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I would like to encourage you to get familiar with the offer of the
Polish companies during the European trade fair, economic missions, trainings and conferences, as well as study visits of foreign
journalists and contractors. All these events will take place within
the program for furniture industry promotion.
I am convinced that direct meetings and participation in
specialist trainings and conferences will help us understand the
specifity of cooperation with Polish companies better and open
to an even greater extent for mutual business relations.
Wishing you fruitful cooperation, I present you with a catalogue
showing the successes of the Polish furniture branch. I am fully
convinced that it will also serve as a practical guide facilitating
the development of cooperation with Polish producers.
Waldemar Pawlak
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy
PROMOTION
PROGRAM EXECUTORS
The furniture industry promotion program is realized out of
the Ministry of Economys order by the consortium of Poznan
International Fair and The Polish Chamber of Commerce
of Furniture Manufacturers. We invite you to contact the
representatives of both institutions.
Over the period of the last twenty years, the Polish furniture industry
has progressed to a narrow circle of the leaders of furniture export
in the whole world. Almost 90 per cent of the furniture produced
in Poland gets delivered to foreign markets. Unfortunately, for
a foreign distributor, Polish furnitures existence is still not very
significant in terms of a producer brand.
I have the pleasure to present you with this invitation on behalf of Poznan International Fair, the company, promoting
the Polish furniture industry abroad for as long as 30 years
already, which has again been given the opportunity to prepare
the presentations promoting the Polish furniture branch in
the abovementioned greatest fair cities of Europe.
I would like to assure you that we are at your disposal and we
will provide you with any necessary support in order to develop
business contacts with Polish furniture producers.
Andrzej Byrt
Chairman of the Board
Poznan International Fair
Jacek Twarg
Chairman of The Polish Chamberof Commerce of
Furniture Manufacturers
Anna Mylak
tel.: +48 61 869 2095
e-mail: anna.myslak@mtp.pl
Jzef Szyszka
tel.: +48 61 869 2303
e-mail: jozef.szyszka@mtp.pl
Micha Strzelecki
tel.: +48 22 517 7716
e-mail: michal.strzelecki@oigpm.org.pl
Dagmara Cyran
tel.: +48 61 869 2548
e-mail: dagmara.cyran@mtp.pl
Joanna Gumkowska
tel.: +48 61 869 2671
e-mail: joanna.gumkowska@mtp.pl
Marek Adamowicz
tel.: +48 22 517 7827
e-mail: marek.adamowicz@oigpm.org.pl
Ewa Ostrowska
tel.: +48 61 869 2694
e-mail: ewa.ostrowska@mtp.pl
Pawe Tomkowiak
tel.: +48 61 869 2671
e-mail: pawel.tomkowiak@mtp.pl
FURNITURE IS ONE OF
POLISH EXPORT SPECIALTIES
DID YOU
KNOW?
It is very likely that at least one piece of furniture in your
surroundings has been manufactured in Poland.
Polish furniture is characterized by perfect quality of the products and their functionality, both of which are treated with
a great priority. It is proven by certificates and attestations which
apply to the strictest global norms regarding ergonomics and
the safety of use. Also, original design is the result of an ongoing
cooperation with exclusive designers.
THE SCHEDULE OF
CREATED IN POLAND PROMOTION
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
2013
14-20 January Cologne, Germany
IMM Cologne International Furniture and Fittings Fair. In 2012 Fair
hosted 1,157 exhibitors from 54 countries and around 115,000 visitors from 118 countries. A rich program of events which accompany
the exhibitions presents the latest trends and innovative solutions.
For more information visit: www.imm-cologne.com
2012
MOSCOW
BIRMINGHAM
POZNAN
BAD SALZUFLEN
KIEV
COLOGNE
PARIS
HOME DECOR Interiors Fair is the most important interior fittings fair
in Poland directed particularly at professionals like interior designers,
architects, decorators, as well as interior dcor salons.
For more information visit: www.homedecor.pl
A one-day conference involving the representatives of foreign environments connected with the furniture industry as well as the representatives
of Polish business sector institutions chambers, federations, associations.
