Prologis Welcomes LPR La Palette Rouge in Błonie and Poznań

– Prologis, Inc., the leading owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, today announced that LPR La Palette Rouge, a pallet-pooling specialist and a division of Euro Pool System, Europe’s leading logistics service provider of returnable packaging, has signed two new leasing agreements totaling 7,600 square metres at Prologis parks in Błonie and Poznań. The transactions were facilitated by Jones Lang LaSalle Industrial Department Real Estate Agency.

New lease transactions include:

•        3,740 square metresin building 7 at PrologisPark Błonie, near the E30 express road 25 kilometres west of Warsaw;

•        3,599 square metresin building 3 at PrologisPark Poznańby the S11 express road, close to the A2 highway and 15 kilometres west of Poznań centre.

“We were looking for two distribution facilities – one close to the capital and one with a convenient road connection to Western Europe” – said Amadeu Remane,General Manager for LPR in Poland – “Prologis impressed us with the strategic location and high quality of its facilities, so we opted for their solution to help usexpand our distribution network.”

“These new leasing agreements demonstrate our ability to meet our customers’ needs and provide effective logistics solutions.” saidEmilia Szyszka, leasing manager Prologis in Poland.“We are delighted to welcome LPR to their new facilities and build on our solid relationship with their parent company, Euro Pool System.”

“La Palette Rouge will use the Prologis facilities in Błonie and Poznań as a distribution hub for Poland and Western Europe. As they are entering the Polish market, we are extremely pleased Prologis was able to fulfil their requirements and enable them to provide services to its customers even more efficaciousy – said Paulina Dziubińska, Senior Consultant at Jones Lang LaSalle Industrial Department.

In Europe, Euro Pool System leases a total of 41,100 square metres in four Prologis parks in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany and Spain. Euro Pool System has been a Prologis customer in Europe since 2011.

With a portfolio totaling over 1.9 million square metres, Prologis is the largest owner and operator of distribution facilities in Poland (as of June 30, 2013).