http://www.okd.cz/ http://www.okd.cz/en/our-region/news-from-our-region/summer-with-okd-shakespeare-world-music-rock-and-folk-music/ Compared to a somewhat prosaic business of OKD consisting in coal mining, the range of its activities for the residents of the Moravian-Silesian region is much more versatile. The list of cultural events to be supported by OKD is evidence to it. ...

]]> 16.5.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/media/press-releases/the-golden-semicolon-the-miners-have-the-best-corporate-periodical-in-the-czech-republic-again/ PRAHA / OSTRAVA (May 11, 2012) – Horník, the corporate weekly of OKD, the mining company in Ostrava, ranked first in the nation-wide contest called The Golden Semicolon for the second time....

]]> 11.5.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/about-us/news/award-for-the-okd-annual-report/ OKD has won several trophies in national competition Corporate Media of the Year. In the category of annual reports, company got the first place, OKD Foundation annual report was evaluated by a silver medal and OKD website www.okd.cz/my ended up at the third position in its category....

]]> 11.5.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/our-region/news-from-our-region/okd-company-helped-build-a-climbing-wall-in-lichnov/ A wedding, an international women's cycling race, a celebration of the fifth anniversary of a civic association Tojstoráci, an opening of the climbing wall built thanks to the support of OKD company....

]]> 9.5.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/our-region/news-from-our-region/the-school-which-restored-mining-apprenticeships-after-twenty-years-reports-the-news/ Mechanic of mining machinery and equipment. This is the name of a new four-year graduation study, which SŠTaS Karviná opens from 1st of September for 2012/2013 school year....

]]> 26.4.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/media/press-releases/okd-turned-mining-affected-area-into-golf-course-/ Karviná (April 18, 2012) – The OKD Mining Company completed the reclamation of an extensive area situated between the Karviná and Darkov Mines. On a territory previously affected by mining where the impact of mining operations has been visible until recently...

]]> 19.4.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/our-region/news-from-our-region/money-from-paskov-mine-for-little-smart-heads/ Here, in our country, isn't more significant challenge for young talents from around the world, than Tournament of Chess Hopes, directed by the Beskydy Chess School from Frýdek-Místek....

]]> 18.4.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/about-us/news/a-new-issue-of-open-mine-quarterly-magazine-of-nwr-has-just-been-released-/ People want to be successful! In a long interview for Open Mine quarterly magazine of OKD – NWR, this experience gained while he was working in mining is described by Boleslaw Kowalczyk, the ČSM mine General Manager....

]]> 12.4.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/media/press-releases/an-amendment-to-the-okd-collective-agreement-guarantees-a-three-percent-tariff-increase-and-inflation-matching-/ Ostrava, (5 April 2012) – Negotiations on the Wage Amendment to the Collective Agreement have been successfully completed in the mining company OKD....

]]> 5.4.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/our-region/news-from-our-region/paskov-mine-supports-student-floorball-players/ New working time from Sunday to Thursday suits to Petr Prokop, main foreman from Paskov Mine. Free Friday means for him certain participation in training of his son Michal (13) in floorball club FBC BD Stav Frýdek-Místek...

]]> 30.3.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/media/press-releases/okd-officially-presented-its-intention-to-continue-in-its-mining-activities-in-karvina-mine-until-2035-to-the-environment-ministry/ Ostrava (March 23, 2012) – Within the scope of the preliminary procedure, OKD submitted to the Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic a notice of intention to continue in the mining activities...

]]> 23.3.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/coal-mining/news-in-coal-mining/upgraded-heating-station-also-supplies-electricity-for-the-mine-/ The ČSM Heating Station, operated by Dalkia Industry CZ at the northern site of the ČSM Mine in Stonava, produces not only compressed air and heat...

]]> 22.3.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/about-us/news/energy-conference-with-the-okd-support-/ With the support of OKD was held 7th annual conference "The expected development of the energy sector in the Czech Republic and Slovakia" on 6th March at the Holiday Inn Congress Center in Brno....

]]> 20.3.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/about-us/news/the-mining-company-at-the-kariera-plus-2012-job-fair-/ This year again, the OKD company will be the leader of more than a hundred companies participating in Kariera Plus 2012, the largest job fair in the region....

]]> 12.3.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/about-us/news/-zlata-pecka-golden-stone-award-to-okd-for-its-coal-story-spot/ The story of Mr. Coal, played by David Vivien, a Serbian actor, showing the TV viewers round the places of occurrence of “black gold” needed for life, was the best TV spot last year....