2014
2015
January Birmingham, Great Britain
INTERIORS UK Interior Decor Fair
For more information visit: www.interiorsuk.com
MEUBLE PARIS
For more information visit:www.meuble-paris.net
POLISH FURNITURE
IN EXCEPTIONAL PLACES
Congress halls, where multiple European summits took place, were
equipped with Polish furniture [COM40, MDD, AEK Design], and
Vladimir Putin, who appreciates quality and is well known for his fondness of comfort, is an owner of a Polish leather couch [Kler]. Hosting
lots of famous people, La Petite restaurant in Majestic Hotel in Cannes
is a place where Polish furniture can be found [Paged]. It can also be
found in the Presidential Palace in Paris [Paged]. The premiere of the first
iPhone model in Germany also occurred with the use of representative
furniture produced by a Polish furniture manufacturer. The furniture
was placed in all German shops selling iPhone during its peak interest
[Meble Joczyk (Joczyk Furniture)]. During the biggest furniture fair
in the world Salone del Mobile 2012 in the Museum of Temporary Art
in the prestigious Piu Superstudio in Milan, such spots as Press Room,
VIP Room, corridors, and the main hall were all equipped with furniture
produced by a Polish manufacturer [Noti]. Also, the representatives
of Russian highest authorities relaxing in Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya in Saint
ePlane Information terminal, within Education-Design Program, BRW Sp. z o.o. (BRW Ltd.),
a company being a part of Black Red White Group. The author of the project is Joanna Lisiecka.
MODERN
PRODUCTION PROCESS
Modernity in every respect of the production process
is one of the assets of furniture produced in Poland;
it is decisive of its popularity, quality, and endurance.
The trend of investing in IT innovations, the latest technology and
devices has for many years been the development and success
factor of furniture manufacturers in Poland. And even if the peculiarity
of produced furniture requires taking advantage of traditional technology,
it is done with the use of systematically-upgraded machines, devices,
and work organization systems. Computer systems of production operation used in Polish companies include integrated software, which enables
efficient task performance from the moment of taking an order, through
making a design, assembly manual, production preparation, production
supervision, material consumption optimization, storing and dispatch,
to servicing procedures. Numerical devices together with their modern
software used for furniture production, which are common with Polish
manufacturers, give the guarantee of precision and rational use of materials.
Philadelphia Collection, Bydgoskie Meble
MODERN
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Certified quality management systems, most often ISO 9000, guard the
performance standard at big companies of furniture industry in Poland.
Productivity, efficiency, and production humanization are supported by
systems by REFA methodology (REFA Bundesverbande.V.) A production
process is most often monitored by ERP/MRP II systems. The companies
like BPSC, IFS are among the biggest suppliers of advanced IT solutions
of ERP / MRP II to companies of various organization structures.
MODERN DELIVERY
AND SERVICE LOGISTICS
Despite the fact that Polish furniture is delivered to customers in industrial quantities, which is confirmed by 2.4 m tonnes of exported furniture in
2010 (in comparison, furniture export in Germany and Italy reached 1.8 m
tonnes in each country), in most cases it was the furniture delivered on
special orders taken around Europe by individual clients. How is that
possible? Well, thanks to mass product customization systems, which
are a standard in the Polish furniture industry. They make it possible
to customize orders in hundreds of options and variants through textiles, colors, shape configurations, and the like. Modern systems of work,
management, and logistics used in the Polish industry are a warranty
of meeting deadlines of orders, deliveries, and versatile services.
The furniture ordered in Poland does not require ordering a whole container and waiting for production to fill it up completely, then be shipped,
and later trans-shipped. The delivery logistics in Poland today enables
delivering a piece of furniture within 48 hours in any place in the European Union as well as to the other countries in Europe. On Sunday
you can eat dinner somewhere in Europe at a table produced in Poland
on Friday. The biggest basin of furniture companies Greater Poland
is just 2.5 hours of a car drive off the center of Berlin. On the basis of
the border traffic agreement, the citizens of Russia, from the Kaliningrad
Oblast, can watch the production of furniture around Gdask, Elblg,
or Olsztyn without visas (the visa-free traffic covers the area up to 100 km
off the border).
OUI: Designers: J. Sumiska, M. Szczepaska, S. Hanczar, W. Walczak. The project came to exist
during 2011 Nowa Forma Swarzdz workshop, Bizarrto
FURNITURE COMPONENTS
AND ACCESSORIES AS A
CRUCIAL FACTOR DECISIVE
OF FURNITURE MODERNITY
It is without a doubt that materials, components, semi-finished furniture
products used for furniture production are decisive of its aesthetics, and
endurance. In this field as well, the Polish furniture industry is outstanding with respect to modernity, and diversity of its use and production.
