Gijs Klomp, Head of Business Development at WDP Romania, talked to Property Forum about the company's strategic focus on long-term tenant partnerships and built-to-suit developments. He detailed how infrastructure improvements and the defence sector are creating new industrial growth.

The rapidly growing European data centre market is expected to generate additional demand for approximately 780,000 sqm of logistics space over the next three years across the five major European markets of Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Dublin, according to a Savills report. There are currently 231 data centres under construction across Europe.

Panattoni has completed the Panattoni Park Białystok III logistics complex covering over 32,000 sqm, located in Choroszcz.

The Czech industrial and logistics real estate market closed Q1 2026 with strong results, completing approximately 307,000 sqm of new space - the second-highest volume of new construction in a single quarter in history. The market added its largest industrial building in modern domestic history, with construction activity remaining high, vacancy rates at a healthy 4.7%, and stable rents.

Grupa Hasco has officially opened a modern distribution and logistics centre near the Stryków junction outside Łódź. The investment, worth nearly €18 million, was realised in cooperation with construction and technology partners including Harden Construction and Astor. The new facility will streamline distribution of Hasco-Lek pharmaceutical products, reducing delivery times and strengthening competitiveness.

The European defence sector is undergoing a significant transformation, becoming increasingly diversified, innovation-oriented, and technologically advanced. Supported by defence investments totalling up to €800 billion, this development is directly influencing the geographic distribution of industrial activities and altering the structure of real estate demand across the region, finds a Colliers study.

After a period of adjustments, Romania's property market enters 2026 with increased confidence from Romanian investors. These have become a key factor in supporting market liquidity and stability, showing growing interest in income-generating assets, according to a report by CBRE Romania.

Panattoni is to build a warehouse facility spannign around 26,000 sqm for Bidfood in Łódź. The project will be developed on a build-to-own (BTO) basis and will serve as a central distribution warehouse for the HoReCa operator.

The Trójmiasto warehouse and industrial market is entering a new development phase, combining stable demand with the growing importance of production, port and advanced technology sectors, according to a report by Savills.

Industrial developer CTP announced that Moody's Ratings has upgraded CTP's long-term issuer rating and senior unsecured rating to Baa2 with a stable outlook from Baa3 with a positive outlook.