CORPORATE MEMBERS

Advokátska kancelária Mgr. Štefan Rybovič, s.r.o.
AspenStaff s.r.o.
Cargo-partner SR s.r.o.
CESAM s.r.o.
Crowne Plaza Bratislava
Ohpen
BRNDS Intermediary
Sojka Resort
Roffelsen

CORPORATE MEMBERS

Dozen s.r.o.
Ewals Cargo Care s.r.o.
Euro Planit s.r.o.
GEMOR Fashion s.r.o.
GRABAN, TORMA & PARTNERS s.r.o.
Hillbridges s.r.o.
Fhinix Vibrations s.r.o.
ING Business Shared Services B.V.

Find more info on: www.akrybovic.sk

Advokátska kancelária Mgr. Štefan Rybovič, s.r.o., is a Slovak law firm which provides comprehensive legal services in the following areas: commercial law, civil law, IP/IT law (copyright and trademarks), tax law (legal representation at tax inspections and/or tax legal disputes), EU and international law, real estate and debt recovery. A partner of the firm is registered as an insolvency trustee with the Slovak Ministry of Justice, so we are able to provide our clients full expertise in the field of bankruptcy and restructuring. We are also authorized by the Personal Data Protection Office of the Slovak Republic to execute activities by a responsible person as regards personal data protection. Our law firm provides highly qualified and effective legal services at our offices in Bratislava and Stará Ľubovňa in eastern Slovakia.

Find more info on: www.aspen-staff.com

AspenStaff is staffing and consulting company specialized in consultancy in technical and non-technical areas. It was founded in order to satisfy the need for specialized and highly skilled employees for companies operating on central European market. Our main services: Executive Search, Recruitment, Personnel Consulting, BodyShop, Contractors, Outplacement.

AspenStaff is a staffing and consulting company providing international cross-border HR consultancy for both multinational and local clients. It was founded due to the personnel needs of companies operating on Central Europe markets. AspenStaff has very dedicated teams of experienced consultants and researchers working on client projects and extensive industry knowledge of your core business sector, with a successful track record in placing senior executives across many different sectors. We will provide you with individually tailored services which are fine-tuned to meet your business needs; “We mold our approach to meet your exact requirements and specifications”.

Find more info on: www.cargo-partner.com

Cargo-partner is a privately owned full-range info-logistics provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of air, sea, land transport and warehousing solutions. With over a third of a century’s expertise in information technology and supply chain optimization, the company designs tailor-made services for a wide range of industries to create competitive benefits for its customers all around the world.

Cargo-partner have been operating in Slovakia since 1993 and have branch offices in Bratislava, Košice, Žilina and Dunajská Streda. One of the company’s competitive advantages in Slovakia is the cargo-partner Logistics Center in Dunajská Streda. The warehouse is directly connected to the METRANS container terminal, which allows for the containers to be unloaded from the train directly into the warehouse. In 2017, the company doubled the warehouse storage capacity from 7,200 to 14,200 mÇ. A further construction step is currently in progress with the plan to add a further 4,000 mÇ by the end of 2018. Together with the warehouse in Bratislava, cargo-partner in Slovakia will then offer almost 26,000 mÇ of warehouse space.

Find more info on: www.cpbratislava.sk

The Crowne Plaza Bratislava, a first class hotel, combines the best central location with comfortable accommodation, modern conference facilities and superb cuisine. The largest conference hotel in Bratislava with 14 meeting rooms and 224 guest rooms. Dining at the Crowne Plaza Bratislava is an unforgettable experience. Restaurants & lounges invite you for a culinary exploration that will exceed your expectations. For total indulgence and care, targeted training programs, massage, sauna and indoor pool are offered in the hotel‘s ZION SPA. With everything that the hotel has to offer it truly is THE PLACE TO MEET.

Find more info on: www.cesam.sk

CESAM was established in March 2005 to produce and assemble finished products and components for RF-Technologies. The production plant is located in Vráble Industrial Park. Employing 100 people, the Company is developing a base of satisfied Western European customers.

We have a modern machine shop for sheet metal working (punching, bending, roll-forming, welding and clinching). A modern CNC wood router is able to make complex shapes in fire resistant silicate materials. Your production or part of it can be done here at minimum cost.

