Olivia Business Centre’s resident, Invest in Pomerania, has launched a new project dedicated to economic promotion of Pomeranian Voivodeship. Invest in Pomerania is a regional non-profit initiative, which helps foreign investors fulfil investment projects in Pomerania region. Since 2011, there have been as many as 77 investments of this type! Thanks to that, about 12 thousand new workplaces were created.

“Pomeranian Voivodeship – an ideal place for work, development and life”, this is the motto of the new promotion project of Invest in Pomerania initiative. The aim of information campaign conducted throughout several years under the slogan “Live more. Pomerania” is to attract new and keep potential workers in Pomerania region.

To communicate, “Live more. Pomerania” campaign will use primarily Internet website, which is a reliable source of information about working and living in Pomerania region, as well as social media. Profiles are to show the biggest assets of the region from residents’ perspective. What is more, organisers will prepare promotional materials, which will be distributed during selected job fairs in the voivodeship and beyond it.

– “Live more. Pomerania” project is just starting up, but already today we would like to invite you to visit our Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn profiles. Creating Polish, English and Russian Internet website will take few more weeks. We want the website to present reliable information about the region in a complex way, answer all your questions, which may appear while making a decision whether to move here or not – said Wojciech Tyborowski, President of Invest in Pomerania (ARP S.A.). – The idea to create such a place in network appeared after discussions with many companies, which reported that their potential employees don’t know where they can search for information about the region. Very often they feel lost even upon arrival.

– Pomeranian Voivodeship is the third most eagerly chosen region in Poland. That is why, more and more people, not only from our country, want to move here – commented Mieczysław Struk, the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. – Moreover, Pomeranian Voivodeship has been recently achieving excellent economic results, which foster the decision to live in our region. Low unemployment rate of 5.9%, record number of 12 thousand job offers reported by Voivodeship Employment Office in August and record number of declared workplaces created by investors – confirm the right choice.

Economic development naturally involves an increasing demand for new employees from different industries and with different educational backgrounds. Employers more and more often decide to search for them outside Pomerania region.

Living, working and studying

For many years, Pomeranian Voivodeship has been winning in the rankings concerning the quality of life. According to research, as many as 73.7% of people are satisfied with living in the region, while as many as 86% of Tricity residents claim that their quality of life is high. These are the best results in Poland! Why? The residents indicate, above all, natural virtues of the voivodeship (eventually, not every region can boast, for example, 316 kilometres of coastline, 2901 lakes or 2000 kilometres of cycling tracks!), cultural events and festivals.

Over recent years, the region has become one of the strongest players in IT and modern business services market, which opens unique career paths for prospective employees. Thanks to numerous investments of such companies as Intel, Amazon, Lufthansa Systems, State Street and Swarovski, Tricity labour market is very absorptive – unemployment rate is lower than the national average.

Also 85% of students claim that their decision to study in Tricity was right. Pomeranian universities offer diversified and modern fields of study.

– Why “Live more. Pomerania”? Because here you live more. We experience it every day and we know that this motto touches on the core of value and energy of life in our region. We also invite residents and employers to share their experiences and co-create the project and promote our voivodeship – added Łukasz Żelewski, President of the Management Board in ARP S.A.

About “Live more. Pomerania”

The information campaign “Live more. Pomerania” is one of the elements of “Invest in Pomerania 2020” project, which is financed by EU funds as part of Regional Operational Programme for the Pomeranian Voivodeship for 2014-2020. The project is implemented by Invest in Pomerania initiative, which is coordinated by the Pomerania Development Agency and Self-Government of Pomeranian Voivodeship. As a result, throughout six years of activity, 79 investment projects have been implemented, which have contributed to creating 12 thousand workplaces. Invest in Pomerania supports investors in various fields – it provides detailed data about the region, helps establish contact with local authorities and organises study visits.

More information can be found on: http://livemorepomerania.com/

As part of the “Olivia’s Talks” series, we met with Krzysztof Herdzik – leader, innovator, speaker at the “Let’s talk business 2” conference. We invite you to read the interview conducted by Monika Bogdanowicz from Olivia.

