::JANÓW LUBELSKI - LEŚNY SKARBIEC::

ECONOMY

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"Janów Lubelski - Leśny Skarbiec"
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Aktualizacja: 6 listopada 2008 r.

ECONOMY

Janów Lubelski has a certificate “Investor Friendly Commune” (“Gmina Przyjazna Inwestorowi”).

The Commune was awarded the certificate with the maximum amount of 5 stars, as the confirmation of professionalism and determination to create the friendly climate for the investments.

Janów Lubelski is the town of low industrialisation. Te economy of the region of Janów is based mainly on local natural values and resources; however there are firms which have a regional meaning. The predominant branches of local economy are: wood, engineering, food, and light industry an also construction services and trading as well as tourism as a specific branch of economy.

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

The strategic location of the town, qualified workers, and relatively low labour costs, and especially good climate for investments create convenient conditions for foreign investor. The confirmations of it already exist in the town, successful investments.

Caterpillar Poland – the company with international capital, the largest in the world producer of the construction and mining equipment as well as compression-ignition engines and gas turbines. The plant in Janów Lubelski belongs to the European net of Caterpillar Inc., the registered office of which is in Illinois, USA.

“In 1996 Cat Inc. decided to create the division in Poland. Our Company met with goodwill of the commune authorities, who helped us in dealing with the formalities connected with receiving the allowance to commence the activity. In the region we have found the proper amount of well qualified workers, willing to work in order to gain our common success.”

Michael Hutchman

General Manager of Cat Poland in 2000-2001

Komas – part of a Finnish concern which is a system supplier of mechanical subassemblies for metallurgical, car manufacturing, defence and electronic sectors; among others, it supplies mechanical components, plumbing pipes as well as services in the range of surfacing, assembly, logistics and product development; in Janów Lubelski deals with the production of frames and other metal structures for manufacturers of diggers.

Motivo International representing the capital from Italy, acting in the clothing branch. The main profile of the activity of the enterprise is the production of sports clothes.

Examples of beneficial locating in the territory of the foreign capital in Janów Lubelski concern not only the production, but also the services. Pizzeria de Angelo, serving the original Italian pizza is a beneficiary investment and enriches the offer of the local gastronomy.

BUILDING AND EGINEERING INDUSTRY

The engineering industry is the traditional branch of local economy. There are two industrial plants – Caterpillar Poland and Fabryka Maszyn, producing the highest quality elements for the construction equipment.

In the neighbourhood of Janów Lubelski there is also a net of small workshops and plants, being the subcontractors for the larger plants.

Te construction industry and services are developing dynamically. Firms specialising in the construction of infrastructure, such as Ekolmel, Inżbud, Flisbud or The Enterprise of Road and Bridges Work (Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Drogowo Mostowych) compete at a national market. Their role as a potential partner or contractor is still growing, being a strong competition for other firms in the region.

WOOD INDUSTRY

The branch having the long tradition in Janów Lubelski is the wood processing, because of the large complex of “Janowskie Forests” The commune is in 60% covered with forest which is the source of high quality wood suitable for producing furniture and packages. The main supplier of wood is the Forest Inspectorate Janów Lubelski logging about 100 thousand cubic meters of material. As far as the area is concerned it is the largest Forest Inspectorate in Poland. The offer is diversified and includes the following species of trees: pine, alder, spruce and oak all in different quality variants. This material is used both by large wood works, producing e.g. furniture, as well as small local sawmills, distributed in the whole territory of the commune.

FOOD INDUSTRY

The branch which has a large potential of growth is food processing. The advantage of the commune in this branch is the high quality of the spring water and ecologically clean grounds, suitable for growing healthy food.

The water in Janów is delicious and has exquisite features, besides it does not need to be conditioned. The values of this water are used b the Brewery of Janów (Browar Janowski) to produce beer. This is one of the last local breweries in Poland. Water, thanks to its high quality, is used also to the production of mineral water and refreshing drinks.

The region of Janów is strongly connected with the groats processing. The growing of buckwheat is the main part of the corn growing in the district of Janów. Many local firms, such as Janex or Eska deal with the processing of the buckwheat. Thanks to the high quality of the products, maintaining the traditional Polish tastes, and at the same time using the modern, highly-efficient technologies of production – the firms meet with the approbation of the clients both in Poland and abroad.

The important part of the local economy is the fruit and vegetables processing. The western part of Lubelszczyzna is the largest basin of soft fruit in Poland and Janów Lubelski is the part of it. Among the plants grown there are raspberry and strawberry as well as blackcurrant and redcurrant. The high quality of the material as well as the layers of spring water is the perfect basis for the further development of the food industry e.g. the production of juices, concentrates or fruit or vegetable mixture.

The large advantage of the community, although not fully used, is the abundance of the ground cover.

The Forests of Janów are abound with blackberry, blueberry, cranberry, and particularly mushrooms. With the mushrooms is connected one of the events called The Championship of the Province of Lublin in Picking Mushrooms.

CLOTHING INDUSTRY

The clothing industry is connected with the rich history of the clothiers in Janów Lubelski. The town was famous for its excellent products and original design. The contemporary time is a continuation of these traditions by the few local firms, such as Carina, Styl, Modex and Motivo International.

THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE BUSINESS

The latest years brought a dynamic growth of the environment of the business sector. In the town there is a division of The Lublin Development Foundation (Lubelska Fundacja Rozwoju), which holds the trainings and offers the advisory services for the entrepreneurs and the unemployed planning to set up their own business activity. There are 4 banks: PKO BP S.A., PKO S.A. Kredyt Bank, Bank Spółdzielczy, numerous taxation-advice offices and also other institutions attending to the local business.

The Society of the Entrepreneurs of the Janów District, gathering the largest entrepreneurs of the district, has an integrating role. Each year Economic Forum of Janów (Janowskie Forum Gospodarcze) is held. Its aim is to help the local entrepreneurs to deal with economic problems and to activate them.

For the correct economic development of the region it is necessary to have a beneficial investment climate. Janów Lubelski cares for being the best in this field. The commune realizes the programme “Investor Friendly Commune” (“Gmina Przyjazna Inwestorowi”), the aim of which is to offer a widely understood help for the investors on each step of the realization of the investments. For the entrepreneurs creating the new places of work, the commune offers the programme of tax allowances for the period up to 7 years.

Janów Lubelski is the leader in obtaining the external funds. Thanks to the grants coming from the funds of EU the commune has realised a range of investments in the field of infrastructure and the investments preserving the natural environment. In 1999-2007 nearly 8 million € were received for the investments. In this period the average budget of the commune was about 5,6 million €. The nationwide comparison confirm that Janów Lubelski has a prominent position among the first ten communities receiving the largest amount of external resources.