Systematics International Ltd is delighted to welcome Rostselmash to the Combines & Foragers Shipments Exchange, via the Russian Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers (Rosagromash).
The International Shipments Exchange has a great international cover and Systematics is pleased to continue to grow its membership with Rosagromash, which has 107 member organisations producing 90 per cent of the total volume of agricultural machinery and equipment manufactured in Russia.
Rostselmash, based in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, is one of the five largest manufacturers of combine harvesters and agricultural machinery in the world. Founded in 1929, it primarily produces combine harvesters.
Below is a brief history of the company:
1929 |
The first Rostselmash products are delivered to the state. |
1931 |
Production of first Stanilets combine harvesters. The Stalinets-1 model received with the highest award, the diploma Grand Prix, at the World Industrial Exhibition in Paris in 1937. |
1940 |
The 50,000th combine harvester Stalinets-1 is assembled. |
1941 |
The Rostselmash site is evacuated during World War Two, with its equipment disassembled and sent to Tashkent. |
1943 |
Rostov-on-Don is liberated by troops of the South Front. Preparation for military goods production is started, while technical servicing of tanks, tractors and motor vehicles is also organised. |
1947 |
Production starts on new Stalinets-6 combine harvesters. |
1955 |
Rostselmash starts to specialise in the production of grain combine harvesters. |
1958 |
Production begins on the first self-propelled combine harvesters, СК-3. |
1962 |
Rostselmash begins producing new models of combine harvesters, СК-4. |
1969 |
Rostselmash produces its one millionth combine harvester. |
1973 |
The plant changes over to the new model of combine harvesters, Niva. |
1984 |
The two millionth combine harvester is produced. |
1986 |
The famous combine harvester, Don, is put into series production. |
1992 |
The plant is reorganised into an open joint-stock company, having previously been a state-owned enterprise. |
2000 |
Rostselmash becomes a private company. |
2005 |
Rostselmash wins an award at the SIMA-2005 innovation competition in France. |
2007 |
Rostselmash purchases a tractor plant in Canada – Buhler VERSATILE. |
2010 |
Rostselmash purchases assets of American company Feterl Manufacturing Corp. |
2010 |
The Rostselmash range consists of 18 types of agricultural machinery and more than 100 models and versions of combine harvesters, tractors, forage harvesting towed and suspended machinery, machinery for grain storage and processing. |
Manuel Bhatt, Chief Finance and Strategic Planning Officer at Systematics, said: “We are looking forward to further enhancing our business relationship with you all so please join me in welcoming Rostselmash and Rosagromash via Mr Korchevoy Evgeny, Mr Pronin Viacheslav and their team, to the group.”