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Monika Bogdanowicz (Communication Olivia Business Centre): Why should so much attention be paid to training on the ability of managers to treat other team members individually? Why are these competencies so important in today’s business, which aspires to great achievements?

Krzysztof Herdzik: The twentieth century was the century of standardization, and deviations from the standard were treated as a statistical error. The 21st century, on the other hand, is the century of individualization. We want to be ourselves, and we want to be treated like that, in every aspect of life and interaction with other people. Companies understand this approach very well when it comes to customers, but when it comes to employees, solutions from the 20th century are still being implemented and applied, i.e. standard employee evaluation procedures, periodic interviews, etc. In the same way and according to the same scheme, feedback is also given, or promotions and recruitment – the same rules for everyone. This is what this standardization looks like and is doing well in the area of the treatment of employees in companies. Students are also seeing this today. I had a meeting with students and when asked how corporations perceive them, I got the following answer: “The same man on the left as on the right.”

Individualization allows you to demystify these stereotypes.

Monika Bogdanowicz: The challenges faced by managers today are often m.in. low employee engagement, high turnover, talent war, multicultural diversity in the workplace, global and remote teams, automation, robotics, etc. Who do you have to be, apart from the role of superheroes or action movies, to face these hardships? Is the role of a manager in business one of the most difficult missions in Poland today, which we could call “impossible”?

Krzysztof Herdzik: I once heard that if you want to help people, you should become a leader. It’s a responsible job. Only 8% of people in the world have their dream job. It is defined as work in which you can use your strengths, have a chance to grow, and feel that the work serves a higher purpose. A leader’s primary duty, then, is to create the conditions for their dream job. It is the right or duty of the employee, to take advantage of it or not.

It’s a responsible job and very demanding. Therefore, not everyone is able to meet such obligations. However, equipping the leader with tools that help in an individual approach to the employee certainly makes the task easier. As it turns out, employees who are treated individually are much more engaged in their work. In such conditions, it is more effective to manage multicultural and global teams or retain employees in the company.

^{Fig. Pawel Banaszak}

Monika Bogdanowicz: The theory of “Management by values”, based on the work of Prof. Clare W. Graves, gives modern organizations the opportunity and tools to quickly recognize the individual needs of employees and the resulting changes in the sphere of team management. I mean, for example, the choice of training, the provision of feedback, the choice of communication style… In your opinion, does this theory have a chance to be implemented and developed in Polish companies of various types?

Krzysztof Herdzik: The work of Prof. Graves’ was the basis for the creation of the concept of teal organizations. In many companies, it was difficult to implement, remaining in the realm of ideology all the time. However, the very concept of management by values is based on the principle that it is only at the level of values that we find motivation within ourselves, we do not have to look for it outside. When a leader understands the values of their employee and team, they reach the most important areas of the person, their individuality. The ability to understand these areas allows for clear communication, tailored to the individual values of the employee, and thus the basis for creating conditions in which a person activates his or her true potential. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a small or large company, whether it’s from the technology, service or traditional industries. Finally, it does not matter whether it is a Polish, local or global company, because in each of these aspects people are at the center of their values.

Monika Bogdanowicz: In my opinion, the vision and approach to employee development in companies presented by you should be more and more commonly used in Polish business, contributing to a real change in the quality of management.

Krzysztof Herdzik: I agree, of course, with this opinion. I think that active implementation of strategic practices in the field of management by values and good communication in teams are a guarantee of optimal business development. Leaders who understand this will win and succeed in 21st-century companies.

Monika Bogdanowicz: Thank you for the interview.

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^{Krzysztof Herdzik – Managing Partner in the You Can Business project. He helps organizations introduce disruptive business models, specializes in future trends and modern people management supporting technological change 4.0. Senior Manager with over 16 years of experience in managing international and multicultural organizations. He founded and managed a BPO center in 3city, helping global clients manage their processes. Awarded as the best Manager in Central and Eastern Europe in the Outsourcing industry.}

Last week, a series of events took place in Olivia Business Centre as part of the National Career Week: 16-20 October 2017, organised in cooperation with the Talent Development Centre.

