BUSINESS

Cooperation as Groundwork for Success

In 2019, OSTRA GROUP a.s. took over the management of a group of companies around ČSAD Ostrava.

Today it is an umbrella group for thirty-four independently-managed organizations from various fields

of business. The group’s predominant activity is providing services for passenger and cargo transport.

In 2019, Ostra Group a.s. realized

a total turnover of 3.574 billion CZK. More

than two-thirds of the turnover was realised

on the domestic market, the rest abroad.

Compared to 2018, there was an increase

of 11% in received money. Approximately

50% of the turnover is represented by repair

services, fuel sales, and services for bus

and cargo truck transport. 30% consisted

of logistics and transport services.

“We initiated changes in the group’s

organizational

structure

and

the

establishment of the new managing

company, Ostra Group a.s. in 2019.

The main reason was to expand business

activities that the group does today,”

Tomáš Vrátný, chairman of the board

of directors of Ostra Group a.s.,

explained concerning changes to the

group’s management, and added, “In

2019, a decrease in the field of cargo

transport became apparent, but thanks to

the range and quality of our services, we

still managed to increase our turnover.”

In the first half of 2020, the group

reached total sales of 1.798 billion CZK.

522 million CZK from this amount were

sales from abroad, with the best results

being achieved in Slovakia.

“Despite the special measures related

to the outbreak of COVID-19, the

Ostra Group a.s. reached 1.8 billion

CZK sales in the first quarter of 2020, which

is a similar number to the 2019 results.

In the second quarter the sales decreased

by fifteen percent, but thanks to successful

acquisitions, we managed to increase

the turnover of the group,” Vrátný said,

commenting on the development of the

economy.

important part of the group’s activities. The

group extended its portfolio in this business

sector by acquiring eight industrial and

transport premises in Central Bohemia and

Northern Moravia. The current group’s

structure offers very interesting potential

for cooperation and for a wider service

range for customers.

Ostra Group’s companies today employ

829 people and have gradually extended

their activities across the Czech Republic.

The group’s portfolio mainly includes the

companies Adip, Cubespace, ČSAD

Logistik Ostrava, ČSAD Ostrava,

Fesh Fesh Group, F Trucks, Kar

group, Nikey and Testcar. In Slovakia,

it owns Adip SK and, in France,

Donerre Suspension. In August 2020,

Mátra Transport was added to

Ostra Group a.s.

Together with the statutory city of

Ostrava, the Moravian-Silesian region

and the National Sports Agency,

ČSAD Ostrava is preparing the construction

of a new multifunctional sports hall for

3,000 spectators. Education is another

important sector that is supported by the

group. Since September 2020, the group

has supported and collaborated with The

Ostrava International School, which is the

only international school in the Czech

Republic that offers all three International

Baccalaureate educational programmes. 

Business Centre Ostrava -- facilities for

business, doctors and sports

The office building towering between

Frýdlantské mosty and the Karolina

Shopping centre provides not only

the administrative facilities for the

Ostra Group a.s. holding company, but

also the premises for many other companies. 

The possibilities of these premises are

quite extensive: in addition to standard

and open-plan offices, you can also find

a dentist’s practice or a quite unique space

used by a dance studio here. 

In the “E” building, which was intended

as a medical centre, the rental premises

have been renovated to create two dental

practices with the necessary facilities. In

the fourth floor of “E” and “D” buildings,

a major modification has been undertaken.

It was basically a total overhaul through

which two large dance halls,one small

hall, a reception area, dressing rooms,

bathrooms and all the necessary facilities

were created on 550 m2. The eminent

dance school Beatup is now the new

tenant.

Project “Paluba” (Deck) -- Plzeň train

station made from CUBESPACE modules

The surroundings of the Plzeň train station

will change drastically. A modular building

will be built here with over twenty modules

that will contain a café, bistro, shops,

a presentation room, a left-luggage office,

bicycle boxes with roofed stands, public

toilets, and the main structure will be a fourstorey information centre. The producer of

the modules and general supplier for this

construction is Cubespace, a member of

the Ostra Group a.s.

Author of the study: Projectstudio 8

Implementation: 2021

Investor: Statutory city of Pilsen

Ostra Group a.s. is also continuously

expanding the portfolio of their activities.

By acquiring Donerre Suspension

and Cubespace in 2016 and 2018,

the group extended its services related

to passenger and cargo transport with

activities connected to the development

and manufacturing of components for

vehicle chassis and the construction and

renting of real estate. The development

of real estate business represents a very

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