A well-trained, skilled and motivated quality team ensure high quality products and on time deliveries. All components are continuously inspected during production to ensure high quality. CESAM is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Our service enables you to transfer your production or part of it to Slovakia without unnecessary risks and costs.

Find more info on: www.dozen.sk

We standardize and optimize processes for SME in order to facilitate growth and optimize cost. We help to discover weak points and eliminate them. We coach people to do it by themselves.

DOZEN´s professionals help clients: • focus managers on core activities vital for business success by freeing them from back-office challenges • standardize and optimize processes in order to facilitate growth and optimize costs • discover business weak points and eliminate them • drive organizations forward toward growth and prosperity • find and develop highly versatile and adaptive people who thrive on variety and change • customize the right solution and implement it correctly • educate people at every organizational structure level The key to DOZEN´s solution: • engaged and educated people rather than “low-cost labour” • quality rather than quantity • streamlining non-core activities rather than adding bureaucracy • strategic value in goods and services rather than profitability • practical delivery to drive efficiencies rather than theory • economies of scope rather than economies of scale • competency rather than technology • innovation rather than cost cutting DOZEN meets client expectations faster, better, cheaper and with integrity.

Find more info on: www.ewals.sk

Ewals Cargo Care Slovakia is a globally-active integrated company, providing transportation, logistics and warehousing services. The company offers a wide range of services and benefits to its clients, mainly from the automotive, electrotechnical, petrochemical or heavy industry. Experience of Ewals Cargo Care company is based on its 100-year history.

During the last twenty years it has placed among SAME leading providers of transportation services and integrated logistics service in Europe. At the present time a Ewals Cargo Care company representation exists in most European countries.

Find more info on: www.europlanit.sk

Euro Planit is a Dutch recruitment company with a strong focus on quality. Our Slovak branch was established in 2008 primarily to satisfy the need for specialized skilled employees for the Netherlands market. After a merger in 2010 with the Belgian company, Accent Jobs for People, the company extended its services to include Executive Search and Personnel Consulting. The Euro Planit team in Slovakia provides HR Solutions for every type of client from a number of different sectors. We have a very dedicated team of highly trained and experienced consultants who offer top level services according to the individual requirements of our clients. So if you are looking for a dynamic recruitment partner, don’t hesitate, Euro Planit is the best choice for you!

Find more info on: www.gemor.sk

Gemor Fashion is a highly specificated clothing company, which produces produces high quality garments for domestic and foreign markets.

Find more info on: www.graban.sk

Our law firm was established in 2002 and we have been known to the public under our current name since 2009. We have been successful due to trust, expertise, decisiveness and flexibility - values we firmly believe in. Staying true to our moral integrity is immensely important to us in all our activities. We use our expertise and experience to the benefit of our clients. Our clients are confident that we consider their legal matters a challenge which we are ready to face in the front line. The human qualities and ethical values of the individuals making up our team are a guarantee that your expectations regarding the status of an attorney will be met.

We are ready to listen to the needs of our clients, because it is only a thorough understanding of their expectations combined with our professional expertise in legal matters which allows us to diligently and comprehensively defend our client´s interests.

Quality, empathy and passion for law motivate us in our everyday aspiration to seek innovative solutions. Our clients’ goals become our goals.

We grow with our clients...

Find more info on: www.hillbridges.com

Hillbridges is a dynamic team of dedicated and internationally experienced professionals providing legal services to international clients and leading Slovak enterprises with a particular focus in the areas of:

• M&A / Corporate

• Banking, Finance & Restructuring

• Projects / Energy & Infrastructure

• Real Estate

• Private Equity

Combining international experience and knowledge of the domestic market, our aim is to assist clients with their most challenging endeavours and add value to their deals in Slovakia, across the CEE region and beyond.

Find more info on: www.indalofarma.sk

Fhinix Vibrations was founded in 2012 by Sascha Carrez.

From the very beginning we offer gastronomy cooking services in all forms. In 2015 was created our own brand Indalo farma® as the search result of affordable high-quality natural products.

“unique and innovative natural products”

 Working closely with our customers, we can tailor new as well as updated products (bee products, fruit vinegars, herbal teas, nut oils…). These quality products are currently available not only on the Slovak, but also on the Belgian market.

In 2020 we started to import and distribute craft beers from the microbreweries.

Find more info on: www.ing.com

ING is a global Dutch financial institution with a strong European base, offering banking services. The purpose of ING is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. Our more than 52,000 employees offer retail and wholesale banking services to our almost 38 million private, corporate and institutional customers in over 40 countries.

