Igor Vlcek

VÍTKOVICE MACHINERY GROUP is the most important Czech engineering group with a strong position in selected segments of machinery production and in the area of supplies of large investment assemblies. It incorporates approximately thirty companies. The group disposes of a modern, extensive and unique production base and know-how based on research and development. VÍTKOVICE trade mark celebrated its 180th anniversary in December 2008. Traditional manufacturing of products in series and engineering fields were complemented with two new areas: Green Technology - CNG and biogas and information technologies. Vítkovice is currently a European leader in steel cylinder production with state-of-the-art production line. It occupies almost one fifth of the global market with special crankshafts for large sea vessels. The company is one of those that dynamically develop the project for switch of the car drives from standard fuels to alternative drive using compressed natural gas (CNG). It is a holder of certifications from significant reputable inspection companies. Vítkovice develops creative and innovative potential also in the course of preparation and realization of investment actions like retrofits of thermal power plants of CEZ in Tusimice and also within the program of production of components for nuclear power engineering. In this area the company has got much to link to. In the past VÍTKOVICE was an important supplier of components for nuclear power plants. Volume compensators and steam generators manufactured in VÍTKOVICE serve in Temelín, in Dukovany, but also in other nuclear power plants abroad. The important businesses of last years include for example roof structure of O2 arena in Prague, construction of air shed near Mošnov or reconstruction of historical steel structure of the railway station in Frankfurt am Main in Germany. With regard to the fact that Vítkovice considers the information technologies to be fundamental, they also become a means to complex supplies of sophisticated key-ready engineering products and assemblies. Development, design, construction, management and control of systems and technologies of the third millennium are definitely based on information and communication technologies.