Polish Market talks to Mr. Zbigniew Tracichleb, President and General Director at LHS Sp. z o.o. which manages a wide-gauge railway line running from southern Poland deep into Russia and the Far East. This railway line, as distinct from standard European gauge lines, enables easy access of bulk goods to eastern markets.  >>

The Jastrzębie Rail Company Ltd (Jastrzębska Spółka Kolejowa Sp. z o.o., JSK) operates railway junctions and sidings in the mines Borynia, Zofiówka, Pniówek, Krupiński and Jas-Mos, as well as the reload station PZO Pawłowice Górnicze.  >>

“PKP Energetyka is a member of PKP Group. Our core business is to supply electricity to other companies of the Group, particularly electricity for traction purposes, i.e. needed to power electric traction vehicles. The licenses for electricity sales, transmission and distribution the company received at the start of its operations make it possible for PKP Energetyka to attract customers from outside the railway sector,” says Tadeusz Skobel, President of PKP Energetyka Sp. z o.o. >>

The ”Polish Quality Award” (Polska Nagroda Jakości” is one of the major and most valued distinctions bestowed on companies for observing quality management standards of production, services and operation. The award is hard to win in view of the very rigorous criteria applied and assessed for compliance by a jury of scientists and top experts from various fields. Andrzej Kazimierski reports. >>

ViaCon Polska Sp. z o.o. based in Rydzyna started operations on April 1, 1997. Leszek Janusz, DSc (Eng), has been the company’s president since the beginning. The company specialises in modern technologies for the production of bendable pipes and structures for civil engineering applications such as bridges, tunnels, and underpasses and overpasses for animals and for agricultural purposes. >>

The Michelin Energy Saver is backed by some impressive figures. It generates fuel savings of nearly 0.2 liters per 100 km (ISO test conducted by TÜV SÜD Automotive in 2007 on store-bought 175/65 R14, 195/65 R15 and 205/55 R16 tires produced by five major-brand manufacturers). The tire reduces CO2 emissions by 4 g per km and the cost of a full tank of gasoline by almost EUR2. As a result, one tire pays for itself in 45,000 km. >>

Tadeusz Kaczmarek, Director of the International Cooperation Office PKP Polish Railway Lines JSC, talks to “Polish Market” about a high-speed railway system for Poland. >>

Automet is a family firm. My father started it up in 1998, my elder brother and I joined later. Most of our business is in the motor branch but we also produce for the medical and arms industry, Piotr Leśniak, CEO at the Automet Company in Sanok, tells Polish Market’s Jerzy Bojanowicz.  >>