Tychy - promotional folder

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The City of Tychy is part of the Upper Sile-sian agglomeration, the most urbanised and industrialised area in Central & Eastern Europe, with a total of 3.5 million inhabi-tants.

The potential of the city

the potential of TychyThe city’s location, its well-developed technical infrastruc-ture and availability of qualified workforce make it a per-fect place for business.

Six European capitals are located within 600 km of Tychy: Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Warsaw.

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Population

130 000

81,2 km2

1582 people/km2

Area

Population density

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Why is it worthwhile investing in Tychy?

Enrico Pavoni, CEO of Fiat Auto Poland S.A.:Tychy is one of the most innovative and economically deve-loping cities in Poland. A friendly climate for investments, qu-alified workforce and good relations with the city authorities create perfect conditions for business.

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Dabrowa Gornicza

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The project entitled „Tychy. A good place for investments – comprehensive international promotion of the city’s strategic investment areas” is co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund within the framework of the Regional Operational Programme of the Silesia Voivodeship for the years 2007-2013

Project beneficiary: City of Tychy

The Regional Operational Programme of the Silesia Voivodeship – the real answer to the real needs

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Road transport

Road transport Tychy is located 20 km from Katowice, on an intersection of important thoroughfares connecting Warsaw with Vienna and Krakow with Wroclaw. National and international ro-ads form the city’s ring roads with numerous exits making it possible to reach the centre and the industrial zones. Co-nvenient access to the city is ensured by the following: S1 express road (Dabrowa Gornicza – Tychy section), national road no. 1 (Bielsko-Biala - Tychy section), national road no. 44 (Gliwice - Tychy - Oswiecim - Krakow section), national road no. 86 (Katowice - Tychy section), International Euro-pean Route no. 75 (from Crete to Scandinavia) and Inter-national European Route no. 476 (connecting the Czech Republic with Krakow).

Air transportTychy is located 58 km from the Katowice airport in Py-rzowice and 65 km from the Krakow airport in Balice. The airport in Pyrzowice offers regular scheduled flights to and from over twenty airports in Poland and in the rest of Eu-

rope, including Frankfurt, London, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Rome, Warsaw and Athens. There is also a cargo terminal, ensuring logistics services for many companies in the re-gion.

Rail transport The railway connecting Tychy with main Polish and inter-national routes is an important axis for the city’s develop-ment. A broad-gauge railway adapted to Asian standards also runs not far from the city, in Slawkow. The railway con-nects Upper Silesia with Lviv, with the Russian railway and further on with Far Eastern trade routes.

River transportTychy is located near the river port in Gliwice. From there, one can reach the Szczecin-Swinoujscie port complex, with access to the Baltic Sea, and also many Western European ports through inland navigation waterways in Germany on the Elbe and Rhine.

The potential of Tychy

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Unemployment rate in 2011

a city of young people

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Population:

total: 129 386women: 66 866men: 62 520at pre-reproductive age: 21 122 (16.3%)at reproductive age: 88 191 (68.2%)at post-reproductive age: 20 073 (15.5%)

A city of young people

4th place in Poland among cities with the highest percen-tage of people aged 25 to 34.

The only among the 14 cities in the Silesia Metropolis who-se birth rate has remained positive and stayed at a similar level since 2005 (250 per annum).

A city of entrepreneurial people

50 new companies and 10,000 new jobs over the last 10 years

The lowest unemployment rate in the Silesian Voivodeship apart from Katowice


success of Tychy

the city which encourages investments. What is most impor-tant for us, however, is that we can operate here following the principle that the most effective way of achieving success is by offering the highest quality. One of the factors that make this possible is the high working culture of the employees, combi-ned with knowledge and extensive experience.


Dariusz Garnowski, Director of the Tychy Brewery, Kompania Piwowarska S.A.: Tychy is one of the most attractive places in Poland in terms of investment profitability, a fact which has been systemati-cally confirmed by Forbes magazine. It is worth pointing out that a policy has been successfully pursued for many years in




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Ranked 5th in Poland in terms of utilisation of EU funds in the 2011 Ranking of Self-Government Authorities. A total of 720 million zlotys was acquired for the city’s develop-ment in the recent years.

“Reliable Eco-Partner” and “Polish Ecology Leader” environmental awards for implementing state-of-the-art solutions for waste segregation, construction of 330 km of sewerage network, waste water treatment plant moderni-sation, comprehensive programme for reducing low emis-sion and replacement of 2200 old coal-fired stoves.

Digital Champion among Self-Governments – 2012 Golden @ - the most important award in Poland in the field of digitisation for active and successful actions for digital development.

Ranked 5th by „Forbes” magazine in 2010 on the list of Polish cities where companies with foreign capital invest most frequently.

Ranked 9th by „Forbes” magazine in 2010 among the me-dium-sized cities in Poland which are most attractive for business.

Ranked 2nd in Poland among cities spending the most to improve technical infrastructure.

