RDS Group

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RDS is a group of road construction companies founded in 2005 as the “Rost” investment group for housing and commercial real estate construction.[1][2]

It is included in the TOP-3 road companies of Ukraine in terms of volume (mileage) of roads built. The main office is in Odessa.

History[change | change source]

The company was founded in 2005 as an investment group "Rost" for the construction of housing and commercial real estate, but in the same year the company began investing in road construction and was named "Rostdorstroy".[3] In 2019, it changed its name to RDS.[4]

Since 2014, RDS has been participating in international tenders, including road overhaul tenders in the Republic of Moldova, conducted under the auspices of the EBRD.[3]

In 2020, RDS completed the construction of the runway at Odessa Airport, while continuing to build highways in Cherkasy, Poltava, and Mykolayiv Oblasts.[5][6]

In April 2020, the company bought the Kredmash DS-16837 asphalt plant.[7][8][9]

Structure[change | change source]

Beneficial owners of the RDS Group are Yuriy Schumacher and Yevhen Konovalov.[10]

The group of companies "RDS" includes LLC "Rostdorstroy" and PE "Kyivshlyakhbud"[11] and operates in 9 regions of Ukraine.[12] The company's assets include asphalt and cement plants, laboratories, fleet of vehicles.[5] There are over 2,000 employees.[7]

RDS Group of companies is a co-founder of the National Association of Road Workers of Ukraine (NAPA).[13]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Ukravtodor starts repair works on road to Ochakiv". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. "UNTERNEHMENSGRUPPE RDS GEWANN DIE AUSSCHREIBUNG FÜR REPARATURARBEITEN AN DER AUTOBAHN H-23 FÜR 452 MIO. UAH". Ukraine open for business (in German). 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Совладелец RDS: Проводим ребрендинг как для расширения присутствия в Украине, так и для выхода на европейский рынок". Интерфакс-Украина (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  4. "Група дорожньо-будівельних компаній "Ростдорстрой" здійснить ребрендинг і змінить назву на RDS". Інтерфакс-Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  5. 5.0 5.1 sbitsoft. "Украинская компания RDS выиграла тендер на строительство трассы Кропивницкий - Кривой Рог - Запорожье". lenta.ua. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  6. "Велике будівництво: RDS – група дорожньо-будівельних компаній | НАДУ" (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "RDS co-owner Yuriy Shumakher: We are carrying out rebranding to expand presence in Ukraine and enter European market". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  8. "Kyivshliakhbud road construction company CEO Oleksandr Raschupkin: If they decided to scrap the Big Construction project, Ukraine's economy would fall into an abyss". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  9. "UKRAINIAN GROUP RDS INVESTS UAH 75 MLN IN KHERSON REGION". Ukraine open for business. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  10. "Група компаній RDS буде ремонтувати і будувати дороги в Херсонській області". Інтерфакс-Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  11. "Украинская ГК RDS купила асфальтобетонный завод и инвестировала в производственную базу". inventure.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  12. "Коротко и ясно: Назначение и.о. министра энергетики и возможный запуск общественного транспорта в мае". nv.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  13. "Велике будівництво: RDS – група дорожньо-будівельних компаній | НАДУ" (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-01-25.