Forbes Diamonds for BalticWorkwear

Forbes Diamonds for Baltic Workwear – our journey from a garage to an award we never expected

Today's academy topic is a little different than usual.

There won't be any new product updates. There won't be shopping advice on choosing the right workwear trousers or gloves. Today we want to say thank you – and show you exactly why.

What will you learn from this post?

• which prestigious award Baltic Workwear received in 2026,
• that we were recognized among the fastest-growing companies in Poland,
• that we received this award as a leader in the professional workwear market!

It all started in a garage

Many companies prefer not to talk about their humble beginnings. We see it as a point of pride. Our first warehouse was... our parents' garage. In 2015, my brother and I decided to start a company. We didn't yet know how we'd do it – but we knew who it was for. We wanted to change the everyday working life of hard-working tradespeople.

We started with no experience, no real business skills, and no venture capital backing – this wasn't a Silicon Valley startup story. But we had a clear goal: we wanted people to feel comfortable in their work trousers.

2016–2020: a time of learning and first steps

These were the years when "work trousers" meant only blue cotton overalls to most people. We knew you were looking for something more.

Slowly, we started partnering with the biggest European workwear brands – brands that, although already available in Poland, almost nobody knew about. Whenever we had to, we'd load up the car and drive to get stock ourselves, just to meet deadlines and never let anyone down.

We also knew one thing: if you want to change something, you have to do things differently from everyone else. That's when Paweł came up with the idea of starting a YouTube channel talking about work boots, gloves, and trousers. Many people thought – who on earth would want to watch that? That was the beginning of the largest workwear-focused YouTube channel.

Some people thought we were crazy – after all, nobody buys that kind of thing online. But you thought differently. Step by step, we earned your trust. Baltic started becoming visible in the market – we opened our first physical stores and moved into new warehouses.

We learned the business through countless mistakes. Step by step, always moving forward.

The pandemic and difficult times

We went through COVID and the market downturn that followed. We stuck to one simple rule: deliver premium products, educate, be the best in the market, and never give up.

Somewhere along the way, we rented our first large warehouse hall. My wife took a photo of us, saying: "I'll take this photo for you, it'll come in handy one day when you're in Forbes." Back then, I had no idea those words would actually come true.

The message we never expected

I was sitting at my computer, busy with the day-to-day running of the company, when suddenly a message arrived. I read it a few times just to be sure – it was the news that BalticBHP had been awarded a Forbes Diamond.

Forbes Diamonds is a prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing companies in Poland, evaluating growth, value, and the financial health of businesses. Did you ever think your favorite workwear store would end up in Forbes? Neither did we!

Thank you – because this award is for you

This recognition belongs, above all, to you, our customers. It's thanks to you that we get to receive this award today.

Thank you for your trust and for the shared journey – from our parents' garage all the way to a Forbes magazine award.

But make no mistake – a prestigious award like this doesn't change anything in how we think. We still know exactly what our goal is and what's left to do. Because many tradespeople are still working in uncomfortable work trousers – and we want to change that.