Panattoni Europe has laid the cornerstone in Sady near Poznań (Tarnowo Podgórne municipality) for the construction of a modern logistics center for Amazon. The facility will cover an area of over 100,543 sqm, of which 91,570 sqm is warehouse space, which could accommodate about 2,800 semi-trailer trucks parked side by side!
The ceremony was attended by Piotr Florek – Voivode of Greater Poland, Krzysztof Grabowski – Deputy Marshal of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Jerzy Stępień – Deputy Mayor of Poznań, Jan Grabkowski – Poznań County Governor, Tadeusz Czajka – Mayor of Tarnowo Podgórne Municipality, Raimund Paetzmann – Director of Real Estate for Amazon in the EMEA region, and Robert Dobrzycki – Managing Partner for Europe, Panattoni Europe – the investment developer.
– We are delighted to begin our investments in Poland. This day marks the beginning of a long-term relationship between us and the community of Tarnowo Podgórne and the Greater Poland region. We are grateful for all the support we have received from them, which has made this multi-million euro investment a reality. The new facilities in Poland will play an important, integral role in serving customers across Europe, which is why we are extremely pleased with our choice of this specific location – said Timothy Collins, Director of Operations for Amazon in Europe.
The warehouse space of the new facility will occupy over 91,570 sqm, and due to the planned employment of 2,000 (up to 3,000) employees, the office and social area has been designed on two levels, occupying nearly 9,000 sqm. The facility will feature over 2,000 parking spaces for passenger cars, 97 for trucks, over thirty spaces for disabled persons, and 60 docks. The facility is being built approximately 2.5 kilometers from the S11 expressway and 16 km from the A2 motorway. Due to the employment of such a large number of people, two bus stops will be built near the investment to facilitate employees’ access to public transport. The implementation of the investment began at the end of last year and will continue until mid-August 2014, when the warehouse will be commissioned.
– I am sure that the choice of our municipality for the Amazon investment was the right move. Both our location, infrastructure, and human capital will certainly have a positive impact on the company’s development, and at the same time, the appearance of another major economic entity in our municipality will contribute to improving the quality of life for all its residents – said Tadeusz Czajka, Mayor of Tarnowo Podgórne.
