Briefs

Lease signed at Zeran Park for 1,500 sqm

Soraya, a company owned by the Swedish-American cosmetic consortium Alberto-Culver, have signed a lease to take up around 1,500 sqm of office and warehouse space at Zeran Park, which is located seven kilometers from Warsaw and was developed by Apollo-Rida Poland. It consists of four buildings totalling 52,000 sqm.

South Korean car manufacturers consider Poland

Representatives from the South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Co have been touring Central Europe, with the intention of building a plant in the region and Poland was first on their list of destinations. In a meeting with Prime Minister Leszek Miller and Deputy Economy Minister Andrzej Szejna, the appeal of Poland as the region's biggest market and its impending entrance to the EU was emphasized, and a detailed offer for the construction of the plant has been submitted to the manufacturers by the government. Hyundai are also considering the possibility of building the EUR 1.1 bln plant in either the Czech Republic, Slovakia or Hungary. The decision for the location of the factory is expected to be made by March next year and construction is likely to begin in the first quarter of 2005.

Raben in Wroclaw

The Dutch logistics firm Raben is to develop its Wroclaw branch. The company has acquired an eight hectare plot in the town, plans to move all its local workers there and will construct a warehouse project on the site.

Lease signed at Diamond Business Park Janki

The Chinese textile wholesalers Ngan Ha have signed a lease agreement for 1,861 sqm at Diamond Business Park Janki: 376 sqm of this will be office and 1,485 sqm will be warehouse space. The owner of the property is Heitman Central Europe Property Partners, on whose behalf DTZ acted as leasing agents in the deal.

Brewery complex in Bielsko Biala up for sale

The beer producer Grupa Zywiec has put a brewery complex in Bielsko Biala, in the south of Poland, up for sale. The 1.25 hectare site provides for office, storage and production use and the buildings combined amount to around 7,623 sqm of space. DTZ have been hired to dispose of the complex, on behalf of Grupa Zywiec.