Essential Data for Investors

The Town of Mielec

Mielec, Podkarpackie Province

Address of the Municipality Office of Mielec: ul.Żeromskiego 26* (Town Hall) 39-300 Mielec Poland

Tel: (+ 48 17) 788 85 00

Fax: (+ 48 17) 788 85 05

E-mail: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.mielec.pl

* ul. stands for Street The Town of Mielec Contents

1 Investment Conditions ...... 3

1.1 Location, Area and Population ...... 3

1.2 Selected Elements of Technical, Social and Cultural Infrastructure ...... 3

1.3 Communication and Transport ...... 7

1.4 Offices and Institutions of Public Administration ...... 9

1.5 Information on Natural Resources and Economy ...... 10

1.5.1 Natural Resources ...... 11

1.5.2 Industry ...... 11

1.5.3 Trade and Services ...... 13

1.6 General Characteristics of Economic Infrastructure ...... 13

1.7 Information on Allowances and Assistance Given to Investors ...... 13

2 Institutions Supporting Investors ...... 16

3 Agencies and Institutions Serving Investors ...... 17

The Town of Mielec

1 Investment Conditions

1.1 Location, Area and Population

√ Mielec is situated in the north-west of Podkarpackie Province, on the flat land of the western section of the Sandomierz Valley. The area of the town covers 47.36 square kilometres and is inhabited by about 61.8 thousand people.

√ The River Wisłoka flows along the west side of Mielec and joins the longest river in Poland, the Vistula River, about 18 km far from the town.

√ The location of Mielec is convenient from the point of view of communication:

● two significant road routes run through Mielec: the first one is on the north-south axis from Tarnobrzeg to Dębica and the other one is on the west-east axis from Tarnów to Kolbuszowa;

● a railway line of the north-south direction runs through the town, and in Dębica, to the south, it is connected with the east-west main international railway line (Przemyśl - Zgorzelec). However, to the north, it goes to Tarnobrzeg and Sandomierz, and then further in the direction of Radom and Warsaw.

1.2 Selected Elements of Technical, Social and Cultural Infrastructure

Technical Infrastructure

√ Mielec is a town with long and rich industrial traditions. In fact, in the 1920s, its significance became even higher thanks to the establishment of Central Industrial District. This resulted in the creation of WSK Mielec Transport Company, which made it possible for the town to develop considerably.Yet, after the company had been restructured, quite many firms were set up and they continued the aicraft production.

√ The effect of the economic changes in Mielec was highlighted by establishing EURO- PARK Mielec, a Special Economic Zone (SSE) – the first one of this sort in Poland, where activities were taken up by the companies formed as the result of restructuring of WSK Mielec Transport Company as well as by totally new firms from non-aircraft industries.

√ At present, within the EURO-PARK Mielec Special Economic Zone (SSE ) many well-known Polish and overseas companies operate, namely:

● POLSKIE ZAKŁADY LOTNICZE Ltd. (aircraft company),

● LEAR CORPORATION POLAND Ltd. (motor industry company),

● BRW Ltd. (furniture company),

● KRONOSPAN MIELEC Ltd. (floor panel company),

The Town of Mielec ● EADS PZL ''Warszawa-Okęcie'' SA Zakład Usług Agrolotniczych in Mielec (agro-aviation service company),

● BURY Mielec Ltd. (telecommunications production company),

● KIRCHHOFF Polska Ltd. (motor industry company),

● LEOPARD AUTOMOTIVE (motor industry company),

● MELEX Ltd. (electric vehicle company),

● ONDULINE Ltd. (roof material company)

● Plastic Factory ''COBI'' SA (plastic material company – mainly toy bricks for children),

● ZIELONA BUDKA Zbigniew Grycan Mielec Ltd. (ice-cream company),

● ''AUTOPART'' BATTERY FACTORY (car battery company).

√ Apart from SSE, there is another convenience for investors in Mielec, that is, Mielec Industrial Park (MPP). The main aim of the project is to create an attractive place for running a business and investing by means of modernising and developing the present technical infrastructure as well as by creating a new one, necessary for the correct use of MPP. This initiative offers support to small and medium-sized enterprises that intend to undertake or extend some businesses within the Municipality of Mielec

√ The initiative connected with MPP has been realised in four sections. The sections ''A'' and ''C'' are part of the airport, whereas the sections ''B'' and ''D'' Wojsław are located along the road Mielec – Dębica.

√ In addition, the undertaking referring to MPP aims at building two structures of an ''IN-TECH'' New Technologies Incubator, where new research-development firms are to be located.

