Introducing the BPCC

Message from Antoni F. Reczek OBE, BPCC Chairman

Business leaders need to be well connected with their peers and a wide range of official bodies. We can show you how and where to contact government, regulators, and other authorities. By sharing best practice and business insights in the British Polish Chamber of Commerce, the well-networked executive has more contacts – and more influence. Since 1992, we’ve been creating an effective business network between the UK and Poland. By integrating British, Polish and international investors in Poland, we support UK investors and exporters entering the Polish market and help Polish investors and exporters succeed in the UK.

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

Join us and we will make sure you get the best out of your membership. New business leads for trade or investment in both directions tend to gravitate to the BPCC. Our investor and exporter support involves passing on contacts to our members whose expertise and experience we can vouch for. The BPCC offers service that leads to tangible business results. If you’re interested in doing business in or between the UK and Poland – join us!

Membership is corporate; when your company joins, every employee can make use of the services offered by all our regional offices across Poland and the UK.

Our offer

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Access to 330 member companies cooperating with several thousand businessesInvestor advice and business data from market experts and sector specialistsBest practice sharing and business development through our 12 policy groupsInformative business media: Contact Magazine Online and www.bpcc.org.plActive promotion through social media: LinkedIn, Twitter and FacebookAccess to board-level business and government decision-makersHigh-quality networking, certified training and VIP eventsSupport for importers and exporters from the UK and PolandMonthly economic information updates and market sector intelligenceCustomised products, on-demand services and individual offerings

Ask our relationship management team about how we can promote your business.

Job-function support

In 2017 the BPCC actively participated in the consultation process regarding legal changes with CIT / PIT legislation. Split payment of VAT is a current issue facing businesses in Poland. We have also been active on issues around excise duty. We will continue to support our members in terms of regulator meetings (top-down level), in-house briefings and specialist advice via tax & finance initiatives. CFOs, finance directors/managers and experts can all benefit and contribute.

We invite business development and sales & marketing executives to work with us and promote their own offers in a friendly and efficient way. Relationship building, access to dedicated target groups, special offers, direct marketing, customised product launches, PR campaigns and media support can be effectively delivered in partnership with a trusted and specialist B2B network of the BPCC members, business contacts and media channels.

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With 26 years of experience, we recognise the need for involvement at the highest executive level. Our efforts directed towards CEOs, presidents, partners, business owners and country managers are a direct answer to their limited time and availability. Dedicated events (business breakfasts, Annual General Meeting, ministerial and VIP meetings, CEO networking) that happen across the year allow for peer-to-peer contact and access to the exclusive CEO-level formats to maximise benefits.

The HR function in today’s business is becoming increasingly important. Talent management, employer branding, coaching and loyalty on one side and labour code, employer’s obligations, compensation and benefits on the other. The BPCC responds to that environment with HR policy group meetings, seminars, reports and professional advice from experts. We encourage all HR directors and managers to actively engage with our broad range of HR offerings – since the best investment is always in people!

The BPCC’s membership covers a wide range of business functions; CEOs, MDs and country managers, CFOs and finance directors, HR directors and sales & marketing directors.

BPCC Regional Offices

Since 2015, the BPCC has been organising Manufacturing Industry Policy Group meetings at factories across these provinces. Factory visits – sharing best practice between the BPCC’s manufacturing members, who meet to discuss issues common to all sectors of industry – have become popular. High-quality business networking remains central to what the BPCC does regionally, in particular offering members the chance to meet representatives of other business communities and local authority leaders. Over the years, the BPCC’s Wrocław and Krakow offices have established a calendar of high-profile business events that bring together key decision-makers from private and public sectors, where members forge new contacts that help with business development and improve the environment for enterprise in the region.

Southern Poland is home to two of the country’s most dynamic manufacturing sectors – automotive and aerospace, as well as hosting the bulk of the foreign investment in the shared service centre/business process outsourcing sectors.