Supporting those activities are ING’s four shared services hubs, of which one is its centre of Global Services and Operations (GSO) in Bratislava. This hub is building the foundations for the ING banking platform of the future.

Find more info on: www.klm.sk

Funded on October 7, 1919, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the oldest scheduled airline in the world still operating under its original name. In 2016, the KLM Group operated worldwide flights with over 200 aircraft, generating €10 billion revenues and employing 32.000 staff from its Amsterdam basis.

KLM and KLM Cityhopper are the core of the KLM Group with 30 million passengers and 635.000 tons of Cargo. KLM’s extensive hub network of European (88) and intercontinental (72) destinations provide for easy, direct connections to the economic centers and capitals around the world. Together with our (Skyteam) airline partners, we offer 225 destinations worldwide. The KLM Group further includes the wholly owned subsidiaries Transavia and Martinair. Transavia being the leading low cost carrier from The Netherlands operating from Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Rotterdam, welcoming 8 million passengers on board in 2016.

On May 6, 2004 KLM merged with Air France and is operating on the concept: one AFKL group, two airlines and three core businesses (passenger, cargo business and engineering & maintenance). With Air France, KLM is at the forefront of the European airline industry.

Find more info on: www.kb.sk

Komerční banka, a.s., branch of a foreign bank is a part of the Societé Générale Group, which is one of the largest financial services groups in Europe. In Slovakia, Komerční banka focuses on large and medium-sized enterprises and has a turnover of more than EUR 40 million. We benefit from know-how and synergies within Komerční banka and the Societé Générale Group, thanks to which we are able to provide our clients with comprehensive financial solutions. Komerční banka in the Slovak Republic offers standard banking services, which include lending products, cash management, direct banking, payment cards, financing and investment banking products. The branch also provides trade finance products, in which our bank holds a leading position in the Czech Republic. An individual and personal approach and custom-made products, tailored to suit the specific requirements of clients, constitute an integral part of the services we offer. Komerční banka branch in the Slovak Republic does not offer cash desk operations.

Find more info on: www.koppert.com

Koppert Biological Systems contributes to better health of people and the planet. In partnership with nature, we make agriculture healthier, safer and more productive. We provide an integrated system of specialist knowledge and natural, safe solutions that improves crop health, resilience and production.

Find more info on: www.larive.sk

“Larive Slovakia is a member of the Larive Group, a network of consulting and advisory companies based in Zeist, the Netherlands. Starting from 1975 the Larive Group has provided a wide range of services to support investment, trade, and other business activities of entrepreneurs in the private and public spheres. Larive Slovakia provides advisory services for clients from various sectors, both from Slovakia and from other countries, through a well-established network of local and foreign experts. Main activities of the company include:

• corporate advisory - economic, financial, investment, organizing and marketing

• project advisory – for projects from private and public sectors, including the use of financial support from various funds

• specialized advisory – mostly to state and municipal organization

• business and trade mediation.

Larive Slovakia also initiates its own enterprise activities.As an example – an integrated project on soybean cultivation and processing resulted in 2 new companies.”

Find more info on: www.lugera.sk

Full (and exquisite) Service HR Management Company. Add, manage & maintain a high level of value through Customer Loyalty, Candidate Loyalty and Colleague Loyalty under the generous Human Resources umbrella. Services we offer: Search & Selection, Executive Search, Head Hunting, Mass Recruitment, Recruitment Outsourcing, Personnel Leasing, Recruitment Advertising, Payroll Processing, Salary Benchmarking, Assessment, HR Outsourcing, Job Grading, Downsizing & Outplacement, TalentBase®.

Find more info on: www.mbpictures.sk

Bratislava-based photographers Michal and Beata use their creativity and composition skills to produce images. They have worked all over the Europe for different cultures and religions. Working with more organizations they have been shooting on popular locations in Cuba, China and volunteering in Guatemala. They combine art photography with different sports and business events, product photos, family photos, weddings, portraits or fashion.

Find more info on: www.scaleupmarketing.nl

Scaleup Marketing helps companies enabling business growth through Digital Marketing. Creating 24/7 automated traffic, leads and sales is our goal, which we achieve through our exclusive Digital Proof Program.

