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INTRODUCTION |
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| 2. | SUMMARY |
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| 3. | POLAND – COUNTRY OVERVIEW |
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| 3.1 | OVERVIEW OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN POLAND |
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| 3.1.1 | Current political situation |
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| 3.2 | THE POLISH ECONOMY - OVERVIEW |
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| 3.3 | GDP IN POLAND |
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| 3.4 | INFLATION & INTEREST RATES IN POLAND |
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| 3.5 | OVERALL INVESTMENT LEVELS IN POLAND |
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| 3.6 | UNEMPLOYMENT IN POLAND |
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| 4. | POLISH CONSTRUCTION & REFURBISHMENT MARKET |
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| 4.1 | DEFINITION |
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| 4.2 | OVERALL POLISH CONSTRUCTION MARKET |
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| 4.2.1 | New Build Market by Value in Poland 2000-2010 |
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| 4.2.2 | Repair, Maintenance & Refurbishment Market in Poland 2000-2010 |
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| 4.3 | FINANCING OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN POLAND |
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| 4.3.1 | Sample Illustrations of Key IROP Construction Projects in Poland |
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| 4.3.2 | National Cohesion Strategy 2007-2013 Overview |
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| 5. | POLISH BUILDING PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS OVERVIEW |
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| 5.1 | SAINT GOBAIN GROUP PROFILE |
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| 5.1.1 | Saint Gobain Overview |
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| 5.1.2 | Saint Gobain Scope of Activity |
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| 5.2 | KRONOPOL PROFILE |
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| 5.2.1 | Kronopol Overview |
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| 5.2.2 | Kronopol Scope of activities |
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| 5.3 | ATLAS GROUP |
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| 5.3.1 | Atlas Group Overview |
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| 5.3.2 | Atlas Group Scope of Activity |
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| 5.4 | GORAZDZE GROUP |
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| 5.5 | CERSANIT |
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| 5.5.1 | Cersanit Overview |
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| 5.5.2 | Cersanit Scope of Activity |
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| 6. | BUILDING PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION IN POLAND |
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| 6.1 | WHOLESALERS / MERCHANTS |
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| 6.1.1 | PBS - Overview |
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| 6.1.2 | PBS Sales structure |
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| 6.1.3 | PHB - Overview |
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| 6.1.4 | PHB Sales structure |
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| 6.1.5 | Other Wholesalers |
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| 6.2 | BUILDING MATERIAL RETAILERS / ‘DIY MULTIPLES’ |
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| 6.2.1 | Leading Building Material Retailers Overview |
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| 6.2.2 | NOMI |
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| 6.2.3 | Castorama |
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| 6.2.4 | OBI |
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| 6.2.5 | Praktiker |
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| 7. | POLISH BUILDING CONTRACTORS OVERVIEW |
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| 7.1 | BUDIMEX DROMEX |
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| 7.1.1 | Budimex Dromex Overview |
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| 7.1.2 | Budimex Dromex Scope of activity |
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| 7.1.3 | Budimex Dromex Current Contracts 2005 & 2006 |
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| 7.1.4 | Key Budimex Projects Profiles |
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| 7.2 | SKANSKA GROUP |
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| 7.2.1 | Skanska Overview |
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| 7.2.2 | Skanska Scope of Activity |
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| 7.3 | POLIMEX-MOSTOSTAL S.A. |
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| 7.3.1 | Polimex-Mostostal Overview |
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| 7.3.2 | Polimex-Mostostal Scope of activity |
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| 7.3.3 | Key current Polimex-Mostostal projects |
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| 7.4 | STRABAG |
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| 7.4.1 | Strabag Overview |
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| 7.4.2 | Scope of activity |
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| 7.4.3 | Key Current Strabag Projects |
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| 7.5 | WARBUD SA |
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| 7.5.1 | General information |
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| 7.5.2 | Warbud Scope of activity |
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| 7.5.3 | Key Warbud projects |
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| 8. | FUTURE PROSPECTS |
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|
TABLES AND CHARTS |
| CHART 1 | GDP GROWTH IN POLAND % 2000-2010 |
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| CHART 2 | INFLATION IN POLAND – CPI % GROWTH 2000-2010 |
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| CHART 3 | INTEREST RATES % 2000-2010 |
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| CHART 4 | OVERALL INVESTMENT IN POLAND (PUBLIC & PRIVATE) % CHANGE (2002-2010) |
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| CHART 5 | UNEMPLOYMENT 2000-2010 |
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| CHART 6 | OVERALL POLISH CONSTRUCTION MARKET BY VALUE £000S 2000-2010 |
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| CHART 7 | NEW BUILD CONSTRUCTION MARKET BY VALUE £000S 2000-2010 |
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| CHART 8 | REPAIR, MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENT MARKET IN POLAND BY VALUE £000S 2000-2010 |
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| TABLE 9 | FUNDING STREAMS & VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION IN POLAND 2004-2013 |
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| CHART 10 | DISTRIBUTION OF IROP INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION FUNDS IN POLAND €M |
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| TABLE 11 | ALLOCATION OF FUNDING OF NATIONAL COHESION STRATEGY 2007-2013 £BN |
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| CHART 12 | CERSANIT GROUP STRUCTURE IN POLAND |
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| CHART 13 | PBS % SALES MIX BY PRODUCT GROUP |
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| TABLE 14 | LEADING BUILDING MATERIAL RETAILERS |
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| TABLE 15 | KEY BUILDING CONTRACTOR COMPANY FINANCIALS 2004 - 2005 |
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| TABLE 16 | BUDIMEX DROMEX SALES MIX BY APPLICATION % 2004 & 2005 |
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| TABLE 17 | BUDIMEX CURRENT CONTRACTS 2005 & 2006 |
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| FIGURE 18 | WARSAW SIEKIERKOWSKA ROAD ILLUSTRATION |
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| FIGURE 19 | ILLUSTRATION OF BUDIMEX PROJECT - TUBE STATION WARSAW “GDAŃSKA” |
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| FIGURE 20 | SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION ILLUSTRATION - ING REAL ESTATE - ZLOTE TARASY |
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| TABLE 21 | POLIMEX-MOSTOSTAL SIEDLCE CAPITAL GROUP’S SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES & EQUITY STAKES |
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| FIGURE 22 | STRABAG’S LUBLIN PLAZA |
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| FIGURE 23 | ILLUSTRATION OF STRABERG’S GALERIA KRAKOWSKA |
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| FIGURE 24 | ILLUSTRATION OF STRABERG’S SUGAR PLANT ROPCZYCE |
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| FIGURE 25 | ILLUSTRATION OF WARBUD’S MOKOTÓW BUSINESS PARK |
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| FIGURE 26 | WARBUD’S GALILEO OFFICE BUILDING |
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| FIGURE 27 | WARBUD’S WARSAW DAEWOOCENTRE |
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| FIGURE 28 |
ILLUSTRATION OF WARBUD’S ARKADIA |
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