The short time which elapses between the appearance of anything new
at components and accessories fair (Furnica in Pozna, SICAM in Pordenone, Interzum in Cologne, ZOW in Bad Salzuflen) and their usage in
production is the indicator of how Polish furniture manufacturers attach
significance to construction, materials, components, and semi-finished
furniture parts.
The highest-quality accessories and components for furniture are produced by hundreds of Polish companies like for example Astin, Bach,
Sigma BK, Organika, Gamet, Melako, and Rejs. Many of them offer solu-
CONSTRUCTION
-TECHNOLOGY OFFICES
AN ASSET OF POLISH
FURNITURE INDUSTRY
Construction-technology offices which are capable of making arrangement projects of a particular interior or working out technological
solutions for the production of ready designs, as well as brand new innovatory solutions are a standard in Polish companies. All that occurs
with the use of modern 3D software, if necessary together with making
mock-ups, models printed on 3D printers, and even show-rooms.
A highly-specialized crew of Polish engineers, technologists,
programmers is generally able to cope with every single task.
Technological and design solutions for working out products on the
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CENTURIES-OLD EXPERIENCE
AND CRAFT TRADITION
Centuries-old production experience of the Polish furniture companies
is yet another crucial factor decisive of the quality and endurance of
the furniture produced in Poland. A lot of companies known for its production around Europe have an over one-hundred-year-old tradition
an example of that being Bydgoskie Meble (1884), FAMOS (1852),
FAMEG (1881), Paged Meble (1881); also, many Polish family-like companies such as Zakad Stolarski Meble Joczyk present in Dobrodzie
since 1893 has been run by the family representatives for five genera-
tions. Resulting from the history experience and practice have an immense influence upon the quality of work, just as is the case with the
production of elements requiring manual work, like for example exclusive furniture. Moreover, the ethos of work resulting from craft tradition
gives a guarantee of solidity, reliability, and also carrying out this work.
Centuries-old tradition of furniture craft in Poland has formed
a special attitude towards the endurance, and the quality of the
produced furniture.
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THE MEANING OF
PRODUCTION PROCESS
FANTASY AND
PROFESSIONALISM
OF POLISH DESIGNERS
Polish design grows from a rich cultural background. Production process in Poland has been given a special rank from the moment of
information gathering, through proposing new solutions, their constant
analyzing and improving, until the production process. The success of
Polish furniture on global market is connected to a big extent with
design thinking, which is a discipline to have become a platform
for meetings between various scientists of a variety of experts of
different fields and designers, architects, and producers [Meble Vox].
VERSATILE OFFER,
DIVERSITY OF STYLES
It would be difficult to find a type or a kind of furniture which was
not produced in Poland. What the Polish furniture industry offers is:
upholstered furniture, bent furniture, kitchen, bathroom, office, living
room, dining room, bedroom furniture, medical furniture, furniture for
children rooms and for schools, wardrobes and storing systems, conference hall furniture, auditorium rooms furniture, furniture with higher
safety parameters allowed to be used in public areas, garden and recreation-amusement furniture, restaurant and hotel furniture, and furniture for sport structures and special tasks. What is more, there are at least
a few dozens, and sometime hundreds, of producers who present their
offer within the same furniture category. A lot of designs and patterns
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TORO system BIALE (Profim sofa and Nowy Styl chair were used)
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ATTESTATIONS,
CERTIFICATES, TESTS
AS A GUARANTEE OF
POLISH FURNITURE QUALITY
Not only do Polish manufacturers pay immense attention to ecology,
which is outstanding compared to the rest of the world, but also it is
impressive how they care for certificates, hygiene attestations and endurance checks, which are the guarantee of the quality of Polish furniture. Polish producers take the certification processes of their products
very seriously. About 90% of the furniture is exported. It is possible
due to meeting high ecological standards by Polish companies. The
regulations which are binding in Poland with respect to ecological
furniture parameters comply with the norms of the European Committee for Standardization the EN and ISO norms. The full scope of
norms has been binding since 2004 in case of Poland. Also, for 15 years
TVRheinland group, originating from Germany, has been present in
Poland, and is the authority in the field of testing and certification. It has
11 offices in many different parts of Poland and a group of more than
1000 experts and auditors. TVRheinland certifies furniture industry with respect to T+M and GS (Geprfte Sicherheit) signs. Additionally, there are 11 institutions accredited to test and certify the furniture.
