The PLDCA Industry Awards are distinctions granted by the Polish Data Center Association to companies, projects, and leaders who significantly shape the development of the digital infrastructure market in Poland and Europe.
The PLDCA Industry Awards are distinctions granted by the Polish Data Center Association to companies, projects, and leaders who significantly shape the development of the digital infrastructure market in Poland and Europe.
The PLDCA Industry Awards are distinctions granted by the Polish Data Center Association to companies, projects, and leaders who significantly shape the development of the digital infrastructure market in Poland and Europe.
The first edition of the awards was presented on April 14, 2026, during the Gateway Poland Gala Dinner, accompanying the Gateway Poland conference in Warsaw.
Gateway Poland 2026 is a two-day conference organized by the PLDCA, gathering government representatives, investors, and companies operating across the entire digital infrastructure value chain - from the energy sector, through large-scale data centers, to cloud computing and AI. This year's edition, held under the theme "Getting Ready for the Gigawatt-Scale", focuses on the foundations of the dynamically developing digital ecosystem in Poland - from the development of the domestic AI and HPC environment to the key determinants of large-scale infrastructure growth: land availability, power capacity, connectivity, design, technologies, competencies, and education.
Gateway Poland creates a space for substantive dialogue on energy, regulations, and investments, supporting Polish ambitions to build gigawatt-scale data center campuses.
PLDCA Industry Awards 2026 Winners
01
Project of the Year: Poland
This award recognizes an outstanding data center project delivered in Poland that demonstrates excellence in design, engineering, construction, and operational performance. The winning project sets a benchmark for the Polish data center market through innovation, quality of execution, and measurable business and technical results.
Winner
Beyond.pl
Project: AI Factory the F.I.N.
Award Category Partner
02
Project of the Year: International
(Polish Contribution)
This award recognizes Polish companies or project teams that have made a significant contribution to the delivery of an international data center project. The award celebrates excellence in execution, technical competence, and a successful representation of Polish expertise on the global data center market.
Winner
BCA Engineering Group
Hyperscale AI, Scandinavia (CxA)
Award Category Partner
03
Innovation: Design
This award recognizes design and engineering companies that have developed innovative technological solutions for data center projects. The award celebrates design-driven innovation that introduces new approaches to thermal management, power generation or distribution, system topology, or other critical systems, translating advanced concepts into practical and buildable solutions.
Winner
Linar Projekt
AURORA AI / HPC reference design
04
Innovation: Technology
This award recognizes technology vendors and manufacturers who have introduced innovative products or solutions addressing current and emerging challenges in data center infrastructure. The award celebrates technologies that enable higher power density, advanced thermal management, and the application of artificial intelligence across critical data center systems.
Winner
Georg Fischer
Polymer piping for Data4 DC02
Award Category Partner
05
Innovation: Sustainability
This award recognizes organizations that have delivered innovative solutions or initiatives significantly improving the environmental sustainability of data center infrastructure. The award celebrates measurable progress in reducing data center environmental impact in fields of decarbonization, circular economy, heat reuse, and energy efficiency while maintaining high levels of performance and reliability.
Winner
Beyond.pl
DC / district heating sector coupling
Award Category Partner
06
Innovation: Prefabrication
This award recognizes organizations that have applied innovative prefabrication or modular construction approaches in the delivery of data center projects. The award celebrates solutions that improve speed of deployment, quality, safety, and predictability through factory-built components or modular assemblies.
Winner
Polonez Plus
Data4 WAW1_DC02 87% off-site prefab piping
07
Impact: Woman of the Year
This award recognizes an outstanding woman leader who has achieved exceptional results and demonstrated strong impact within the data center industry. The award celebrates professional excellence, leadership, and the role-model effect of women shaping the future of a highly technical and rapidly evolving industry.
Winner
Aneta Czaińska
PLDCA
Award Category Partner
08
Impact: Young Talent
This award recognizes a young professional who demonstrates exceptional potential and early-career impact within the data center industry. The award celebrates emerging engineers and specialists who actively contribute to projects, show strong technical or professional growth, and represent the future of the sector.
Winner
Olga Dziedzic
AODC Sp. z o.o.
09
Impact: Local Manufacturing
This award recognizes manufacturing companies with production facilities located in Poland that supply high-quality products for the data center industry. The award celebrates Polish manufacturing excellence, product quality, and the successful expansion of locally produced solutions to local and international data center markets.
Winner
Anord Mardix
Bielsko-Biała Manufacturing Hub
10
Impact: Community
This award recognizes an organization, initiative, or individual that has made a significant contribution to building and strengthening the data center community and its relationship with society. The award celebrates efforts that support industry knowledge sharing, collaboration, education, local community relations, and other initiatives that improve public understanding of the role and impact of data centers, including tangible benefits for local communities.
Winner
Beyond.pl
Guided data centers tours
11
Honorary award: Outstanding Industry Contribution
This award recognizes an individual who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the development of the data center industry. The award celebrates personal impact through leadership, expertise, initiative, or public engagement that has positively shaped projects, organizations, policy frameworks, or the wider data center ecosystem.
Winner