Lonely Planet again names Poland one of the best destinations in the world to visit in 2018.
Author: Editing Team
On November 9, 2017, LPP has officially launched a new Distribution Centre in Stryków, which will accelerate substantially the process of handling online orders. The facility will be operated by Arvato. Simultaneously, LPP has inaugurated the operation of a similar centre near Moscow. Both investments are part of the strategy encompassing the further dynamic development of LPP’s e-commerce sector in the years to come. The company plans to launch other facilities of this type as it envisages to increase its online sales by 100% both in 2017 and 2018, when online stores are to be available altogether on 16 markets.
On November 22nd 2017, the second edition of the Polish-Ukrainian Outsourcing Forum will be held in Rzeszów. This time it will bring together a conference element with an exhibition part.
Within the programme launched by the European Space Agency titled “Polish Industry Incentive Scheme”, which is intended to increase the competences of the national space industry companies, SENER in Poland has a contract for the development of the equipment known as clamp band technology, i.e. mechanisms fastening satellites to the devices used for their transport and assembly. The project is also a great success as a result of the internship programme launched by the Industrial Development Agency, as the senior engineer is one of the winners of the first edition of the programme.
To 2018, LPP intends to employ more than one thousand employees and spend nearly PLN 200 million in the area of R&D (research and development). This is a way of increasing the global competitiveness of the company that is present on 20 markets. In 2016, the value of LPP exports, driven primarily by the flagship brand Reserved, amounted to PLN 3 billion. The Gdańsk-based company also plans other investments – to the end of 2020 it will spend PLN 1.5 billion for the development of showroom networks in Poland and abroad.
From the next summer season, i.e. from March 25th, 2018 direct flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Oslo, operated by PLL LOT will be launched. Aircraft of the Polish national carrier will fly between the capitals of Poland and Norway 13 times a week.
Kraków Airport has opened a state-of-the-art Aviation Education Centre. The enterprise is truly unique in the country, as Kraków Airport is the only airport in Poland to have initiated such a project. The aim of the centre is to cast light on aviation in a way that is interesting and suitable for various age groups.
The 4th edition of the Polish-American Innovation Bridge – A Guide to Success will take place on 17-18 November 2017 in Kraków’s Technology Park.
The event is held under Link to Poland’s media patronage.
Indoorway launches a set of tools for monitoring and traffic analysis in manufacturing or logistics sites. The newly released B2B service – Indoorway Industry 4.0 – has been implemented at the Electrolux factory, where it helps to identify potential areas for productivity improvements.