√ Mielec is surrounded by agricultural areas, so naturally it also performs a role of the local centre for agricultural services; the Commune's Cooperative called ''Samopomoc Chłopska'' acts in the town.

√ The number of households in Mielec depending on the basic infrastructure is as follows (approximate percentage of the population):

● electricity - 100%,

● water supply - 100%,

● sewage system - 95%,

● natural gas (from the grid) - 80%,

The Town of Mielec ● central heating (from the grid) - 70%,

● mobile phone coverage from all national operators

● cable Internet access (via local and national suppliers).

Social Infrastructure

√ Health Care Institutions:

● E. Biernacki Memorial County Hospital;

● Outpatients' surgeries:

- Health Care Complex – Independent Public Unit in Mielec with Specialised Dispensaries, - County Ambulance Service Station, - 18 private health care units;

● 19 dentist surgeries.

√ Mielec is the local secondary level education centre. There are a number of educational institutions in the town:

● Foreign Language Teacher Training College,

● College of Economy and Management in Mielec,

● Mielec Business School,

● Private Business School,

● 6 comprehensive secondary schools,

● 4 technical secondary schools.

The comprehensive secondary schools turn out to be very successful in the field of education:

● students win various awards and distinctions in national subject competitions,

● a high percentage of the graduates continue their education at universities,

● the Mixed Chorus of the 1st Comprehensive Secondary School in Mielec has been ranked as one of the best in Poland for 30 years. The Town of Mielec Cultural and Recreational Infrastructure

√ Cultural Artefacts:

● Municipal Culture Centre – the House of Culture (the ''Galaktyka'' cinema, art galleries);

● Exhibition-Promotion Centre;

● Municipal Library (headquarters and 4 branches);

● the Regional Museum (the Oborskis' Manor House – headquarters and the ''Jadernówka'' branch – photography department).

√ Sports, Recreation and Leisure Facilities

● The Municipal Centre of Sport and Recreation contains:

- a sports hall fitted out with full-sized indoor fields for volleyball and handball, a seating for 2,200 people, two training gyms, an indoor 25m swimming pool and complete technical back-up facilities;

- a football and athletic stadium with 2 football pitches, a 400m tartan track, a partially roofed stands for 15,000 people, a complex of facilities enabling an organisation of athletic events. In addition, under the stands there is a 60m tartan track, facilities for long jump, a gym, cloakrooms and social back-up facilities;

- asphalt sports fields for basketball and handball at Solskiego Street;

- an artificial ice-rink of 40m x 20m;

- an outdoor 50m swimming pool with 2 small recreational pools and a 50m long chute;

- tennis courts – 1 indoor tennis court in the tennis hall of 36m x 19m x 9.5m, 4 outdoor tennis courts, 3 asphalt ones and 3 brick ones;

- a skate park with full equipment;

- a playing yard for children and youngsters;

- football pitches – 2 grass ones with a cinder track and stands for about 1,000 people and 1 cinder pitch;

- a stadium at Warszawska Street – a gym hall, a grass football pitch with a cinder track and stands for 500 people, asphalt sports fields.

The Town of Mielec ● The Municipal Centre of Sport and Recreation in Mielec owns 16 ha recreational areas located in the vinicity of the main stadium, a complex of swimming pools and a sports hall. In fact, all the areas are being transformed into the Municipal Park of Sport and Recreation. Besides, the areas are equipped with the facilities enabling an organisation of local picnics, concerts and large outdoor cultural events.

1.3 Communication and Transport

√ Mielec has convenient road connections within the province and with other roads of this sort. Also, the town joins indirectly the system of national and international routes. The following roads connecting the biggest towns of Podkarpackie Province run directly through Mielec:

● No.875: Mielec – Kolbuszowa – (and then No.9) Rzeszów;

● No.985 to the north + No.871: Mielec – Tarnobrzeg – (and then No.723 and No.77) Stalowa Wola;

● No.985 to the south: Mielec – Dębica, with the crossroad (No.986) to Ropczyce and Krosno;

● No.984 + No.73: Mielec – Tarnów.

√ The nearest international road E40, connecting the German border with the Ukrainian one, runs horizontally through Dębica, about 29 km far from Mielec.

√ The nearest national road No.9 of Radom – Barwinek (the border with Slovakia) runs through Kolbuszowa, about 28 km far from Mielec.

√ The roads within the town are of good quality and assure absolutely convenient connections - they are accompanied by good auxiliary infrastructure , that is, car parks and pavements.

√ In addition, it is planned to modernise the road of Mielec – Dębica, that will soon be the main connection between Mielec and the planned A4 motorway.

