PKS is all about the people. They are the ones who have been shaping its history from the very beginning.
There are companies built on capital. Then there are those built, above all, by people. PKS Gdańsk Oliwa undoubtedly belongs to the latter group. For although market conditions, structures, tools and working methods have changed over the years, one thing has remained constant: from the very beginning, it has been people who have shaped this story.
The best example is Mr Marian – a man who was associated with PKS for an impressive 47 years. It was his first job and the place where he remained until his retirement. Today, although he has been retired for six years, he remains an important part of our company.
Mr Marian was not merely a witness to these changes. He helped shape this history. It was he who established the ferry division within our company, and that is why we can confidently call him the godfather of promy24.com.
When Mr Marian visited us again, it was much more than a sentimental visit for us. It was a reminder that behind our company stand real people, their decisions, their courage, their daily work and their long-standing commitment. Mr Marian shared his memories of the company’s privatisation and restructuring with us, recounting how PKS had changed over the years and what everyday work was like back then.
These stories contained everything that truly shapes a company’s identity: experience, responsibility, loyalty and relationships. There were also emotional moments, for it is hard to remain indifferent to the story of a man who devoted almost his entire working life to a single workplace.
It is people like Mr Marian who show that PKS is not just a company, a brand or a range of services. PKS is, above all, people. People who were here at the beginning, who developed new areas of business, who steered the company through difficult times and who left behind something far more important than their professional achievements – they laid the foundations.
That is why the history of PKS is not a closed chapter. It lives on. In the memories of those who shaped it over the decades and in the daily work of those who are developing the company further today. Meeting Mr Marian was an important reminder for us of where we came from and why it is worth nurturing this continuity.
Because, ultimately, it is people who make a company. And it is people who shape its history – right from the start.
PKS is not just a company. PKS is people – those who make it up today and those who built it over the decades. Mr Marian, who has been with our company for 47 years, is one of the best examples of how a company’s true history always begins with a person.
