Bombardier gets production on the rails - but there's a catch

"It was difficult to convince the company's management to choose this region. We already have a plant in Wrocław, but it was unused for 10 years and re-launching production would be similar to opening a new facility," said Karol Romanowski, who is responsible for the Polish branch of Bombardier. The investment has its conditions, however. "One cannot seriously consider the domestic market if he does not plan to produce here. However, it is impossible to plan investments, if it remains unknown whether the plant will have orders," said Romanowski. So far the investor has not taken a decision concerning investment outlays or planned employment. The company decided to locate the plant in Mazowsze, as it was the first region in Poland that organized a number of tenders for the replacement and modernization of its trains. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 7) M.M.