Railway Lines

√ A railway line of national importance (Dębica – Tarnobrzeg – Warsaw) runs through Mielec. It indirectly joins the east-west main international railway line (Przemyśl – Zgorzelec).

The Town of Mielec Airports

√ The nearest airports are:

● Mielec Airport (within the town);

● Jasionka Airport near Rzeszów (about 50 km far from Mielec).

Commercial Transport

√ The road haulage is available almost without any limitation. Transport service is provided by the following companies:

● local firms from Mielec;

● carriers from Podkarpackie Province.

 Rail cargo carriage:

● the nearest unloading and loading place of rail cars - Mielec;

● the nearest base place for loading containers – Mielec.

√ Air cargo carriage:

● charters – Mielec;

● charters – Jasionka Airport near Rzeszów (accepts the largest transport aircrafts);

● scheduled flights (of small range) – Jasionka Airport.

Passenger Service

√ International service

● Air transport:

- Mielec Airport – charter flights;

- Jasionka Airport (50 km far from Mielec) – charter flights, regular flights to London and Dublin, and indirectly via Warsaw to all destinations available from 'Okęcie' Warsaw International Airport.

● Rail transport – indirectly via Dębica (about 30 km far from Mielec).

The Town of Mielec ● Bus transport – directly from the bus stops of regular international bus lines in Mielec (to Germany, France and Italy) or indirectly from Rzeszów and other towns of Podkarpackie Province to other destinations.

√ Direct domestic railway connections:

● Mielec – Zamość;

● Mielec – Kraków – Katowice – Wrocław – Poznań – Gorzów Wielkopolski.

√ Regular domestic and local bus communications:

● convenient service within and around the town as well as to the main cities and towns of Podkarpackie Province and the whole country (Lublin, Kraków, Warszawa) – 25 regular lines mainly operated by PKS CONNEX Mielec Enterprise;

● travellers can use the main PKS CONNEX Bus Station in Mielec or some bus stops situated at several points in the town.

√ Regular public transport:

● the number of regular town bus lines (MKS) – 28;

● the number of transport companies – 2;

● an approximate number of means of transport in use – 43 town buses.

√ Private service and communication:

● taxis are available within the town and around it – about 46 vehicles;

● in addition, the roads and car parks in the town are convenient and good quality, and they obviously enable a comfortable use of private cars.

1.4 Offices and Institutions of Public Administration

● civil court – Regional Court in Mielec, 39-300 Mielec, ul. Kościuszki 15;

● economic court – Regional Court in Rzeszów - 5th Economic Department, 35-959 Rzeszów, ul. Hetmańska 15;

The Town of Mielec ● The Municipality Office of Mielec, 39-300 Mielec, ul. Żeromskiego 26;

● The Commune of Mielec, 39-300 Mielec, ul. Jadernych 7;

● Mielec County President's Office, 39-300 Mielec, ul. Sękowskiego 2b, ul. Chopina 16, ul. Wyspiańskiego 6;

● Mielec County Police Headquarters, 39-300 Mielec, ul. Wyspiańskiego 8;

● The Mielec County Station of National Fire Brigade, 39-300 Mielec, ul. Sienkiewicza 54;

● Customs Office Station, 39-300 Mielec, ul. Wojska Polskiego 3.

Conditions resulting from the technical, social and cultural infrastructure:

● Mielec possesses technical infrastructure that fully meets the expectations and needs of investors in all sectors of business;

● the availability of land telephones within the Commune of Mielec is sufficient for the purpose of business. The cellular telephony is also available without any limitation;

● the accessibility of Mielec is good, and the system of roads in the town makes it possible for people to move about easily;

● the number of sports and recreation facilities is extended all the time;

● businessmen have easy access to basic legal and administrative services in the town, although some public institutions of a more specific nature are available in larger urban centres of Podkarpackie Province.

1.5 Some Information on Natural Resources and Economy

1.5.1 Natural Resources

√ Within the town, deposits of natural sand are exploited.

The Town of Mielec 1.5.2 Industry

Sectors of Industrial Business

√ In the Commune, there are over 3,270 business subjects (e.g. economic companies, civil firms and individuals) of a variety of production profiles. Here are the ones of the greatest importance:

● aircraft industry;

● chemical industry;

● wood processing and furniture industry;

● motor industry;

● metal processing industry;

● construction industry;

● precision mechanical industry.

The Advantages of Mielec Relating to Industrial Production

√ The companies that operate within the town have many-year output experience, and they are ready for undertaking production for demanding clients.

√ The spatially selected industrial areas enable a free and out of any collision development of the firms.

