Panattoni Europe was the undisputed winner of the 12th edition of the CIJ Awards. The company won five awards in the categories: Industrial Developer of the Year, Industrial Lease of the Year, and Industrial Development of the Year. The fourth distinction – Leadership of the Year – was awarded to Robert Dobrzycki, Managing Partner at Panattoni Europe, while the fifth award went to the developer’s Marketing Department.
On November 6th, the Westin Hotel in Warsaw hosted the gala ceremony for the 12th edition of the CIJ Awards, organized by a monthly magazine dedicated to the real estate development industry in Central and Eastern Europe. That evening, the most frequently called-out winner was the Panattoni Europe team, which received five awards in the categories: Industrial Developer of the Year, Industrial Lease of the Year, Industrial Development of the Year, Leadership of the Year for Robert Dobrzycki, and the best Marketing Team. The competition has gained a prestigious reputation and attracts representatives of the Central and Eastern European real estate industry every year. In addition to Poland, it is also organized in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia.
The five distinctions awarded to Panattoni Europe confirmed the developer’s long-standing activity in the industry and simultaneously recognized the incredibly intense 12 months of work by the entire team – from November 2013 to the end of October 2014. Undoubtedly, the most important event for the developer was the unprecedented record-breaking contract in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe with Amazon for the construction of two distribution centers – near Poznań and Wrocław – with a total area of over 246,000 sqm. Among other things, this helped the company win the “Industrial/Warehouse Developer of the Year” award, but that is not all. The jury took into account statistics and the leader position held for 3 quarters during the period under review. In 2013, the developer signed lease agreements for 646,000 sqm, thus holding a 34 percent market share, while 317,000 sqm were under construction, and finally 108,000 sqm of completed space in the first half of 2014, as well as: the construction of 300,600 sqm in September and the completion of 345,300 sqm of projects such as the BTS for K-Flex; the expansion of its own park portfolio and the aforementioned facilities for Amazon. The developer owes the “Industrial/Warehouse Lease of the Year” title to the latter – Amazon chose the developer despite no prior cooperation in Europe, and Panattoni was the only one able to meet the lease conditions for both investments with a total area of 246,000 sqm, or complete the facilities within 12 months. Meanwhile, the investment near Poznań for Amazon won the “Industrial/Warehouse Development of the Year” award. Recognized were: the acquisition of a 27-hectare plot integrated from 7 smaller ones, the 9-month construction duration of the investment and its completion two weeks ahead of schedule, as well as the creation of a junction on the DK92 road within 4 months with two roundabouts, consisting of slip roads along with acceleration and deceleration lanes, service roads, access roads, and municipal roads along the constructed viaduct.
Robert Dobrzycki, Managing Partner at Panattoni Europe, received the “Leadership of the Year” title for the sixth time. He owes this year’s title to his operational effectiveness and excellent results in the CEE region, which ensured his promotion at the European level, as well as his personal management of the investment for Amazon and finally attracting an investment portfolio worth over 350 million Euro for real estate in Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. The developer’s Marketing Department, led by Anita Pietrykowska, was also awarded, receiving the “Marketing Team of the Year” award – the marketing and PR campaigns supporting the developer’s largest contracts were recognized.
Currently, Panattoni Europe is developing 162,600 sqm of new warehouse space in Poland, which includes investments such as Panattoni Park Sosnowiec, Panattoni Park Ożarów II, or Panattoni Park Poznań III and IV, as well as a new facility within Panattoni Park Łódź East. Since the beginning of the year, the company has completed 400,000 sqm, including the aforementioned facilities for Amazon. The results summarizing the first half of this year also place the developer at the top of the podium – Panattoni delivered 108,000 sqm (including 50,000 sqm for Castorama Polska or 33,600 sqm for the client Polaris), which is more than twice as much as the company taking second place on the podium.