Tailor Your Business in Lodz 2023

LOGISTICS AND PRODUCTION MANUFACTURING ACTIVITIES

T he Łódź province has strong industrial traditions. Historically associated with textile manufacturing, it had for years been an important centre of the cotton industry in Europe. What attracts manufacturers to the Łódź province todayisundoubtedlyitslocation,which provides easy access to suppliers, subcontractors, skilled labour and a strong investment potential and land availability. The percentage share of manufacturers in the vicinity of Łódź (around 33%) is above the regional average. So is their share in Koluszki, Kutno and Radomsko, where it is around 39%. TAILOR YOUR BUSINESS IN ŁODŹ | PUBLICATION BY CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD 160,5 k sq. m 129,5 tys. mkw. 79,8 k sq. m 54,9 k sq. m 42,5 23,9 Pharmaceutical Automotive FMCG Printing k sq. m k sq. m 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

33%

39%

Production Logistics

67%

* Głuchów, Piątek, Łowicz, Koluszki, Kutno, Radomsko, Zgierz, Rawa Mazowiecka

61%

Sub-markets*

Łódź

Source: Cushman & Wakefield

MANUFACTURING TENANTS BY INDUSTRY

Other

Today, there are many production industries present in Łódź and other smaller towns - these include automotive, electronics, chemical, pharmaceutical, FMCG, printing and other. Engineering, construction and machinery companies are key manufacturing tenants accounting for approxi mately 402,000 sq m of occupied stock in the region. Among them is K-Flex, a global manufacturer of insulation and acoustic materials, which has a complex of buildings totalling approxi mately 100,000 sq m in Wielenin Kolonia near Uniejów.

Engineering, construction & machinery

402,4 k sq. m

228,7 k sq. m

Packaging

Electronics & white goods

Source: Cushman & Wakefield

Electronics and home appliances are also a major sector in Łódź which is represented by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, the Polish daughter company of the global BSH Home Appliances Group of Robert Bosch GmbH. Its tumble dryer plant in Łódź, which occupies around 57,000 sq m, is the only factory of its kind across the Group in Europe. It is located within the Central European Logistics HUB alongside the 79,000-square metre BSH Logistics Centre with its own railway siding. The complex also includes the Appliance Park spanning approximately 30,000 sq m, which was built exclusively for the BSH dishwasher plant as a base for partner manufacturers and subcontractors. Another leading global home appliances maker active in the Łódź province is the Miele Group, which has a plant in Ksawerów. It is also worth noting that Dell has invested in building a plant in Łódź Widzew that produces computers, servers and IT infrastructure elements. The plant ensures supplies to its clients across EMEA. Other leading industries in the region include packaging, pharmaceutical and medical, as well as automotive.

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