√ The activity of the Special Economic Zone (SSE) and Mielec Industrial Park (MPP).

√ The activity of the Enterprise Incubator supporting the fuctioning of the small and medium- sized companies.

√ The development plans of the town take into acount the industrial areas.

√ The effective administrative authorities deal with the industrial investment.

√ The local labour resources turn out to be a crucial factor for new investment; the job candidates possess specific and outstanding features, namely:

● high qualifications and professional aptitude originating from the traditions of the Mielec industrial centre;

The Town of Mielec ● a well-prepared base for professional schooling, educating specialists in the fields indicated by the Mielec industry;

● permanent co-operation between the vocational schools and employers with regard to creating syllabuses, required teaching specialisations and profiles as well as training apprenticeships;

● an ability to learn and adapt to new production tasks;

● optimal working age.

√ The companies that run their businesses in Mielec sell most of their output in the domestic market. However, a significant part of their production is largely exported to:

● European countries (mainly to the European Union);

● North America countries ( to the USA in particular);

● countries of South America and Asia (to a smaller extent).

√ The town authorities

They assume that the economic and social development of the town will be based on investment in industrial sectors. It results from the developmental conditions of the town which offers its investors:

● industrial investment in the EURO-PARK Mielec Special Economic Zone (SSE), where there are particularly favourable investment conditions for running businesses;

● an attractive, fully fitted out area for running a wide range of businesses and investment, located at Mielec Industrial Park (MPP), which in fact, supports small and medium-sized employers that intend to undertake or extend their businesses within the Municipality of Mielec;

● industrial investment within the town, excluding the EURO-PARK Mielec (SSE). In this case:

- the town regularly offers a new location for production undertakings;

- the specialised units of the Municipality of Mielec and Mielec County Office give legally permissible assistance to investors in order to aid effectively the implementation of their investment projects.

The Town of Mielec 1.5.3 Trade and Services

√ Mielec has a significant purchasing potential and , in fact, is the local trade and service centre.

√ In the 1990s, the trade and service sectors developed rapidly in the town. Now, as the number of commercial demands has already been met, they undergo a gradual reconstruction in terms of quality.

√ The Special Economic Zone (SSE) and Mielec Industrial Park (MPP) make it possible to form subjects that offer a wide range of services for the companies and institutions functioning in SSE and MPP, e.g. financial, administrative, information technology, transport – dispatching and cleaning services.

√ The Commune of Mielec still needs more investment in the catering industry.

√ In Mielec, there are international trade networks such as Tesco, Lidl, Albert and Biedronka.

1.6 General Features of Economic Infrastructure

√ The industrial traditions of Mielec and the encounters of the local construction companies, as well as the experience of the agencies of administration in contacts with investors, favour an efficient implementation of investment projects and initiatives within the town.

√ The companies located in Mielec have a lot of experience in both domestic and overseas market operations. As a result, they are well-prepared for various types of co-operation, that is:

● outsourced output,

● co-operation,

● co-operation meant as a permanent procurement activity.

1.7 Information on Allowances and Assistance Given to Investors

On the 27th of November, 2003, the Town Council of Mielec made the resolution No.X/88/03 concerning the adoption of ''the 2004 – 2008 Regional Aid Programme'' on forms and ways of granting allowances to investors. In reality, exemptions from taxes on property are the basic form of assistance given to investors and the reduction of unemployment in Mielec. Here are the types of them:

● exemption from tax on property relating to land (excluding the land belonging to the airport);

The Town of Mielec ● exemption from tax on constructions – roads and squares situated within the EURO-PARK Mielec (SSE) which belong to or are a subject to the perpetual user of the manager of the Zone, or which are used to carry out a business based on the business permit valid within the Zone;

● some allowances connected with public assistance for investors are possible for enterprises operating within the EURO-PARK Mielec (SSE). For more information on it, please see www.europark.com.pl.

Conditions depending on the natural and economic resources

● The strong points of Mielec favouring new investment are:

- the economic output of the companies functioning in the town already;

- the availability of the technical infrastructure;

- the labour resources representing positions adjusted to the needs of industrial investors;

- good service provided to investors by the local institutions as well as assistance given to them in the process of implementation of pre-investment tasks;

- the territory of Mielec Industrial Park are prepared for industrial investment;

- the In-Tech Incubator of New Technologies is to be formed;

- allowances granted to investors that meet certain criteria.

● In Mielec, there are good conditions for the development of the aircraft and engineering industries as well as some other sectors including food processing, due to the existence of favourable conditions for agricultural production within Mielec and its surroundings.

