The pre-eminent British-Polish business network

Note from Antoni F. Reczek OBE, BPCC Chairman

Our offer

Business leaders need to be well connected – with other business leaders and with those in government. Sharing best practice, business insights and contacts,

the well-networked executive is far more effective. When it comes to creating an effective network in the Polish-British business space, the BPCC cannot be matched. Since 1992 we’ve been integrating UK investors in Poland; that’s our core – but that’s not all we do. As a bilateral chamber of commerce, the BPCC supports UK exporters entering the Polish market, Polish exporters entering the UK market, Polish entrepreneurs in the UK and investors looking at both markets.

New business leads come not only from within our established network of members; much of the work we do supporting exporters involves passing on contacts to our members, whose expertise we can vouch for. In 2015, we organised over 150 events around Poland and the UK, working with institutions such as the UK Embassy in Warsaw, the Polish Embassy in London, local authorities across Poland, business institutions in both countries and – through COBCOE (the Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Continental Europe) – with UK firms across Europe.

As a chamber accredited by the British Chambers of Commerce, the BPCC can guarantee a level of service that leads to tangible business results. If you are interested in doing business in or between the UK and Poland – join us!

Ask our relationship management team about how we can promote your business.membership@bpcc.org.plwww.bpcc.org.pl

Join us and we will make sure you get the best out of your membership:

• Direct access to ~400 member companies and several thousand cooperating businesses• Investor advice and business data from market experts and sector specialists• Best practice and unique business development through 12 Policy Groups• Informative business media: Contact Magazine Online and www.bpcc.org.pl• Access to board-level business and government decision-makers• First-class networking, certified training and VIP events• Support for importers and exporters from the UK and Poland• Up-to-the minute economic information and market sector intelligence• Customised products, on-demand services and individual offerings

Introducing the BPCC Membership is corporate, so when your company joins, every employee is entitled to make use of the benefits offered by all the regional offices across Poland and the UK.

The pre-eminent British-Polish business network

Digital Media CentreTalking directly to your customers

T he BPCC offers range of targeted media and communication channels, all of which you can use as a chamber member. We encourage our members

to create bespoke integrated campaigns, exploiting the advantages of different media. Members receive discounts which increase with the size and scope of the campaign.

BPCC Portal – www.bpcc.org.pl The first place to visit online for quality information and insight about doing business between the UK and Poland. There’s a dedicated section for British exporters, and one for Polish companies interested in selling their products to the UK.

The portal is intuitive, innovative and automated.

New services and the new Membership Directory allow for personalised access and wider member-to-member communication.

News from members, articles and events information is updated daily; members are encouraged to contribute quality content.

To interact with the BPCC and its members without leaving your office, you can use features such as our social media tools and mobile application (coming soon).

Members can edit their own entry in the Membership Directory, upload their special offers for other members and have full access to exclusive business content available only to members.

Contact Online is a unique and effective advertising vehicle for reaching senior decision-makers across Poland and the UK.

This year, the BPCC plans to expand access channels to our network and to introduce innovations including mobile application.

Contact Magazine OnlineContact Online keeps members informed about opportunities for bilateral trade, sharing insights and best practice, explaining how to overcome potential barriers when entering the UK or Polish markets. There’s useful information about doing business; you’re kept up to date with BPCC events and recommended services. The magazine also provides members with news coverage, chamber updates, professional advice and opinions from recognised experts and practitioners. There are also reports of BPCC meetings with ministers and senior government officials, articles from top experts on the Polish economy, as well as fresh information about new business opportunities.

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Food Policy Group brings together producers and retailers and all who provide services such as marketing, certification and logistics to the sector. The group meets with ministers, regulators and other government officials; representatives of Poland’s food producers’ and retailers’ organisations.

Telecoms, Media and Technology Policy Group addresses regulatory issues affecting firms across these sectors – intellectual property and software, cloud computing, e-marketing, European Single Digital Market and future IT trends. Engages with GIODO on data protection.

Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Policy Group engages with government, parliament and local authorities to discuss the delivery of public infrastructure by the private sector. The UK’s huge experience in PPP offers lessons – negative as well as positive – from which Poland can learn when it comes to structuring projects.