The National Career Week (OTK) is an annual activity organized by the Association of School and Career Counsellors of the Republic of Poland, aimed at inspiring national and local initiatives for the development of career guidance – career support, vocational education and work.

More about OTK: http://www.sdsiz.com.pl/aktualnosci/123,Ogolnopolski_Tydzien_Kariery_2017.html

The theme of this year’s National Career Week: I’m on the job market. My talents and my competences. The Talent Development Centre together with Olivia Business Centre has planned as many as 13 interesting events during the week, as well as exhibition entitled. Talent Gallery. Here are some:

• Talent in the lead role, or a meeting with the rapper ARKADIO

The music project DO WHAT YOU LOVE is a social campaign aimed mainly at young people, whom she wants to encourage to make their own decisions in choosing their future jobs and fields of study in accordance with their talents and passions, and not the expectations of the environment, surveys or fashions. Arkadio believes that every person has talent and wants to convey that you can really do what you love in life, make a living from it, and thus be happy.

• City game – “On the trail of the employer”. The event will be carried out in two stages:

Stage I – in the Talent Development Centre – dividing participants into groups according to their predispositions,

Stage II – on the premises of Olivia Business Centre – carrying out tasks aimed at noticing talents in action.

• Workshop ” Competences of the 21st century – CREATIVITY STOP”

Through creativity exercises, participants were able to learn techniques to help develop their personal creativity.

• Workshop ” 3Z: see, ask, act – test your competences in action”

Participants could learn what working with metaphor is all about, they will acquire the ability to work on personal and professional development. When setting goals, they will break stereotypes of thinking and go beyond mental calques.

• Exhibition of works from the photography workshop ” With Passion about Passion”

The presented photographs were the result of a photo session “with passion about passion”. On 10-14 July 2017 photography workshops were held at the Talent Development Centre. The authors of the initiative are the Talent Development Centre and the Morena Association, the organiser of the European Voluntary Service programme in Gdańsk. Over the course of several months, CRT’s team of career counsellors worked intensively with young people to identify the potential that each of them could use in their future work. Some of these passions and skills can be easily depicted in a picture. This is how the idea of a photography workshop was born. The exhibition took place in the reception areas of the Olivia Business Centre. The works can be seen on the profile of the Talent Development Centre.

Thank you for your participation and involvement.

As part of “Conversations in Olivia” series, we met with Krzysztof Herdzik – a leader, innovator, speaker at the “Let’s talk business 2” conference. Read the interview conducted by Monika Bogdanowicz from Olivia.

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Monika Bogdanowicz (Olivia Business Centre Communication): Why should so much attention be paid to trainings within the scope of treating other team members individually by managers? Why are these competencies so important in modern business, which aspires to achieve great things?

Krzysztof Herdzik: 20^th century was the age of standardisation and any deviations from the standards were treated as statistical error. Whereas 21^st century is the age of individualisation. We want to be ourselves and want to be treated like that in every dimension of life and interactions with other people. Companies understand this approach very well when it comes to clients, but in case of employees, solutions from 20^th century are still being implemented and used, that is standard appraisal procedures, periodical talks, etc. In the same way and according to the same pattern, they give feedback, promote employee and recruit – the same rules for everybody. That is the way standardisation looks like and is doing well in the scope of treating employees in companies. Today, also students notice such a situation. I had a meeting with students and when I asked them how they perceive corporations, they answered: “On the left there is the same man as on the right”.

Individualisation makes it possible to disenchant these stereotypes.

Monika Bogdanowicz: Challenges, which managers have to face now, are very often connected with low involvement of employees, high rotation, war for talents, multicultural diversity at workplace, global and remotely based teams, automation, robotisation, etc. Who should you be, apart from the roles of superheroes or action films, to meet these challenges? Is today in Poland the role of manager in business one of the most difficult missions, which we could call “impossible” to fulfil?

Krzysztof Herdzik: Once I heard that if you want to help people, you should become a leader. This is a very responsible task. Only 8% of people have dream jobs. It is defined as a job, in which you can use your strengths, have a chance to develop and feel that what you do serves a higher purpose. That is why, basic responsibility of a leader is to create such conditions: for dream job. An employee has the right or is obliged to use this opportunity or not.

