▁one ▁of ▁Polish ▁Autom obile ▁and ▁Motor cycle ▁Association ' s ▁" Off - Ro ad ▁Championship ▁of ▁Poland " ▁r ally ▁ra ids . ▁ ▁So on ▁afterwards ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Poland , ▁this ▁time ▁looking ▁for ▁business ▁opportun ities . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁France ▁was ▁slowly ▁recover ing ▁from ▁dec ades ▁of ▁st agn ation , ▁while ▁economy ▁of ▁Poland ▁was ▁under going ▁a ▁shock ▁ther apy ▁dub bed ▁the ▁Bal cer ow icz ▁Plan , ▁which ▁would ▁soon ▁lead ▁to ▁G DP ▁growth ▁rates ▁exceed ing ▁ 6 %. ▁This , ▁couple d ▁with ▁lower ▁w ages ▁and ▁a ▁sk illed ▁work force , ▁made ▁Poland ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁attract ▁much ▁foreign ▁invest ment . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Francis ▁L app ▁settled ▁in ▁Poland ▁for ▁good . ▁There ▁he ▁launched ▁HT EP ▁Pol ska , ▁initially ▁as ▁a ▁switch ge ar ▁producer . ▁With ▁time ▁the ▁company ▁started ▁design ing ▁and ▁installing ▁elect rical , ▁air - condition ing ▁and ▁san it ary ▁systems ▁for ▁industrial ▁facilities , ▁but ▁also ▁Cast or ama ▁DI Y ▁sh ops , ▁Car ref our ▁hyper mark ets , ▁Grand ▁Hotel ▁in ▁S op ot , ▁B SH ▁Haus ger ä te ▁facilities ▁in ▁Ł ód ź ▁and ▁Emp orio ▁Ar man i ▁bout ique ▁in ▁Wars aw , ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁L app ▁became ▁an ▁active ▁sail or ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9