Boom boom boom...

Never has the warehouse and logistics industry grown at such a rate in Poland as in the first six months of 2006 – such is the unanimous opinion of the analysts.Tomasz Olszewski, head of Cushman &Wakefield’s department of industrial space, expresses a similar view: – The warehouse boom is a consequence of the country’s general economic situation. Shops are selling lots of goods and warehouses must keep pace with the demand.Warehouses serving shopping chains as well as the industrial sector are doing equally well, although a sort of specialization can be observed regionally in both logistics fields. As was expected, the Warsaw region lost its leading position in terms of the rate of growth.Łódź retains its honourable position as vice-leader, though it seems to have become saturated with logistic parks. Renata Osiecka reveals that: – The data we have shows that the supply of space to this market is around 1.3 mln sqm, while pre-let space amounts to ar