In Brief: ZPO Odra; Fire engines tender; Siekierki; Polmos Poznan

Henryk Walus, the president of the Szczecin-based textile producer ZPO Odra, who was recently attacked by angry shipyard workers, has been sacked. Some r eports say that the lynching frightened two potential investors who may pull out of negotiations to save the troubled manufacturer. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) ... There are five manufacturers seeking to win the tender to supply the vol unteer fire brigades with fire engines. The companies include Volkswagen, Fo rd, Iveco and Mercedes. The contract is worth about zl. 10 million. (Puls Bi znesu, p. 5) ... Elektrociepeownie Warszawskie, the owner of the combined he ating plant Siekierki, installed a new boiler worth zl. 100 million. Apart f rom being more energy efficient, it will also reduce air pollution by 1,200 tons of noxious substances a year. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 6) ... According to unofficial sources, a court in Poznan has rejected charges of mismanageme nt presented by the Supreme Board of Inspection (NIK) against the former man agement board of spirits producer Polmos Poznan. In 2000 the company suffere d a zl. 6 million loss instead of an expected zl. 10 million profit. (Puls B iznesu, pp. 1, 4) A.D.