With regular flight connections between the UK and Wrocław, Katowice, Kraków and Rzeszów airports, the links between southern Poland and Britain have never been better; the BPCC’s regional offices are here to help you succeed in crossing that bridge and finding the right contacts once you arrive. The BPCC’s Warsaw office covers the rest of Poland with a focus on the capital, where the headquarters of most foreign investors are located. Poland’s second-largest city, Łódź, is also serviced from the Warsaw office.

Headquartered in Warsaw and with a registered office in London, the BPCC has a long-established network of regional offices. The BPCC’s offices in Kraków and Wrocław have been supporting UK firms since the 1990s, set up as the first wave of inbound UK investment began operations in Małopolska and Lower Silesia. Local knowledge – contacts with provincial authorities, regional development agencies, special economic zones and local business clubs – is crucial to long-term business success. In recent years, the BPCC’s regional offices have expanded into new territories, covering the entire south of the country, from the German to the Ukrainian borders.

The Kraków office looks after the Małopolska, Silesia, Podkarpacie and Świętokrzyskie provinces, while the Wrocław office is responsible for Lower Silesia, Wielkopolska, Opolskie and Lubuskie.

experts and managers from public and private sectors. Innovative, effective healthcare is the policy goal.

Food Policy Group brings together producers and retailers and service providers to the sector – marketing, certification and logistics. The group meets with government officials and regulators; representatives of Poland’s food producers’ and retailers’ organisations.

Public Procurement Policy Group is for managers from firms bidding for public-sector tenders, and for advisers specialising in this area. It’s a forum about issues met while bidding for public tenders in Poland, and suggesting improvements. Regulators, policy-makers and legislators attend meetings, promoting professional standards in procurement.

Energy & Environment Policy Group discusses technologies that will help business contribute profitably to sustainable power generation and environmental protection. Representatives of government, regulators and local authorities take part.

Transport Infrastructure & Logistics Policy Group meets with representatives of government agencies and ministries, pressing for improved transport links and promoting Poland as a location for logistics operations.

Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Policy Group engages with government, parliament and local authorities to discuss private-sector delivery of public infrastructure. UK experience offers lessons from which Poland can learn.

Corporate Social Responsibility Policy Group promotes best practice in corporate behaviour and in the way firms interact with the social and natural environments. Sustainability – building businesses to last rather than ones focused on short-term 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.

Human Resources Policy Group promotes active employment policies and standards, drawing on global best practice. As a platform for dialogue between BPCC members and the public sector, its meetings often include representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, local labour offices, regulators and other officials. The group also focuses on vocational education, soft-skills coaching, leadership and assessment.

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 take place in members’ factories.

Real Estate & Construction Policy Group brings together members with an interest in property – developers, architects, contractors, facilities managers and agents. Meetings focus on issues such planning permissions, investor protection and the regulatory environment for the sector. The group also promotes green building and BIM.

Tax & Finance Reform Policy Group focuses on deregulation, taxes and social security. The aim is to help improve the tax system, targeting barriers to investment, business growth and employment. Making tax payment simpler and improving Poland’s business environment are its priorities. Finance ministry representatives often attend the meetings.

Telecoms, Media and Technology Policy Group addresses regulatory issues affecting firms across these sectors – intellectual property, cloud computing, e-marketing, the Digital Single Market, data protection and future trends.

Healthcare Policy Group is a forum for the exchange of best practice between the UK and Poland, and between BPCC members and the Polish public sector. The group discusses e-health, clinical trials, personalised medicine, coordinated care, healthy ageing and private healthcare with decision-makers,

The BPCC’s policy groups were all formed as a response to members’ needs to discuss specific issues around certain areas of policy with the relevant representatives of government – ministries, regulators, agencies and local authorities. The groups are also a platform for the exchange of best practice between members. All 12 of the groups’ agendas are set by members on the basis of their most pressing concerns.

Policy Groups – Investor Support

BPCC Trade helps British companies in Poland by identifying market opportunities and finding suitable importers, distributors or agents for the UK exporter.

