Poland as the destination for Shared Services Centers

54 Poland as the destination for Shared Services Centers
Population 559,500
Area 261.9 sq km
Main investors Allied Irish Bank, Beiersdorf, Bridgestone, Dalkia Group, Exide Technologies,
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, Imperial Tobacco Group25 , Kimball
Electronics Group, NIVEA, SABMiller, Unilever, Wrigley, Volkswagen
Existing BPO centers Arvato Services (Bertelsmann), Carlsberg, Dalkia, Duni, Franklin Templeton
Investments, GlaxoSmithKline, Kimball Electronics, Kleffmann, Lorenz
Bahlsen Snack-World, MAN, Microsoft, Telcordia Technologies, Unilever,
Wikia and W. R. Grace & Co.
Infrastructure
Poznań is located at the crossroad of major pan-European transportation routes running from
east to west and north to south. The city offers also a well-developed railway network adjusted
to meet European standards. Infrastructure development is likely to speed up in upcoming
years as Poznań is scheduled to host matches of EURO 2012.
Roads International roads: E30 (including motorway A2) from the Ireland, via
the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Poland and Belarus to Russia and E261
connecting Gdańsk (via E75), Bydgoszcz, Poznań, Wrocław to Prague
(via E67)
Railways International railroads E-20 (Brussels – Berlin – Poznań – Warsaw – Terespol)
and E-59 (Świnoujście – Poznań – Wrocław – Ostrawa). Railway connections
to all major Polish cities and a large number of European ones like Berlin,
Prague and Kiev
Airports Ławica airport (7 km from the city center): no. of flights in 2008: 23,609; no.
of passengers in 2008: 1,274,679; regular flights to 3 Polish and 19 European
destinations26 Special Economic Zones Sub zone of the Kostrzyn-Słubice Special Economic Zone
Real estate
The number of private accommodations available on the primary market in mid-2008 reached
3,500 and there are over 3,000 more currently being constructed. However, as the demand
is currently relatively low, many developers have decided to lower prices. The office market
in Poznań seems to be developing slower than in other major cities in Poland, despite very
strong demand reflected by a low vacancy rate. According to estimates, the figure is not
likely to increase as it has become common practice on the Poznań market for companies to
reserve office space prior to its completion. Most of the office buildings in Poznań are situated
in the city centre with proximity to the main railway station and the Poznań International Fairs.
According to real estate agencies, the majority of demand for office space in Poznań is being
created by BPO centers as well as companies from financial and business services sectors.
Dwellings completed (2008) 3,522
Dwellings stock (end of 2008) 231,680
New apartments – average price per sq m (end of 2008) PLN 6,600 (approx. EUR 1,430)
Office space stock (end of 2008) 185,000 sq m
Vacancy rate (end of 2008) 3.4%
Office rental prices (per sq m) 14-18 EUR
25 Located in the Tarnowo Podgórne commune just outside Poznań.
26 Source: Official website of the Poznań-Ławica Airport: www.airport-poznan.com.pl
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