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Biznes meble.pl 11/2013 by Wydawnictwo meble.pl sp. z o.o. Targi - Spotkanie branży tapicerskiej - ProMaTap 2013 - biznesmeblowy.pl. Polska światowym liderem w branży mebli tapicerowanych - Zaprojektuj Swój Zysk. W środę 12 września br., w Łodzi odbyła się konferencja prasowa, na której przedstawiono raport przygotowany przez Abacorp, dotyczący branży mebli tapicerowanych, foteli samochodowych i lotniczych oraz materaców.

Polska światowym liderem w branży mebli tapicerowanych - Zaprojektuj Swój Zysk

Raport: Polska w czołówce producentów mebli tapicerowanych - Biznes i prawo gospodarcze - GazetaPrawna.pl - biznes, podatki, prawo, finanse, wiadomości, praca - Kandelka - nowa jakość światła. Konkurs Naukowy E(x)plory wyróznienie E(x)plory to konkurs naukowy przeznaczony dla młodzieży o różnorodnych zainteresowaniach naukowych.

Kandelka - nowa jakość światła

Swoje projekty mogą zgłaszać pojedyncze osoby, jak i grupy osób w wieku 14-20 lat. 150 najlepszych projektów, wybranych przez ekspertów, bierze udział w drugim etapie konkursu podczas Regionalnych Festiwali w pięciu polskich miastach. Młodzi badacze prezentują swoje pomysły przed naukowcami oraz przedstawicielami innowacyjnych firm. Zaledwie 30 z nich otrzymuje akredytację do finału konkursu. Konkurs Prac Młodych Naukowców Unii Europejskiej laureat ogólnopolski.

Foreign investors in Poland. Poland is a very interesting place for foreign investors.

Foreign investors in Poland

Country's main advantages are: large number of inhabitants (almost 40 millions), diversified economy in terms of sectors, ambitious employees and easy access to markets of Eastern and Western Europe. Polish economy may be briefly depicted as: being robust and resilient to external shocks, mainly due to the country’s significant internal market and diversified export structure offering safe environment for economic activity and long-term planning (due to stable prices and constant GDP growth) having very low risk of a financial crisis (public sector debt amounts to 57.0 % GDP while the EU 28 average equals 87.1% GDP) offering broad range of investment possibilities resulting from modernization of infrastructure and implementing modern technologies in corporations being driven by a large number of agile small and medium enterprises (over 3 000 000 registered entities)

Portal Promocji Eksportu. Unsurprisingly the profile of Polish exports largely coincides with that of foreign direct investment (FDI).

Portal Promocji Eksportu

Poland is a large market in its own right and is often seen as a convenient export platform both for Europe and Eastern Europe. 82% of Polish exports currently go to highly industrialized countries (OECD), about 79% of exports are sent to the EU, when 64% of imports are from the EU. Notwithstanding the outdated stereotype of a peasant on a cart as the typical Polish producer, still popular in the Western press, technologically advanced equipment actually makes up almost 50% of Polish exports. For the second half of the year 2013, Poland has recorded a trade surplus confirming the global competitiveness of Polish products on the global market. From the beginning of the past decade, Poland’s foreign trade turnover increased almost ten-fold.

Meantime, the strength of the national currency, the zloty (PLN) has grown, creating a healthy foundation for stable economic growth. Poland's economy will continue growing by 3.5% Poland's economy will continue growing by 3.5% The European Union expects Poland to retain an economic growth of 3.5 percent for the foreseeable future.

Poland's economy will continue growing by 3.5%

“The Polish economy is doing quite well,” said European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis during a recent visit to Warsaw to meet with deputy Prime Minister Paweł Szałamacha, central banker Marek Belka and other financial authorities in Poland. “It has weathered the financial and economic situation quite well and also now we expect a 3.5 percent growth for Poland both this year and next, which is substantially above EU average.

“Unemployment is at historically low levels and is projected to continue to decrease, so we think it's important to follow up on those positive developments.” The rate of joblessness in Poland currently stands at 9.6 percent according to Poland's Central Statistical Office (GUS) and 7.0 percent according to the EU statistics office, Eurostat. Start-ups pushing Polish furniture making into the twenty-first century. Start-ups pushing Polish furniture making into the twenty-first century For a long time, Poland has been a leader in the furniture building industry.

Start-ups pushing Polish furniture making into the twenty-first century

Now, start-ups like Meble.pl is helping the industry move into the next century. Some of the methods are quite surprising Poland had been quite important in helping Ikea stay competitive in the 60s due to the vast forests in the country. Today, much of the furniture for Ikea is still manufactured in Poland. Enter new technology. Start-ups pushing Polish furniture making into the twenty-first century. POLISH DESIGN NOW. MEESH is a young design concept started by Katarzyna Lewandowska, who got her diploma on Academy of Fine Arts.

POLISH DESIGN NOW

The brand aims to design and produce high quality, contemporary furniture and home accessories, that are manufactured with respect to natural environment and local craftsmen. From the very beginning, the company cooperates with talented Polish designers. The first projects were created by award winning Niemywska Grynasz studio. The simple, understandable forms and innovatove use of modular solutions make an interesting offer — and meaningful brand concept. After working as a graphic designer in a large corporation for many years, in 2014 Robert Szwarczynski decided to create his own brand — FLAPO — and focus on what has always been his true passion and interest: industrial design.

FLAPO creates functional objects using almost obvious production methods, that no one thought about before. Vzór Michał Woch and Jakub Sobiepanek are the masterminds behind Vzór. Jan Lutyk. Folder en net. Strony od Drewno vol 52 nr 182 ART 7. 10 Contemporary Polish Designers You Should Know.

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