Panattoni Europe, the industrial space market leader, has announced the progress on the production facility for Bombardier Transportation. The developer has handed over the welding hall to the investor and is currently working on the paint shop hall. The investment is being carried out in Wrocław in a build-to-own (BTO) formula – commissioned by and owned by the client – with a total area of approximately 19,400 sqm. The scheduled completion date for Panattoni Europe’s work is July 2016.
Work by Panattoni Europe for Bombardier Transportation – a leading manufacturer of rail transport technology and the largest international investor in this industry in Poland – is underway. The investment is being built on the premises of the Bombardier Transportation Polska factory in Wrocław, next to the existing production plant, and is an example of a project developed at the request of the future building owner, a so-called build-to-own (BTO) investment.
In the new Bombardier Transportation facility, with a total area of 19,377 sqm, bodies for modern passenger trains will be manufactured, including high-speed ICx trains. The production area of 18,357 sqm has been divided into a laser welding hall and a paint shop hall. Eight months after handing over the construction site to Panattoni Europe, the developer has completed work on the welding hall, which includes tracks for moving train body components. Construction work is currently underway in the paint shop hall – the completion of this stage is scheduled for July of this year, with the connection of technical equipment by Bombardier Transportation planned for the following month.
Production facilities designed and built to individual client specifications are one of Panattoni Europe’s many areas of expertise. Projects completed by the developer to date include the construction of the first smart factory for GE Energy Management in Europe, with a total area of over 45,000 sqm, located in Bielsko-Biała; the redevelopment of an existing 30,000 sqm facility for Lear Corporation, specializing in the production of automotive interior components; the expansion of the Faurecia factory in Gorzów producing interior components for Volkswagen Amarok, Golf A7, and Mercedes W222 cars; the construction of the first Polaris Industries factory in Europe, an American manufacturer of ATVs and more, with an area of 33,000 sqm in Opole; and the creation of a 10,700 sqm production facility in Świebodzin for RECARO Aircraft Seating Polska, a leader specializing in the production of economy class aircraft seats.