The Polish shipbuilding industry benefits from Champion Door’s doors’ large size, excellent insulation capabilities and low running costs

“We’re talking about doors that can be 35 meters wide, 30 meters high and 1 meter thick. Not everyone is willing to install doors like this, but we at Champion Door have the willingness and the ability to complete even the most challenging projects.”

Andrzej Polkowski is Champion Door’s Country Manager in Poland. Polkowski runs projects that initiate in Poland, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and occasionally in other countries. In Poland and the neighboring countries, the market for doors by Champion Door is similar to other areas in the world: when standard doors are not big enough, Champion Door is the solution.

Poland has strong roots in the shipbuilding industry. Although the number of shipyards in Poland has decreased, a new area in shipbuilding is gaining ground. In 2018, the International Trade Administration ranked Poland the fifth in the world in yacht production volume and stated that the pleasure boat building industry in Poland is very well developed.

According to Polkowski, doors by Champion Door are used in the pleasure boat building industry not only in production halls but in boat storage too. Storage buildings can be equipped with the doors that have a relatively low U-value. A low U-value means that the doors are insulated well enough to keep the cold out and, if the building is heated, the heated air in.

"The boats are luxury items. They are big investments for their owners and have sometimes been built with very delicate technology. They require surroundings where they are protected against weather conditions."