently, specialists with STEP Group are carrying on supply and installation of racking manufactured by LaFortezza Company (Italy) and off standard sale furniture (of the Russian manufacture), installation of cashier’s desks manufactured by Rasec (Russia) and supply of shopping trolleys by Caddie (France) at hypermarkets of "Auchan" chain in the cities of Russia and neighbouring countries, namely: Samara (two objects), Rostov-on-Don (two objects), Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, and Kiev.

In April 2007, completed was assemblage of "Auchan-Sokolniki" hypermarket, whereto specialists with STEP Group performed supply and installation of rack structures manufactured by LaFortezza Company (Italy) and off standard sale furniture (of the Russian manufacture), installation of cashier’s desks manufactured by Rasec (Russia), and supply of shopping trolleys by Caddie (France).

A new line of activities performed by STEP Group concerning supply of hotel equipment has been further developed. A contract on supply of specialised hotel equipment was concluded with “Radisson Slavyanskaya” Hotel for 2007.