ERVIST GROUP OF COMPANIES ANNOUNCES ERVIST-FORUM ONLINE PROGRAM

Moscow, November 01, 2013 –  Ervist Group of Companies - the leading Russian provider of products and security solutions for industrial special hazards and fire alarm systems - announces the launch of ERVIST-FORUM online program – a home for professional discussions/promotions of advanced products and solutions. The Group’s operates Internet Studio where partner companies, key customer representatives and media are invited.

"At present, there is no opportunity in the Russian security market to conveniently exchange ideas and to showcase new products between companies and customers ," – comments Michael Rukin, the Founder, Chairman of the Board, and General Director of Ervist Group - "meanwhile , the need for this kind of communications is great, we witness it at the shows and seminars. We decided to fill this gap and offer to conduct a synergy of seminars and webinars that are broadcast to the Internet audience. Ultimately, such exchange of views will allow for us and our partners at a better level  to resolve the requirements of Russian customers utilizing advanced technologies. "

The ERVIST-FORUM program schedules regular online video communication of vendors both with potential customers , and among  each other. At the first stage, before the end of current year there will be eight events in webinar format with online transmission. At the same time, directly at the ERVIST-FORUM office studio around a dozen experts from companies, mass media shall converse; while  the organizers project the Internet audience around 150-200 participants. 

Alexander Lyubochkin, Chief Engineering Officer, Ervist Group, notes: "We have developed  a set of technical support initiatives for ERVIST-FORUM, which allows for broadcasting multimedia presentations, drawings and all necessary information from the board, to comment and ask written questions during the debates. One prominent distinction of our platform is the opportunity  to demonstrate actually to the audience exhibits and roll-ups, as well as operational products of our partners." After termination of each session, its overview shall be conducted, questions answered; multimedia recordings shall be distributed among partners and customers.

A pilot presentation of ERVIST-FORUM was run on October 29, which was attended by geographically spread partner companies: Scientific & Producrtion Organization "Spectron", JSC"Rielta", LLC "Pozharnaya Avtomatika", "Eternis" Group of Companies, CJSC "Eridan", LLC "Ex-Com". Initial response of the participants was extremely positive, a number of useful observations and proposals were put forward. The Group hopes that our ERVIST-FORUM unique initiative will be a crucial step in improving the quality of the Russian security market, providing Russian enterprises with advanced high-quality products and solutions.

Ervist Group of Companies  Since its inception in 1996, Ervist progressed from a small installation company to one of the leaders on the Russian security market in the segment of products and security solutions for industrial special hazards and fire alarm systems. Currently there are four companies in the Group: Ervist-Moscow; Ervist-North-West, St. Petersburg; Ervist-Siberia, Novosibirsk; and Ervist -Engineering, Moscow. That allows for coverage of main part of Russia, and provides for a decent operational infrastructure. Over the years, the Group delivered more than 1.5 million equipment units, designed, installed and successfully maintained more than 5,000 different-scale installations and solution. The major customers are Gazprom, Rosneft, Lukoil, Rosenergoatom, Russian Railways", RAO UES and other large corporations and companies. The Group’s engineers, in cooperation with leading Russian manufacturers, have developed a number of systems and safety equipment for hazardous industrial facilities and industrial plants. The Group is a Reseller and Distributor of more than 30 domestic and foreign manufacturers – among them: TYCO, Xtralis; Trade Partner in Russia for: BOSCH, STAHL, MEDC, MIKA, Protectowire. The Group is certified in Quality Management System ISO-9001. Member of the Russian Association of Security Industry AIB (RASI).