MAPIC: Goodman develops Amazon logistics facility in Poland

Goodman Group is to develop what it describes as the largest free-standing logistics centre in Poland for online retail giant Amazon.

The fulfilment centre is being developed 'in record time' in the western Polish city of Wroclaw to meet Amazon’s requirements, Goodman said.

The transaction represents the biggest contract for a logistics warehouse in central Europe to date, the developer-owner of logistics space added.

The development of Amazon’s first fulfilment centre in Poland will have a footprint of 95,000 m12. Construction of the facility commenced in October 2013 and it is planned that it will be fully operational in the second half of 2014.

'We are proud that Amazon chose to enter the Polish market in partnership with Goodman. The facility we are developing will be the largest free standing logistics property in Poland. Construction will be rapid, to allow Amazon to make full use of the warehouse’s logistics capabilities in under a year,' said Blazej Ciesielczak, regional director Goodman Poland.

Goodman has completed over 900,000 m2 for Amazon across 11 developments in Germany, France and the UK since 2006.