Solaris Bus & Coach S.A.

Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. was awarded a prize in the growth category. The producer of city buses has become Polish market leader with a market share of 28%. Solaris is not only focused on the Polish market, the company has also developed a European growth strategy. What's more, the bus producer recently added an omnibus with a hybrid engine to its product range.

Inter Groclin S.A.

In the Europeaness category, the jury selected automotive supplier Inter Groclin S.A. as the winner. Inter Groclin generates more than 98% of its sales abroad. Thanks to the high quality of its products, the Polish supplier now counts Audi, Mercedes, Renault and Volvo among its customers. In 2003, Inter Groclin began building production facilities in the Ukraine to expand further east.

PKN Orlen S.A.

The winner in the mergers and acquisitions category is PKN Orlen S.A., an oil company. After taking over about 500 former BP service stations in northern Germany in 2003, the Polish group successfully acquired 63% of Unipetrol, a Czech service station chain. The Unipetrol acquisition helped PKN Orlen become market leader in Central and Eastern Europe. The company operates a network of about 2,700 service stations in three countries.