Wildberries has conceived a large-scale project to combat warehouse fires

We are talking about the design of all security and fire extinguishing systems, employee evacuation: APS, SOUE, AUPT, VPV, PDV, PPA and AN. The planned design volume is 35-40 standard objects per year.

Key requirements for contractors are the presence of an SRO license, willingness to set prices for one year, and experience in performing similar work in 2020-2024.

The press service of Wildberries RB.RU reported that fire safety at the market premises will be strengthened.

“The company is now looking for contractors to strengthen this area. All warehouses comply with fire safety standards and other regulatory requirements for such facilities. However, technology does not stand still, so we plan to use the most modern solutions in fire safety, electricity and other areas of engineering and technology,” the press service explained.

Wildberries did not mention how much they are willing to spend on the project.

The issue of fire safety at Wildberries facilities became acute after a large-scale fire at a warehouse in Shushary.

After the fire, Gosstroynadzor claimed that the Wildberries warehouse in St. Petersburg was operating illegally and had no applications for commissioning. The company’s press service denied this and stated that the warehouse received a conclusion on compliance with urban planning standards and safety requirements, Kommersant wrote. The company paid the sellers 3 billion rubles as compensation.

• On January 13, a fire broke out at the Wildberries warehouse in Shushary. The fire completely destroyed the building with an area of ​​100 thousand square meters. m. and all the goods stored in the warehouse. The damage caused by the fire is estimated at up to 17 billion rubles. After the fire at a warehouse in Shushary, Wildberries rented warehouse space to Lenta and VseInstrumenty.ru.

• The company later decided to build a new warehouse near St. Petersburg to replace the one that burned down. The facility will be located in the Tosnensky district of the Leningrad region and investments in the project will amount to 9 billion rubles.

Previously, fire safety issues were handled, among others, by VB Development LLC, which is 100% owned by Tatyana Bakalchuk’s husband Vladislav. In July it became known that the couple was divorcing. Tatyana Bakalchuk, with the participation of the Russ Group, created the joint company RVB LLC, to which she transferred part of the assets. The cost of the joint venture was estimated at 500 billion rubles. Since May, VB Development, owned by Vladislav Bakalchuk, stopped publishing procurement procedures for WB, its only client. The husband made a number of “incriminating statements” about his wife’s business activities.