iRU

iRU is a Russian manufacturer of computer equipment, founded in 2002 by the Russian wide-profile distributor, Merlion.

Performance indicators

2023: Revenue growth by 24% to RUB 5,952 million

At the end of 2023, the revenue of the Business Office company (iRU brand) set a record, increasing by 24% - to 5,952 million rubles, a net loss of 15.8 million rubles (a year earlier there was a net profit of 27.3 million rubles).

iRU in 2023 showed record revenue

Representatives of iRU declined to comment on the results of their activities.

As of March 2024, iRU has two production sites - in Zelenograd 1000 square meters. m with a capacity of 300 thousand pcs. Products per year and in the village of Bykovo in the Moscow region 7000 square meters. m with a capacity of 600 thousand pcs. Per year. The company produces computers, all-in-ones, laptops and servers.

History

2022: Revenue reduction by 16.4% to RUB 4,777 million

At the end of 2022, iRU's revenue decreased by 16.4% to 4,777 million rubles. The revenue of Business Office LLC from the financial statements for 2021-2022, excluding VAT, was taken into account. In the ranking "TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia 2023," such an indicator allowed the company to take 100th place.

2021: Revenue growth by 32.7% to RUB 5,716 million

At the end of 2021, iRU's revenue amounted to 5,716 million rubles, an increase of 32.7% compared to 2020, which allowed it to take 89th place in the ranking of TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia 2022. The company is part of the Merlion group . Revenue of the Merlion group in 2021 increased by 3.9%, exceeding 420 billion rubles. The revenue of Business Office LLC from the financial statements for 2020-2021, excluding VAT, was taken into account.

2020

Revenue - 4,309 million rubles

At the end of 2020, iRU's revenue amounted to 4,309 million rubles.

Participation in the creation of the Computer Engineering Consortium

On April 9, 2020, Yadro informed TAdviser that leading Russian companies, developers and manufacturers of computer technology announced the creation of the ANO Consortium Computing Technology (ANO VT) with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The founders of the organization were PK Aquarius LLC, Business Office LLC (iRU), Depot Electronics LLC, KNS Group LLC (Yadro), Craft Corporation PLC JSC, National Technologies LLC (part of the Automatics concern of Rostec state corporation). Read more here.

2019

Partnership with Raidix

On April 15, 2019, the developer of data storage solutions, Raidix, announced that, together with a Russian computer manufacturer, IRU signed a partnership agreement aimed at jointly developing and supplying Russian iRU data storage systems with preinstalled RAIDIX software. Read more here.

Panasonic IP Camera Production Launch in Russia

On February 11, 2019, the companies Panasonic Russia Merlion officially launched the production IP of cameras at the facilities of iRU. Panasonic At the initial stage, it is planned to release three popular camera models here, in the video surveillances future the range can be expanded. Partners do not announce the size of investments in the project, but emphasize that the line will be able to provide operational production for specialized projects of almost any scale, TAdviser Merlion said.

The decision to launch a joint line was made at the initiative of Panasonic in response to the wishes of the company's Russian customers, for whom the use of local products is becoming more and more relevant. iRU production has been certified for compliance with Panasonic's global technology standards.

The IP cameras intended for production in Russia included the following models: WV-S2131LRF (inner dome), WV-X6531NRF (street PTZ) and WV-S1132RF (body). As of February 2019, cameras of this type are most in demand and provide up to 30% of sales of all cameras of the Japanese company in Russia. Their popularity is due to the presence of iA (intelligent Auto) artificial intelligence functions and the ROI (self-learning coding technology) system, which automatically detects zones with moving people or vehicles, Panasonic Russia explained.

The joint production of state-of-the-art cameras in Russia is becoming the next stage of many years of cooperation between the Japanese corporation and the Russian distributor Merlion, "said Dmitry Vinogradov, CEO of Merlion. - For global manufacturers, localization of production becomes one of the key requirements for obtaining and strengthening positions in its segment in a particular region. IP cameras, security, video acquisition and analysis are the segments that become one of the main drivers of the entire global security market. The fact that we are going in this direction together with one of the world leaders indicates the importance of the Russian market for Panasonic Corporation. We are glad that our production was chosen by the site where Russian specialists will collect innovative gadgets according to advanced standards.

Russia became the first country outside Asia where Panasonic opens local production of its security cameras. This is due to many reasons, but primarily to the needs of customers from three areas of priority for us economies -, and public sectors, power engineering specialists - transport said Vice President of Panasonic Russia Yoichi Takaki. - When choosing a partner for this strategically important initiative, we wanted to be absolutely sure that all the necessary standards will be fully met at a particular enterprise. The fact that we are launching a project to produce IP cameras in conjunction with our long-term strategic partner, Merlion, speaks, on the one hand, about the level of trust that we have developed. In addition, Merlion is one of the oldest computer manufacturers of equipment in Russia. This company has come a huge way both as a distributor and as a collector. All of this goes a long way for Panasonic, which cherishes its reputation for building on our own standards and the work of our partners.

2017: Business Description

As of December 2017, iRU is engaged in serial production of high-tech products of a wide range of applications, and also produces computer equipment of individual specifications in accordance with customer needs. The range of iRU products includes products for home users, solutions for small, medium-sized businesses and large corporations: computers, all-in-ones, laptops, graphics and workstations, servers of any level of complexity, storage systems, hardware and software systems and telecommunications equipment.

All developments and research in iRU is carried out by its own R&D center. Experienced development engineers perform a complete functional check of each model, develop ready-made engineering solutions, investigate compatibility and performance with peripheral devices, and perform component selection, testing and compatibility testing. Components of only internationally recognized suppliers are used as components for the production of iRU equipment.

All equipment published under the iRU trademark has the necessary certificates. The quality management system is ISO 9001 certified . All products are produced in Russia and have a warranty of up to three years. Warranty maintenance of equipment is carried out by more than 160 service centers throughout Russia.

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