E-commerce operators, courier firms and SMEs require warehouses in central locations and are ready to pay a premium to be closer to customers and ahead of competition.

DS Smith has leased 6,500 sqm at the MLP Czeladz logistics park, where it intends to start operations at the end of the second quarter of 2019.

The strong performance of the Tricity ports was fuelled by the rapid development of the freight transport, warehouse and handling infrastructure.

Polish company Nowa Szkola has leased more than 7,500 sqm of warehouse and office space at Panattoni Central European Logistics Hub in Lodz.

TMM Express Sp. z o.o. has leased 4,343 sqm at logistics park MLP Pruszkow I. Warehouse space comprises approximately 3,700 sqm.

DPD Polska has opened a new parcel sorting hub in Parzeniew, near Warsaw. The hub will service the Warsaw region as well as north-eastern and eastern Poland.

GTFL, a Polish transport and logistics provider, has leased more than 5,400 sqm at Panattoni Park Grodzisk II. The tenant was represented by real estate advisory firm Cresa Poland

JAS-FBG S.A. has signed up for 6,600 sqm at a cross-dock warehouse project underway at Segro Business Park Lodz. The start of operations is scheduled for Q4 2018.

PartnersPol Group, a logistics provider, has leased 22,200 sqm of warehouse space at MLP Teresin. Operations are scheduled to start in January 2019.

Meble Wojcik has launched the construction of its new Distribution Centre in Elblag. The project broke ground in mid-September 2018 and will be completed in 2019.

PGC (the Polish Ceramics Group) has leased 6,500 sqm of warehouse and office space at Panattoni Central European Logistics Hub in Lodz.

French supermarket chain Intermarché has extended its lease agreement for 28,000 sqm of warehouse space at the Distribution Park in Mysłowice.