Re-interment scheduled in 2010 |
Warminska Archidiocese and Warminska Cathedral Chapter in Frombork put a project of the tomb of Nicholas Copernicus out to tender. It will be raised in the place of the re-interment of the astronomer in the cathedral in Frombork. The project should include the outer part of the tomb, that is a sarcophagus, space-and-sculpture forms, an epitaph, a tomb slab, etc. The place of re-interment will be situated by the St. Cross side altar in the southern aisle.
The warehouse of natural stone Piaskowiec Polski from Wroclaw has just moved to its new headquarters.
Warsaw Sirene |
Another meeting of Sztuka Konserwacji (The Art of Restoration) took place in April in Warsaw. It was the 13th edition of this event. The meeting was a chance to Polish restoration specialists to exchange their experiences. The first meeting took place on 1 April. Those who deal with stone were waiting for the 2nd day of the Art of Restoration 2009. The day started with the presentation given by Piotr Madrach - the organiser of the meeting - on the Monumentale cemetery in Milan.
Wire saw |
The appraisal of projects concerning the EU funds for companies is coming to an end right now. Stonemasons from Lower Silesia will get nearly 9,5 million PLN whereas those from Swietokrzyskie province will get 5,3 million PLN. The leaders of EU grants in Lower Silesia are Globgranit II Marek Sadek (grants of more than 2,6 million PLN) and Fart Engineering Company Ltd. (3,9 million PLN) in Swietokrzyskie province. Grants were also received by such companies as (among others) Sjenitex, Wromac, Marmur-Plytki Jacek Lata, Promasz and ZK Przywala.
Marmi Rosa enters Poland |
Another important Italian stone company is just entering Polish market. Marmi Rosa, with its headquarters in Rivoli Veronese near Verona, has been on the market for 30 years. So far it has been cooperating with Germany, Austria and many other countries from the whole world. Now it is expanding its activity into France, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and Estonia. In Poland the company has not had its office yet. It has, however, its warehouse in Dessau, near Berlin.
Since February the number of staff of the marble mine in Slawniowice (Nysa district) has decreased by 6 people (56 people work there).
The road will go around the evangelical cemetery |
An old, evangelical cemetery near Kusowo, near which the ring road will be built, will be preserved, well-marked and put back in order. The officials from Słupsk Commune made a decision concerning the cemetery together with the authorities of Leśny Dwór Forest District, who are the owners of the area and with the contractor of the ring road. On the website www.cmentarze-slupsk.republika.pl, we can find information that this is the evangelical cemetery which belonged to Ritzow village. In 1949 the village became a part of Słupsk.
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