The jubilee twenty-fifth title in the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 Czech Republic competition was awarded to Milan Kratin and Zdeněk Šoustal from Accolade. The company, founded in 2011, is among the leading players in the field of industrial and logistics parks and is currently active in ten European markets. The competition jury appreciated, among other things, their contribution to the revitalization of brownfields and the creation of new opportunities for the development of business and employment in the regions. The award, awarded under the patronage of the President of the Republic Petr Pavel, was received today at the National House in Vinohrady from the hands of Martina Kneiflová, Managing Partner of EY Czech Republic, and Tomáš Salomon, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Česká spořitelna, which is the main partner of the competition.
The BMW Group will soon operate its overseas logistics from the logistics park in Mošnov. Following the issuance of a valid building permit, the development company Concens Investments has started the construction of the 3rd stage of the Ostrava Airport Multimodal Park complex at Leoš Janáček Airport in Ostrava Mošnov. The BMW car manufacturer will have three new halls at its disposal, which it will use on the basis of a ten-year pre-lease. The complex will be connected, among other things, to the railway terminal.
The Škoda Auto car manufacturer's intralogistics at its production plant in Mladá Boleslav will be strengthened by fully automated conveyor bridges and an automated high-bay warehouse (HRL) for the transport and storage of passenger car bodies. This follows from a recent press release from the design and construction consulting firm Obermeyer Helika, which is participating in this project. The first stage of the actual project implementation, i.e. the construction of the warehouse, is starting these days.
The past few years certainly haven’t been easy for retailers. A pandemic, global chain disruptions and shortages, inflationary pressures that have squeezed consumers’ wallets and increased product costs, economic uncertainty and geopolitical instability have resulted in the closure of thousands of stores and the demise of numerous brands. Not content with all this economic disruption, a new phase of digital technology has altered consumer behaviour and increased expectations, changing the retail marketplace forever. Growth opportunities exist, but seizing them requires new mindsets, technologies, supply chain capabilities, and logistics networks.
American equity firm Blackstone is buying CT Real Estate, a portfolio of ten logistics parks, for €470 million from TPG Real Estate. The mentioned industrial properties currently cover an area of approximately 500,000 square meters in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Five years ago, TPG Real Estate created a joint venture with the developer Contera and thus acquired its portfolio, which has since quadrupled with joint efforts.
Urban and industrial zone development planning, renewable energy sources, strategic investments, and ESG reporting. The Bold Future conference, which was hosted by the Prague Congress Center on Tuesday, November 12, addressed these topics with a unifying focus on sustainability.
Development company 7R and real estate investment manager EQT Exeter have joined forces to build the EQT Exeter Park Prague D8 Lužec logistics park. The project includes two buildings with an area of 44,000 and 12,000 square meters, a total of 68 docks and 12 m of clear height.