The Town of Mielec 2 Institutions Supporting Investors

√ In the Municipality of Mielec and Mielec County President's Office, investors can obtain assistance from competent employees of the sections of promotion and economic development as well as from the ones issuing legally required laws, decisions and opinions.

√ Furthermore, investors can also be supported by business organisations operating in Mielec, namely:

● Industry Development Agency S.A. in Warsaw, Division in Mielec, 39-300 Mielec, ul.Partyzantów 25;

● Regional Development Agency ''MARR'' S.A. in Mielec, 39-300 Mielec, ul.Chopina 18.

√ In fact, there are also some other business supporting organisations in Podkarpackie Province that may aid in this respect. Here is a list of them.

Name Post code, place, address Telephone number Rzeszów Regional Development Agency 39-959 Rzeszów (+48-17) 852 06 00 S.A. ul.Szopena 51 Centre of Investor Service of the Rzeszów 35-064 Rzeszów (+48-17) 852 43 76 Regional Development Agency S.A. ul.Rynek 5 Regional Development Agency ''MARR'' 39-300 Mielec (+48-17) 788 18 50 S.A. in Mielec ul.Chopina 18 Regional Development Agency 38-400 Krosno (+48-13) 432 73 43 ''KARPATY'' S.A. ul.Staszica 20 Polish Bureau of Carpathian Euroregion 35-030 Rzeszów (+48-17) 853 68 98 ul.Kościuszki 4/6 Krosno Centre of Business Support 38-400 Krosno (+48-13) 432 64 71 ul.Grodzka 26 Branch of the Industry Development 39-300 Mielec (+48-17) 788 72 36 Agency in Mielec ul.Partyzantów 25 Enterpreneurship Incubator IN-MARR 39-300 Mielec (+48-17) 788 78 44 in Mielec ul.Wojska Polskiego 9 Restructuring and Modernisation Agency 35-233 Rzeszów (+48-17) 875 60 00 of Agriculture ul.Lubelska 46 Chamber of Industry and Commerce 35-959 Rzeszów (+48-17) 854 90 49/50/51 in Rzeszów ul.Słowackiego 24 Podkarpackie Business Club 35-307 Rzeszów (+48-17) 853 28 44 ul.Armii Krajowej 80 Regional Chamber of Economy 37-450 Stalowa Wola (+48-15) 844 03 57 in Stalowa Wola ul.1-go Sierpnia 26c Tarnobrzeg Regional Development 39-400 Tarnobrzeg (+48-15) 822 61 87 Agency S.A. ul.M.Dąbrowskiej 15 3 Agencies and Institutions Servicing Investors

√ The agencies and institutions that make assessment, provide information or take decisions necessary for the process of investment are as follows:

● Terms of Land Development The Municipality Office of Mielec, 39-300 Mielec, ul.Żeromskiego 26;

● Geophysical Data and Conditions Mielec County President's Office, Department of Geophysics and Land Economy, 39-300 Mielec, ul.Wyspiańskiego 6;

● Electricity Supply for Industrial Purposes Rzeszów Power Engineering Enterprise S.A. in Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, ul.8 Marca 6;

● Water Supply for Industrial Purposes Municipal Enterprise of Communal Economy Ltd. in Mielec, 39-300 Mielec, ul.Wolności 44;

● Sewage System Availability for Industrial Purposes Municipal Enterprise of Communal Economy Ltd. in Mielec, 39-300 Mielec, ul.Wolności 44;

● Gas Supply for Industrial Purposes Karpaty Gas Engineering Company Ltd. in Tarnów – Gas Engineering Division in Rzeszów, ul.Wspólna 5, tel.: (+48-17) 865 91 00, fax: (+48-17) 865 92 23, www.zg.rzeszow.pl;

● Sanitary Inspection Sanitary and Epidemic Station in Mielec, 39-300 Mielec, ul.Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 8;

● Work Inspection State Work Inspection in Rzeszów, 35-234 Rzeszów, ul.Gen. St. Maczka 4;

● Monument Conservation Province Conservator of Monuments in Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, ul.Grunwaldzka 15;

● Nature Preservation (parks, reservations) Mielec County President's Office, 39-300 Mielec, ul.Sękowskiego 3b;

● Tax Identification Register Number (NIP) Fiscal Office in Mielec, 39-300 Mielec, ul.Żeromskiego 13;

● Statistics Identification Register Number (REGON) Statistics Office in Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, ul.Jana III Sobieskiego 10;

● Building Permits Mielec County President's Office, 39-300 Mielec, ul.Sękowskiego 2b.

Translated by Marek Paduch