With branches both in the Netherlands and Slovakia, we serve Dutch and Slovak small and medium enterprises, mainly active in the B2B area.

Growth-driven // Result-driven // Data-driven

Find more info on: www.sheratonbratislava.com

Meet & Connect in the new Bratislava’s gathering centre. The Sheraton Bratislava Hotel is a welcoming five star hotel located within the “new city center”. 209 warm and spacious guest rooms with unique Sweet Sleeper Bed offer the level of comfort Sheraton travelers expect. Guests feel rejuvenated in the relaxing Zion Spa with heated swimming pool, Finnish sauna, steam bath, and a wide variety of massages and treatments. The state-ofthe art fitness centre will operate through an exclusive partnership with Core Performance, an organisation that trains elite athletes and Olympians. Guests are welcome in the bright lobby bar and served the freshest seasonal products in Brasserie Anjou with winter garden/ summer terrace. Additionally, featuring natural daylight, the six Meeting rooms and the Ballroom create rewarding spaces for any event. Sheraton Bratislava Hotel is the perfect choice for business travelers, leisure guests, and local visitors alike.

Signify

Find more info on: www.signify.com

Signify  is the world leader in lighting for professionals and consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. Our Philips products, Interact connected lighting systems and data-enabled services, deliver business value and transform life in homes, buildings and public spaces. With 2020 sales of EUR 6.5 billion, we have approximately 38,000 employees and are present in over 70 countries. We unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world. We achieved carbon neutrality in 2020, have been in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index since our IPO for four consecutive years and were named Industry Leader in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Find more info on: www.socia.sk

The vision of the SOCIA foundation is a tolerant civil society whose integral parts include also the people who need assistance and support of others. The result of collaboration of „the weak and the strong“ will be sufficiency of quality social services which respond flexibly to changing individual needs of their users.

Find more info on: www.studio21.sk

Studio 21 is a construction, design and consulting company with a history since 1993. However, we are mainly a family company that respects the principles of responsible business, quality, innovative solutions and emphasizes the protection of the environment. We like to work on projects that have a positive benefit for society. We focus on projects of public places and represent several top producers. We are exclusive distributor of 3 Dutch companies on Slovak market:

• Denfit - develops and supplies outdoor fitness equipment that are great in quality, for teens, adults and seniors. www.denfit.nl

• Playnetic - The Playnetic company has its roots in The Netherlands, in a beautiful city called Zutphen. Since its founding in 2007, Playnetic has branched out all over the world. We believe that we can get everyone outdoors again with exciting, interactive, sustainable, Human Powered playground equipment. Our playground equipment combines these modern technologies with exceptional playground design to offer something truly unique and exciting. www.playnetic.nl

• Falco - Falco was established on 15 September 1951. The founder, F. Friesacher, the grandfather of the present owner, began by manufacturing "transport equipment", such as wheelbaroows for stone and concrete, and gravel and tar carts. In the middle of the 50's bicycle racks and sheds were added and the business then followed an ongoing strategy of development which has resulted the core of Falco's present activities: a complete range of outdoor furniture for buildings, streets, parks, and urban environments. www.falco.nl

Production of all 3 companies is in the Netherlands. Studio 21 offers complete solutions in Slovakia - technical consulting and design, delivery and installation, full maintenance.

Find more info on: www.vgd.eu

VGD Slovakia, s.r.o. is part of the VGD group, a group of auditors, certified accountants and tax consultants focusing on Mid-Europe. We realize a turnover of more than €100 million and employ more than 1,000 professionals in 40 offices, all of whom aim to perform at a high level of personalized quality service. In Slovakia we are a top player on the local audit market. Our core business is accounting and audit, with additional services such as tax (also for expats), economic consulting and assistance in the due diligence process of acquisitions. We can equally perform complete payroll processing. Our clients are mainly larger SMEs, with several subsidiaries of international companies.

Find more info on: www.stazista.sk

Stazista.sk is a partner of employers for comprehensive cooperation with universities and their students in Slovakia. With us, employers can manage all their activities in one place with the support of an experienced partner with established relationships in the field of University - Business Cooperation in Slovakia and abroad
With our career portal we offer employers a unique way of recruiting students for their internships or trainee programmes.  We create the community of fresh graduates with work experience ready for graduate jobs. We promote employers among universities and their students. We connect employers with students and graduates from abroad. 
For over 10 years we have been proving that Slovakia is a good place for university students to start their careers, with many high quality Slovak and international employers. We want to support students to stay / return to Slovakia after their studies or gaining the international experience abroad.

