VGP, the owner, manager and developer of semi-industrial and logistics real estate, handed over the newly completed premises in hall "D" in VGP Park Bratislava to two new tenants.
Apollo Tyres, a leading tire manufacturer, leased a total of 30,799 m² for storage purposes, as well as administrative, social and technical facilities. Packeta Slovakia, an important provider of logistics services, occupied a total of 9,269 m², which will be used for efficient storage and sorting of shipments in the new depot, as well as for back office workers. Both tenants have already started full operations.
VGP Park Bratislava places great emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency. All new buildings aim for BREEAM certification at the level of “Excellent. The park offers a number of ecological solutions, including the installation of photovoltaic panels on the roofs of buildings and charging stations for electric vehicles.
Apollo Tires Limited is a multinational company specializing in the production of tires. It was founded in 1972 in Gurugram, India and now provides services in more than 100 countries around the world. Its production is spread over five plants in India and one each in the Netherlands and Hungary. From the new warehouse in VGP Park Bratislava, Apollo Tires will supply the surrounding countries and associated customers. Existing smaller units will also be merged here at a later stage.
Packeta Slovakia, a subsidiary of the Czech Packeta group founded in 2010, focuses on complex logistics services for e-shops and, from 2019, also on the transport of shipments between natural persons. It has been operating on the Slovak market for more than ten years, where it has been ranked at the top of the Best Employer competition four years in a row. Packeta Group currently offers over 144,069 delivery points and 6,730 Z-Boxes for the delivery of parcels worldwide.
"We are moving two of our existing storage and sorting facilities from the capital to new and significantly larger premises in VGP Park Bratislava. The Bratislava - Triblavina depot will thus fully replace the Na pántoch and Kopčianská street depots, thanks to which we will be able to fundamentally streamline our processes and responsibly prepare for this year's pre-Christmas shopping season. During it, we expect up to a threefold increase in the number of shipments compared to the rest of the year. As always, our goal will be to deliver all shipments from e-shops to customers on time and without delay," comments Michal Magát, Head of Operations and Logistics at Packet Slovakia.
Hall D is the fifth building in a row that has already been completed in VGP Park Bratislava. The park is now 100% occupied by prestigious tenants such as Continental Barum, DIRKS, Geis SK and Coca-Cola. In the long term, the park will include a total of 11 halls with a total leasable area of over 400,000 m². By the end of this year, VGP plans to start the construction of the still vacant hall C. It is currently offered to potential tenants with a minimum unit size of 4,000 m². After complete completion, VGP Park Bratislava will become one of the largest parks in VGP's European portfolio.