One of them is Instytut Technologii Drewna (the Institute of Wood
Technology) in Pozna which runs the Laboratory of Wood Examination, Wood-based Materials, Packaging, Furniture, Construction and
Woodworking Machines. It is famous for its unusually high study standards, and its position is indicated by the fact that the paper it publishes
meets the strict requirements qualifying it for the ISI Master Journal List.
It is very often that Polish producers test their furniture directly on the
market, where the products are destined. They do it by means of the
German TV Sd, LGA Nrnberg, the Swiss SGS S.A., or the British FIRA
International Ltd.
ATTRACTIVE PRICES
AS MODERN PRODUCTION
PROCESS DERIVATIVE
The attention which Polish producers pay to ecological standards and
certification as well as other assets of Polish furniture does not affect
its prices. The prices of Polish furniture are lower by 28% on average
compared to other European Union countries and they have remained
leveled for some years.
Lower prices in the Polish furniture industry are the outcome of various purposeful actions run for this reason. A proper work and production organization, optimal materials management, experienced staff, as
well as advanced technologies led to the reduction of cost-consuming
production process factors in the Polish furniture industry.
Mula armchair, Polish Embassy in Brussels, Design: D44 Architecture sprl, Furniture NOTI,
Photo: Tomasz Cibulla
For 20 years the Polish furniture industry has been strongly represented
at prestigious fairs and worldwide exhibitions. Polish furniture, as well
as accessories and furniture components can also be seen in Milan,
Cologne, Berlin, Moscow, Petersburg, and Kiev. As usual, these draw attention, are distinguished and rewarded. Quality, endurance, diversity,
aesthetics, comfort, and functionality are the features which have been
appreciated in the Polish furniture by its users around the world.
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AUSTRIA
www.wien.trade.gov.pl
BELARUS
www.minsk.trade.gov.pl
BELGIUM
www.bruksela.trade.gov.pl
BULGARIA
www.sofia.trade.gov.pl
CROATIA
www.zagrzeb.trade.gov.pl
CZECH REPUBLIC
www.praga.trade.gov.pl
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the import of Polish goods and services as well as investments in Poland. We encourage you to contact foreign
employers of the Minister of Economys offices directly.
DENMARK
www.kopenhaga.trade.gov.pl
FINLAND
www.helsinki.trade.gov.pl
FRANCE
www.paris.trade.gov.pl
GREAT BRITAIN
www.londyn.trade.gov.pl
GERMANY
BERLIN
www.berlin.trade.gov.pl
COLOGNE
www.kolonia.trade.gov.pl
GREECE
RUSSIA
www.athens.trade.gov.pl
HUNGARY
www.budapeszt.trade.gov.pl
IRELAND
www.dublin.trade.gov.pl
ITALY
www.roma.trade.gov.pl
LITHUANIA
www.vilnius.trade.gov.pl
NETHERLANDS
www.haga.trade.gov.pl
NORWAY
www.oslo.trade.gov.pl
PORTUGAL
www.lizbona.trade.gov.pl
KALININGRAD
www.kaliningrad.trade.gov.pl
MOSCOW
www.moskwa.trade.gov.pl
SAINT PETERSBURG
www.petersburg.trade.gov.pl
SPAIN
www.madryt.trade.gov.pl
SWEDEN
www.sztokholm.trade.gov.pl
SWITZERLAND
www.berno.trade.gov.pl
TURKEY
www.ankara.trade.gov.pl
UKRAINE
www.kiev.trade.gov.pl
ROMANIA
www.bukareszt.trade.gov.pl
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including investment incentives. The substantive support for COIE will be provided by Trade and Investment
Promotion Sections of Embassies and Consulates of
the Republic of Poland (WPHI), which possess wide and
up-to-date knowledge on entry barriers and business
conditions in particular foreign markets.
