XVI Congress of the Polish Chamber of Steel Structures - October 9-10, 2018, Józefów near Warsaw

The Congress program was developed in cooperation with the substantive partners: the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry, the Chamber of Commerce for Energy and Environmental Protection and the Economic Society of Polish Power Plants and was prepared for two sectors important for the steel structure market: chemical and energy sectors.

Investment directions of the Polish chemical sector.

Janusz Kurpas - Director of the Transmission and Distribution Area was participating in the part devoted to the subject of the energy sector and raised the subject of energy in rail transport.

The culmination of the substantive part of the PIKS Congress was the second discussion panel in which took part Waldemar Szulc, Sławomir Ferenc, Janusz Kurpas and Andrzej Kaczan (President of the Management Board of MOSTOSTAL KRAKÓW SA) and Michał Woźniczka (Vice President of the Management Board of ENERGOPROJEKT-KATOWICE SA).

During the evening Gala, Steel Construction Producer and Co-Producer Certificates were handed out by the President of PIKS Zbigniew Barłog and the General Director of PIKS Karol Heidrich which were received by:

• Radosław Lach (Director of development and quality at STABAR sp.z o.o. - Steel Structure Manufacturer's Certificate for the company in its full scope);
• Michał Woźniczka (Vice President of the Management Board of ENERGOPROJEKT-KATOWICE S.A. - Certificate of Steel Structure Co-producer in the area of steel structure design and General Implementation of Investments);
• Bartłomiej Baudler (Managing Director of KERSTEN EUROPE sp.z o.o.- Certificate of a Steel Structure Co-producer in the area of cold bending of steel sections and pipes and processing of bent elements);
• Jerzy Kosior (Commercial Director at JOTUN POLSKA sp.z o.o. Certificate of a Steel Structure Co-producer in the area of anti-corrosive paints for steel structures);
• Zenon Kowalczuk (Proxy of the Management Board for sales at SIKA POLAND sp.z o.o.- Certificate of a Steel Structure Co-producer in the area of protective coatings for steel surfaces and adhesives for steel structures).

Manufacturers and Co-Producer of Steel Structures Certificates are awarded to the companies that stand out from the competition with the highest quality of their products and services. Their possession by the company is a proof of the use of good business practices, in support of which PIKS has been participating for many years.