The Management Board of PKP CARGO has decided to consolidate the company’s divisions, resulting in the creation of seven divisions from the ten currently operating. The decision, previously announced in the prospectus, will allow for the creation of an optimal company structure, which will translate into savings of several million zlotys.
The new company structure involves the creation of three new divisions: Central (merging the Masovian-Podlaskie and Central divisions), Southern (merging the Silesian-Dabrowski and Southern divisions), and Western (merging the Greater Poland and West Pomeranian divisions). In addition to the new units, the following divisions will remain within the adopted company structure: Lower Silesian, Silesian, Eastern, and Northern. Additionally, the boundaries of individual divisions will be changed.
– The essence of the decision to change the structure of PKP CARGO was the desire to better utilize the potential of individual divisions. To this end, we are merging smaller units with those that are stronger in business terms, but we will continue to benefit from the experience of employees in Szczecin, Łódź, or Nowy Sącz. Finalizing the process of merging the divisions will allow our company to utilize its potential to an even greater extent. Wanting to remain a competitive company in such a demanding market as the freight transport market, we must constantly optimize our operations – says Adam Purwin, President of the Management Board of PKP CARGO. – The solutions we are successively implementing translate into increasingly better quality of service for our customers.
In connection with the consolidation process, PKP CARGO will not reduce employment in the merged divisions in positions responsible for the company’s core transport activities. Over 90 percent of employees are protected by the Employee Guarantee Pact, which includes employment guarantees for a period of at least 4 years.
– In addition to merging the divisions, which will facilitate daily work in individual organizational units of PKP CARGO, we have also changed the boundaries of these divisions. We have applied the principle that the transport of goods on main routes should take place within a maximum of two divisions – says Wojciech Derda, Member of the Management Board for Operations at PKP CARGO.
The main assumption behind the decision to adopt the new structure of PKP CARGO was the need to increase the efficiency of company management and the possibility of more effective use of its resources. Therefore, in order to achieve the assumed goals to an even greater extent, PKP CARGO plans to implement a verticalization process, which will improve cooperation between the headquarters and individual divisions. Consultations with trade unions regarding this process have just begun. Verticalization assumes subordinating some of the tasks carried out in the company’s divisions to the headquarters. This will improve the flow of information and the coordination of PKP CARGO’s activities in the business and operational fields.