2 The heating equipment market in Poland has gone through a few ups and downs in the last 10 years. Nonetheless imports of furnaces, heaters and boilers continue to grow. The largest imports come from Germany, and then from other countries of Western Europe. The number of Polish firms assembling this equipment is also growing. Some Polish manufacturers have switched to assembling and fixing imported equipment.
More foreign companies continue to enter the Polish heating market.
Polish firms continue to concentrate their exports towards Western markets and away from Eastern markets. However, exports have not increased pointing to a downturn in Polish production of this equipment. Imports would likely increase to fulfil the market demands. Almost 40 percent of total production is sold in the October-December period. The number of companies focusing on mostly assembly works is growing.