35 awards at regional level

25 awards at national level

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Artur Kluba,HR & GA Manager at Isuzu Motors Polska: Tychy is an ideal place for investments. 15 years ago we were the first company to invest in the Tychy Subzone of the Kato-wice Special Economic Zone. It was the largest Japanese inve-

stment in Poland at the time. We are pleased that we decided to do so. Our success is guaranteed by well-developed infra-structure, good accessibility, availability of qualified workfor-ce and tax exemptions.

instance, car accessories, Diesel engines, steering systems, packaging, light fittings, foodstuffs, chemicals and con-struction joinery.

The following can be listed as examples of the companies operating in the city: Fiat Auto Poland S.A., Kompania Pi-wowarska –Tychy Brewery, Isuzu Motors Polska, Sertop Ty-chy, Agora Poligrafia, Lear Corporation Poland II, Toyo Seal Poland, ZPSO Rosa, Lear Corporation Poland II, Huf Polska, Stora Enso Poland, Hager Polo sp. z o.o.

Tychy close to investors Tychy has been cooperating with investors from the whole world, for many years. This city is considered to be one of the most attractive places in Poland in terms of investment profitability.

A consistent pro-investment policy has encouraged over 50 new companies to set up business here over the last decade.

The represent mainly U.S., Japanese Italian, German, Au-strian, but also Polish capital. Their products include, for

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In case of companies other than small and medium enter-prises, fixed assets, the cost of which is included into quali-fied costs, should be new.

Public aid is granted on the basis of the number of new-ly created work places.

The total amount of public aid can amount to 40% of 2-year costs of employment for the newly created work places in the Zone. For small and medium enterprises there is an ad-ditional tax redemption of:

- 10 percentage points (gross) for medium enterprises;- 20 gross percentage points (gross) for medium enterpri-ses.

A great advantage of the city is that it is part of the Katowi-ce Special Economic Zone, offering temporary CIT exemp-tions to investors. The value of investments implemented by companies operating in the Tychy Subzone amounts to more than 3 billion zlotys, translating into more than 10,000 jobs.

Less tax to begin with

Investors may count on income tax exemptions granted to companies investing in the Katowice Special Economic Zone.

Public aid calculated on the basis of investment costs:

The total value of public aid may amount to 40% of the investment costs incurred. The additional tax release for small and medium enterprise amounts to:- 10 percentage points (gross) for medium enterprises,- 20 percentage points (gross) for small enterprises.

Percentage of capital expenditures in the Tychy Subzo-ne (City of Tychy) by investor’s country of origin

Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna S.A. - Katowice Special Economic Zone

Poland 38%

Germany 8%

USA 45%

Canada 4%

Sweden 1%

Austria 3%

Italy 1%

Japan 1%




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A city with style and an atmosphere

Tychy is a city where much attention is dedicated to high quality urban planning and architectural solutions. The most interesting public spaces in Tychy include Baczynski Square, the most atmospheric part of the city. This is a favo-urite place where inhabitants meet and walk.

The Square is adorned by a unique dandelion-shaped fo-untain, lit at night. It is worth mentioning that web users voted the Square, where many events are held, the Best Public Space in the Silesian Voivodeship in 2010.

city with style and an atmosphere

with style and an atmosphere The Main Market Square is located in the city centre. Revi-talisation gave the square an impressive fountain compo-sed of three parts. This design refers to the ponds that used to be there once.

The Tychy Museum is a place where the past meets the pre-sent. Many interesting meetings and exhibitions are held here, drawing not only inhabitants of Tychy, but people from all over the region.

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Stanislaw Rosa, owner of the Lighting Equipment Ma-nufacturing Company ROSA:Tychy is a city for people with passion. Such people are the key to the company’s success. They are not afraid of new challen-ges and they seek innovative solutions. People like these can’t

be found anywhere else but here! I am absolutely certain that I wouldn’t have built a company like this anywhere else in Po-land, since I wouldn’t have been able to find such honest and committed employees. These people are worth every money.




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Water activitiesTychy can boast one of the most beautiful places for leisure in the region, Paprocany Lake. A water playground can be found here, listed by the U.S. web portal “Flavorwire” as one of the 15 most amazing places of that kind in the world. Paprocany is also great for walks, cycling tours, Nordic wal-king and horse-riding.

Cycling Tychy is one of the leading cities in terms of bicycle infra-structure. This is one of the few places in the region where the city can be crossed by bicycle. In total, bike lovers can enjoy 72 km of cycling paths.

On the pitchThere are more than 30 sports fields with artificial surface in Tychy (including one of the most modern ones in Poland, a heated field at the City Stadium), two modern multifunc-

tional complexes “Orlik 2012” and the Paprocany Sports Complex where one can even meet Polish national team football players.

At a match The city’s inhabitants may use a Sports and Entertainment Hall as well as the most modern Ice Rink in Poland. Tychy is famous for its hockey team, GKS Tychy, many-times winner of the Polish Cup.

At a concert Tychy is a city of culture that takes pride in its Aukso Cham-ber Orchestra, one of the most outstanding European chamber ensembles, whose conductor is Marek Mos. The Silesian Guitar Autumn, ranked among the most important guitar festivals in Europe, is also a real treat for music lovers.

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