Arete Group's third fund focused on industrial and logistics assets in the region of Central and Eastern Europe completed the purchase of a production hall near Milovice in Central Bohemia. The long-term tenant of the building will be AAS Automotive, which specializes in the production of longitudinal and transverse roof racks.
A sustainable industrial building was built on the grounds of CTPark Prague West in Chrášťany u Prahy, which received a record score of 92.1% in the BREEAM New Construction ecological certification at the Outstanding level. It thus became the "greenest" industrial building in the Czech Republic. The hall has a whole series of innovative solutions contributing to energy efficiency, there is no shortage of facilities to support the local fauna, rich greenery or charging stations for electric cars.
The industrial developer P3 Logistic Parks is planning massive investments in the domestic portfolio this year. He is interested in land and already functioning parks in attractive locations. It could thus expand its portfolio by tens of thousands of square meters, which in the future will serve tenants from the areas of logistics, light manufacturing, retail or e-commerce.
The developer and owner of logistics real estate VGP concluded a lease agreement with Dachser Czech Republic for the lease of new premises in VGP Park České Budějovice. The new hall with a size of 14,000 square meters will be realized directly to the Dachser company. The estimated date of completion and handover of the premises for use is this October. Currently, the company has rented an existing hall with a total area of 9,424 square meters on the premises, and is thus expanding its operations in the same location with the new building.
CTP, the largest developer in the Czech Republic focused on the sustainable construction of industrial and logistics properties, acquired an industrial complex from Bluehouse Capital earlier this year on a plot of land with a total area of 330,000 sqm in the city district of Ostrava – Hrušov. In addition to the existing first phase of 18,000 sqm, which already has three tenants, the developer plans to build another 76,000 sqm of industrial-logistics space. The warehouse will be built in the revitalized area of the former chemical plants with a total area of 94,000 sqm and will become the largest in the Czech CTP portfolio.
International demand is driven by green technologies related to energy saving. The times when the Czech Republic was oriented towards warehouses and assembly plants are slowly but surely beginning to change. Only recently have a number of plants been built that are related to the transformation of energy and transport. The automotive industry is starting to move towards electromobility, and companies producing heat pumps and components for photovoltaics are also starting to invest amounts in the order of billions in production here.
Industrial developer Logicor responds to increased activity on the Czech market. It is strengthening its local team with two new members who will work under the leadership of Pavel Rufert.
The year 2022 ended well for the shipper than expected. Despite the obstacles that the companies had to deal with, the transport peak shows an increase in sales. Globally, DSV managed to increase sales by 29% year-on-year, to a total of CZK 750 billion. Strong marketing strategies and quick adaptability to changes have become the basis of success for DSV. The Czech branch of the company contributed to the success with sales worth 7 billion crowns. DSV Road, the longest-running division, contributed less than two billion crowns to last year's sales, which means an increase of 13% compared to 2021.