This is a very responsible and demanding task. That is why, not everyone is able to face such responsibilities. However, equipping a leader in tools, which help him approach every employee individually, surely makes this task easier. As it turns out, employees who are treated individually, are much more engaged in their work. In such conditions, you can manage multicultural and global team or keep an employee in a company in a more effective way.

^{Photo by Paweł Banaszak}

Monika Bogdanowicz: The theory of “Management by values”, based on the works of professor Clare W. Graves, gives organisations opportunity and tools to quickly recognise employees’ individual needs and, consequently, changes in the area of managing, also a team. I mean, for example, the range of trainings, giving feedback, choosing the best style of communication… Do you think that this theory has a chance to be implemented and developed in Polish companies of various types?

Krzysztof Herdzik: The work of professor Graves was the foundation for creating the concept of turquoise organisations. In many companies it was difficult to implement and it remained in the sphere of ideology. But the idea of management by values is based on the rule that we can find motivation in ourselves on the level of values, we don’t have to search for it outside. When a leader understands his or her employee’s and team’s values, he or she can reach the most important areas of human, their individuality. The ability to understand these areas makes it possible to communicate clearly, in a way tailored to individual values of an employee and thereby to create the basics, conditions, in which a people mobilise their real potential. It doesn’t matter if it’s a big or small company, from technological, service or traditional industry. Finally, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a Polish, local or global company because in each of these aspects a human is in the focus together with their values.

Monika Bogdanowicz: The vision presented by you and your approach to employees’ development in companies should be, in my opinion, more and more broadly used in Polish business and should contribute to a real change in the quality of management.

Krzysztof Herdzik: I completely agree with this opinion. I think that active implementation of strategic practices from the scope of management by values and good communication in teams guarantee the optimal development of business. Leaders who understand it, will win and achieve success in the companies of 21^st century.

Monika Bogdanowicz: Thank you for the interview.

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^{Krzysztof Herdzik – managing partner in You Can Business project. He helps organisations implement innovative business models (disruptive business models), he specialises in future trends and modern ways of managing people, which support 4.0. technological change. He is a Senior Manager with more than 16 years of experience in managing international and multicultural organisations. He was a founder and manager of BPO centre in Tricity and helped global clients manage processes. He was awarded as the best Manager in Central and Eastern Europe in Outsourcing industry.}

The grand finale was between the title defender Omida with the PwC team, which after the regular season was classified “only” as sixth. After a fierce and matched game , Omida’s players turned out to be better and won 11:7 and in this way they finished their perfect season in style. Paweł Friszkemut, Maciej Daniluk and Dmitry Kachnar each scored three goals. Two more goals were added by the entire campaign’s top scorer Patryk Ziarko. Carro Ramirez scored as many as 4 goals for which he also added 3 assists for PwC team.

In the clash for third place HK Finance team turned out to be slightly better than Bayer and won 7:5. Jakub Piotrowski and Bartosz Fila (both from HK Finance team) showed off with their hat-tricks. Rafał Górski responded with two goals for Bayer.

The Indestructibles Energa Dream Team was granted a fair play award. In a very important match with HK Finance, which ended in a draw, the team resigned from a favourable referee’s decision because it noticed an injured player from the opposite team. And that’s the way it should be, bravo! 🙂

Another season will start soon! More information and registration: sport@oliviacentre.com

Recently, in the lobby of Olivia Star, we have been able to admire ceramics and paintings by outstanding Tri-City artists: Dorota Krzyżanowska, Gertruda Wilczopolska and Wiesław Grzech (the works of the latter come from the private collection of Lidia Rutkowska).

This is the next edition of the Olivia Business Centre project to support and promote our creators. Previously, artists from WL4 presented their works in Olivia.

The exhibition will run until 23 March 2018. The works will also be exhibited in other buildings of Olivia Business Centre.

All of them can be purchased. If you are interested, please contact the marketing department: marketing@oliviacentre.com.

The co-organizer of the exhibition is Barbara Matysiak, president of the Artimpres.me impresario.

