Partnership

Partnership
EUROPE-POLAND-KALISZ
Russia
KALISZ –THE PERFECT PLACE FOR YOUR INVESTMENT
the second largest city in Wielkopolska Region
aerospace industry tradition since 1946
the oldest city in Poland (over 1850 years of history)
the focal point of Kalisz-Ostrów Agglomeration, absorptive market for consumer
goods and investments
a population of 102 315 and with the surrounding towns and villages - 280 000 people
modern and dynamically developing center for aerospace industry, food industry,
light industry, household appliances industry, forage industry and automotive industry
historical, cultural and sports center
TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS
the Baltic Sea
Lithuania (EU)
Highways:
Russia
A2 Berlin – Poznań – Łódź – Warszawa – Moscow
(the highway is around 46 km from Kalisz)
Belarus
National roads:
BERLIN
Number 12 Łęknica – Leszno – Kalisz – Piotrków Trybunalski
Radom – Lublin – Dorohusk
Number 25 Bobolice – Bydgoszcz – Konin – Kalisz
Ostrów Wielkopolski – Oleśnica
POZNAŃ
WARSZAWA
KALISZ
Germany (EU)
A2
MOSKWA
ŁÓDZ
WROCŁAW
KATOWICE
Provincial roads:
KRAKÓW
Number 442 Kalisz – Września
Number 450 Kalisz – Wieruszów – Opatów
Number 470 Kalisz – Turek – Kościelec
the Czech
Republic (EU)
RZESZÓW
A4
the Ukraine
Slovakia (EU)
Railway transportation
Air transportation
Kalisz has a railway station that enables domestic and
international connections with i.e.: Łódź, Warszawa,
Wrocław and Prague. They are fulfilled by Polish
National Rail (PKP): rozklad-pkp.pl
Location of Kalisz and distances to international
airports:
Distances from Kalisz:
Konin
55 km
Poznań
130 km
Wrocław
Łódź
120 km
112 km
Warszawa
270 km
Katowice
225 km
Berlin
Lwów
415 km
534 km
Praga
445 km
Poznań
airport-poznan.com.pl
140 km
Wrocław
Łódź
Bydgoszcz
airport.wroclaw.pl
airport.lodz.pl
pbl.pl
131 km
113 km
171 km
Warszawa
lotnisko-chopina.pl
280 km
Katowice
katowice-airport.com
225 km
Kraków
Gdańsk
krakowairport.pl
airport.gdansk.pl
330 km
340 km
Runway:
landing strips for medical helicopters, with maximum
take-off weight up to 5700kg and the length of 12,5 m.
With earlier agreement the strips can be used by nonmedical helicopters
sport airport in Michałków, near Ostrów Wielkopolski
www.aeroklub.osw.pl
ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF KALISZ
the location of large and significant companies on
Polish market with domestic and foreign capital:
investors from Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, the
UK, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, but also the USA
and Canada
the best place to invest within the triangle created by
three biggest agglomerations in Poland: Łódź, Poznań,
Wrocław
POZNAŃ
Wielkopolska
Region
Łódź
Region
KALISZ
substantial number of private sector companies
well-developed service industry for business
beneficial policies of local government to investors –
attractive investment offers, relatively low prices of
lands, development of a special economic zone (SSE)
and other economic zones
access to well-trained, tailored to the needs of the
market, human resources
high level of agriculture – an important element in the
industrial structure of the city’s economy
Investment areas in Kalisz:
the area of all lands for development: 198,30 ha
including green-field areas: 175,28 ha
wide choice of lands: from 0,5 ha to 24 ha
property of City of Kalisz or private property
various use for the lands, according to spatial
development plans, for example: production facilities,
service industry or logistics
good transportation accessibility – the majority of lands
adjoin to national roads, main streets or internal ring
road of the city
full technical infrastructure or access points in lands’
vicinity
ŁÓDZ
WROCŁAW
Dolny Śląsk
Region
Subzone of The Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone
In Kalisz there is a subzone of The Wałbrzych Special
Economic Zone with green-field areas. In 2011, first
manufacturing companies invested in two
complexes of the subzone. Following green-field
areas (9 ha), incorporated into the subzone in 2012,
are waiting for investors.
