During the PAIH Business Forum Gala 2025, the best investment sites in Poland were awarded. The “Grunt na Medal” (Land of Distinction) competition, organized for 20 years, offers a unique opportunity for local government units to present their investment offers to a wide group of potential investors through dedicated promotional tools provided by PAIH and regional authorities.
Grunt na Medal 2025 – Awarded Investment Sites
In the 11th edition of the nationwide “Grunt na Medal 2025” competition, 628 investment sites registered in PAIH’s Investment Offer Generator were evaluated. As a result of the assessment process, 99 offers received a positive evaluation, and 52 sites advanced to the second, final stage of the competition.
Following final qualification conducted by experts from the Competition Committee—based on on-site audits and evaluation of investment presentations—the jury selected one winning investment site in each voivodeship. As a result, a list of 16 laureates was announced:
Jawor Municipality, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (200 ha investment site at G. Daimler Street)
Barcin Municipality, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (117 ha investment site in Sadłogoszcz)
Ryki Municipality, Lublin Voivodeship (8.26 ha investment site in Chrustne)
Sulechów Municipality, Lubusz Voivodeship (17 ha investment site in Brzezie near Sulechów)
Opoczno Municipality, Łódź Voivodeship (11 ha investment site at Przemysłowa Street)
City of Bochnia Municipality, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (3.25 ha site in the Bochnia Economic Activity Zone)
City of Sierpc Municipality, Masovian Voivodeship (4.79 ha site at Białobłocka Street)
Prudnik Municipality, Opole Voivodeship (12.3 ha site at Przemysłowa Street)
Leżajsk Municipality, Subcarpathian Voivodeship (4.8 ha site in the Leżajsk Municipal Industrial Park, Sector A1)
Łapy Municipality, Podlaskie Voivodeship (3.58 ha site in the Łapy Subzone – Area II)
Redzikowo Municipality, Pomeranian Voivodeship (82 ha site in the Wieszyno Subzone)
Jasienica Municipality, Silesian Voivodeship (2.13 ha site in the Jasienica Low-Emission Economic Zone – Międzyrzecze Dolne)
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Municipality, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (4.52 ha site at Jana Samsonowicza Street)
Szczytno Municipality, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (59.73 ha investment sites near Olsztyn–Mazury Airport)
Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship (31.65 ha site in Środa Wielkopolska)
Gryfino Municipality, West Pomeranian Voivodeship (4.68 ha site in Gryfino Municipality, Complex No. 2)
Awards for the Winners of the 11th Edition
The winners of the “Grunt na Medal” competition received:
commemorative statuettes,
“Grunt na Medal 2025” certificates and diplomas,
the right to use the “Grunt na Medal 2025” logo in promotional materials,
promotion of the winning investment sites on the PAIH website,
dedicated promotion as part of PAIH’s and regional authorities’ investment marketing activities.
Additionally, the awarded sites will receive preferential recommendations to investors by PAIH and regional authorities, as well as national and international promotion carried out by PAIH S.A. and voivodeship governments. The “Grunt na Medal” title guarantees compliance with PAIH’s highest standards for top investment sites in Poland.
The organizer of the nationwide “Grunt na Medal 2025” competition is the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH). Co-organizers include the Marshals of the Voivodeships and Regional Investor and Exporter Assistance Centers, partners of PAIH S.A.
The competition is held under the Honorary Patronage of the Ministry of Development and Technology.
The initiative is part of PAIH’s statutory mission to support investment across the territory of the Republic of Poland.
Congratulations to all the award winners.
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