ZIMATECHNIK - Railway Technology

RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY

„ Development of bogies for tramcars, subway cars and railway wagons. „ Design documentation development of tramcars; including exterior design, interior design, strength calculations of bogies and coachwork “MKR” „ Deep modernization of TATRA tramcars in accordance to the “barrier-free program” (35% low fl oor). „ Deliveries of components for railway technology from leading Czech and European manufacturers (DAKO-CZ, ST-OS, HŽP, MIKON, WIKOV and others). These are brake systems, dampers, springs, reducers, door systems, sanding devices, rubber technical products and more.

POWER ENGINEERING

ZIMATECHNIK Ltd. Zimatechnik is a Czech commercial-engineering company with a wide range of activities.

ZIMATEHNIK Ltd. presents a unique patented environmental technology of HEDVIGA GROUP PTR 1000 – utilization of industrial and municipal waste. This technology PTR – thermal decomposition of materials, biomass, solid alternative fuel, rubber to eff ective materials and energy!

Reference installation PTR MicroPowerPlant –HEDVIGA GROUP London, 2016–2017

VYSOČINA REGION The Vysočina Region has an advantageous central location not only within the Czech Republic, but also in the whole of Europe. The D1 motorway, the E59 road and the Vysočina railway corridor offer the opportunity to reach important European transport hubs and major cities quickly. The closest airport, Brno Tuřany, can be reached by car from most of the towns in the Region in one to two hours, and Václav Havel Airport Prague can be reached in two hours. Vienna International Airport is 2.5 hours away. The territory of the Vysočina Region is administratively divided into five districts.

The Region is characterised by its rugged terrain, high altitude, and low population density. The Region is attractive because of its comparatively low levels of air pollution and relatively healthy forests. The Vysočina Region also off ers many fi ne opportunities for summer and winter stays, as well as the possibility of visiting a number of valuable historical and cultural monuments. There are three UNESCO monuments in the Vysočina Region. They are the historical centre of Telč, the Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk on Zelená hora near Žďár nad Sázavou, and the Jewish Quarter with Cemetery and Basilica of St. Procopius in Třebíč. Besides urban tourism, the future of tourism in the Region will undoubtedly rest on various forms of tranquil, environmentally-friendly stays. This is supported by a dense network of tourist trails (approx. 2 900 km), the development of bicycle routes and the gradually emerging agrofarms providing accommodation.

ECONOMIC POTENTIAL The Vysočina Region traditionally holds a dominant position in potato growing. As in previous years, in 2016, too, the Region accounted for more than onethird of the total potato production in the Czech Republic. The Region also holds fi rst position in the harvesting of fodder crops cultivated on arable land and in maize production (17 % of national output). With regard to livestock production, the Vysočina Region specialises in cattle and pig rearing.

Statistical Data

Population 31 June 2017 509 155 Gross wage 1.–2. Q. 2017 CZK 24 442 (approx. EUR 905) Unemployment 31 October 2017 4.61 %

As concerns economic growth, the Region’s most important economic sector is industry. In the past few years, industrial production in the Region has been very dynamic and has favourably infl uenced the entire regional economy. Much credit for this is due to the intensive development of industrial parks along the D1 motorway (Jihlava, Humpolec, Velké Meziříčí), which was followed by massive direct foreign investment in industrial output in the Region. In 2016, 139 industrial enterprises with 100 and more employees had their seats in the Vysočina Region, which accounted for 6.0 % of the national output. These industrial enterprises employed 49 835 people, which is 6.0 % of the country’s total employment. Altogether 432 600 people over 15 lived in the Vysočina Region in 2016, according to the Czech Statistical Offi ce. The workforce consisted of 250 800 people, i.e. 58.0 % of the Region’s total number of inhabitants aged 15 and more years. Of this number, 242 900 people were employed (56.2 % of inhabitants aged 15 and more years). The primary sector (agriculture, forestry, fi sheries) has an exceptional position in the Vysočina Region, showing the highest proportion of employed people in inter-regional comparisons on a long-term basis. In 2016, 16 300 people were employed in the primary sector, which accounted for 6.5 % of the total number of the employed. In the secondary sector, a wavering trend has been observed in the Vysočina Region since 2006. The highest proportion of the employed (48.7 %) was recorded in 2007. In 2016 this proportion was 47.1 %. In absolute fi gures, this amounted to 118 800 people. Although the importance of the tertiary sector is increasing on a long-term basis and its proportion of the total number of the employed keeps growing, in 2016 the employment rate in this sector declined (109 500 people, which accounted for 43.4 % of the employed). The most important industrial sectors in the Vysočina Region are metalworking, engineering and the automotive industry, specifi cally the manufacture of car components. The leading industrial enterprise in the Vysočina Region is Bosch Diesel, which manufactures diesel fuel injection pumps for the automotive industry. It is the largest employer in the Region. Recently it started pilot projects for interlinked industrial solutions in areas such as real time monitoring, 3D printing, and data retrieval. Bosch operates all three levels of interconnection: sensors, software, and services. The company is striving for the transformation of business models, mobility and technologies focused on IoT and artifi cial intelligence. Another important engineering enterprise in the Region is Motorpal Jihlava, which has a similar production programme to Bosch Diesel. The largest clothing manufacturing enterprise in the Region is the traditional underwear manufacturing fi rm, PLEAS Havlíčkův Brod, owned by the international SCHIESSER GROUP AG based in Switzerland. An important industrial employer in the Havlíčkův Brod District is Futaba Czech, the supplier of components for the automotive industry which started production in the Havlíčkův Brod–Baštinov locality in 2005. The construction of this plant on a greenfi eld site was the fi rst investment project of the Japanese concern in continental Europe.