The sure bet of the decade

How many warehouses has Panattoni Europe developed in Poland? Around 7 mln sqm, that is, 40 pct of all the existing space on the market. Recently, the company has accounted for almost 60 pct of the total supply each year. Although Panattoni is in fact just beginning its expansion outside the CEE region, it is already the largest developer in Europe in terms of space delivered annually. “This has certainly been a very intense ten years for us. It was during this time that we became the market leader,” points out Robert Dobrzycki, the CEO of Panattoni Europe. In 2009, the sector was still recovering from the credit crunch, but Panattoni took the momentous step of responding to the market turmoil by establishing a new structure, its BTS Group. Because of this decision the following years for the company came to be dominated with the development of tailor-made facilities. “The recession was not just a corrective for the market – it also allowed us to spread our wing