Prva Petoletka A.D. is a Serbian

Serbia

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 manufacturer of hydraulics and pneumatics. It consists of a parent company which includes one public limited company and 16 enterprises which are organized as joint-stock companies. It maintains production facilities in Trstenik

Trstenik

Trstenik is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 15,329, while population of the municipality was 42,989. It lies on the West Morava. The town is known for its industry of hydraulics and pneumatics company, Prva...

, Vrnjacka Banja

Vrnjacka Banja

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, Brus

Brus

Brus is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of Serbia. According to 2001 census, the population of the town is 4,572, while population of the municipality is 16,263...

, Aleksandrovac

Aleksandrovac

Aleksandrovac is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of Serbia. In 2002, the population of the town was 6,265, while population of the municipality was 26,534.-Sport:...

, Novi Pazar

Novi Pazar

Novi Pazar is a city and municipality located in southwest Serbia, in the Raška District. According to the official census in 2011, number of inhabitants of municipality is 92,776, while the city itself has a population of 60,638...

, Leposavic

Leposavic

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, and Belgrade

Belgrade

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 in Serbia and Bijelo Polje

Bijelo Polje

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 in Montenegro

Montenegro

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. Its headquarters and main production facilities are located in the town of Trstenik.

Foundation

"Prva Petoletka"-Trstenik was founded on March 23, 1949, by decision of the Government of People's Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, at the beginning of the first Five-year plan of development, after which it was named.

1980s

The factory entered its "golden era" during the 80s. During this time the factory had nearly 20,000 employees. The design offices of Prva Petoletka designed hydraulic systems for many of the hydroelectric power plants in Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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, the hydraulic drive on a class of massive roto-excavators for surface mines, drive- and control-systems for the sets of the National Theatre in Belgrade

National Theatre in Belgrade

The National Theatre was founded in the latter half of the 19th century. It is located on Republic Square, in Belgrade, Serbia.The National Theatre was declared a Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1983, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia....

, electro-hydraulic system for lifting of the main dome of the Temple of Saint Sava

Temple of Saint Sava

The Cathedral of Saint Sava or Saint Sava Temple in Vračar, Belgrade, is an Orthodox church, the largest in the Balkans, and one of the 10 largest church buildings in the world.. The church is dedicated to Saint Sava, founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church and an important figure in medieval Serbia...

 in Belgrade, hydraulics for a modern second-generation tank (the M-84

M-84

The M-84 is a Yugoslav 2nd generation main battle tank. The M-84 is in service in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kuwait, Slovenia and Serbia.-Development and production:...

), an inclined marine railway installed in the shipyard in Kladovo

Kladovo

Kladovo is a town and municipality in the Bor District of eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube river...

, landing gear for Boeing

Boeing

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, as well as many large centralized lubrication systems in Yugoslavia.

Prva Petoletka was an important exporter, delivering its products to over 30 countries on several continents. At the height of production, PPT exported about 40% of its products. Petoletka cooperated with major world companies such as Boeing

Boeing

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, Bugatti

Bugatti

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, Lucas, Bendix

Bendix Corporation

The Bendix Corporation was an American manufacturing and engineering company which during various times in its 60 year existence made brake systems, aeronautical hydraulics, avionics, aircraft and automobile fuel control systems, radios, televisions and computers, and which licensed its name for...

, Daimler

Daimler-Benz

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, Martin Merkel, Pol-Mot, Orsta Hydraulik, Wabco Westinghouse, Linde Guldner, Ermeto, and Zahnradfabrik.

Temple of Sveti Sava in Belgrade

PPT supplied equipment to lift the main dome of the Temple of Sveti Sava. The height of the dome was 37 m prior to its retrofit and together with the ten metre cross it weighs 40,000 kN. The roof was lifted to a height of 43 m. Arch carriers and pendentives

Pendentive

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 occupy the rest of the space between the dome and the supporting construction.

1990s

In the 1990s Yugoslavia collapsed and war started in Croatia

Croatia

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 and Bosnia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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. International sanctions

International sanctions

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 were imposed by the United Nations

United Nations

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, which led to political isolation and economic decline for Serbia. This resulted in a crisis for the factory and its workers when PPT lost its ability to export products. Many high-profile engineers left Petoletka during the 90s and started their own private companies. The state did not have funds to invest in factory machines and equipment and this resulted in most of factory's equipment becoming obsolete.

Recent history

The "black days" of the 90's left a deep scar on PPT. As of 2011, the factory has not recovered. PPT has sought privatization, and factory workers are still hoping that the process of privatization will help PPT to rise up and regain some of its market dominance in the region.

The first tender for the sale of Prva Petoletka, held in June, 2005, was unsuccessful. The second tender, opened in November, 2007, also failed. The government decided to sell the factory in parts rather than as a whole because of the lack of interested parties to buy entire company. In 2009, an agreement was reached with the Russian company "Bummash" from Izhevsk

Izhevsk

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, but deal failed once again.

Organization

• Parent Company:
• IHP "Prva Petoletka" AD
• Subsidiaries:
• PPT-Zajednicki Poslovi DOO
• PPT-Hidraulika AD
• PPT-Cilindri AD
• PPT-Servoupravljaci AD
• PPT-Kocna Tehnika AD
• Industrijska Pneumatika AD
• PPT-Namenska AD
• PPT-Inzenjering AD
• PPT-Zaptivke AD
• PPT-Armature AD, Aleksandrovac
• PPT-Zglobni Lezajevi AD, Leposavić
• PPT-Uredaji i Delovi AD, Brus
• PPT-Delovi AD, Novi Pazar
• PPT-Dijelovi Namjenskih Proizvoda AD, Bijelo Polje
• PPT-Tehnolosko Metalurska Obrada AD
• PPT-Remont i Energetika AD
• PPT-Ishrana AD