Panattoni with DPD Polska in Gdańsk and Poznań

The CEP (courier, express, and parcel) shipment market is developing rapidly. At the end of March this year, companies in this industry recorded a turnover 20 percent higher than at the beginning of the year, which translated into growing interest and demand for warehouse space. This is confirmed by DPD Polska – part of DPDgroup, the second-largest international courier network in Europe – which is expanding its operations with two locations within Panattoni logistics complexes. Sorting facilities with similar areas of approx. 3,600 sq m each will be built at Panattoni Park Poznań X and Panattoni Park Gdańsk Airport. Appropriate process efficiency will be ensured by a sorting system tailored to the client's needs, and their smooth handling will be guaranteed by numerous „0” level gates and convenient maneuvering areas. Construction will be completed in the spring of 2021. The Greater Poland and Pomeranian investments are not the only projects for DPD Polska. In October 2019, the companies extended lease agreements for facilities with a total area of over 10,000 sq m within Panattoni Park Sosnowiec II and Panattoni Park Kraków III.

„The development of e-commerce, the growth of the express shipment market, and the increasing requirements of consumers require us to continuously modernize our infrastructure. Our goal is to deliver shipments safely, quickly, and efficiently. The construction of new facilities is an opportunity to implement energy-efficient and sustainable technologies, as well as more effective road connection networks and a reduction in CO2 emissions on routes connecting sorting centers and branches” – comments Rafał Nawłoka, CEO of DPD Polska.

„Courier companies are looking for the most attractive locations for their sorting centers to be as close to the customer as possible and to streamline operational processes. Thanks to our huge network of logistics parks, we can offer a strategic location, regardless of the region. Cooperation with DPD Polska is the best example of this. For this client, we are creating facilities in Pomerania and Greater Poland” and adds: - „In 2019, the number of parcels in Poland exceeded half a billion, and according to forecasts, it will grow to as many as 850 million in 2023. The volume of shipments may increase even further if the current development in the industry continues.” - comments Michał Samborski, Head of Development at Panattoni.

Panattoni Park Poznań X and Panattoni Park Gdańsk Airport guarantee excellent locations, regardless of the type of tenants' business. The Pomeranian complex is located in the immediate vicinity of the Lech Wałęsa Airport, as well as 18 km from the Port of Gdańsk and the deep-water container terminal DCT Gdańsk. The distance from the park to the center of the region's capital is only 15 km. Furthermore, the Tri-City area lies at the intersection of trade routes connecting Scandinavia with Southern Europe and Poland with the Baltic states. A close distance to the center of the region's capital is also guaranteed by Panattoni Park Poznań X, located 13 km from the heart of the city. Moreover, the complex is located in the vicinity of the S11 expressway, which will ultimately connect the Silesian Voivodeship in the south with the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in the north. Approx. 1 kilometer in a straight line from the park runs the A2 motorway, which guarantees efficient transport between the most important logistics centers in Central and Eastern Europe – Warsaw, Łódź, Poznań, and Berlin.