Nextbike pedalling rapidly into 2017

Poland’s largest supplier and operator of urban bicycle networks, Nextbike, is well-positioned to expand its networks in 2017, according to supervisory board member Mikołaj Chruszczewski. Chruszczewski told the Polish press on Thursday that 2016 has been a record year for the company. “The company is developing in line with our expectations, and even turned over slightly, which allowed us to increase the forecast of this year's financial results. [We have] ambitious plans for next year,” he said. "We expect that next year there will be several more tenders in large cities in Poland, in which we will participate. We also [plan to run projects] in regions [that are] strictly tourist-oriented. We're working hard on increasing the number of commercial stations and expanding cooperation with partners,” he added. Nextbike recently signed a contract with Benefit System and is, it reported, increasing advertising revenues. Also, it won a tender to supply Warsaw with an additional 4,660 bicycles, and submitted a strong bid for tenders for 540 bikes in Białystok and 250 in Radom.