Dobrzec – West Economic Zone
The area of Dobrzec–West Economic Zone covers
80,64 ha. The lands have a good transportation
accessibility, they are in the area of main growth
direction of the city – on the axis of Kalisz – Ostrów
Wielkopolski Agglomeration, national road number
25. They are intended, according to local spatial
development plan, as grounds for commercial
buildings with commercial area of over 2000 square
meters, service, manufacturing and storage facilities.
PACKAGE FOR AN INVESTOR
exemption from property tax, even up to 5 years, for manufacturing and service businesses
exemption from income tax even up to 60% of investment costs or 2-year labour costs for new investments located in
Subzone Kalisz of The Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone
complex investor service at each step of the investment process, including support when there is a need to contact
departments of Municipal Office in Kalisz and cooperation with companies providing utilities such as gas, electricity,
water and sewage systems
constantly updated database of areas, industrial and office facilities that can be used for investments
discounted utility rates for activated economic zones of the city
LABOUR MARKET
Monthly gross salary in PLN
2 777,37 PLN
Kalisz
2 976,28 PLN
Wielkopolska Region
3 315,38 PLN
Poland
Human resources
Total
Men
Women
Working inhabitants
31 756
16 268
15 488
The Employed Divided by Sector of Employment
4%
agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishery
industry and construction
30%
39%
4%
commerce; automotive servicing,
transportation and stock management;
accommodation and gastronomy; information
and transportation services
financial and insurance; real-estate support
remaining services
23%
Unemployment rate (%)
Over 43% of people looking for employment are
young people (25-34 years old)
8,6%
Among them, there are 566 professionals with higher
education degrees and a lot of specialists with lower
qualifications
9,6%
Extended educational offer leads to a constant inflow
of highly qualified individuals, whereas the local
conditions lead to competitive labour costs.
Kalisz
Wielkopolska Region
12%
Poland
Structure of the unemployed according to their education
14%
22%
primary education and grammar schools –
1229 people
30%
basic Vocational Education – 1007 people
secondary Education – 353 people
post-Secondary Education and Secondary
Vocational Education – 876 people
9%
25%
higher Education – 566 people
TECHNOPOLE KALISZ
Kalisz aspires to be a technopole in Southern Wielkopolska Region. Its dynamic growth results from domestic and
foreign companies but also from newly-established and modernized educational institutions located in he area.
The main businesses that lead in innovation are following companies, they represent:
aerospace industry: Pratt & Whitney Kalisz Sp. z o.o., Meyer Tool Poland Sp. z o.o., VAC AERO KALISZ Sp. z o.o.,
WSK “PZL-Kalisz” S.A., Hamilton Sundstrand Kalisz Sp. z o.o., Teknequip Kalisz Sp. z o.o.
food industry: Jutrzenka Colian SA, Nestle Polska SA - Winiary , FPH „PAULA” Sp. z o. o. Sp. k., „FRUCTON” Przetwórnia
Owoców i Warzyw K. i P. Grzegorczyk Sp. J. , Okręgowa Spółdzielnia Mleczarska w Kaliszu
light industry: Fabryka Firanek i Koronek "Haft" SA, Fabryka Wyrobów Runowych Runotex SA, BIG STAR Ltd.
automotive industry: Teknia Kalisz Sp. z o.o., Wega Sp. z o.o.
household appliances industry: SCHNEE Polska Sp. z o. o., Ennon Company Sp. z o. o. , "Reco Polska" Sp. z o.o., "Newplast
Poland" Sp. z o.o.
power industry: ENERGA – OPERATOR Division Kalisz
The location of Kalisz in the agglomeration triangle of Poznań, Wrocław and Łódź, creates perfect conditions for
logistics companies, such as: PST OST SPED Sp. z o.o. and Raben Polska Spółka z o.o.
BUSINESS SUPPORT ORGANISATION (BSO)
Kalisz in comparison to Wielkopolska Region stands out due to actively operating business environment organizations,
which offer a wide variety of support - particularly for the SME sector.
BSO offer is primarily based on information and advisory services related to establishing and running a business,
training and seminars, and services related to raising capital, i.e. in the form of preferential loans.
