BUSINESS
Polish couples’ busi
T
HEY lived in the same esque scenery, as the reason
area of southern they have made their home in
Poland but two young busi- Argyll.
ness-minded couples only And by immersing themselves
met each other when they in the community, their busi-
moved to Oban to start nesses are flourishing.
new lives. Piotr, a trained civil engineer,
Husband and wife Piotr and and Natalia are approaching
Natalia Wojtyla and part- their second year in business.
ners Marek Kochmanski and And the outdoor enthusi-
Magdalena Sadlik chose to start asts have already taken their
their own businesses in Oban daughter out to see Argyll’s
– Piotr and Natalia run the beautiful scenery, climbing Ben
surveying company Total Station Lora when Emily was only six
Service, while Marek teaches weeks old. However, one less
piano and Magdalena is a dance successful off-road trip involved
teacher and internationally- their car being towed from a
trained beautician. ditch when Natalia was eight
But all four subscribe to the
Marek Kochmanski and Magdalena
months pregnant!
sentiment that it’s a small world
Sadlik. 07_t52mar01
Polish and French law graduate
after all. Since then the couples have Natalia, while helping with the
Natalia said: ‘We are all from become good friends and have business and looking after Emily,
the same area of Poland and settled in the area over the is also studying a PhD in Scots
Piotr’s mother knows Magdale- past three years; Marek and Law through Glasgow Univer-
na’s neighbour back home.’ Magdalena live in Oban, while sity and running her own trans-
Magdalena added: ‘I was in a the Wojtylas live in Achnaba lation service, as she is fluent in
pub and Natalia, who was a and have a seven-month-old Polish, English and French.
stranger to me then, came up daughter, Emily. Marek came to Oban on
to me and said: ‘You’re neigh- All four point to the friendliness, holiday in 2006 with friends but
bour back home in Poland says openness and honesty of the fell in love with the area and
hello. I couldn’t believe it!’ people, as well as the pictur- never went home. He even
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