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Belaz Industrial Giant Of Belarus

Zhodino, Belarus

"BELAZ-HOLDING" (OJSC "BELAZ") is located in a town Zhodino located  58 km away from the capital. It is a major world manufacturer of mining dump trucks of heavy-duty and super-size load capacity, as well as the other heavy vehicles, being used in mining and construction branches of industry.

All achieved by OJSC "BELAZ" within 60-year old history is the result of implementation of the enterprise main policy: the fullest satisfaction of the customer’s needs, with which OJSC "BELAZ" has long-term effective cooperation.

Visiting this this industrial place you will the building process   of the giants of Belarusian and world engineering - BELAZ trucks.  They work in dozens of countries around the world. The plant's products have won more than one prestigious international awards and became a multiple record holder of the Guinness Book of Records.

 

Production Association “BELAZ" is a holder of the following prestigious international awards:  

  • golden America Award «For Quality»;
  • International award «For Technology and Quality»;
  • «Crystal Nike» award under the International program «Partnership for the sake of Progress»;
  • prize from the government of the Republic of Belarus;
  • «International Diamond Star for Quality».

This is the machinery of the height of a 3-storey building, the radius of the wheels is greater than the average height of a man, the trucks are operating from -50 to +50°C and the power of the largest BELAZ with 450 ton load capacity is the whole herd of 4600 horsepower.

Today it is possible not only to see the production process of this beast which is the result of modernisation and innovation underlining unlimited human capabilities but one can even enjoy a drive on a dump truck.

Today BELAZ is not only a brand of quarry equipment, but also a brand-symbol of independent Belarus.

Address: 40 Let Octyabrya str. 4, 222161, Zhodino, Minsk Region, Republic of Belarus

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