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Warehouse tenants are adopting increasingly advanced technologies to meet client requirements, but at the same time they also need to be mindful of employee wellbeing. Standard buildings in industrial parks are not enough. Companies need customised warehouses and tailor-made solutions.

Tuplex, a leader in the plastics industry, is a new tenant in Multipark Bydgoszcz, where it took 1,450 sqm of warehouse and office space. The tenant was advised during the lease negotiation process by real estate advisory firm Newmark Polska.

While six key regions account for nearly 80 per cent of Poland’s total industrial stock, we are seeing some changes to the distribution of power. Lower Silesia is actually poised to overtake Central Poland as the third-largest regional industrial market, says Jakub Kurek, Head of Industrial and Warehouse at Newmark Polska.

More and more foreigners are moving to Poland to work in the logistics sector, which already accounts approximately 20 per cent of all foreign nationals working in Poland. The largest groups by nationality are Ukrainians, Belarussians and Georgians. Other rapidly growing cohorts of migrant workers come from India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Warsaw is a great place to locate small business units (SBUs). Although small and flexible warehouse modules have been trending for years, it takes several months to secure prime space in such facilities in the Polish capital.

Panattoni has handed over new space in Panattoni Park Tricity East III. Alfa Warehouses, a company specialising in logistical warehousing, is to start up its operations within the Gdańsk development. During the search for new warehousing premises and the negotiation of the terms, the tenant was represented by consultancy Newmark Polska.

Maxprint, a wholesaler of office machinery and equipment, has renewed its lease at the largest warehouse complex in the region. The tenant currently occupies almost 3,200 sqm of modern space at the MLP Pruszków II logistics centre. The tenant was assisted in the renegotiations by Newmark Polska, a real estate advisory firm.

Medical company Fresenius Medical Care S.A. has renegotiated its lease of 3,900 sqm of warehouse space and 120 sqm of office space in Prologis Park Poznań. Fresenius Medical Care was represented in the transaction by real estate advisory firm Newmark Polska.

Renewable energy companies announcing new large-scale projects in the north of Poland will need large spaces for storing components of solar and wind farms. Such tenants report sector-specific requirements, which may incentivise developers to build differently, says Michał Rafałowicz, Regional Director, Newmark Polska.

You do not have to own a property to benefit from support under the Polish Investment Zone scheme. A substantial proportion of business activity conducted in leased production or warehouse facilities qualifies for tax exemptions. How come few tenants apply for tax reliefs then?

Automotive company AS-PL has signed up to Panattoni Park Tricity East I by leasing nearly 2,900 sqm of warehouse and office space. It instructed real estate advisory firm Newmark Polska to negotiate lease conditions on its behalf.

Uni-logistics, an operator specialising in sea, rail, air and road freight forwarding, has extended its current lease covering some 2,900 sqm of modern warehouse space at MLP Pruszków I. The tenant was assisted in the renegotiations by Newmark Polska, a real estate advisory firm.