DUSHANBE, December 4, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- LLC Global Insulator Group (GIG), a participant of world’s energy market specializing in production and supply of components for construction of power transmission lines, is getting into the Central Asian market.

According to press release issued by the company, it plans to open the branch of the Yuzhnouralsky Insulators and Fittings Plant (JSC YuAIZ in Russia) in Turkmenistan in January 2010.  Press release, in particular, says opening of YuAIZ’s branch in Ashgabat will allow reducing the time of supply of products to Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

“All the most needed positions and products necessary for urgent repairs will be represented in Turkmenistan and customers of the company will be able to promptly receive consultations and technical support from the producer,” press release said.

Founded in 2006, Global Insulator Group is the managing company with united capacities and competitive advantages of tw o well-known manufacturers of insulators: JSC Yuzhnouralsky Insulators and Fittings Plant, Russia and Lviv Insulator Company Ltd., Ukraine.  More than 3000 people work for both plants.

Today, the GIGroup’ production is used all over the world.  More than 60 countries use glass insulators of GIG plants on T&D lines from 0,4 kV to 1150kV.  The production quality is proved by researches and tests of leading European laboratories: Kema (Holland), VEIKI-VNL (Hungary), Helsinki University of Technology (Finland), Laboratorio de Alta Tension (Argentina), JSC "VNIIE" (Moscow), JSC "NIIPT" (St. Petersburg).  Insulators and line fittings are used in power systems of Russia, at railway enterprises, oil-and-gas and electro technical industries, in all systems and companies of CIS countries (Belarus, Kazakhstan, etc.) and all over the world (Sweden, Finland, UK, Italy, Iran, Syria, Vietnam, etc.).