About the artists:

DOROTA KRZYŻANOWSKA. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk with a master’s degree in art in 1985 (diploma in easel painting at the Faculty of Painting and Graphics under the supervision of Prof. Kazimierz Ostrowski and an annex in graphic arts under the supervision of Prof. Czesław Tumielewicz). Her works can be found in galleries and private collections in Germany, Poland, France, the United States of America, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sweden, Canada, England and many other countries. The artist practices easel painting, water painting, drawing and her own techniques, including innovative digital techniques. He is also involved in multimedia and photography. He cooperates with publishing houses as a graphic designer for publishing series, illustrations, etc. Her specialty, on the other hand, is very fast “recording” of a specific energy of a moment – emotions, perceptions, feelings, movements. He attaches great importance to the facial expressions of the characters. Drawing sometimes takes just seconds. However, it can take a long time to prepare the mind to make this clear, unambiguous message. She likes to create by listening to natural music – sacred songs, ethnic and meditative music from all over the world.

GERTRUDE WILCZOPOLSKA. She has been working as an artist for 45 years. She studied art at the Faculty of Painting at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. She graduated in 1960. She works in various artistic techniques, such as: painting, medallic art, unique fabric – tapestry, small sculptural forms, as well as in the rare technique of glaze painting on large-format ceramic tiles. She has participated in numerous group and individual exhibitions in Poland and abroad (m.in. United States, Sweden, Finland, Italy, United Kingdom). She likes to pass on the practical secrets of visual arts. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of ZPAP, in 2011 she received the She dreams that her works will fill the audience with optimism, give hope that even from the evil that happens to us in life, good is born, taken from the source of all love, and that the dullness of everyday life does not overshadow beauty.

WIESŁAW GRZECH. The painter spent his childhood and youth in Gdynia in the Orłowo district, which has always been his inspiration. He painted the Orłowski Cliff, the beaches of Orłowo, the pier. Gdynia is his story, it was there that his journey began, making Gdynia famous with his paintings, known in many places around the world. Wiesław Grzech’s paintings: first impression – an extraordinary amount of light. The second: the constant spinning of the world, its repetitiveness. “I’m self-taught” – that’s how he describes himself, but he took the environment by storm, stirring it up in a healthy way and raising the bar high for professionals. Wiesław Grzech started painting at the age of 12. It was then that he created his first oil paintings and seaside landscapes. Fascinated by nature, he observes its beauty, perfectly capturing its harmony, which is reflected in his paintings: sometimes realistic, sometimes melancholic, full of reverie…. Wiesław Grzech’s self-generated talent develops thanks to constant creative work and constant searching. He evolved from a post-impressionist form to a form proper only to the artist. Wiesław Grzech’s works have already travelled almost all over Europe. This is also where they mainly find their audience.

The works of Wiesław Grzech were made available thanks to the kindness of Mrs. Lidia Rutkowska (private collection).

 

Olivia Six of the Olivia Business Centre in Gdańsk with the prestigious BREEAM certificate at the Excellent level. This is another office building of the Olivia complex classified as meeting the highest standards and practices in the field of sustainable design, construction and use of buildings. The facility received nearly 80 percentage points, improving the pre-certification note from 2015 by as much as 3.5 points. Thus, Olivia Six is the best-rated building in Pomerania.

– The BREEAM Excellent certificate confirms that Olivia Six is one of the best office buildings in the country, being at the same time one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in Poland. The technological solutions used in it, including those related to acoustics, ventilation and lighting, as well as the highest quality materials, guarantee optimal use of Six by its tenants. In the Six building, for example, we used the first all-glass, triple-glazed façade in Poland, meeting the EU requirements for 2021, which significantly reduces the impact of external conditions on the temperature in the offices, minimizing the need to cool rooms in summer and heat them in winter. This translates into greater user comfort, lower energy demand, and thus lower operating costs. emphasizes Maciej Kotarski, Leasing Director at Olivia Business Centre. ” Such a high rating of Olivia Six is also another proof that Olivia Business Centre offers the highest quality office space available ,” he adds.

