The Silesian Industrial and Technological Park was established by virtue of agreement concluded on 18^th June 2004 between:

1. the City of Ruda ¦l±ska,
2. the City of ¦więtochłowice,
3. "Inwestor" Sp. z o.o. [Ltd], Agency for Development in Ruda ¦l±ska
4. PPUH "Rudpol - OPA" Sp. z o.o.[production, service and trade, Ltd] in Ruda ¦l±ska,
5. 5. "Carbo Energia" Sp. z o.o [group of industrial heat plants, Ltd] in Ruda ¦l±ska.

It has supported by:

• Marshall of Silesian Province,
• Agency of Industry Development,
• Ministry of Economy and Labour

Location

The Silesian Industrial and Technological Park covers over 1,000 hectares of investment areas with excellent transport links, located in the centre of the Silesian urban agglomeration. It was created for entrepreneurs with the intention of economic and social revival of these excellent areas in terms of investment attractiveness.¦l±ski Park Przemysłowo-Technologiczny (Silesian Industrial and Technological Park) was created on post-mining areas such as KWK (Coal Mine) “Wawel” in Ruda ¦l±ska or KWK (Coal Mine) “Polska” - ¦więtochłowice.

Tasks

DOur tasks comprise creating a modern offer, compliant with EU standards, which would meet the expectations of investors and allow efficient, economic and social running of business activity.Stimulating local entrepreneurship, creating new vacancies by providing entrepreneurs with the most advantageous conditions for running business activity on the area of Ruda ¦l±ska is also an important aspect.

Object of activity

Mission: “Balancing investment attraction of Silesia with a tradition of doing a good job”

Purpose and object of activity

• development of post-industrial areas,
• acquiring external investors,
• economic and social revitalisation of degraded industrial districts,
• creating new workplaces,
• increasing competitiveness of entrepreneurs running business activity on the area of ¦PPT,
• development and modernisation of infrastructure already located on restructured areas,
• acquiring funds, including aid funds of the European Union, for the development of infrastructure,
• locating Architecture and Construction Incubator on the area of ¦PPT, supporting local entrepreneurs in conducting activity,
• creating conditions for technology transfer and stimulating innovation of entrepreneurs conducting activity on the area of ¦PPT,
• using scientific potential of colleges in the city and region.

Main advantages from ¦PPT functioning:

• local economic revival, · 
• increase of social and economic potential of Ruda ¦l±ska and ¦więtochłowice cities, · 
• integration of local environment,
• Increase of region’s competitiveness,
• improvement of investment attraction.

Projects implemented

The Company has implemented two investment projects as a part of Sector Operational Programme ‘Increasing Competitiveness of Enterprise’, Action 1.3 - "Creating advantageous conditions for development of enterprises" co-financed from the European Regional Development Fund. 

PROJECT I

INFRASTRUCTURAL INVESTMENTS IN THE SILESIAN INDUSTRIAL PARK

The project was divided into two stages. The first stage covered major renovation of an office building of the former coalmine KWK "Polska" in ¦więtochłowice together with adjacent usable area (car park and green areas) of 935.82m². On 26th October 2006 the office building in ¦więtochłowice was officially opened. 20 offices, an air-conditioned conference room and parking spaces were made available to the lessees. Currently, the total area has been made available for entrepreneurs.

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The second stage included the construction of:

• 1.69 km access road in Zajęcza Street in Ruda ¦l±ska,
• infrastructure in the form of a warehouse/production hall of the usable area of 7,153.9 m²,
• office building of the area of 844.4 m²,
• boiler house with a porter's lodge of the usable area of 157.2 m² together with the necessary connections and networks (sewage treatment plant with a separator),
• storage areas of 11,200 metres.

The undertaking in Zajęcza St was preceded by macro-levelling works, whose objective was to fill up the cave-ins and level the terrain.On 7th November 2008, a modern storage and production hall was brought into operation with complete infrastructure. 

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PROJECT II

THE INCUBATOR OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND SERVICING INNOVATIONS - “ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION”

The project covered a total area 5,800 m² located in Ruda ¦l±ska in Szyb Walenty Street. It featured renovation of three devastated buildings (guildhall, bath and lamp rooms) of the former KWK "Wawel" coalmine and a repair of an in-park road section, driver training ground and a car park. The entire area was illuminated and enclosed. 

The following areas were created in the renovated buildings:

1. In the building of a former lamp room modern office areas were created ready for lease - fully chargeable commercial areas;
2. In the building of the former bath modern office rooms were created, especially adjusted for service and design companies;
3. The seat of the Silesian Industrial and Technological Park was transferred to the building of the former guildhall;
4. The building of the former coalmine guildhall a specialist shared area was created with surrounding offices; this area will be used for work of numerous design teams, organization of project presentations, designing work requiring large areas, organization of conferences and events such as trade fairs (e.g. concerning the latest construction technologies).

The development of the area and buildings of the former KWK "Wawel" coalmine was divided into three functional zones:

1. The main square with the map of the Upper-Silesian Agglomeration on the tile floor.
2. Car parks and access roads.
3. "Silesian Carpet" - the main pedestrian tract with an axial entrance tract called "Silesianeum", with an artistic element located nearby, and "informational paths" diverging sideways, ended with information boards.

An educational and recreational park was constructed in this part. The project was carried out with the cooperation of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. Future graduates of that university will be able to set up their own companies in favourable conditions.

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Final result

Organisational structure of the Company managing The Silesian Industrial and Technological Park:

Board of Directors

President - Tomasz Krawczyk

Stucture of the Company:

Real Property Department

Business Service Department

Promotion and Marketing Department

Accounting Department

CONTACT

Silesian Industrial and Technological Park Ltd.

Szyb Walenty 26 Str.

41 - 700 Ruda ¦l±ska

Phone: (+48 32) 78 95 100

Fax: (+48 32) 78 95 114

WWW: www.sppt.pl

E-mail: sekretariat@sppt.pl