Find more info on: ey.com.

EY has been present in the Slovak professional services market since 1991. We were among the first firms in our field to establish offices in the Central and South-East Europe (CSE) region. We now have more than 400 employees, who are based in Bratislava, Žilina and Košice.

Whilst we offer seamless services in assurance, tax, legal, strategy and transactions and consulting to our clients, our partners enjoy regular technical reports, surveys, workshops, conferences and e-news on current issues.

Our professionals are united by our shared values and unwavering commitment to quality, which helps us sustain a stable market position.

Find more info on: ohpen.com.

Ohpen is a Dutch financial technology company that built the first core-banking platform in the cloud. Ohpen is a platform for mortgage/consumer lending origination and the administration of savings-, investment- and mortgage products. The company provides a cloud-based alternative for financial institutions such as banks, mortgage lenders, building societies and pension funds to legacy systems and processes. More than 300 people work at the company’s Amsterdam headquarters and its offices in Antwerp, London, Barcelona, Bratislava and Zilina.

Find more info on: brnds.org.

Whether you want to introduce your products or services to a new CEE region market, or strengthen your position in an existing CEE region location, our knowledge of the local markets, language and strong local partner network will be an important asset in achieving your business goals. With our tailored services, no customer is out of reach for your business and you no longer have to worry about missing out on new opportunities in the rapidly growing CEE markets. From closing sales deals to key client account management, we got you covered!

Find more info on: sojka.eu.

Sojka Resort is a charming hotel located in Malatíny, a small village in the middle of the Liptov, the most beautiful region of Slovakia at the foot of the Tatras Mountains. Next year, will be our 20th anniversary. We offer a wide range of accommodation, including suites and family rooms, as well as high-quality amenities such as an indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, and wellness. The hotel also features a restaurant serving delicious Slovak and international cuisine, as well as a bar and a spacious terrace in our garden. Sojka Resort is an ideal place to unwind and enjoy the natural beauty of Slovakia's countryside. 

Sojka Resort is also a perfect location for your company training and for meetings. We have a congress room with all the necessary equipment.

Find more info on: www.koksrobotics.com.

KOKS Robotics is market leader and manufacturer of innovative no-man-entry tank maintenance robots for ATEX zone 0 and Class I Division 1. We offer robots for safer and faster turnaround maintenance and cleaning of above- and underground hazardous tanks by using innovative and state of the art robotic no-man-entry industrial tank maintenance systems. Specialized in tank cleaning robots, hazardous waste cleaning robots, nuclear robots, underwater robots, and inspection robots. Safety is number 1 and is aimed at the user, the robot, and the environment.

KOKS Group has developed into one of the market’s top players in the space of thirty years. The Dutch producer and supplier of cleaning equipment has an exceptionally successful global operation thanks to a smart corporate philosophy and an unprecedented drive for innovation. Keywords are quality, safety, and ergonomics. “We always go the extra mile.” A broadly-based specialist This is how the chief executive officer and (co-)owner Rick Koks (second generation) likes to describe the company. Concise, no nonsense. And successful. KOKS Group, which produces and supplies advanced cleaning and transport equipment for the industrial and sewerage market segments, saw the light of day a quarter of a century ago and grew exponentially in a relatively short period of time. The foundation was laid in the early years for the successful multinational it has now become.

Find more info on: www.roffelsen.com

The company has proudly borne the Roffelsen name since 1977. The company has been handed from father to son, following the same recipe: “Always offer quality, reliability and flexibility.” Three core values that have been followed for three generations; in addition to the family ties, they make up the DNA of the company. Roffelsen Plastics started with the production of clothes line cables. The entrepreneurship of the family members ensured that the product range has grown extensively, and the constant drive for innovative developments continues to grow. But it is not just the range that they are trying to grow, Roffelsen Plastics is also striving to increase its knowledge, experience, and natural customer base. This healthy, business approach has bought the company to its proud position of leading manufacturer of plastic products and specialist in extrusion technology. Roffelsen Plastics now has two business locations. The headquarters are located in the Netherlands, while manufacturing is carried out in Slovakia. The extensive network of distributors ensures that the products go all over the world to a variety of niche markets and consumers, as well as major global players. www.roffelsen.com