You have come from Hungary, where you were the British Ambassador from 2012, to Poland, so you know Central Europe well.
You have come from Hungary, where you were the British Ambassador from 2012, to Poland, so you know Central Europe well.
The Annual General Meeting has just taken place at the British Embassy in Warsaw, traditionally the time to report on BPCC’s work. There was a good turnout, indicative of the interest in the Chamber and its affairs among our membership – or maybe an expression of members’ eagerness to meet the new British Ambassador to Warsaw, Jonathan Knott, who addressed the meeting.
Last December, the BPCC’s Krakow office hosted representatives of Podkarpackie Marshal's Office at a gala dinner attended by Her Majesty’s Ambassador.
All is well with foreign investment in Poland. That’s the picture emerging from a survey conducted by foreign chambers of commerce, as well as from the list of inward investment projects PAIiIZ is currently working on.
2016 marks the 25th anniversary of a revival of Polish-UK close cooperation after the political and economic transformation in Poland, which laid the foundations for a new era of our bilateral relations.
The UK is one of the most thriving business incubators in the world.
Bodycote is the world’s largest and most respected provider of thermal processing services which form a vital link in the manufacturing supply chain.
Twenty-five years ago BP became involved in the process of setting standards for premium fuel stations in Poland. Today, retail sites have evolved into small hubs serving drivers.
Over the past 25 years, international trade emerged as one of the main drivers of Poland’s economic growth. Between 1992 and 2015, the value of Poland’s imports rose by 1,500% and exports by 1,800%.
Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen from a market stall in London’s East End. Over the years our business has grown and we now operate in 12 countries around the world, employ over 530,000 people and serve tens of millions of customers every week.
There are two companies from the Imperial Brands which operate in Poland: Imperial Tobacco Polska SA, with its headquarters in Tarnowo Podgórne near to Poznań, and Imperial Tobacco Polska Manufacturing SA, with headquarters in Radom.
The UK is one of Poland’s key political and economic partners. Our countries share many common values and goals.
Every day, GKN drives the wheels of hundreds of millions of cars, helps thousands of aircraft to fly, and delivers the power to move earth and harvest crops.
The PolskiBus.com company debuted in the Polish market on 18 June 2011, and has been successfully operating for almost five years.
One of the ways in which human civilisation has advanced over the past few decades has been the introduction of standards into many business processes, starting with manufacturing industry, leading to far greater reliability built into the things we use.
1989 in Poland marked the beginning of the expansion of numerous international companies – including investors, manufacturers and other businesses from the UK.
The BPCC’s fifth Wrocław Agglomeration Real Estate Forum took place on 19 April 2016 at the Ibis Silver Tower hotel in Wroclaw in cooperation with Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency, CBRE, Echo Investment, Kinnarps, Knight Frank, Reesco, Sotheby’s, Vantage Development and Vastint.
The BPCC's TMT policy group met on 15 March 2016 at the British Embassy in Warsaw to consider forthcoming changes to EU-wide Regulations affecting personal data protection.
Getting your freight to market – Poland and UK
From 19 to 21 April 2016, the BPCC along with AHDB (the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board) took part the third World Food Warsaw International Food & Drinks Exhibition.