Rustam Minnikhanov calls builders for using new technologies and modern building materials

On August 6, at a board session of Tatarstan Ministry of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Utilities Services in Mamadysh region, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan construction industry is very prospective as well as the spheres of design and engineering systems.

Tatarstan Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Utilities Services Irek Faizullin made a keynote report at the session.

Rustam Minnikhanov called builders for using new technologies and modern building materials. He reminded participants of the meeting that a new ceramic brick production plant opened in Mamadysh recently. 

Rustam Minnikhanov also stressed that highly skilled workers are in high demand in the construction industry and staff training is very important. In this regard, Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering should become an educational, innovative and research centre, he noted.

The President was quite satisfied with the volume of construction works fulfilled in the first six months of the current year, however, there was some slowdown as compared to last year.

Summing up, Rustam Minnikhanov addressed heads of building organizations with request to pay special attention to staff training, otherwise some restrictions for recruitment of foreign workers would be imposed.