ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 28, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNR Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:UNRH) ("UNR" or the "Company"), a housing and commercial construction and development company, announced today that in the first nine months of 2010 the Company has won court judgments and collected payment in three lawsuits filed against the Russian Ministry of Defense ("MoD").
As of October 25, 2010, UNR has collected a total of $4,321,530 year-to-date in suits the Company filed against the MoD for failure to fulfill contractual obligations. Specifically, the suits claim that the MoD refused to compensate UNR for services provided by the Company's subcontractors on its residential developments in Moscow. The three suits were worth $554,340, $657,793, and $3,110,198 and were filed between December 18, 2008 and September 6, 2009.
Mr. Alexey Kim, Chief Executive Officer of UNR, stated, "We are pleased to finally collect on these accounts receivable after a long period of litigation and appeals. We will continue to fight for the remaining balance of approximately $30 million owed us by the Ministry of Defense and will put forth our best efforts to ultimately collect the full amount due."
About UNR Holdings, Inc.
UNR Holdings is a holding company that has a 68% ownership in its subsidiary, 494 UNR. 494 UNR is a diverse construction company with more than 40 years of success serving the Russian construction market. The Company specializes in housing and commercial construction developments. UNR also supplies and oversees the installation of its proprietary road and slopes stabilization material Prudon to infrastructure projects in various parts of Russia. While UNRH is involved in complex construction projects, the Company also assists the Russian government with infrastructure projects for oil and gas corporations, such as GAZPROM and TRANSNEFT. 494 UNR is one of the oldest and most established construction companies located and operating in Moscow and the Moscow area of the Russian Federation.
More detailed information on the housing projects is available at the UNR Holdings corporate website: http://www.unrholdings.com.
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