The second phase of solar power plant installation at ARETE Park Valašské Meziříčí has been completed. Photovoltaic panels with a total capacity of nearly 1 MW have been installed on the rooftops of two buildings.

Industrial developer CTP has successfully signed its debut Japanese term loan facility (samurai loan) of JPY 30 billion (€185 million), which is sustainability-linked and has a 5-year maturity.

Romanian textiles maker Brainconf is looking to start an urban reconversion project on a land plot it owns in Brăila.

According to the latest report by Newmark Polska, in 2024, Poland’s warehouse and industrial market maintained steady growth despite the challenges of an economic slowdown across Europe, capital constraints and relatively high inflation rates. The outlook for 2025 also remains positive, with approximately 2 million sqm of new completions scheduled for delivery this year, total take-up expected to surpass 5 million sqm and the overall vacancy rate continuing to trend downwards.

Polish food producer and wholesale and retail supplier Janex has leased approximately 11,700 sqm of new space at MLP Pruszków II. The company will launch its second, and simultaneously twice as large, facility in the new building at this logistics park. According to the plan, the tenant can use the additional space starting in April 2026.

Industrial developer VGP has delivered and has in the construction phase several warehouses across Romania.

VGP has achieved full occupancy in VGP Park Ústí nad Labem City by leasing the remaining 18,800 sqm of warehouse and operational space in halls B and C. 

Developers remain hesitant to build warehouses speculatively in locations near Warsaw. Meanwhile, companies looking to expand there expect greater choice and flexibility in negotiations. This impasse is likely to be broken by projects now breaking ground in the region, according to experts from the Industrial and Warehouse Department of Newmark Polska.

Accolade has received a loan from UniCredit Bank for the construction of two industrial parks. One is to be built in Karlovy Vary and the other in Slovakia, reports newstream.cz.

Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed as property manager for part of the warehouse and logistics portfolio of international investment company Accolade. It will provide asset services for properties with a total area of over 440,000 sqm in locations across Poland such as Mińsk Mazowiecki, Konin, Elbląg, Kielce, Piła, and Koszalin, and in the Czech Republic, including Stříbro Park, one of the largest warehouse parks in the Czech market.