摘要:Large timber sector companies operating on Polish market for years have had their well-established position. They have sufficient financial resources, modern technological lines, use certified raw material, produce goods which quality and technical parameters do not differ from similar goods produced in other countries and very often they even exceed them. Those favourable conditions do not however mean that the companies themselves remain passive. It is the large companies, stable and with a well-established brand that carry the responsibility of setting trends for the whole sector. Very often large companies are the initiators of new ideas, solutions and continuous search for innovative products, improving their technical and qualitative parameters. They determine the direction of development as well as emphasize the necessity of introducing innovations, not just within technology of production but also management and company policy. The aim of the article is to present the situation of large companies from timber sector, current trend as well as indicate the direction of their development.