In Brief: Aster City reports large profit; Dalkia Termika; TPSA audit; SBC; KIG

The company recorded revenues of zł. 171.3 million with operational profits of zł. 41.7 million and zł. 27.9 million in net profits. This means that the cable operator's profitability rate of net sales is just above 16% as compared to 11.4% in 2002. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... Electricite de France controlled Dalkia Termika, announced that it is still interested in the purchase of a majority stake in ZEC-P heating utility, despite labor unions attempts to block the privatization process of the company. A Dalkia-led consortium is offering zł. 350 million for ZEC, which provides heating for the city of Poznań. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... The Office for Post and Telecommunication Regulation has begun an audit of the TPSA's telephone based customer support center. Yesterday in the region of Silesia, employees of TPSA organized a warning strike against redundancies in the company. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) ... The Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG) has signed a contract with British marketing advisory company Saffron Brand Consultants (SBC) to create a National Promotion Strategy for Poland. SBC is headed by Wally Olins, a global authority in the field of brand image creation. The value of the contract was not revealed. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 22) A.K.