Seaside support

Logistics space developer Panattoni Europe has announced the launching of a new distribution center scheme in the seaside city of Gdańsk. The move is in line with the company's policy of expanding into new strategic locations in Poland.

The investment will be situated near the Tri-city conurbation's existing southern ring road and the planned Błonie road junction, approximately four kilometers from Gdańsk's city center. Panattoni had stressed that the location will also allow potential clients easy access to nearby air and sea ports.

"It has long been our intention to invest in the north of the country and, accordingly, we have been looking for a location that would meet our requirements. With its developed transportation infrastructure, Gdańsk has proved to be a perfect place in which to locate a distribution center," said Robert Dobrzycki, Panattoni Europe's regional partner for Central and Eastern Europe.

Panattoni's Gdańsk project is intended to provide logistics support for the city's deep-water container terminal. The distribution center will offer a total of 43,030 sqm of warehouse space and the smallest leasable space available will amount to 1,100 sqm. The investment is scheduled for completion in Q1 2009.

Panattoni Europe is part of Panattoni Development Company, one of the world's largest developers. The firm has a presence in 150 markets in North America and Europe. Over the last two years, it has delivered nearly 1,000,000 sqm of warehouse space in Europe.

Panattoni Europe's key clients include Leroy Merlin, H&M, DSV, ND Logistics, Still, Schenker and Coty Cosmetics. The company's current investments in Poland include expansion projects in Wrocław, Błonie and Łódź as well as new logistics schemes in Garwolin, Stryków, Ołtarzew, Żerniki, Kraków, Gliwice and Czeladź.