Warehouse &amp; industrial

CEE REGION Prologis has acquired a nearly 230,000 sqm portfolio of 23 Heitman-owned warehousing properties in Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic through its investment arm, Prologis European Properties Fund II (PEPF II).

Prologis signs leases in Wrocław

POLAND Prologis has signed four leases in the Small Business Unit Building (SBU), which offers small warehouse modules in Prologis Park Wrocław III.

UPS to invest USD 25 mln in Poland

POLAND UPS has plans to invest USD 25 mln in two projects in the Łódź area: one in the town of Stryków, app. 20 km northeast of Łódź, and the other in the city itself.

Czech e-retailer leases 12,000 sqm in Prologis park

CZECH REPUBLIC Czech online electronics retailer Alza.cz has leased 12,600 sqm of warehousing space in Prologis Park Prague Úžice.

UED takes more in MLP Pruszków II

Aneta Cichla

POLAND The area leased by Universal Express Distribution in the MLP Pruszków II logistics park, which is owned by MLP Group, has been increased to nearly 11,700 sqm.

Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

Segro takes more Action in Nadarzyn

02 September 2014

POLAND Polish IT and household appliances and electronics distributor Action has leased an additional 2,000 sqm in Segro Logistics Park Warsaw, Nadarzyn, bringing the total area it occupies up to 14,000 sqm.

Viktória Park Logistics Centre with new tenant

01 September 2014

HUNGARY Zagreb-headquartered logistics and distribution company Orbico has leased out 6,000 sqm of industrial space in Viktória Park Logistics Centre located just outside of Budapest.

Kolporter stays in Śląskie Centrum Logistyczne

31 August 2014

POLAND Kolporter has prolonged its lease of almost 4,000 sqm in Śląskie Centrum Logistyczne in Sosnowiec.

Market interest in CEE data centres continues to surge

29 August 2014

EUROPE/ CEE REGION In H1 2014, connectivity hubs in Europe have sold a total of 38MW of customer IT power, a 68 pct y-o-y increase. Currently dominated by London, Frankfurt and Amsterdam facilities, the European data centre industry is starting to blossom in the CEE region where more and more facilities of this kind is being developed, says CBRE in its latest report.

Panattoni Poznań project kicks-off

25 August 2014

POLAND After purchasing a 18 ha of land in Komorniki near Poznań, Panattoni Europe has started construction work on the first, 35,000 sqm building of its Park Poznań IV logistics centre.

Goodman optimistic about future

19 August 2014

POLAND In its last financial year, Goodman Group has seen a 10 pct boost in operating profit worldwide, to EUR 414 mln, while its total assets under management hit EUR 18.4 bln, up 14 pct y-o-y.

Eiffage to build PLN 45 mln bus factory

19 August 2014

POLAND Eiffage Polska Budownictwo has signed a PLN 45 mln deal to extend and redevelop a Solaris bus plant in Bolechów-Osiedle in Wielkopolskie Province, the companies announced.

Nowa Era expands logistics operations

09 July 2014

Ewa Andrzejewska

POLAND Polish publishing house Nowa Era has extended its cooperation with Segro by renting out 7,000 sqm of space at Segro Business Park Warsaw in Ożarów to better integrate its growing logistics operations.

Kajima to modernize P3 Mszczonów warehouse

25 June 2014

Aneta Cichla

POLAND PointPark Properties (P3) has started work on a complete build-to-suit “fit-out” of its 11,130 sqm temperature-controlled warehouse at PointPark Mszczonów near Warsaw to allow its tenant, FM Logistic, to store and distribute fresh food. The general contractor is Japanese construction company, Kajima Poland.

Mitsuboshi renews its lease in Pruszków

14 August 2014

POLAND Japanese automotive and industrial appliance company Mitsuboshi has renewed its 1,500 sqm lease in the MLP Pruszków I logistics park.

Romania's warehousing burgeons driven by logistics

11 August 2014

ROMANIA In H1 2014, Romanian total leasing activity for logistics and industrial space has hit 230,000 sqm, a 46 pct y-o-y increase, as the country’s logistics operators remained very active, heavily investing in their infrastructure and storage capacity, says CBRE.

Norbert comes to Shushary

11 August 2014

RUSSIA Danone’s logistics provider in Russia, Norbert Dentressangle Logistics, has leased almost 12,000 sqm in A Plus Park Shushary near St Petersburg.

Five-year warehouse record in Moscow region

08 August 2014

RUSSIA In the first six months of this year the Moscow warehouse market expanded by 700,000 sqm – the best result for this period over the past five years, according to report by Colliers International.

Globalworth takes over Timişoara industrial park

07 August 2014

ROMANIA Guernsey-based real estate investment company Globalworth has acquired Timişoara Airport Park, a light industrial complex owned by Invest4SEE and located near the Traian Vuia International Airport northeast of Timişoara, for EUR 35 mln.