Regional Chamber of Commerce in Kalisz:
rig-kalisz.pl
ul. Częstochowska 25
Tel./Fax +48 62 764 57 83
e-mail: rig@rig-kalisz.pl
Kalisz Business Incubator Foundation:
kip.kalisz.pl
ul. Częstochowska 25,
Tel. +48 62 764 12 42,
sekretariat@kip.kalisz.pl
Chamber of Crafts in Kalisz:
irip.kalisz.pl
Częstochowska 93A
Tel. +48 62 766 30 60, +48 62 766 35 16
Fax. +48 62 753 67 83
e-mail: sekretariat@irip.kalisz.pl
Polish Federation of Engineering in Kalisz:
not.kalisz.pl
ul. Rumińskiego 2,
Tel. +48 62 757 34 49
biuro@not.kalisz.pl
CLUSTER INITIATIVES
Establishing of Food Cluster of Southern Wielkopolska
Region, created by the initiative of Regional Chamber
of Commerce in Kalisz, was the response to
expectations of entrepreneurs from Food Industry that
were concerned with the intensification of cooperative
actions and development of promotional and advisory
actions, connected with the increase in innovation and
capability of cooperative actions.
31 business entities that create the cluster employ 4034
employees, and generate a turnover of 1 300 000 000
PLN, and the cluster spends 28 million PLN on research
and development, along with higher education
institutions.
The concentration of companies from the same branch
in the city influenced the establishing of Cluster
Initiatives. Diffusion of knowledge, cooperation with
local authorities and friendly competition between
companies multiply effectiveness of their actions.
There are six companies in Kalisz manufacturing
components for aerospace industry, the companies
employ almost 2500 people. Four of them established
Association of Entrepreneurs of Aerospace Industry
“Wielkopolska Aerospace Cluster”, which is a non-profit
organization, it consists of representatives of companies
involved in action that are to lead to the increase of
competiveness of aerospace industry in Kalisz.
The aims of “Wielkopolska Aerospace
Cluster
promotion of aerospace companies
development and optimization of the supply chain support for SMEs
supporting relations with companies, specialized
suppliers, service providers, companies in the sector
development of the aerospace industry networks with
technical universities, research institutes and research
units
CLUSTERS
influencing development policy of the region and the
country regarding the aerospace industry
improvement of the existing manufacturing base
cooperation with the European aerospace industry
centers
WIELKOPOLSKA AEROSPACE CLUSTER
Includes six following aerospace industry companies:
Pratt & Whitney Kalisz Sp. z o.o.
Vac Aero Kalisz Sp. z o.o.
Meyer Tool Poland Sp. z o.o.
WSK “PZL-Kalisz” S.A.
Hamilton Sundstrand Kalisz Sp. z o.o.
Teknequip Kalisz Sp. z o.o.
What is cluster?
Apart from companies, cluster related entities network also includes scientific, research and development units, or private
organizations.
This contributes to a significant innovative potential growth of such spatial and organizational industry form.
Interrelations of individual entities in a cluster are often informal and are partly based on high HR rotation within the cluster.
Numerous connections between cluster entities make them follow the same trajectory of growth.
Benefits of cooperation
Combining the forces – risk neutralization
Increased probability to achieve success in business
More effective research due to concurrent expectations
Complementing resources and skills
Reduction of costs
Kalisz
Objective
Growth of WKL Member Companies
Rzeszow
Actions
Promoting Aerospace Industry
Attracting Industry Investors
Supporting Technical Development
Cooperation with R&D Entities
International Cooperation
HR Development
Areas of Expertise
Products:
Processes & Services:
Gear wheels
machining (turning on lathe, grinding,
milling, EDM, WEDM)
Guide vane assemblies
Special processes
Heat treatment
special processes (heat treatment,
soldering, HVOF/plasma, painting,
shot-peening)
HVOF (High Velocity Oxygen Fuel)
plasma spray coating
Parts, assemblies and sub-assemblies
for aircraft piston engines
Tubes
Northern
Wielkopolska
Region
EDUCATION
The position of the city along with economic, social and cultural potential of Kalisz created demand for higher education
institutions. At the moment the city is an important academic center of Southern Wielkopolska Region.
