Upper Silesian Industrial Park
Localisation
| State | Poland |
| Regional (NUTS III) hierarchical level | Silesian |
| District level (LAU1) | Katowice |
| Municipality (LAU2) | Katowice |
| Connection to traffic network |
- A4 [Wrocław
- Katowice -
Kraków - Rzeszów (5 km)], - A1 [Cieszyn - Katowice - Częstochowa - Łódź (5 km)], - Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa (1.5 km) |
Main factors of successful redevelopment process
- General localization - located in Katowice conurbation - a region where urban and regional business functions are being extensively developed
- Specific localisation – located north of Katowice, in a post-industrial area of great investment potential
- Transport links – in proximity to A4 - Wrocław - Katowice - Kraków - Rzeszów (5 km)
Brief description of site and current use
April 2005, planning of creation an Industrial Park in the post-industrial areas of the liquidated Huta Silesia (Silesia Ironworks) in Katowice, formerly occupied by a state enterprise. Result – 28th of April 2005 it was signed Collaboration Agreement between The City of Katowice, Agencja Rozwoju Regionalnego S.A. (Regional Development Agency) in Bielsko Biała, Górnośląska Agencja Przekształceń Przedsiębiorstw S.A. (Upper Silesian Agency of Enterprise Transformations) in Katowice, and Górnośląski Park Przemysłowy Sp. z o. o. (Upper Silesian Industrial Park)
The area was completely decontaminated. The initial capital was 3,600,000.00 PLN (80,182,954.8 EUR). Business activity zone intended especially for small- and medium-sized companies.
The existing area is not targeted for a specific economic sector. The aim is to gather in the Park companies manufacturing devices that enable creating passive buildings, companies providing services in that scope, and above all, to recruit scientists examining the energy efficiency of buildings. At the moment in the Park there are 22 companies, mainly small- and medium-sized ones. The companies renting the biggest areas are e.g.: AP HOLDING Sp. z o.o., ARCHIDOC Sp. z o.o., TNT Express Worldwide (Poland) Sp. z o.o. (courier services), Lektronix Ltd.
Original use – basic description
| Original use | Huta Silesia (Silesia Ironworks) |
| Area | 8 ha |
| Type of site | Huta Silesia was an ironworks founded in the second half of nineteenth century |
Current state – basic description
| Current use | Business activity zone |
| % of built-up area | 19% |
| State of Environment | completely decontaminated |
| New use from | 2008 |
| Total costs | 3,600,000.00 PLN (801,829.55 EUR) |
| Owner of site |
- The City of Katowice - Górnośląski Park Przemysłowy Sp. z o. o. (Upper Silesian Industrial Park) |
Contact to stakeholders
| Owner of site |
The City of Katowice (Upper Silesian Industrial Park) Phone : +48 32 781 20 00 Fax.: +48 32 781 20 32 E-mail: gpp@gppkatowice.pl |
| Local public administration |
Justyna Bartecka Marketing Director Phone: (+ 48) 503 135 663 E-mail: justyna.bartecka@gppkatowice.pl |
| Investors participating at redevelopment |
Agencja Rozwoju
Regionalnego S.A. tel: (32) 730 48 90 fax: (32) 251 58 31 |
| NGOs | Not participating |
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