Mota-Engil Central Europe: Developments & improvements
The letter of intent concerning local railway line was signed by representatives of Mota-Engil Central Europe, City Strzelin, Municipality Kondratowice, Lower Silesia Province and representatives of other companies from the region.
The aim of the revitalization of the railway line is to move the transportation of aggregate rock from mines, including granite quarry belonging to Mota-Engil Central Europe in the Górka Sobocka, from roads to rail. The above solution will make the quarry more competitive and will allow to get in more efficient way to the Clients. This solution is more environmentally friendly, and it will also provide greater comfort and safety for users of the local roads.
Mota-Engil Central Europe, winner of the „Responsible Business Awards” statuatte
Mota-Engil Central Europe was awarded a statuette for OUTSTANDING HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTOR.
This award is a highlight of a long-lasting activity of Mota-Engil in social area. It also reflects a broad-based dialogue, partnership and communication of the company with its stakeholders among which Mota-Engil propagates such social initiatives as local communities („Safely to the destination!” road safety campaign, environmental campaign, “WspieraMY lokalnie” programme supporting local initiatives), as well as scholarships for children of employees project, employees and subcontractors campaigns promoting safety on construction sites.
The strategy implemented by Mota-Engil Central Europe proves that the company is responsible, cares about local communities in Poland as well as about its employees. Mota-Engil gives a good example of a policy balanced both internally and externally in cooperation with stakeholders.
English lawyer joins DZP in London
David Shasha, an English solicitor with extensive experience in commercial law, M&A and financing, has joined the team at Domański Zakrzewski Palinka (“DZP”). David will be working in London, where he will co-ordinate DZP’s relationships with law firms, financial institutions and companies located in the United Kingdom. He will also support DZP’s lawyers advising international and Polish clients.
We look forward to working with David. Having him as a member of our team will significantly assist in our London marketing initiatives, said Krzysztof Zakrzewski, Managing Partner at DZP.
David Shasha has worked with international law firms for over 30 years. Before joining DZP, he worked at Clifford Chance (where, among other things, he was founder partner of offices in Warsaw, Prague and Budapest), Simmons & Simmons, Gowlings (now Gowling WLG) and Watson Farley & Williams. He has been distinguished in international rankings by both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 and was named one of the “Hot 100” by The Lawyer 2011. David’s position at DZP will be that of Counsel.
I have known DZP for a number of years, and have been impressed by the progress the firm has made during that time. I look forward to working with DZP in the London market, and helping the firm increase its international business – said David Shasha.
About DZP
Domański Zakrzewski Palinka was established in 1993. For many years now DZP has been the largest independent Polish law firm. DZP has offices in Warsaw, Poznań and Wrocław and specialists who advise clients on all areas of their business.
For more than 15 years now, we have been recommended and highly ranked by publishers of international legal guides, including Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, IFLR1000 and WTR 1000.
For more information about DZP, please visit our website at https://en.dzp.pl/.
Contacts
Krzysztof A. Zakrzewski | Managing Partner
T: +48 22 557 76 84 | E: Krzysztof.Zakrzewski@dzp.pl
David Shasha | Counsel
T: + 44 (0)7435 630495 | E: David.Shasha@dzp.pl
Agnieszka Kamińska | Marketing & PR Director
T: +48 22 557 86 57 | E: Agnieszka.Kaminska@dzp.pl
Good results of Millennium Leasing in 2016. High growths in financing vehicles, machines and devices
In 2016 Millennium Leasing signed real estate leasing contracts worth more than PLN 3bn, which resulted in good 15.2% growth over 2015. The value of capital committed to active leasing contracts as of the end of the year stood at PLN 5.16bn, which means 11.8% year-on-year growth.
In the category of light vehicles the company financed assets worth PLN 823.13m, reaching 32.2% growth y/y in cars and 59.9% growth y/y in trucks up to 3.5 tons.
In the heavy road transport category the value of lease-financed assets was PLN 1.11bn, reaching the highest y/y growths in following groups: trucks (over 3.5 tons) – 40.4% growth; lorries – 13.8% growth and semi-trailers – 10.2% growth. The value of financed machines and equipment reached the level of more than PLN 1bn, which means 21.3% growth y/y.
– We are glad that our work on improving processes, the time-to-decision as well as the quality of service broadly understood is appreciated by companies. We were able to acquire more than 4,700 new customers, while growth rates in particularly demanding categories, such as cars and trucks up to 3.5 tons, shows that the effects of our consistent work allow us to be quite successful. Our activity in the corporate segment as well as close cooperation with Bank Millennium have also permitted us in 2016 to exceed one billion PLN worth of machines and equipment, which we financed for our customers – Marcin Balicki, Chairman of the Management Board of Millennium Leasing commented.
