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23,500 people employed in business services sector

According to the newest ABSL report “Business Services in Katowice”, the Katowice & metropolis’es attractiveness for investors from the business services sector grows.

At present the service centres in Katowice and the Katowice Agglomeration owned by Polish and foreign capital employ around 23,500 people.

Taking into account corporate development plans, it can be assumed that in Q1 2020 development in the sector will reach roughly 25,000 individuals.

In Katowice and GZM Metropolis operate 102 service centres, owned by investors from 20 countries.

These are mainly companies from Poland (26%) USA (18%), France (16%) and Germany (14%) but also from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and other countries. IT services are the main specialization in Katowice as they generate around 51% of the employment in the sector.

Here invested such companies as: Fujitsu, Huawei, Honeywell, TÜV Rheinland, Accenture, Bombardier Transportation, Capgemini, Diebold Nixdorf, Eurofins, Groupon, Guardian, HireRight, IBM, ING Tech Poland, Knauf, Mentor Graphics, Perform Group, PwC, Rockwell Automation, Sii, Sopra Steria, Teleperformance, Unilever or Wipro.

Katowice - the winner of the fDI Magazine ranking

Katowice has ranked first in the category of the FDI strategy in the prestigious fDi Magazine ranking "Polish Cities of the Future 2019/2020" assessing the attractiveness of cities for foreign direct investments.In the ranking, cities were divided regarding the size of the population. Katowice has been classified in the "Large" category, thus cities with a population of over 250,000 - like 11 other urban centres in Poland.Katowice has reached the highest possible result among Polish cities in the category of the strategy of attracting foreign direct investments - "Top 5 Polish Cities of the Future 2019/20 - FDI Strategy", and at the same time the city has stood on the podium in the category related to the infrastructure and transport accessibility: "Top 5 Large Polish Cities of the Future 2019/20 - Connectivity", taking 3rd place among large Polish cities. The award ceremony took place on March 12, 2019 at the MIPIM in Cannes, France. »

Fujitsu has chosen Katowice

Fujitsu Global Delivery Center (GDC) Poland opens a new office in Katowice. New office for Fujitsu Global Delivery Center Poland is due to open in Katowice in July 2018. The company plans to hire 200 highly skilled employees for various IT roles. Fujitsu’s Katowice GDC office will be located in .KTW I – a building designed by Silesian Medusagroup architectural design studio.Marcin Krupa, Mayor of Katowice, comments: “Fujitsu’s decision to choose our city is proof that Katowice remains a strong brand on Poland’s investment map. We are more than happy that yet another global giant appreciates that our city and the metropolis with more than two million residents both have great investment potential and are, at the same time, great place to live.”During the coming months, Fujitsu plans to recruit 200 new employees in various specialist roles for the services delivered out of Katowice to global customers. Recruitment for new talent has just started. Open positions in the Katowice office can be found and applied through the website www.czasnazdolnyslask.pl »

Global technology provider HONEYWELL opens in Katowice

Honeywell (NYSE: HON), a Fortune 100 global technology company, announced today that it is opening a Customer Experience Excellence Center in Katowice. The new location will provide customer support and services for Honeywell’s customers across Europe. Honeywell expects to hire 100 people at the center throughout 2019.
“We’re proud that Honeywell has chosen to invest in Katowice as its latest regional hub. Honeywell represents precisely the sort of future-focused, advanced technology company that we want to attract to the region,” said Marcin Krupa, Mayor of Katowice. “Katowice has a huge amount to offer Honeywell as it builds its presence here. With the talent pool available, and an ideal location in the heart Europe’s growth markets, companies establishing new locations in Katowice have all the ingredients to thrive.” »

JCommerce opens a new headquarters in Katowice

JCommerce opens its new headquarters in the Katowice Business Point office building at ks. Piotra Ściegiennego 3, located next to the Silesia City Center shopping mall.JCommerce specializes in IT outsourcing, as well as designing, consulting and implementing IT solutions in the areas of Business Intelligence, ERP, Enterprise Mobility Management and dedicated systems and applications.The new office with an area of 500 sq m will cover, together with the existing space, over 1900 sq m of office space in total.New specialists, mainly Java programmers, .Net, PHP, Front-End, FullStack developers, as well as Business Intelligence and ERP systems consultants, software testers and business analysts are being sought for both the new location and the second branch of JCommerce in Katowice. »

Accenture has opened its office in Katowice

Accenture, offering global services and solutions in consulting, modern technologies and business operations, has officially opened its office in Katowice. The Katowice branch began its operations in July 2017, in a temporary location. In June 2018, the company moved to a new headquarters, located in Silesia Business Park at 148 Chorzowska Street. The employees employed in the Katowice branch of the Advanced Technology Center are mainly experts who deal with technological topics. Ultimately, it is planned to employ several hundred people, at the moment there are over 100 of them. The Polish branch of Accenture is part of a global company serving clients in 120 countries, for whom more than 440,000 specialists work. »