Towards the EU with confidence

When Poland finally joins the EU, it will of course open up a number of opportunities for Polish construction firms to win contracts in other member states, something which happens to only a very limited extent at the moment They will also, on the other hand, have to contend with increased competition from foreign companies who will be keen to succeed in tenders here, a new and potentially lucrative market for them. A number of 'Polish' companies are in fact the offspring of more well-established firms, originally based in current EU countries. Examples of these are Hydrobudowa 6, the German Bilfinger Berger's subsidiary here and Warbud, part of the French Vinci, neither of whom operates outside Poland at the moment, because their parent companies are actively involved in various international projects. Bogdan Klukowski, however, Marketing Director of Warbud says that "this will change when Poland joins the EU and we might gain a presence in countries such as Germany