OREANDA-NEWS. October 4, 2007. OJSC Chelyabinskgorgaz (a unit of GAZEKS gas holding company) held on 3 October an annual meeting of the regional center's gas industry veteran employees on the occasion of the Day of the Elderly. On the eve of the celebration, all Chelyabinskgorgaz veterans had received congratulations and material assistance.  Only 160 veterans out of the total 275 were able to accept invitations to the function. All others were visited by the company's officials at home.

First the guests visited the units where they had worked, met their former colleagues and took a walk about the company. Then all of them drew round festively laid tables. 

In his opening address Chelyabinskgorgaz Managing Director Andrei Lekanov expressed his hope that the veterans were not disappointed by what they had seen in the departments. After all, those assembled in the hall were people who built not only gas pipelines, but the company itself and laid down the traditions that are now followed by their younger colleagues. First of all, this is a respectful attitude to gas and - consequently - accident-free operations. "The municipal gas company can be relied on. This reputation has been built up for the company by more than one generation of gas workers. We are trying to support and to raise it, so that you can be proud of being able to say "My municipal gas company," noted Andrei Lekanov.

Besides the company's management, the trade union and younger colleagues, the guests were congratulated by professional performers.