Zakład Komunikacji Miejskiej Sp. z o.o.

Name

Zakład Komunikacji Miejskiej Sp. z o.o.

Legal name

Zakład Komunikacji Miejskiej Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://zkmb.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Białogard

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Passenger Fare Revenue: ZKMB generates primary revenue from the sale of single-ride tickets (45-minute transferable), monthly passes (all-line), and reduced-fare tickets to passengers using public urban bus transport. Ticket prices are fixed by municipal resolution.
2. Occasional Bus Rental: ZKMB rents its bus fleet (Kapena and Van Hool vehicles) for occasional transport within Białogard's administrative boundaries. Pricing is per hour or per kilometer plus VAT.
3. Advertising Space Rental: ZKMB leases interior and exterior advertising space on buses for third-party advertisement content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ZKMB provides scheduled urban public bus transport across four city lines (Lines 1, 2, 3, 4) within the administrative boundaries of Białogard, Poland, using a modern fleet of SOLARIS midi and IVECO mini low-floor low-emission buses. Revenue comes from passenger fares (single-ride 45-minute transferable tickets and all-line monthly passes) sold via drivers, the company cash office, retail partners, and the moBiLET and mPay mobile applications, plus occasional bus rentals and advertising-space leasing on vehicles.

Product overview

Zakład Komunikacji Miejskiej Sp. z o.o. (ZKMB) operates as a municipal public transport company in Białogard, Poland, providing passenger transport services since 1975. The company offers a unified public transport service centered on four bus lines (1, 2, 3, 4) operating within the city. The product portfolio includes core passenger transport services, mobile ticketing through moBiLET and mPay applications, traditional paper ticket sales, bus rental services (Kapena and Van Hool vehicles), and advertising space rental on buses. The company has invested in modern low-emission fleet including Solaris midi-buses and IVECO mini-buses, with 8 buses purchased through EU funding. Ticket offerings include 45-minute transfer tickets (3.00 PLN normal, 1.50 PLN discounted) and monthly passes (92.00 PLN normal, 46.00 PLN discounted) valid on all lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 8 new low-emission low-floor buses delivered by 5 June 2019 under EU-funded fleet modernization project
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, operational and supporting.

• mPaycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2023mPay is a mobile payment and ticketing platform that added Białogard to its city ticket network from 1 April 2023. Passengers can purchase single-ride and monthly tickets (normal and reduced) through the mPay app at the same prices as physical points of sale. mPay also offers fleet management (mFlota) services for business travel.
• CONTROL Jacek MadejskioperationalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal ticket inspection company contracted by ZKMB to perform ticket controls on all city bus lines. Based in Koszalin, they deploy trained ticket inspectors with official identification who verify passenger tickets and issue penalty fares for fare evasion.
• moBiLETcoreTechnology or IntegrationmoBiLET is a mobile ticketing platform that integrates with ZKMB's transport system, allowing passengers to purchase and validate single-ride and monthly tickets via smartphone. ZKMB appears as 'Białogard ZKM' in the moBiLET app. The platform supports prepaid electronic wallets, card payments, and bank transfers.
• Retail partners (multiple outlets)supportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZKMB has partnered with multiple retail locations across Białogard for ticket resale, including Sklep 'Bartek' (K. Ochenkowska, ul. Gryfitów 1), Media Press/Netto (ul. Drzymały 31, ul. 1 Maja 9), PHU 'Kama' (ul. Sikorskiego 18), and individual vendors (Bogusław Szatkowski, Pękanino 16).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MZK Koszalin: Municipal bus operator in Koszalin, the regional capital in the same West Pomeranian Voivodeship and co-member of the Koszalińsko-Kołobrzesko-Białogardzki Functional Area. Directly comparable in scale and operational model to ZKMB.
• MZK Słupsk: Municipal bus operator in Słupsk, another mid-sized Polish city with comparable fleet size, route network, and municipal-contract structure to ZKMB.
• KM Kołobrzeg (Komunikacja Miejska Kołobrzeg): Municipal bus operator serving Kołobrzeg, the third city in the same Koszalińsko-Kołobrzesko-Białogardzki Functional Area named alongside ZKMB in the EU-funded low-emission transport project. Closely comparable mid-sized Polish city operator.

Broad incumbents

• MPK Wrocław: Major municipal bus and tram operator in Wrocław, comparable as a large-scale Polish municipal transit incumbent serving as a structural benchmark to ZKMB's small-city operating model.
• MPK Poznań: Major municipal bus and tram operator in Poznań. While substantially larger than ZKMB, it operates the same Polish municipal-contract model for urban public transport and represents a scaled incumbent archetype.
• MPK Kraków: Large municipal bus and tram operator in Kraków, providing the same core service (urban bus transport under regulated fares) as ZKMB but at metropolitan scale and across a much broader network.

Regional players

• MPK Szczecin: Larger municipal bus and tram operator in Szczecin, the regional capital of West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Operates the same regulatory framework and serves a neighbouring regional market to ZKMB.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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