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EURO POOL SYSTEM: OUR ACTIVITIES REQUIRE STATE-OF-THE-ART STORAGE JOAN LACOSTA: OUR BRAND AND FORMULA SHOULD FIND A GOOD FIT IN SPAIN 2015 PORT OF BARCELONA EDITORIAL page 3 GET OUT OF THE GROWTH TRAP! DEAR READER, The opening of Expo Real 2015 in To learn more about our plans for Munich is just around the corner, and the Spanish market, I encourage right on time for this important event you to read the interview with our We create space for your success. in the European real estate sector our new colleague there, Joan Lacosta. magazine VGP Location3 is making its Should you wish to discuss with appearance in its 11th edition. us in person about what we have to www.vgpparks.eu We have chosen Spain to be offer, we cordially invite you to visit the geographic focal point of our us at Stand C2.130 in Munich. We can magazine on this occasion – and discuss your individual questions for good reason. Not only does over a drink, and you will have an that country offer great potential opportunity to learn first-hand and in to our clientele and to us, but, in detail about our services portfolio. If addition to Central and Eastern you do not plan to be at the trade fair, Europe, Spain is now a focus of we will be pleased to be in contact as Visit us at stand: our expansion. In the first half of will be most convenient for you. We 2015, we opened a new office in the are pleased to be at your disposal. Catalonian metropolis of Barcelona. C2.130 Best regards, Jan Van Geet 03 editorial 04 news 06 project / VGP PARK OLOMOUC: TEAMING KNOWLEDGE WITH INDUSTRY 08 business / EURO POOL SYSTEM: OUR ACTIVITIES REQUIRE STATE-OF-THE-ART STORAGE 11 excursion / BARCELONA: THE GREAT ENCHANTRESS 15 our team / NEW PEOPLE IN THE VGP TEAM 16 quo vadis / JOAN LACOSTA: OUR BRAND AND FORMULA SHOULD FIND A GOOD FIT IN SPAIN 18 brand story / UNDER THE SIGN OF THE CENTAUR – ROSSMANN ON A GROWTH COURSE 20 interview / PORT OF BARCELONA 24 dreams / CINCO JOTAS: EPICUREAN DELIGHT FROM A GOURMET PIG published by editors Jan Van Geet, Petra Roušarová design Markéta Hanzalová, www.colmo.cz VGP authors of texts VGP, FleishmanHillard print ASTRON studio CZ, a. s. 26 do you need space? Jenišovice 59 Germany GmbH, English Editorial Services, s.r.o. 468 33 Jenišovice u Jablonce nad Nisou photography archiv VGP, www.shuttestock.com, MK ČR E 20480 tel.: 00420 483 346 060 Foto RAF, www.fotoraf.cz [email protected] Pavel Horák, www.phph.cz www.vgpparks.eu copywriting in English issue 11, volume VIII. English Editorial Services, s.r.o. 2015 location3 page 4 NEWS NEWS page 5 a net of € 43.4 million (€ 2.23 per share) in the first six months of the VGP STARTS OUT STRONG IN 2015’S previous year. Increased demand VGP LAUNCHES for lettable area drove the signing FIRST HALF AND CONTINUES ITS of more than € 11.3 million in new CONSTRUCTION GROWTH STRATEGY lease contracts. The Group’s prop- erty portfolio reached an occupancy OF PRE-LEASED rate of 94.8% as at the end of June FACILITY IN During the first half of 2015, VGP its € 5 million of newly signed lease 2015, which compares to a 94.0% continued its strong performance contracts, Germany was also the rate as at 31 December 2014. Com- HUNGARY in project development and leasing main growth driver in the Group. In mitted annualised rent income of semi-industrial properties while other markets, including Slovakia, increased by 46.5% to € 33.1 million VGP Park Rodgau achieving record results. Germany the Czech Republic, as well as Estonia (higher by € 10.5 million against In August, VGP completed acquisi- confirmed its role as the Group’s and Romania, development and leas- the figure for 31 December 2014). tion of an 85,000 m2 land plot in leading growth market, as more ing activities also were successful. The investment property portfolio Alsónémedi, Hungary. The plot is than 50% of the current develop- VGP earned a net profit of € 32.2 mil- now includes 25 completed building located close to Budapest along the ment projects under construction lion (€ 1.73 per share) in 2015’s comprising 365,971 m2 of lettable M0 Ring Road. The location is ideal are located there. Moreover, with first half (through 30 June) versus area while another 19 buildings are for any logistics operation, as all under construction and encompass major Hungarian motorways – the 322,014 m2 of lettable area. VGP also M1, M3, M5, M6 and M7 – are acces- VGP Park Pilsen expanded its land bank. As at the end sible within 30 km. VGP is delighted of June 2015, the land bank included to report that a lease contract 954,000 m2 of new development are- already was signed with Nagel- as which are expected to be