BPCC Trade services include research, analysis, logistics, sales & marketing support to help British companies enter or grow their sales in the Polish market. Our top clients forecast sales of over £50m in the next five years, thanks to our support.

We encourage our members to create bespoke integrated campaigns, exploiting the advantages of different complementary media. Members’ discounts increase with the size and reach of the campaign.

Stay up to date with the latest events, alerts and information from the BPCC, make contact with fellow members and with BPCC staff – all at the touch of your phone using our mobile app. The BPCC is active on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, promoting its members’ activities across the social media. Messaging in Polish and English, thousands of social-media users read what the BPCC and its members are doing every day.

BPCC Trade – Export Support

Our team possesses a wide variety of business experience in both countries and is well positioned to help British and Polish companies to connect and do profitable business.

Opportunities for Members: Part of BPCC Trade’s success has been its position within the chamber’s strong business-to-business network. Since it was set up in 2013, BPCC Trade has been working to connect British companies, drawing upon the expertise – and the contacts – of the BPCC member network. By identifying the needs and capabilities of exporters, BPCC Trade can connect them with the right partner.

BPCC Media

We’re focused on digital communications that we constantly update for you. The BPCC offers a range of targeted media and communication channels for you to use as a chamber member. Some are free-of-charge, some are chargeable, although members receive significant discounts.

Contact Magazine Online keeps members informed about opportunities for bilateral trade and for sharing insights and best practice. There’s useful information about doing business; you’re kept up to date with BPCC events and recommended services. The magazine, which appears five times a year, also provides members with professional advice and opinions from expert practitioners.

The BPCC’s portal www.bpcc.org.pl is the first place to visit online for quality information and insight about doing business between the UK and Poland. News from members, articles and events information is updated daily; members are encouraged to contribute quality content in English and in Polish. Very often the portal is the first website visited by UK firms thinking about doing business in Poland and – Polish firms considering the UK market. Members’ articles often hold answers to their questions – a great form of content marketing. The portal is intuitive, innovative and continually updated.

2018 Membership Application Form

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British Polish Chamber of Commerce Registered Office: The Old Bat and Ball St. Johns Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, England TN13 3PF. Company number: 02662758, VAT reg. no: GB 899 2986 28

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

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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:

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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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Consent: BPCC Ltd is the data controller of my personal data. I hereby consent to the processing of the personal data contained in this form by BPCC Ltd in the course of carrying out this contract. I consent to the transfer of my personal data (subject to Polish personal data protection regulations) to Brytyjsko Polskie Usługi Sp. z o.o. (BPU), ul. Zielna 37, Warsaw, entered into the National Court Register maintained by the Warsaw District Court (KRS number 0000097444); NIP: 526-03- 11-805. You have the right to access and rectify your data, to oppose its processing and the right to demand that it ceases from being processed upon justified request. Providing your personal data is voluntary. BPU Sp. z o.o. trades under the name of BPCC. We reserve the right to request professional references upon your registration.

Zgoda: Administratorem danych osobowych zawartych w niniejszym formularzu jest BPCC Ltd. Wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie moich danych osobowych dla celów realizacji umowy, przekazanie ich za granicę z zachowaniem zasad prawnych dotyczących ochrony danych osobowych spółce Brytyjsko Polskie Usługi sp. z o.o. z siedzibą w Warszawie, ul. Zielna 37, KRS: 0000097444, NIP: 526-03-11- 805 oraz na umieszczenie ich w bazie danych online. Rozumiem, iż przysługuje mi prawo dostępu do treści swoich danych, prawo ich poprawiania, a także prawo wniesienia sprzeciwu oraz wniesienia umotywowanego zadania zaprzestania przetwarzania tych danych. Podanie danych jest dobrowolne. BPU sp. z o.o. prowadzi działalność pod nazwą BPCC. W szczególnych przypadkach możemy 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.