POMERANIAN
PROVINCE
1489
WEST
POMERANIA
PROVINCE
876
WARMIA
-MASURIA PROVINCE
1016
PODLASIE
PROVINCE
KUJAWY
-POMERANIA
PROVINCE
857
1198
LUBUSKIE
PROVINCE
MAZOVIA
PROVINCE
3233
WIELKOPOLSKA
PROVINCE
558
3491
1818
LOWER SILESIAN
PROVINCE
1379
LODZ
PROVINCE
OPOLE
PROVINCE
707
SILESIA
PROVINCE
2020
LUBLIN
PROVINCE
820
WITOKRZYSKIE
PROVINCE
530
MALOPOLSKA
PROVINCE
PODKARPACKIE
PROVINCE
2827
Mr Pawe Bartoszewski
Director
e-mail: pbartoszewski@wzp.pl
e-mail: aleksandra.wozniak@sejmik.kielce.pl
Please choose another COIE unit. The COIE unit in Silesia Province
will be opened in third quarter of 2012.
Mr Piotr Pancer
e-mail: piotr.pancer@warmia.mazury.pl
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1338
Mr Roman Ostafijczuk
V-ce Director of Department of Strategy and Spatial Planning
e-mail: r.ostafijczuk@podkarpackie.pl
tel.: +48 17 747 67 78
fax: +48 17 747 67 65
The COIE unit in Lower Silesian province will be opened in third quarter of 2012.
www.kujawskopomorskie.coie.gov.pl
Ms. Joanna Winiewska
Expert pro-export
tel.: +48 56 656 11 63
fax: +48 56 656 11 73
e-mail: j.wisniewska@kujawsko-pomorskie.pl
e-mail: i.brymas@armsa.pl
e-mail: tomasz.szanser@umwm.pl
Ms. Joanna Domaska
Head of Department
e-mail: joanna.domanska@umwm.pl
www.lubuskie.coie.gov.pl
e-mail: coie@lubelskie.pl
Mr. Tomasz Kubiczek
Ekspert pro-biz
tel.: +48 81 537 16 13
fax: +48 81 537 16 37
e-mail: tomasz.kubiczek@lubelskie.pl
e-mail: sekretariat.dg@lubuskie.pl
Project supervisor:
e-mail: l.urban@lubuskie.pl
e-mail: przedsiebiorczosc@lodzkie.pl
Mr Wiesaw Kamieski
Director, Regional Policy Department
Mr Tomasz Kostu
Vice Marshal the Opolskie Voviodship
tel.: +48 77 541 65 21
fax: +48 77 541 65 20
e-mail: t.kostus@opolskie.pl
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ALLHALL
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DANWEX COLLECTION
HM DESIGN
ul. uliskiego 4, 33300 Nowy Scz, Poland
tel. +48/608012901
email: biuro@hmdesign.pl
www.hmdesign.pl
products: home furniture: upholstered armchairs, sofas, beds, furniture for public service buildings: hotel furniture
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KLER SA
ul. Piastowska 39B, 46380 Dobrodzie, Poland
tel. +48/34/3529100, fax +48/34/3529102
email: kler@kler.eu
www.kler.eu
products: home furniture: swivel chairs, upholstered armchairs, sofas, living room suites, bedroom, beds
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LUDWIK STYL
ul. II Armii Wojska Polskiego 10, 64610 Rogono Wlkp., Poland
tel. +48/67/2620028, fax +48/67/2622620
email: office@ludwikstyle.com.pl
www.ludwikstyl.com
products: products: home furniture: cocktail cabinets, desks, wooden armchairs, chest of drawers, cupboards, wooden
chairs, coffee tables, dining room furniture, living room suites, shelves, tables, bedroom, beds, television tables, wardrobes, stools, wooden stands, glass front display cabinets, period furniture: armchairs, chest of drawers, chairs, tables, wardrobes, sofas, glass front display cabinets, kitchen furniture: tables, chairs, stools, wall mounted furniture, furniture for
public service buildings: hotel furniture, restaurant furniture
PAGED MEBLE SA
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POZNAN 2012
Circulation: 3000 copies/ a free copy
COMMISSIONED BY:
Ministry of Economy
Department of Support Instruments
Plac Trzech Krzyy 3/5
00-057 Warszawa
tel. +48 22 693 59 18
fax. +48 22 693 40 23
sekretariatDIW@mg.gov.pl
www.mg.gov.pl
The project isco-financed by the European Unionfrom theEuropean Regional Development Fund