acquired Group, one of the leading companies in the second half. Additional new for food logistics in Europe and the Visualization of Rhenus Pharma warehouse land plots are being targeted and number-one provider in the German should be secured in the second half market. Established in 1935 as a of 2015 in order to further strength- family business, Nagel-Group today en the development pipeline. The net owns a European network with more RHENUS PHARMA SERVICES valuation of the property portfolio as than 100 locations in 16 countries. at 30 June 2015 showed a net valu- It employs around 11,000 people DECIDES FOR VGP PARK RODGAU ation gain of € 48.1 million, which and operates more than 6,000 vehi- compares to the € 40.9 million gain cles. In Hungary the Nagel-Group booked as of 30 June 2014. is represented by Nagel Hungaria In the course of establishing its Rhe- a high technical level to provide the since 2004. The tailor-made facility nus Pharma Services, Rhenus, the proper access control and purifica- of 22,000 m2 will house tempera- worldwide provider of logistics ser- tion systems. With its many years of ture controlled cross-docking and vices, needed a new logistics centre experience in this area, VGP offered warehousing operations, with all in a central location. The choice fell optimal conditions. With the addition temperatures ranging from frozen to the 22-hectare VGP Park Rodgau, of Rhenus Pharma Services, nearly to ambient. Necessary permits were which features 5 halls and a total all of the park’s space is now leased. obtained during the summer and floor space of 100,000 m2. Rhenus Five additional firms from various in- construction was begun immedi- selected this site for its exceptionally dustries have obtained their needed ately. The handover is planned for favourable transport location and, capacities at the park. These include February 2016. most of all, because of its fittingly Rossmann and PTG Lohnabfüllung. close proximity to the cluster of phar- Recently, A&O GmbH, a firm special- maceutical firms in the Frankfurt ising in dispatching catalogues and Finalizing works Rhine-Main metropolitan area. The magazines, and the logistics services completion and opening of the new company Geis Industrie-Services Rhenus Pharma Services logistics have joined the list of future les- centre is planned for the spring of sees at VGP Park Rodgau. Last year, 2016. On 42,000 m2, Rhenus will be Rhenus contracted with VGP for warehousing sophisticated pharma- constructing 50,000 m2 of warehouse ceutical products which are sensitive space for import and export goods at to temperature, light and humid- VGP Park Hamburg. The first part of ity conditions. That means that not that facility, encompassing 30,000 m2 only does location play a central role will be handed over in October. The VGP Park Borna but so, too, do the possibilities for second stage is expected to be com- installing the needed capacities at pleted prior to 2017. location3 issue 11, volume VIII. 2015 location3 page 6 PROJECT PROJECT page 7 VGP Park Olomouc, visualisation Building G2 approximately 47 hectares, the site 20,000 m2 of space. VGP’s strong is the logistics company Fénix Solu- will offer solutions to a great variety belief and confidence in the location tions, which exclusively provides of clients, ranging from small and has been supported not only by its logistic services for HELLA Autotech- medium enterprises to established previous development success in the nik s.r.o., a part of the German Hella logistics providers, manufacturers, Olomouc area but also by the fact Group supplying automotive lighting and clients looking for tailor-made that it swiftly concluded lease agree- and electronics components and real estate solutions. The close prox- ments with two tenants which filled systems for the OEM and aftermarket imity to the city will ensure access to the entirety of the distribution cen- automotive segments. a skilled labour force, and the park tre that is building G2. The project Buildings G1 and G3 are presently will provide excellent vehicular ac- will be carried out in several phases under construction. They will offer a VGP Park Olomouc, visualisation cess to the main roads heading to in order to provide a sufficient pipe- total of 37,540 m2 of space for manu- Brno, Ostrava, and Hradec Králové.” line of new space.” facturing, logistics or commercial The plans for the Olomouc site call Among the first tenants at the park activity. The buildings are designed for developing 230,000 m2 of lease- are Euro Pool System, an internation- with an emphasis on maximising flex- is positioned to tap into a sizeable able space on 480,000 m2 of land.