New production lines in Ursus
“We not only play the machine park, but in the coming months we will install completely new lines, which in Ursus never existed, including intended for mounting electronic systems. We also plan to produce electric and combustion engines in the future,” said Oleg Krot.
He informed Ukrainian businessmanin Ursus the competences of the Holding Techia, of which he is a co -owner, will also be used. “For 11 years we have been producing agricultural drones equipped with multispectral cameras for mapping crops, which allows for precise and efficient conduct of agrotechnical procedures. We work with the largest agroholds in Ukraine. Ursus will also produce such drones. We will also train their operators. We want to combine the possibilities that drones and agricultural machines cooperating with them, “he pointed out.
As they informed representatives of the management board of Ursus, The acquisition of Ursus was finalized in January, but it was only in February that the new authorities of the company received all documents and rights to undertake work “to restore Ursus to its former glory”.
The company’s operational activity is to be located in Good cityin which agricultural trailers, spreaders and presses are currently produced, as well as in Lublin and Biedaszkiwhere the main magazine was located.
New crew
According to Bożena Głowacka from the board of Microw, Ursus rebuilds not only production lines, but also Completes the crew of the plants. “Since the takeover, employment has increased from 111 to 250 people. We are looking for more employees. We also create internship programs for vocational school students to acquire new specialists in this way,” she noted.
Co -financing of the company
According to Ursus representatives, the company was co -financed from shareholders. Additional investment outlays They are to consume PLN 170 million. “They will come from various sources. We cooperate with domestic banks, EU funds, and we also expect sales revenues. We work with A special economic zone, thanks to which we managed to obtain tax breaks, which we will receive after completing the investment, “Krot said.
Głowacka announced that by the end of 2026 the company will spend PLN 70 million for modernization and purchase of new production machines.
The new Ursus owners plan to resume the production of tractors with a capacity of 50 to 100 km and above 200 hp. “We compliment documentation, we collect information from the domestic market and foreign markets. Probably the first tractors will appear in two years. We don’t want to produce compilars from China. We want to invest in the production of new tractors that will meet the expectations of Polish and foreign clients, “said Głowacka.
Sales of Ursusa to the company Mi Crow
At the end of October 2024. Ursus was sold In the third tender for PLN 74 million, Mi Crow in a competition organized by the bankruptcy trustee. Mi Crow became the owner of two production plants: in Dobre Miasto and Lublin, as well as machines and equipment, and Ursus trademark.
According to information on the website of the National Court Register, the Mi CROW company was registered in July 2024, its headquarters is located in Warsaw, and it mainly deals with “the production of other transport equipment”. The president is Oleg Krot, and members of the board Bożena Głowacka and Dariusz Kacprzak.
Who is the new president of the company?
Oleg Krot is a 41-year-old entrepreneur, co-owner of the Ukrainian Holding Techia. According to the biography on the technology technology technology technology, according to the technology technology. Together with his partner, he created over ten international businesses. It works in areas of IT services and products, e-sport, media, construction, light industry and data centers.
The legendary Ursus company
Ursus derives its beginnings from the company that arose in 1893. In Warsaw and initially produced, among others fittings for the sugar, food and distillery industries. In 1923 – after subsequent transformations of the company – they were created Zakłady Mechaniczne “Ursus” SA., which began the production of the first Polish agricultural tractors.
In 1946, the state authorities decided to resume the production of tractors. In the years 1988–2003 the “Ursus” tractor industry plant underwent restructuring, as a result of which new economic entities were established. In 2003, Ursus was founded, ranked on the stock exchange since 2007.
In 2011, the manufacturer of tractors was bought by Pol-Mot Warfama. In the following years, Ursus informed about the great sales results of tractors, including in the Czech Republic, Belgium, the Netherlands and Pakistan, about multi -million contracts for the supply of agricultural equipment to African countries and plans for the production of electric van.
In 2019, the bailiff entered the factory and temporarily took raw materials, materials and semi -finished products. In 2021, the Warsaw court declared bankruptcy of Ursus. In October 2022, the management of the WSE decided to withdraw the company’s shares from trading on the Main Square. (PAP)
