GM gets its first customer

Gefco, one of the largest logistics firms in Europe and a part of the PSA Peugeot Citroen group, is moving into a new location in the investment-friendly zone in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.

However, first the facility has to be built, and this task has fallen to Eurinpro, a property development and consultancy firm. Eurinpro is going to invest zł.40 million in transforming the 150,000 sqm site into a new distribution center, which it will then lease to Gefco.

"Our client is satisfied with the location. It is important they are staying very close to [Warsaw's] city limits, just four kilometers from their old location," said Rafał Bochenek, Eurinpro's country manager for Poland.

When completed, the warehouse will have 30,000 sqm of space, which will be developed in two 15,000-sqm stages. The complex will have 30 loading docks, as well as office space and a parking lot.

The investment-industry zone in Grodzisk Mazowiecki is not the same as a special economic zone, as much of the infrastructure, including the roads, water and electricity systems, are individually designed for each tenant. Grodzisk officials are also on-hand to guide companies through the legal and bureaucratic formalities.