A Tesco distribution center is being built at SEGRO Logistics Park Poznań, Komorniki. The company will begin operations in the tailor-made facility with an area of over 30,000 sq m at the turn of September and October 2016. The new central warehouse will handle deliveries to 140 stores in the northern and north-western region of Poland.
Tesco is a new SEGRO client in Central Europe. The agreement between the companies concerns the construction of a new BTS-type facility, which will include nearly 29,000 sq m of dry food storage space and 2,000 sq m of office space. The building is being constructed on a 10.8-hectare site. Already at the construction stage, with Goldbeck as the general contractor, SEGRO is ensuring that its strategic goal of minimizing the negative impact on the natural environment is met, among other things, through waste segregation, minimizing water consumption, and reducing CO2 emissions by construction machinery. Ultimately, the building can be expanded with a warehouse section for fresh food handling and additional infrastructure for trucks. The warehouse will feature 28 loading 
docks for goods receipt and 32 docks for transport. The parking lot is designed to accommodate 50 trucks (up to 90 in the future), and their drivers will have access to an on-site workshop and a car wash. For the 400 employees who will find work at the new Tesco distribution center (200 on employment contracts and 200 temporarily, during periods of increased workload), 160 car parking spaces and 30 bicycle spaces under a shelter have been provided. A nearby bicycle path will certainly encourage some staff to commute actively.
Safety for both employees and Tesco’s property will be ensured by an extensive CCTV system covering the entire warehouse and the outdoor area.
– The new center in Komorniki near Poznań will join two existing facilities of this type, located in Teresin near Warsaw and in Gliwice. Thanks to the excellent location of the center being built in the SEGRO park, the annual mileage of Tesco trucks will be reduced by 12.9%, which will contribute to lowering the carbon dioxide emission factor by as much as 6.7%. Thus, our company will not only optimize its distribution processes, which will translate into greater business efficiency, but will also have a positive impact on the natural environment – says Adam Manikowski, Managing Director of Tesco Poland.
– We are proud that Tesco has joined the group of excellent SEGRO clients in the Central European region. Undoubtedly, one of the key factors in choosing our offer was the convenient location of the park in Komorniki, which guarantees efficient distribution within Poland, but also to our western neighbors. The unique quality of this location is evidenced by the direct proximity of the A2 motorway, which serves as a transit corridor between Eastern and Western Europe, and its location in the central region of Poland. We see the growing importance and potential of the Greater Poland region, which is why we plan to continue developing our offer in this area – adds Magdalena Szulc, SEGRO Director for Central Europe.
Upon completion of the project for Tesco, SEGRO Logistics Park Poznań, Komorniki will ultimately offer clients over 206,000 sq m of warehouse space. The park is located 10 km from the center of Poznań, by the A2 motorway and near the S5 expressway, which serves as the western bypass of the capital of Greater Poland. In this region, SEGRO has one more complex: SEGRO Logistics Park Poznań, Gądki. The transaction was brokered by the international advisory firm Cushman & Wakefield.