Higher Education
in Kalisz
President Stanisław
Wojciechowski Higher
Vocational State School
in Kalisz
www.pwsz.kalisz.pl
Adam Mickiewicz University
in Poznań, Faculty of
Pedagogy and Fine Arts
in Kalisz
Number
of students
Fields of study
First and Second Degree studies in the faculties:
- Technical
- Management
- Medical
- Physiotherapy and Sports,
- Foreign languages
First and Second degree studies in the Faculty of
Pedagogy Fine Arts and Polish and Classical
Philology
4275
3684
www.wpa.amu.edu.pl
Branch of Professor
J. Chechliński Higher School
of Finance and Information
Technology in Łodź
www.wsfi.edu.pl/kalisz
Higher School of Information
Technology and Skills in
Łódź, Opatówek Branch
(10 km from Kalisz)
First and Second degree studies in the Faculty of
Economics:
- European Integration,
- Economics and Finance of Companies
- Management of Budget
- Economy and Local Government
- Banking
- Accounting
- IT in Economics
- Psychology of Economic Decisions
243
First and Second degree studies:
- Information Technology
- Pedagogy
226
wsinf.edu.pl/opatowek/
Total: 4 Higher Education institutions,
8,428 students
In addition, education in Kalisz is also provided by:
27
Kindergartens
28
Primary and Grammar Schools
42
Secondary Schools
In 2011, for the fifth time in a row President Stanisław
Wojciechowski Kalisz Higher Vocational State School
was ranked first in the ranking of higher vocational state
schools in "Rzeczpospolita" newspaper and monthly
magazine "Perspektywy".
In the twelfth edition of the Competition for the Best
Automobile Technology School of the Year, the title, in
2011, was won by the Automotive School in Kalisz. For the
second time, the school received this honorable title.
INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION:
Kalisz boasts to have a modern and extraordinary, in the scale of the entire country, educational institutions such as:
The Centre for Continuous and Practical Education is equipped with modern laboratories, where you can validate and
acquire professional qualifications tailored to the requirements of the local labor market, among other with CNC
machining.
The Centre for Educational Research of Cogged Wheels is being formed at President Stanisław Wojciechowski Higher
Vocational State School - the only one in Poland and one of few in Europe. The Centre is organized with the support of EU
funds (during 2012 to 2014 period), the students will have the opportunity to work on a unique and special apparatus in the
scale of the entire Europe. Educational research centers and companies from Europe will have access to the outcome of
the research, but they will also be able to send their employees for training and practice. Moreover, it will be a research
and teaching facility, designed to assist the development of local aerospace companies. The Centre is to facilitate the
transfer of knowledge from countries with higher levels of innovation.
KALISZ – TOP QUALITY BRAND
Award winning, among others for the support of investors, creating a
climate of entrepreneurship and exemplary international cooperation:
in 1998, the European Commission awarded Kalisz with the Golden Star
of the Partnership
in 1999, the city received an European Flag of Honour from the
European Commission for city’s involvement in international relations,
in 2003, The Council of Europe awarded the City with the Europe
Honorary Plaque for contribution in the field of European integration
and participation in international cooperation
in 2010, City of Kalisz won the title of Fair Play Community - Certified
Investment Location granted by the National Chamber of Commerce.
STRATEGY OF THE CITY
creation of a modern economy, strengthening the position of Kalisz as a leader
in the region
improvement of the quality of life in the city
strengthening of the identity of the city
shaping of spatial order and infrastructure
QUALITY OF LIFE
Culture:
Leisure:
During breaks from business meetings, it is a good idea
to take advantage of cultural offer of the city. Nothing
puts a person into a cheerful mood better than great
plays, staged in Wojciech Boguslawski Theatre. This
place has captivating magic - perhaps because of over
two hundred years of tradition and the historical
building of the theater itself. It might also be because of
the excellent theatre group. Every spring, there is the
famous festival of acting: The Kalisz Theatre Meetings,
which is the place to see the most riveting plays from
Polish theaters from all over Poland, starring their most
talented actors.
Kalisz is a city with a unique atmosphere. Time passes
much more slowly here than in big cities. It’s worth to
take a walk along the streets of the historic city center,
visit the churches where there are authentic treasures of
culture to discover. Moreover, it is quite near to the city
park - one of the oldest and most beautiful ones in
Poland. Kalisz looks beautiful from above - you can find it
out for yourself by visiting the observation deck in the
tower of City Hall. For those who are interested in the
history of the city, there is a mandatory visit to Kalisz Piast
Settlement. In summer you can get there by Calisia
boat.
Kalisz is famous for a lot of great festivals. In addition to
classical theater festival, there is also Street Theatre
Festival (International Festival of Street Art "La Strada")
and Contemporary Dance Festival (Contact Zone) and
music events such as: International Festival of Jazz
Piano, Paul Berger Festival that presents rock music, but
also festival of Early Music "Schola Cantorum".
A visit to the Regional Museum of Kalisz is also a good
idea, the museum is full of relics and props,
documenting the history of Kalisz, starting from its
prehistory. However, if somebody prefers an active way
of spending free time, the oldest city in Poland can offer
a modern water park with many of its attractions.