Public Procurement Policy Group is for managers from firms that bid for public-sector tenders, and for lawyers and consultants specialising in this area. The group was formed so that members can speak freely about problems encountered with the public procurement process in Poland and to suggest improvements. Regulators from the UZP, policy-makers and legislators attend the meetings. The group showcases UK best practice in enhancing professionalism in procurement.

Human Resources Policy Group aims to promote active employment policies and standards, drawing on UK and international best practice. Meetings often include representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, labour offices, regulators and other officials; it’s a platform for dialogue between BPCC members and the public sector. Other issues discussed by the group include vocational education, soft-skills coaching, leadership and assessment.

Healthcare Policy Group develops proposals to improve patient access to innovative, effective therapies. Exchange of best practice between the UK and Poland, and between BPCC members and the Polish public sector, as ageing populations place ever-greater demands for health services. The group focuses on clinical trials, personalised medicine, coordinated care, healthy ageing and private healthcare. These issues are discussed with decision-makers, experts and managers from public and private sectors.

CleanTech & Energy Policy Group discusses the implementation of technologies that will enable businesses to contribute profitably to the sustainable generation of power. The group’s focus is energy, environmental protection and sustainable technologies. Shale gas, nuclear and renewables, including waste-to-energy are also discussed. Representatives of government, regulators and local authorities take part too.

Tax and Finance Reform Policy Group focuses on deregulation, taxes, excise duty and social security. The aim is to influence and improve policy in the tax system, targeting barriers to investment, business growth and employment. Making tax payments simpler and improving the business environment in Poland are priorities for the group. Finance ministry representatives are invited to the meetings.

Transport Infrastructure & Logistics Policy Group looks at the infrastructure sector, and road, rail, sea and air transport. At regular meetings with representatives of government agencies and ministries the group presses for improved transport links and promotes Poland as a location for logistics operations. It also propagates best practice from the UK.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy Group promotes best practice in corporate behaviour and how firms interacts with the social and natural environments. Sustainability – building businesses to last rather than ones focused on quarterly results – is an important part of the group’s philosophy. It offers learning opportunities for BPCC members, and serves as a platform for voicing ideas to government.

Real Estate & Construction Policy Group brings together members with an interest in property – developers, contractors, facilities managers and agents. Meetings focus on issues such as zoning and planning permissions; contract enforcement and investor protection; public procurement; and the regulatory environment for the sector. Sustainable investment, including green building, is also covered. The group promotes Building Information Modelling (BIM) across Poland.

Manufacturing Industries Policy Group is a platform for sharing best practice and discussing issues common to all manufacturers, such as energy costs, environmental protection, supply chain and skills. Meetings of the Group take place in members’ factories and include tours of the facilities.

BPCC Policy Groups Creating a better business environment

The pre-eminent British-Polish business network

Since signing an agreement with UK Trade & Investment in April 2013 to provide services for British businesses looking to enter the Polish market, BPCC Trade, the

team set up by the chamber, has become a world-leading export consultancy.

Having helped over 1,300 unique exporters already, BPCC Trade provides consultancy services including research, analysis, logistics, sales and marketing support to help British companies enter or grow their sales in the Polish market. BPCC Trade’s Top Five clients now predict sales of over £50m over the next five years thanks to its support.

Its nine advisors bring a wide variety of business experience from both countries to help British and Polish companies connect and do business.

T he Polish economy continues to grow rapidly and is competitive in many sectors. Polish manufacturers are continuously producing highly innovative, quality

goods that sell well in European markets. Polish products are increasingly perceived as offering the right balance between price and quality, being cheaper and of higher quality than goods manufactured in many other parts of Europe.

While for the UK, Poland is merely its 22nd biggest export market, the UK is for Poland its second-biggest export market – after Germany. This would suggest that Polish

exporters who are not present on the UK market yet should interest themselves in the UK as a potential long-term market.

