Company history

Nyazepetrovsky Zavod was founded by manufacturer Pyotr Osokin on the bank of the river Nyazya in the South Ural. From that moment on, the renown of the ‘mild’ and ‘gentle’ iron of the Ural masters was spreading beyond the confines of the country over the long haul of more than two centuries.

The plant received appreciation award from the USSR State Defense Committee. In the wartime plant workers were hammering the way to victory, laying new rail branch line. Thanks to the team efforts the plant manufactured more than a million of submarine bombs and other ammunition.

With the World War II being over, the plant was converted into a peaceful production facility that manufactured construction machinery including stone crushers, gravel and sand washers, gravel sorters, mortar mills, concrete pumps, portable and power shears, broaching machines for pipe forming and other equipment.

The plant received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour for its outstanding production accomplishments in the years of World War II. In the bicentennial year of Nyazepetrovsky Zavod, Chekyabinsk GRES (State District Power station) began to provide power to the plant. This facilitated the rapid expansion of the plant’s production capacity. The production output increased eightfold over the period of 18 years, from 1947 to 1965.

Nyazepetrovsky Zavod launched the production of hoisting cranes T-73. It signified the beginning of a new crane manufacturing era for the plant.

The plant began manufacturing fully-slewing self-erecting electically powered tower cranes. The development of crane manufacturer Nyazepetrovsky Zavod became closely intertwined with the development of the construction sector of the Soviet Union and Russia.

Nyazepetrovsky Zavod began to specialize only in concrete pumps and tower cranes KB-160.2 and КB-160.4. This specialization enabled the plant's Technical Services divisions to focus their efforts on streamlining the production process, providing the necessary equipment and implementing new cutting-edge technologies.

Manufacturing more than 400 cranes a year, Nyazepetrovsky Zavod occupied a leading position in the industry. Not only were the plant products utilized at the largest construction sites in every part of the country but a significant amount of the plant products was also exported to 21 countries across the globe.

The country was making a transition to a market economy. Full-fledged economic ties had been severed. All this was happening against the backdrop of complete absence of any financial support from the government. The workers of Nyazepetrovsky Zavod were striving to survive in this political and economic situation. The development of the country’s construction sector was practically brought to a halt. The residents of Nyazepetrovsk were forced to go the way of hundreds of Russian manufacturing complexes that rode out privatization but failed to avoid bankruptcy.

The new owners of Nyazepetrovsky Zavod revitalized the plant. They set new priorities and worked out a product development strategy. ZAO NKSZ supplies tower cranes across Russia and the CIS countries as well as to other foreign markets.

The company is growing and developing at unprecedented high rates. The basic models manufactured at the plant are being upgraded, new technologies are being implemented, the plant is enhancing the technical specifications of its tower cranes. The products of ZAO NKSZ have become part of the regional residential housing development programs of the Central Federal District of Russia.

The plant declares 2005 the year of quality. A tried and tested quality control system monitors all stages of production from the moment the materials and parts are delivered to the plant to the moment when a finished product is ready to be shipped for an existing sales order. Specialized magazine “Construction Equipment and Technologies” ranks the plant as a leader in the industry based on the number of produced and sold tower cranes. The magazine estimates that the plant holds 31% of the Russian crane market share.

Nyazepetrovsky Zavod specializes in the production and repair of hoisting tower cranes КB-408.21 and КB-403B used in construction. The uptick trend in the Russian construction market opens significant perspectives for ZAO NKSZ, giving it an opportunity to further develop and increase the production of high-quality construction equipment sustaining the centuries-old authentic Ural quality. ZAO NKSZ is certified to ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System.

The products of ZAO NKSZ have become a part of regional construction development programs of the Central Federal District of Russia. The plant is celebrating its 260th birthday.