St. Petersburg is a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, which is one of the leaders in terms of total and per capita gross regional product. In 2012, it amounted to 2.29 trillion and 459 thousand rubles, respectively, which makes the city one of the most important economic centers of the country. The main share in value terms falls on manufacturing, trade, real estate, transport and communications, as well as construction services. Large companies of St. Petersburg work precisely in these sectors. And it is with their development that the future of the city is connected.
The economy of the region
St. Petersburg has a powerful industrial potential and high human capital. Over the past decade, the city has only strengthened its position as a cultural, scientific, educational, industrial, transport, tourist and administrative center of the country. The largest companies in St. Petersburg are the foundation of the Russian economy, whose work contributes not only to increasing the financial base of individual entrepreneurs, but also to improving the standard of living of the population and the state of public utilities. The priorities and goals of the city's development for the future are defined in the Strategy for Economic and Social Development, which covers the period until 2030. It considers two scenarios: basic and moderately optimistic. The first provides for economic growth of a maximum of 3% per year, the second - 4%.
Current performance
According to the State Statistics Committee, the GRP of St. Petersburg in 2012 amounted to 2, 291, 992.9 million rubles. This is 9.56% more than in the past. In terms of aggregate GRP, the region was in fifth place among other subjects of the federation. Its share in gross domestic product is almost 5%. GRP per capita - 459, 261.2 thousand rubles, which is 1.3 times more than the average for Russia. According to 2012 data, large manufacturing companies in St. Petersburg account for 23.2% of the gross regional product. The five most profitable sectors of the economy also include: trade (19.7%), transport and communications (about 11.3%) and the construction sector (5.4%). Only slightly behind are healthcare and social services, which accounted for 5.2% of the city’s GRP.
Manufacturing industry
Almost a quarter of the GRP of St. Petersburg is provided by production enterprises. First of all, among them it is necessary to distinguish the following plants:
- "Leningrad metal."
- "Power".
- “Baltic shipbuilding”.
- "North Shipyard".
- "Pella."
- "Wagonmash."
- "Petersburg Tram-Mechanical" and others.
Large construction companies in St. Petersburg
According to the State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation, in 2012, 4.7% more housing was built than in the past. Real estate development (activities related to the reconstruction of buildings or changing land plots to increase their commercial value) is gradually becoming profitable again due to the improvement of the economic situation in the country. If we consider all the large companies of St. Petersburg, the list will be quite impressive. Among them:
- Glavstroy-SPb.
- "PIONEER".
- Group of companies "UNISTO Petrostal".
- YIT.
- "Pulse".
- IPS.
- Lenstroytrest.
- "Group Leader".
- Group of companies "M-INDUSTRY".
- Megalith and others.
The main developers who participate in the implementation of large-scale municipal projects in 2015 are: SETL CITY, SRV Development, LSR Group, Adamant and FORT GROUP. Let's see how these large companies of St. Petersburg work, in more detail.
SETL CITY
This company implements the SeltCentr business center. SETL CITY has been operating in the market of St. Petersburg and the entire northwestern region since 1994. It is part of a large industrial holding, which includes not only Russian but also foreign enterprises. Its main area of activity is the development of commercial real estate in St. Petersburg and the region, as well as in Kaliningrad. In addition to the business center, the company plans to build a cultural and sports complex, Mikhailovskaya Dacha, Nevsky Island and Greenland.
SRV Development
The forces of this company are building the shopping centers Okhta Mall in St. Petersburg and Promenade in Moscow. SRV is one of the five largest companies in Finland and has been operating since 1987. The main advantage of ordering the services of this developer for the customer is the availability of integrated construction focusing on the needs of the client. During its existence, SRV has fully developed shopping centers, hotels, office premises and buildings, industrial facilities, underground parking lots, tunnels and metro stations, as well as railway tracks.
LSR Group
This company implements in St. Petersburg the construction of an apartment building with an underground garage, a block-modular boiler house and transformer substations under the name Europa City, and in Moscow - the Donskoy Olymp residential complex. Enterprises that are part of the LSR group are engaged in the production of various building materials. The total number of employees exceeds 15 thousand people. The main regions of the company are St. Petersburg, Moscow and Yekaterinburg. The main areas are the development of commercial real estate, the production of building materials.
Construction group "Adamant"
The structure of this holding includes more than 50 different divisions. Among them there are both shopping and entertainment complexes, and design and installation organizations. In 2015, the Adamant group planned the construction of the Scandinavia shopping center and the Zanevsky Cascade in St. Petersburg.
FORT GROUP
Like other large development companies in St. Petersburg, this company is acquiring old and undervalued properties. Then reconstruction is carried out, which significantly increases their cost. It was founded in 2011 through the takeover of Macromir. In the implementation of FORT GROUP, as of 2015, there are two shopping centers: Europolis and Port Nakhodka.