Millennium Leasing has for years been offering lease financing to all sectors in Poland. The company is an active member of Polish Leasing Association and one of the first leasing companies to appear on the Polish market. Leasing services are sold by leasing advisors in 66 branches throughout Poland. Sales activity is also carried out in the course of active cooperation with the Bank’s Relationship Managers in retail and corporate branches of Bank Millennium.
Standard Audit File in Millenet for Companies
In reply to growing interest of Customers, Bank Millennium has enabled automatic generation of JPK_WB reports in the format required by the Ministry of Finance. The new service in Millenet online banking makes life much easier for businesses required to furnish files in this specific format to tax inspection authorities.
– Ordering and receiving JPK_WB reports directly in electronic banking saves companies time and money. Thanks to automation of the process they can count on reduction of the duration of tax inspections carried out in their organisations as well as less involvement of their staff in the proceedings. Additionally the possibility to generate JPK (SAF) improves efficiency of control over internal processes in a company and facilitates data analysis. Also important is the fact that the bank will update the structure of reports in case of changes made by the Ministry of Finance. – Ricardo Campos, Director of the Electronic Banking Department in Bank Millennium explained.
What is SAF?
A Standard Audit File-Tax – SAF-T) is a set of data exported from a company’s data systems. It contains information about business transactions in the particular period. The file has a standardised layout and format (XML schema) to facilitate processing. SAF is an instrument successfully used in many EU countries including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Germany, Slovenia, Sweden, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
In Poland the requirement to generate SAF files was introduced by the Ministry of Finance on 1 July 2016. For now it applies to companies employing more than 250 employees and with turnover exceeding EUR 50m or with total assets over EUR 43m. In the future it will also become obligatory for smaller businesses.
SAF in Millenet online banking system
SAF reports concerning bank statements can be used both as basic reports – ready to be furnished to tax inspectors, as well as auxiliary reports – permitting verification of data extracted from the company’s systems. A customer requesting the report will only define its key parameters such as period covered, Tax Office, to which the report is to be sent as well as additional persons who are to receive it (the listed persons will get a message with a link for downloading the report). The generated report can reach back as far as 6 years and what is important, it can contain information about all accounts maintained during this period, even if they are already closed at the time of requesting the report. The new service shall be launched in reply to the Customer’s written request.
SAF advantages
– reduction of costs of implementing dedicated tools for generating reports in SAF format
– data for JPK_WB reports are always up to date and available 6 years back
– updating JPK_WB structure by Bank Millennium without the need to interfere with the customer’s systems in case of changes made by the Ministry of Finance
Online sending of documents required in the credit process
Another innovation in the Millenet for Companies online banking system is a module permitting enclosing and sending of documents required in the credit process. In this way entrepreneurs do not have to deliver paper documents personally to a branch or Relationship Manager. It is enough if they scan them, attach and send to the bank. Documents sent in this way reach the Credit Products Service Team in real time to significantly speed-up and simplify the entire process.
The “Documents and Applications -> Add Document” module supports all the most popular file formats, such as tiff, jpg, pdf, docx, xlsx etc. A single batch can contain 10 individual files up to 10 MB. It is planned to develop the service further and to enable sending of documents also for other types of products.
Trusted Profile in Bank Millennium
Bank Millennium’s online banking system can be used to create a Trusted Profile, which gives online access to 7/24 public administration services. Because the customer’s identity is confirmed by the bank, it is not necessary to go to a government office to set up the profile. Customers will logon using the same data as when logging on to Millenet and will authorise their instructions on e-administration websites by logging on to the bank and entering SMS P@ssword.
– After the October launch of ZUS Electronic Services Platform via Millenet, implementation of the same method of access to Trusted Profile is another step supporting the development of digital public administration in Poland. We are one of the first banks to offer this possibility. Thanks to the Trusted Profile our customers get secure and very convenient access to more than ten public administration websites. All this in the comfort of your home, simply by logging on to the Bank Millennium online system – Ricardo Campos, Director of the Electronic Banking Department in Bank Millennium said.
Trusted Profile is a free-of-charge electronic signature, which permits handling official business on public administration websites including ePUAP, PUE ZUS, CEIDG etc. The Trusted Profile may be used to:
– register a business,
– submit tax returns, requests and sign documents online,
– report loss or mutilation of a Personal Identity Card,
– obtain copies of vital records (marriage, birth and death certificates),
– apply for European Health Insurance Card,
– apply for a new driving license,
And get many other services provided by e-administration.
The process of setting up the Profile is very simple. You log on to the Millenet online banking system and select Trusted Profile from the My Finances – MilleUrząd menu. Then you give the necessary approvals and check if data in the form are correct (name, surname, PESEL number). The only information, which you must enter manually in the system, is phone number and e-mail address. Finally you will approve setting up the profile with SMS P@ssword. After approval the Trusted Profile will be active and you will be able to logon to e-administration.
Trusted Profile is valid for 3 years. A person may have only one active Trusted Profile, which in practice means that it can be linked to an online banking system of one bank only.