Włocławek: Perfect Place for Your Business

WŁOCŁAWEK, the capital of Kuyavia region, is a hospitable and friendly city. It is worth coming here to develop your company or to invest in innovative products. The city has a centuries-long industrial tradition, built mostly by local factory owners whose legacy is an important element of Włocławek’s image to this day. Appreciating business people’s role in creating the city’s economic sphere, we have undertaken a number of pro-investment measures. Among other things, companies can take advantage of real estate tax exemptions under a regional assistance program for supporting new investments, and also as part of de minimis aid. I am very happy that, more and more people are noticing Włocławek on the business map of Poland. This is certainly because the city has great transport connections, making it easy to travel between here and any corner of Poland and Europe. Also, a growing number of young people are returning to their native region, deciding to open businesses in Włocławek and offer new products and services to residents and tourists. It is a very valuable experience for the local government to be able to support the dreams and hopes of those who value Włocławek as a people-friendly place where they can live well and develop.

Substantial support and friendly help for companies wishing to visit our city is offered by Investor Assistance Centre operating in Włocławek City Hall. Please feel invited!

Mayor of Włocławek Marek Wojtkowski, PhD

The best way of developing your business is to invest in the city which boasts a rich industrial tradition and is also the historical capital of Kuyavia: Włocławek. This city offers many opportunities to entrepreneurs and investors.

Where is the perfect place for your business located? Włocławek lies in the very center of Poland and also on Vistula, the country’s longest river. The third-largest city in Kuyavian-Pomeranian province, it has an area of 84.32 sq. km and a population of around 105,000. It is worth noting Włocławek’s good transport connections. You can get anywhere quickly and efficiently thanks to the A1 freeway’s Włocławek – North (Brzezie) and Włocławek – West (Pikutkowo) junctions as well as highways: No. 91 Gdańsk – Toruń – Włocławek – Łódź – national border, No. 62 Strzelno – Włocławek – Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, and No. 67 Lipno – Włocławek.

Invest next to well-known brands

The sectors of the economy for which the city is famous include chemicals, energy, food products, metals, and building materials. Włocławek has witnessed many major projects related to these sectors in recent years. Alongside Anwil SA, one of Poland’s biggest companies from the chemical sector, this sector is also represented by Europe’s most advanced petrochemical complex for paraxylene and terephthalic acid (PX/PTA) production,

Observation deck in Włocławek

built by PKN Orlen SA. This company has also contributed to the energy sector by building the country’s most advanced and biggest gas and steam combined heat and power generation plant. The key project for the metals and building materials sector has been Budizol Sp. z o.o. S.K.A. company’s construction of a plant manufacturing

construction-sector energy-saving products. The biggest Włocławek-based food businesses include the producer of the Delecta brand, well-known for baking products like cake mixes as well as seasonings and jelly and custard powders. Other famous brands from Włocławek include WIKA Polska, Guala Closures DGS Poland, Salamander Window & Door Systems, Geberit, Indorama Ventures Poland, Renex, and many others.

Włocławek appreciates entrepreneurs

The operations of Włocławek’s entrepreneurs and investors are supported by many institutions in the business environment. Those based in the city include Włocławek Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubator, which fosters the development of businesses. The incubator offers enormous support for launching and conducting business operations, through the training and consulting services it provides and by guaranteeing cheap office, production and warehouse space. The local authorities also appreciate entrepreneurs for their contribution to the city’s economic development, supporting them through tax breaks and substantial outlays on municipal projects. These pro-investment efforts are additionally consolidated by the Investor Assistance Centre in Włocławek City Hall, offering support and comprehensive assistance to investors and entrepreneurs, and Włocławek Business Center located at the Włocławek Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubator.

City of opportunities

If you are looking for a place to invest, you will find it in Włocławek. How is that possible? Włocławek Economic Development Area – Industrial and Technological Park (Pomeranian Special Economic Zone Area) has 33.4762 hectares of land with comprehensive utilities. These include roads, electricity, a gas network as well as a water and sewerage system and telecom and IT infrastructure. What we do not have yet is you and your business. More information will help you decide to invest in Włocławek.

Włocławek Economic Development Area – Industrial and Technological Park is an area whose function – according to the zoning plan – is industrial. Investors can take advantage of the following forms of acquiring terrain owned by the urban commune of Włocławek: tenancy, leasing or sale. The area has a direct link to highway No. 91 and to exits from the A1 freeway: the Włocławek – North (Brzezie) and Włocławek – West (Pikutkowo) junctions. Many tax breaks are available here as well, e.g. a real estate tax exemption as part of de minimis aid within the urban commune of Włocławek, a real estate tax exemption under regional aid in support of new investment projects or the creation of new jobs in connection with a new project in the urban commune of Włocławek within the boundaries of the Industrial West Włocławek structural unit, and an income tax break within the Włocławek Economic Development Area –

Browar B., Photo M. Maciejewski

Industrial and Technological Park, which is part of the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone.

Contact us

If you want to invest next to well-known brands, in a city of opportunities that appreciates entrepreneurs, be sure to contact Włocławek City Hall Investor Assistance Centre. Feel that chemistry with Włocławek and come to the perfect place for your business!

Włocławek City Hall Investor Assistance Centre

phone: +48 54 414 40 44, 414 44 77, 414 47 67 www.wloclawek.pl

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