InPost acquire a new Paczkomaty factory and develop a research and development center as part of the newly created by Panattoni at City Logistics Kraków Airport park, the company said. The factory will occupy a total of 7,230 sqm and will be put into use in June 2021.
“The expansion of our infrastructure is not only about new locations of parcel lockers – we are expanding the network at an unprecedented pace of 100 machines a week. our priority is to strengthen our position as a leading innovator and manufacturer of Parcel Lockers in Europe, which will allow us to significantly increase our possibilities of implementing new devices, and we will be able to quickly introduce new, innovative solutions in our machines and be the first to test ideas that have not yet been applied on the market. We have patented most of the innovative elements used in our Parcel Lockers – which gives us additional development opportunities. Now we are also expanding the research and development center with laboratories to develop new innovations “- said Rafał Brzoska, president of InPost.
This is another cooperation between Panattoni and InPost – so far the logistics operator has leased a total of approx. 250,000 sqm, of which over 9,000 sqm in another park in Kraków – City Logistics Kraków I.
InPost is the largest logistics operator in Poland, in which American investment funds Advent International and KKR have invested. The company offers courier services and deliveries via the nationwide InPost parcel locker network for individual and institutional customers, including comprehensive services dedicated to the e-commerce industry. The number of InPost parcel lockers exceeded 10,770 devices at the end of 2020. In January 2021, InPost debuted on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange.
Robert Dobrzycki, the CEO at Panattoni commented that: “Once again we are announcing a development project in Kraków that will qualify as a last-mile facility and, in addition, it is going to be next to the airport. For this reason, it is worth pointing out the significance of the park for such a difficult market as the centre of Małopolska is.” He adds: “Kraków is a market where there is a limited supply of land, which results in relatively high prices. What is the second-largest city in Poland, both in terms of its area and its population, should have its own warehousing resources. That is why I am convinced that City Logistics Kraków Airport will allow many organisations to stretch their wings.” This will also be made possible by the small business units that will be available at City Logistics Kraków Airport. The minimum size of a module will be 1,200 sqm and they will be available form July this year.
Source: ISBnews and Panattoni