In response to strong interest from Polish manufacturers wishing to export their products and services to the UK, in 2014 the BPCC launched a support service intended to help businesses from all over Poland by matchmaking them with potential British partners. The BPCC has great contacts not only with exporters across Poland wanting to sell to the UK but also with British importers interested in buying from Poland.

The focal point of the service is to identify the suitable UK importer, buyer, agent, distributor and end-user. Additional help is provided by BPCC members operating in sectors such as translation, logistics, marketing, legal and IT. The entire process is supported by the BPCC’s unrivalled expertise and its strong business networks across both countries.

Over the course of 2015, the BPCC held 14 meetings with Polish exporters right across the country. In total, nearly 600 Polish firms have had access to information from the BPCC and its members about the UK market last year.

Polish-based companies looking to sell to the UK, or a UK-based companies looking to buy from Poland should contact: eksport@bpcc.org.pl

BPCC Trade A world-class export consultancy for British business, creating new opportunities for members

BPCC Export ServiceBPCC helps Polish companies sell to the UK

Companies manufacturing products as different as paintbrushes, high-end showers and vintage Cheddar cheese are now selling across Poland as a result of BPCC Trade’s support. Testimonials on BPCC Trade can be found on the chamber’s YouTube channel.

Opportunities for MembersPart of BPCC Trade’s success has been its position within the chamber’s strong business-to-business network. Throughout its existence, BPCC Trade has been working to connect British companies, drawing upon the expertise of the BPCC member network and its strategic partners.

That means identifying the needs of exporters and connecting them with members to see how they can help.

Find out more by contacting trade@bpcc.org.pl

BPCC business growth portfolio making business easy

We’re all about networking and making it easy for your company to do business. When you join the BPCC, you will be assigned a dedicated BPCC membership relationship manager (MRM) whose responsibility is to enable you to get the most out of your membership.

Together with our partners we offer a range of services specially designed to enable you to do business in Poland and the UK.

Members only! Company listing and membership directory access

We appreciate how important it is for your company’s name and profile to be well-networked in the business community – we build your profile.

• Preferential sector listing• Access to our online business exchange• Specialist focus portfolio listings

Your full membership benefits include:

• Direct access to ~400 member companies• Member status and listing in membership

database• Free access to board-level business and

government decision-makers• Free first-class networking, certified training

and VIP events across Poland and the UK• Free access to all 12 Policy Groups meetings• Access to BPCC Membership Directory with

full contact details• Special offers from other members, discounts

at corporate and executive level• Full access to exclusive business content

available only to members• Free access to Contact Magazine Online

(sent five times a year)• Editorial contributions to BPCC publications

– from members only• BPCC Events Newsletter • Customised products, on-demand services

and individual offerings• Dedicated mobile application tool for instant

access for staying in touch with your chamber and its members. Coming in 2016.

Your Member BenefitsThe BPCC – join a winning team empower us to network your business!

BPCC EventsAdding value to business networks

A s a member of the BPCC you get preferential access to director-level networks via access to our own event programme in excess of 200 events across

Poland and the UK. If you have an idea for an event – with a target audience including public-sector decision makers,

the BPCC can help you put it together, finding a suitable venue, inviting the guests, marketing and organising the event. The format of such bespoke events is up to you – they can be breakfasts, seminars, business mixers, academies, and, where applicable, policy group meetings.

The BPCC plans its events calendar in line with members’ wishes and needs therefore we welcome member suggestions for events.

2016 Membership Application Form

Registered Organisation / Company name .....................................................................................................................................................................................................

Registered address ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

VAT Registration number ........................................................ Trade name (if different from the above) .............................................................................................

Correspondence address (if different from the above) ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Industry sector (max 5 words best describing the organisation’s activities) ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Main telephone number (country code - local code - number) ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................

General email address ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Website .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Authorised person name & position ................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Dir Line (country code - local code - number) ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................

Email ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Data of the person to be main contact for BPCC (if different from above):

Name & position ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Dir Line (country code - local code - number) ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................

Email ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Other offices in Poland (please attach the list with contact details if applicable) ...............................................................................................................................................................................

I/We hereby apply for membership in the British Polish Chamber of Commerce.