For those who enjoy good music at its best, there is the
Philharmonic Symphonic Orchestra of Kalisz. It
mesmerizes the audience with first-class performances
of both classical and contemporary concerts. In
addition, a wide range of concerts, performances and
other events also take place in Culture and Art Center in
Kalisz. It is also worth to visit Jan Tarasin Gallery of Art,
Cultural Centre of Art - "Water Tower", or Tadeusz
Kulisiewiecz Center of Drawings and Graphic Art.
Sport and recreation:
Modern sports and entertainment hall ‘Arena’ for
more than 3,000 people that fulfills the European
standards for team sports and mass events
Sports and entertainment hall with 720 seats
Aquapark and 2 indoor swimming pools the only in
Wielkopolska Region hall with Athletic tartan running
track and auditorium for 600 people
Amber Cycling Route marked out on both sides of the
Prosna River
Indoor skating rink with an area of 900 square meters
Illuminated toboggan run in Majków district with
“Majków” Sports Facility
3 complexes for Orliki 2012 (youth sport centers)
Municipality Stadium in Kalisz with a modern building
of social facilities, with indoor bleachers for 500
spectators and a concrete cycling track with a length
of 500 meters
Golf driving range
9 sports complexes for kindergartens, consisting of
football pitches, handball, volleyball,
basketball, and adapted for athletics
Specialized ‘Pilawa’ training hall for martial artsSummer levee of Kalisz Rowing Association and rowing
course on Pokrzywnicki Reservoir
Friendship Park in Kalisz
Professional skate park
Sport shooting ranges
City Park (more than 200 years old)
10 pitches with grass surface measuring 44 x 24 meters
Tennis courts
Members of Wielkopolska Aerospace Cluster
Aeroklub Ostrowski
Lotnisko Michałków
www.aeroklub.osw.pl
Polsko-Kanadyjska
Izba Gospodarcza
www.pccc.pl
Poltra Sp. z o.o.
Beta PHU S.C.
www.poltra.pl
www.sklep.beta.ostrowwlkp.pl
Pratt & Whitney Kalisz Sp.z o.o.
www.pwk.com.pl
Brittani Network Group Sp. z o.o.
www.network-group.eu
Przedsiębiorstwo
Wielobranżowe KAL-PAP
Cactus Studio
Agencja Reklamowa
www.kalpab.com.pl
www.cactusstudio.pl
PWSZ Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła
Zawodowa im. Prezydenta
Stanisława Wojciechowskiego
Dr Krystian Ziemski & Partners
Kancelaria Prawna Sp.k.
www.pwsz.kalisz.pl
www.ziemski.com.pl
Raiffeisen Bank Polska S.A.
Oddział Kalisz
Firma Budowlana Marek Antczak
www.raiffeisen.pl
www.antczak.pl
Sandvik Polska Sp.z o.o.
Hamilton Sundstrand Kalisz Sp. z o.o.
www.sandvik.pl
www.hamiltonsundstrand.com.pl
Sójka & Maciak Adwokaci Sp.k.
Impel Security
www.impel.pl
www.sojka-maciak.com
Teknequip Kalisz Sp. z o.o.
www.teknequipkalisz.com
KPMG Tax M. Michna sp.k.
www.kpmg.pl
Tepron -Wieluń Sp. z o.o.
www.tepron.com.pl
Meyer Tool Poland Sp. z o.o.
www.meyertool.pl
MHM Home Nieruchomości
www.mhmhome.pl
VAC AERO Kalisz Sp.z o.o.
www.vacaero.com.pl
WSK PZL-Kalisz S.A.
www.wsk.kalisz.pl
Printed for Wielkopolska Aerospace Cluster. The publication co-financed by the Municipal Office in Kalisz.
Ideas, text: the Municipal Office in Kalisz, Wielkopolska Aerospace Cluster
Translation: Andrzej Sikorski
Photos: the Municipal Office in Kalisz, Wielkopolska Aerospace Cluster, Karolina Bazan-Marcinczak, Piotr Walendowski, Fotoloto
Graphic design: Cactus Studio Advertising Agency
Investor and Social Partner Service Office
Municipal Office in Kalisz
Główny Rynek 20, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
www.kalisz.pl, boips@um.kalisz.pl
Tel.: +48 62 767 43 38
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