Ukraine Rebuilding through tech – Mike Stenson of Kingspan

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Irish company Kingspan has recently broken ground on a EUR 280 mln business technology campus near Lviv. This was the first major investment announced by a Western company in Ukraine since the outbreak of the war. And so, EurobuildCEE spoke to Mike Stenson, Kingspan's Ukraine project director, about why the company made such a bold decision and why it is so important for the war-torn country.
Could you tell us something about Kingspan – your activities, mission and where you are active? Kingspan is the global leader in high-performance insulation and building envelope solutions. Our mission is to accelerate a net-zero emissions built environment with people and the planet at its heart. We believe advanced materials, building systems and digital technologies can play a critical role in addressing the global issues of climate change and the protection of our natural world. These pro
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Public buildings

Poland Gronów Elbląski station to be renovated

schedule 03 June 2026
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Polish State Railways (PKP) is to modernise the station in Gronów Elbląski. The design is ready, and the company has now announced a tender to select a general contractor with bids to be submitted by June 18th.

Retail & leisure

Poland German burgers in Manufaktura

schedule 03 June 2026
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A new food concept has entered the Manufaktura centre in Łódź with the opening of Berlin-based fast food chain Burgermeister.

Retail & leisure

Poland Diverse enter Designer Outlet Warsaw

schedule 03 June 2026
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Diverse has opened a 320 sqm store in Designer Outlet Warsaw.

Residential

Poland Ageing population drives senior living investment

schedule 03 June 2026
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The demand for long-term care services continues to grow, while investment is returning to the market. These are the key findings from the latest Marketbeat Nursing Home in Europe 2026 report, published by international advisory agency Cushman & Wakefield.

Investment & finance

Poland Pepco to sell Dealz

schedule 03 June 2026
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Pepco Group, the owner of the Pepco discount store chain, has signed a preliminary agreement to sell its stake in Dealz Poland.

Investment & finance

Poland Hillwood granted EUR 160 mln in financing

schedule 03 June 2026
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Hillwood Polska has secured EUR 160 mln in portfolio financing from Bank Pekao for four logistics projects: Hillwood Rawicz, Hillwood & LCube Wrocław East, Hillwood Łazy (stages I and II), and Hillwood Łódź Chocianowice. The portfolio comprises a total of 310,000 sqm of leasable space.

Office & mixed-use development

Slovakia iO Partners takes on Twin City Tower

schedule 02 June 2026
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Valesco Group has appointed iO Partners as the exclusive office leasing agent for Twin City Tower in Bratislava.

Retail & leisure

Poland Worldbox opens in Aura

schedule 02 June 2026
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Worldbox has opened an 800 sqm store in the Aura Centrum Olsztyna shopping centre.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Brochocki to commercialise City Gate

schedule 02 June 2026
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Brochocki Nieruchomości has been appointed the exclusive agent responsible for the commercialisation of the Warsaw City Gate office complex, owned by Ogrodowa Inwestycje, a PZU Group company.

Retail & leisure

Poland Three Fizar parks to be modernised

schedule 02 June 2026
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Fizar has commissioned IMV Polska to advise on the modernisation and recommercialisation of three retail parks located in Malbork, Zielona Góra, and Grudziądz. The projects total over 22,000 sqm gla.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Tesco Technology grows in Kraków

schedule 02 June 2026
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Tesco Technology, the Tesco Group's technology centre, has relocated its Kraków offices to the Unity Center, taking up five floors of the building.. The company has also announced it is to hire another 150 personnel, bringing its Kraków workforce up to around 500 people.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Panattoni comes to Bytom

schedule 02 June 2026
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Panattoni has begun work on its first development in Bytom on ul. Węglowa. Panattoni Park Bytom will provide over 132,000 sqm of modern industrial space, of which 100,000 sqm has already been leased to Latex Opony. The completion is scheduled for May 2027.

Retail & leisure

CEE region Smyk expands across the region

schedule 02 June 2026
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The Smyk Group has opened its first store in the Czech Republic. The new location opened on May 29th in the Avion retail park in Ostrava.

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Rohlig Suus opens cross-dock in Kielce

schedule 02 June 2026
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Rohlig SUUS Logistics has opened a 4,400 sqm crossdock terminal in Kielce, doubling its warehouse space in the region.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Warsaw stays stable

schedule 01 June 2026
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Tenants are increasingly choosing modern buildings, which is strengthening the position of owners of prime properties and supports the growth of prime rents, according to BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland's 'Review – Warsaw Office Market' report for Q1 2026.

Investment & finance

Poland The Park sold for EUR 48 mln

schedule 01 June 2026
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Baltic investor Summus Capital has purchased The Park Kraków office complex, recently developed by White Star Real Estate and Cain International. The purchase price came to EUR 48 mln.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Two Fuzja buildings now with occupancy permits

schedule 01 June 2026
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Two residential buildings with loft apartments have received occupancy permits. Additionally, construction work is underway on a multi-storey car park and a new residential building.

Retail & leisure

Poland New tenants in M1

schedule 01 June 2026
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Over 6,100 sqm has been leased in the M1 Łódź centre.

ESG

Poland Silesia City Center now Excellent

schedule 01 June 2026
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Silesia City Center has been awarded a BREEAM In-Use rating of Excellent. The centre uses a modern building management system, allowing utility usage to be monitored in real time.

Retail & leisure

Poland HDREY comes to Posnania

schedule 01 June 2026
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HDREY, a rising cosmetics brand, has entered Posnania, opening its first boutique in Poznań at the beginning of May.

