The development pipeline of logistics centres is still powerful around Budapest but some of the players seek other opportunities near regional industrial cities. However, landlords need to adapt to market changes while adjusting their rental conditions. Property Forum asked Gábor Halász-Csatári, Head of Industrial & Logistics Agency at Cushman & Wakefield about the latest trends in meeting demands and the pivotal role of fulfilment services in Hungary.

The newest, and first in Central and Eastern Europe, factory is being built in Świdnik by the Trilux Group, a global lighting supplier. The 23,000-square-meter plant, which meets BREEAM certification criteria, will be built by Panattoni. 

CTP has completed a 10.5-year lease for 11,800 sqm at CTPark Zabrze in Poland to Electro Cable Group. This is the first investment in Poland by Electro Cable Group, which is the largest Ukrainian producer and exporter of power, control, and data cables.

The retail sector accounted for 58% of the total investment transaction volume that reached €500 million during 2023 in Romania, according to data from iO Partners in collaboration with JLL.

Industrial developer CTP has sold €750 million worth of green bonds with a 6-year maturity and a fixed coupon of 4.75%. The offering was oversubscribed 5.5 times and recorded a total order book of more than €4.1 billion at its peak.

P3 Logistic Parks recorded in Romania industrial lease deals with a combined surface of more than 170,000 sqm during 2023 in P3 Bucharest A1 industrial park, with occupancy rates driven by retail and logistics companies.

CTP has started construction work on the fifth building within the CTPark Opole industrial and logistics park. The expansion of the complex will accommodate the expansion of the UFI Filters Poland brand, which has so far occupied an area of 6,000 sqm. The Italian manufacturer of filter systems for the automotive industry is doubling its lease space at CTPark Opole and is anticipated to move into the new building in the third quarter of 2024.

Panattoni has completed the development of a factory in Wronki for Samsung.  With the new manufacturing and warehouse space, the company will increase the production capacity of the already-operational household appliance factory.

The industrial and logistics market in Romania reached a stock of 7 million sqm at the end of 2023, with another 500,000 sqm under development across the country, according to data by Cushman & Wakefield Echinox.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has provided a €33 million investment loan facility to a SPV, managed by Amesbury. The company is utilising the proceeds for the refinancing of the two business parks near Prague. pbb has acted as the arranger, agent and sole lender under the facility.