INTERVIEW
Interview with Małgorzata Ryttel, Member of the Management Board of Maxpol Ltd. This year, Maxpol celebrates its 25th anniversary of operations. What events were the so-called “milestones” in the company’s development?
tion of these fairs, with significant attend-
with the exhibitor’s intention to present their
ance by Polish entrepreneurs, showed that
product in the most effective manner. This
maintaining the current and developing new
industry, similar to others, was characterised
commercial contacts with the East is worth
by technical progress. The innovations re-
The establishment of the company in
it. The geographical vicinity, knowledge of
garded materials used to construct the stand
1990 took place after completion of con-
foreign languages and the cultural situation,
installation itself, from the SIMA system to
struction investments within the territory
as well as fundamental political and eco-
OCTANOROMY and MAXIMY systems, and
of former USSR, conducted by a group of
nomical changes facilitated commencement
introduction of multimedia solutions in the
Polish enterprises. The project was super-
of international cooperation in the new real-
stands. Today, we build a significant number
vised by the then Agent for Raw Material
ity. After the fairs, we expanded the list of of-
of stands according to customised projects
Investments in the former USSR, Tadeusz
fered events with the following Ukrainian cit-
with equipment providing the best presenta-
Michalak, the present President of the Man-
ies: Kiev, Dniepropietrowsk, Donetsk, Kryvyi
tion of the product.
agement Board at PPH Maxpol Sp. z o.o.
Rih. Concurrently, we began the organisation
Implementation of the LEO-POL programme
of fairs in Minsk in Belarus and in Kalinin-
in Lvov became the foundation for our
grad. Since 1993, we have been holding fairs
operation. Until 1939 Lvov was the venue
in many European countries. Currently, we
for multi-trade fairs that were later reacti-
organise fairs around the world.
vated in 1990 on our initiative. The project
“Satisfaction of our Clients is our motto” - this is the Maxpol philosophy of operation... Our credo, since the beginning of the company has been our clients' satisfaction. The systematic growth of the number of
the Chief Editor of “Galicyjskie kontrakty”
How have the standards of installations and equipment of exhibition stands changed in this period?
[Galicia contracts] newspaper. The organisa-
The development was always connected
fairs, allowed us to gain recognition also
was accepted and was generally supported by the city authorities and Walery Antoniuk,
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suppliers and the expansion of the group of patrons, annually participating in multiple