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schedule 25 May 2026

Bringing people together

We take the opportunity to talk with Jacek Kostrzewski, the managing director of engineering consultancy Gleeds, to find out how his passion for sport drives his approach to business and how Gleeds views the current shape of the market.

schedule 08 May 2026

Laying the groundwork for success

Monting Development, a company set up by Danilo Djurović and Poland’s most famous footballer Robert Lewandowski, has hit the headlines recently (as well as our own front cover back in December), with the launch of a number of prominent residential projects in Warsaw and Gdańsk. Now, Jarosław Fiutowski has joined the developer as COO. So, in our latest exclusive interview, we spoke to him about what he will be bringing to the developer and what he hopes to achieve

schedule 15 April 2026

The French connection

With the opening of Data4’s second data centre in Jawczyce just outside Warsaw, we took the opportunity to catch up with Olivier Micheli, the president and CEO of Data4 to quiz him on his plans for Poland and the region.

schedule 14 April 2026

Compelling reasons to invest in Polish offices

French investor Arkéa REIM hit the headlines recently with its acquisition, through the SCPI Transitions Europe fund it manages, of the Brain Park A office building in Kraków. This followed the 2024 purchase of Lastadia Office in Szczecin by the fund. So, in our latest exclusive interview, we spoke to the company's CEO, Yann Videcoq, about why he feels so confident about these particular properties and the office markets in Poland’s regional cities.

schedule 23 February 2026

Our plans are ambitious

Recently, Martin Ohly was appointed to the newly created position of head of Germany at 7R, so what better opportunity could there be to find out about what the Polish warehouse developer plans for the German market?

schedule 18 February 2026

Our plans are ambitious

Recently, Martin Ohly was appointed to the newly created position of head of Germany at 7R, so what better opportunity could there be to find out about what the Polish warehouse developer plans for the German market?

schedule 17 February 2026

From Tallinn to Dubrovnik

Eleport is developing a fast-charging corridor along Amber Road. So, we spoke with Michał Małecki, the chief revenue officer at Eleport, about the project.

schedule 16 February 2026

Bringing something different to leadership

Following the announcement of Simon Durkin as the new CEO for ULI Europe, we caught up with him to find out what he envisions for the organisation.

schedule 09 February 2026

Understanding the building

Many commercial buildings today operate using technologies that generate unnecessary costs and increase energy-related risks. Instead of simple, ad-hoc upgrades, a tailored approach based on audits, data, and a real return on the investment is gaining importance. What does such an approach look like in practice? Piotr Miodek, the vice-president of the Kabar Group, tells us all about this.

schedule 05 February 2026

Hungary exit - the right decision

Following the sale of Millennium Tower I in Budapest, we took the opportunity to talk to CA Immo CEO, Keegan Viscius, to talk about the current sell-off in Hungary and CA Immo's further plans for the CEE

schedule 27 January 2026

BIM now mainstream

The year 2025 clearly demonstrated that BIM methodology and technology have already entered companies on a large scale. Aleksandra Zielazna-Pawlukiewicz, head of the BIM department at SRDK Studio, reveals her views on the development of this field in the near future.

schedule 16 January 2026

What is driving the spate of lease renewals

In recent quarters, a cautious attitude among tenants has become increasingly evident in the commercial real estate market. As Marek Ciunowicz, founder and CEO of Corees Polska, notes, changes in work patterns, rising operating costs, and limited space availability are forcing companies to consider offices in a different decision-making cycle than before the pandemic

schedule 19 December 2025

More than just opening doors

In our latest exclusive interview, Eurobuild speaks to Maciej Grabowski, the founder of Blue Bolt, which provides a mobile access platform for buildings, about how such systems have become more sophisticated over the years and why they now play a vital role in building management.

schedule 13 November 2025

More than machines

Adrian Winiarek, Partner and Development Director at MDC2, shares his expert insights on how technology and infrastructure come together in modern warehouses.

schedule 13 October 2025

The voice of the younger generation

In our latest exclusive interview, we spoke with Justyna Glinka, a senior associate at Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy, who has been appointed as the new chair of ULI Poland Young Leaders. The programme, which is aimed at professionals under 35, supports young people, enabling them to acquire knowledge, build networks, and participate in ULI’s international initiatives.

schedule 09 October 2025

EGLS enters the scene

European Green Logistics Space has been attending its first-ever Expo Real. And so, in Munich we spoke to Ian Worboys, the founder and CEO, and Marta Gorońska, the Poland investment and development director, about how the company intends to establish itself as a major new player in the logistics real estate sector - and we also asked them about their takeaways from Expo!

schedule 01 October 2025

The cost of going green

We took the opportunity to talk to Katarzyna Chwalbińska-Kusek, the head of ESG and sustainability at Baker Tilly TPA, about the costs of going green.

schedule 25 September 2025

Katarina Horváthová of Manova Partners

The big recent deal was the sale of the Vibe A office building in Warsaw by Ghelamco to Manova Partners - in the platform's first Polish acquisition. And so, we spoke to Katarina Horváthová, the CEE head of transactions and Czech Republic country head of Manova Partners to find out about the company's long-term plans and about its unusual employee-owned structure.

schedule 23 September 2025

Antonio Pomes of Revetas Capital

In our latest exclusive interview, ‘EurobuildCEE’ speaks to Antonio Pomes, the director and Poland country head of portfolio management of Revetas Capital, about the success of Bonarka for Business, the state of the office markets in Poland’s cities, and why Revetas is shifting its focus onto PRS

schedule 11 September 2025

Building momentum for the future

The Bricomarché chain is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Poland. On this occasion, we speak with Katarzyna Jańczak-Stefanide, General Manager of the chain in Poland.

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