BREEAM, a multi-criteria system for assessing the quality and environmental impact of buildings, is one of the top standards in the real estate industry in Europe and in the world. When assessing the quality of buildings, numerous measures are taken into account, m.in. energy efficiency, quality of the indoor environment, standards of the construction process, types of materials used or transport accessibility. Points are awarded in ten main categories: Energy, Materials, Health and Wellbeing, Waste, Pollution, Water, Transport, Land Use and Ecology, Governance and Innovation. Excellent is the second highest rating in the BREEAM system, in which over 80% of all buildings in Poland are currently certified. This means that investors and developers have the greatest confidence in BREEAM.

Olivia Six received a BREEAM Excellent m.in. due to advanced technical solutions, including systems allowing for full control over the building during its ongoing operation and high-quality materials. Six is also distinguished by a modern façade, air handling units equipped with heat pumps and the so-called “air handling units”. A green roof enabling water retention and rainwater management for watering greenery. In the certification process, the management of the construction process, taking into account restrictive ecological requirements and material recycling, as well as the support of qualified experts in the selection of technical solutions, were also appreciated. The well-being of users was also taken into account, including the proximity of public transport stops, extensive infrastructure for cyclists (parking lots, access roads, changing rooms with showers, bicycle repair stations) and electric car charging stations.

“BREEAM Excellent “Final” is the culmination of an extremely demanding and time-consuming certification process. The higher score received by Olivia Six means that the requirements for the building have not only been met, but exceeded – emphasizes Karolina Michalak from the implementation department of Olivia Business Centre.

More about Olivia Six. Olivia Six has 18 floors (including 3 underground). The office building delivers over 17 thousand. sq.m. office space. The main hall was made in the form of a large chessboard made of black and milky stone. The public lobby has the character of an English club library. From the middle floors of the office building, there is a view of the Bay of Gdańsk and one of the oldest and greenest districts of Gdańsk, Oliwa.

Olivia Six was designed by the Gdynia-based studio BJK Architects. The certification process of the building was carried out with the support of Sweco Consulting. In 2015, Olivia Six received (in 2015) a note 75,10%. In the final score, Six received 78.6%.

Olivia Six of the Olivia Business Centre in Gdańsk holds a prestigious BREEAM certificate on the Excellent level. This is another office building of the Olivia complex classified as compliant with the top standards and practices in the scope of sustainable design, building and exploitation. The facility scored almost 80 percentage points and thereby improved pre-certification note from 2015 by 3.5 point. Thus, Olivia Six is the top rated building in Pomerania region.

“The BREEAM Excellent certificate confirms that Olivia Six is one of the best office facilities in Poland while being one of the most environmental-friendly building in Poland. The technological solutions applied in it, including those related to acoustics, ventilation or lighting and top-class materials provide a guarantee of an optimum use of Six by its tenants. For instance, in Olivia Six we applied the first all-glass three-pane façade in Poland, meeting the EU requirements for 2021 which materially reduces the impact of external conditions on the temperature in the offices, minimising the need to cool the premises in the summer and to heat them in the winter. This is translated into an improved comfort by users, reduced demand for energy and thus reduced operational expenses”, stresses Maciej Kotarski, lease director at the Olivia Business Centre. “Such a high assessment of Olivia Six is another proof that the Olivia Business Centre offers office space of top available quality,” he adds.

BREEAM, a multi-criterion assessment system of quality and environmental impact of buildings is one of top standards in the property sector in Europe and globally. In assessing building quality, multiple metrics are taken into account such as energy efficiency, quality of the internal environment, standards of the construction process, type of applied materials or access by transport. Points are awarded in ten core categories: energy, materials, health and well-being, waste, pollution, water, transport, site development and ecology, management and innovations. Excellent is the second highest grade in the BREEAM system which certifies now over 80% of all buildings in Poland. Thus, it means that investors and develops have much trust in BREEAM.

Olivia Six was granted the BREEAM Excellent certificate inter alia for the advanced technical solutions, including system ensuring comprehensive control of the building in daily operation and top-quality materials. Six also stands out with a modern façade, central ventilation units provided with heat pumps and a green roof ensuring water retention and use of rain water to feed the greenery. The certification process has also appreciated the management of the construction process, providing for restrictive ecological requirements and recycling of materials, and support of qualified experts in selecting the technical solutions. Also, the users’ welfare was taken into account, including close distances to urban transportation, a developed infrastructure for cyclists (parking lots, access roads, change rooms with showers, bike repair stations) or charging stations of electric cars.