]]> 1.3.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/about-us/news/with-the-continuous-improvement-the-strength-of-the-company-and-job-security-is-growing/ The improvement of key performance parameters, such as mining performance, safety or costs incurred to obtain one ton of coal, and the related improvement of internal communication and teamwork....

]]> 27.2.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/coal-mining/news-in-coal-mining/major-supplier-dh-mining-system-opened-a-service-center-within-sight-of-okd-mines/ Drilling car from ČSM South and loader trailer for development crew in the Paskov Mine. These are the first technologies in the new assembly hall of dh mining company system (former Deilmann-Haniel) repaired in Horní Such...

]]> 17.2.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/about-us/news/for-experience-to-ostrava-the-delegation-from-katowice-holding-weglowy-arrived-to-okd/ Miners are one big family and have no interest to hide or conceal anything before them. Objectives such as safety, improving conditions and
modernization of coal mining operations are applied throughout the department...

]]> 14.2.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/our-region/news-from-our-region/only-the-best-got-the-medals-in-children-and-youth-olympics-all-the-others-got-an-attention-from-okd/ Contest´s over! Traditional fire burnt out, and racing areas and halls in Beskydy and Ostrava emptied, heaters heating the participants in strong frosts are not heating anymore,...

]]> 12.2.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/our-region/news-from-our-region/first-mine-apprentices-will-graduate-from-the-school-this-year/ Loud music from the main entrance of the High School of Technology and Services in Karviná lured to enter and participate in Open Day in 11th January....

]]> 3.2.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/media/press-releases/okd-wins-regional-president-s-award-for-social-responsibility/ Ostrava (29 January 2012) – The OKD mining company won the first place in the competition for the Award for Social Responsibility in the large companies category (over 250 employees)....

]]> 31.1.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/coal-mining/news-in-coal-mining/csm-mine-won-traveling-shaft-lamp-three-times-in-the-last-year-/ Twice overcoming the absolute monthly mining results, three times overwriting records in the development, historically the second highest loading in the expedition, the best teams in the district in the coalface and in the road heading,...

]]> 30.1.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/media/press-releases/the-school-in-karvina-is-going-to-offer-miners-evening-study-programmes-with-the-school-leaving-maturita-examination-/ Karvina (24 January 2012) – The picture of a miner with a pickaxe and a shovel belongs to the past. The OKD company, which in recent years has purchased high tech mining technology and needs educated workers for its mines,...

]]> 25.1.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/our-region/news-from-our-region/okd-supports-the-10th-year-of-the-children-and-youth-olympics-2012/ Horečky Ski Jump Area in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm with four completely modernized ski jumps will host Olympic Games in the last weekend in January! Ski jumping belongs to the program of the 10th year of Children and Youth Olympics 2012...

]]> 19.1.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/about-us/news/way-to-graduation-certficate-opens-to-mining-apprentices/ The image of miner with pick and shovel is the past. OKD mining company is building on the modernization of mining process and for its implementation efforts requires skilled and educated men....

]]> 17.1.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/safety/news/safety-remains-the-biggest-challenge-for-2012/ The year 2011 was characterized by further improvements in key indicators of safety and accident rates in OKD (including employees of our contractors). ...

]]> 9.1.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/media/press-releases/the-okd-company-has-saved-hundreds-of-millions-thanks-to-the-proposals-for-improvement-submitted-by-its-employees-who-were-rewarded-for-them-by-receiving-bonuses-trips-or-even-a-car-/ Ostrava (2 January 2012) – Otakar Duda, an electrical expert from The Darkov Mine became the lucky winner of Škoda Fabia car...

]]> 3.1.2012 http://www.okd.cz/en/about-us/news/job-which-is-also-the-mission/ Guys who go to the place, where the others running away. On December 9th, twenty-five mine rescue workers from the Main Mine Rescue Station in Ostrava, mine rescue stations...

]]> 20.12.2011 http://www.okd.cz/en/about-us/news/club-of-friends-of-the-mining-museum-in-ostrava-has-reviewed-its-activities-this-year-it-was-rich-again/ Another group photo is in the Chronicle of Club of the Mining Museum in Ostrava. Members of the club...

]]> 16.12.2011 http://www.okd.cz/en/about-us/news/visit-from-australia-went-down-to-csm-mine/ Four representatives of the world's largest mining company Peabody, which operates 12 mines in Australia and about 30 in the U.S.,
visited CSM Mine in the first day of December, along with three representatives of Sandvik, a leading supplier of technologies for mines OKD....

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