British Polish Chamber of Commerce Registered Office: 43-45 Portman Square, London W1H 6HN. Company number: 2662758, VAT registration number: GB 899 2986 28l

Consent: I hereby consent to the processing the personal data contained in this form by BPCC and the transfer of my personal data to Brytyjsko Polskie Usługi Sp. z o.o. (BPU). BPU Sp. z o.o., which carries out activities under the name of BPCC. BPCC reserves the right to request professional reference upon your registration.

Zgoda: Wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie moich danych osobowych zawartych w niniejszym formularzu przez BPCC w celach marketingowych oraz na umieszczenie ich w bazach danych. Tym samym wyrażam również zgodę na przetwarzanie moich danych osobowych w przyszłości (o ile nie zmieni sie cel ich przetwarzania) oraz przesyłanie ich za granicę do spółki Brytyjsko Polskie Usługi sp. z o.o. z siedzibą w Warszawie, ul. Zielna 37. Jestem świadom faktu, iż moje dane osobowe udostępniam dobrowolnie. Ponadto znam swoje prawo do wglądu i uaktualniania ich oraz jestem świadom, że BPCC może być odbiorcą moich danych osobowych. BPU sp. z o.o. prowadzi działalność pod nazwą BPCC. W szczególnych przypadkach BPCC może poprosić Państwa o przedstawienie referencji celem zakończenia procesu rejestracji.

Cancellation: The agreement is an open ended contract and it cannot be terminated within the first 12 months. Should you not wish to continue your membership, you must notify us in writing. This must be received no less than ten days before your renewal date. In the absence of notification your membership will be automatically renewed for a further year. If notification of resignation is received no later than 3 months after the renewal date a credit of 50% of the membership fee will be made.

Rezygnacja: Umowa zostaje zawarta na czas nieokreślony. Minimalny czas obowiązywania umowy to 12 miesięcy. W przypadku braku zainteresowania kontynuacją członkostwa, oczekujemy powiadomienia nas o tym pisemnie minimum 10 dni przed datą wygaśnięcia bieżącego okresu rozliczeniowego. W przeciwnym razie opłata członkowska na kolejne 12 miesięcy zostanie naliczona automatycznie. Istnieje możliwość zwrotu 50% wartości naliczonej składki członkowskiej, jeżeli powiadomią nas Państwo o rezygnacji nie później niż 3 miesiące od daty wygenerowania faktury na kolejny okres rozliczeniowy członkostwa w Izbie.

We hereby apply for membership to the British Polish Chamber of Commerce. We confirm that we have acquainted ourselves with the terms and conditions of the contract and undertake to comply with the constitution of the Chamber as a member, if elected.

Niniejszym oświadczam, że ubiegamy się o członkostwo w Brytyjsko-Polskiej Izbie Handlowej, zapoznaliśmy się z warunkami umowy oraz odstąpienia od niej i zobowiązujemy się przestrzegać Statutu BPCC, jeśli nasza kandydatura zostanie przyjęta.

Place and date

Stamp and authorised signature

All members will be issued a BPCC Annual Membership Certificate. Please return completed application form to: membership@bpcc.org.pl

Membership Class (please tick one option):

Enterprise Class (1-10 employees)* 2,400 PLN

Business Class (11-150 employees)* 4,800 PLN

Chairman’s Class (>150 employees)* 6,300 PLN

* on all forms of employment contracts

Many BPCC members offer discounts to other members on their products or services. If you wish to offer members any discounts please provide details below.

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Note: Membership fees depend on number of employees and will be invoiced annually in advance. Fees for UK based members will be increased by 20% VAT. Fees for Poland based and international members (non UK) will not normally be subject to UK VAT.

Number of employees:

in Poland ............................ in UK ............................

MEMBERSHIP APPLIED FOR (please indicate):

Method of payment is bank transfer.

I agree to receive VAT invoices, duplicate VAT invoices, or correcting invoices in electronic form (‘electronic invoice’) from the BPCC. Please send an electronic invoice to the e-mail address set out below (please fill in using block letters):

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