“BREEAM Excellent “Final” is a crown of the extremely demanding and time-consuming certification process. The higher grade, finally received by Olivia Six, means that the requirements concerning the building have not only been complied with but exceeded,” stresses Karolina Michalak from the development section of the Olivia Business Centre.

More on Olivia Six

Olivia Six has 18 stories (including 3 underground). The office building offers over 17 thousand square metres of office space. The main lobby was made in the form of a large chess board of black and milky stone. The generally accessible lobby looks like an English club library. From the middle-level stories of the building there is a view of the Gulf of Gdańsk and one of the oldest and most green districts of Gdańsk – Oliwa.

Olivia Six was designed by BJK Architekci, a design company from Gdynia. The certification process was carried out with the support of Sweco Consulting. In its pre-certification in 2015, Olivia Six received a note of 75.10%. In its final grade, Six received 78.6%.

Olivia Business Centre, as a partner of the 15th Independence Parade, organised by the SUM Association, is pleased to invite all the inhabitants of Gdańsk and, as in previous years, the Olivia Business Centre Community to participate in this unique event. We strongly encourage you to celebrate November 11 – the National Independence Day and participate in the “Let’s Go to the Parade” campaign.

All people who would like to set off together from Olivia for the Independence Parade as part of the “Let’s Go to the Parade” meet November 11 at 8:30 in front of the Olivia Tower building:) A special Olivia bus will be waiting for the whole family, which will take us to Podwale Staromiejskie, from where, traditionally, a colorful, joyful procession of participants of the Independence Parade will set off.

Let’s take part in the action of Olivia and the Energa Group, which is the main partner of the “Let’s Go to the Parade” and celebrate the National Independence Day together, in an extraordinary atmosphere. At the same time, we remember all those to whom we owe our freedom. Thanks to it, we can study at our home universities, develop our own entrepreneurship and enjoy family life – in Poland.

We also invite you to visit the Olivia Business Centre stand at the Jan Sobieski monument in Gdańsk. You will be able to see us from afar:) You can buy there balloons, stickers, flags, umbrellas (if the weather doesn’t spoil us) and drink hot tea:)

Programme of the XV Independence Parade

Co-organizer of the Parade: The City of Gdansk.

Parade Partner: Olivia Business Centre

Main partner of the “Let’s Go to the Parade” campaign: Energa Group

Media patronage of the Independence Parade: TVP 3 Gdańsk, Radio Gdańsk, Radio Plus, Dziennik Bałtycki, Gazeta Wyborcza, trojmiasto.pl, gdansk.pl.

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We will meet at Olivia Tower on November 11 at 8:30 a.m. and we go to the Independence Parade together:)

If you would like to take a ride on Olivia’s bus, please register for the event:) HERE

Thank you and see you soon!

 

Olivia Business Centre is, traditionally, the partner of the Independence Parade organised by SUM Association. We have the pleasure to invite our centre’s community to take part in this unique event.

We strongly encourage our residents to celebrate together November 11 – the National Independence Day and to participate in Olivia’s and Energa Group’s campaign called “Let’s go to a parade”.

Everyone who would like to head out to the Independence Parade together from Olivia, as part of ” Let’s go to a parade” campaign, is invited on November 11 at 8:30 am outside Olivia Tower building. A special Olivia bus will be waiting for whole families 🙂 and it will take us to Podwale Staromiejskie, from where we will start our Independence Parade.

Each person will get occasional pennants or stickers 🙂

If you want to join our bus ride, write an e-mail to komunikacja@oliviacentre.com (in case of family transfer, it is sufficient to determine the number of family members).

At the same time, we would like to invite you to Olivia Business Centre’s stand near Jan Sobieski monument in Gdańsk. We will be visible from far away 🙂

Here, you will also get balloons, pennants and will have a chance to drink hot tea!

 

Let’s go with us to a parade!