Logistics developer-investor Panattoni has completed the construction of the first European factory for American vehicle manufacturer Polaris Industries.

Logistics developer-investor Panattoni has completed the construction of the first European factory for American vehicle manufacturer Polaris Industries.

The 33,000-m2 facility was built in a special economic zone in Opole, Poland, and consists of 25,600 m2 of production space, 3,400 m2 of warehouse area, with a further 3,981 m2 of offices.

Polaris chose the location for the project and Panattoni Europe was responsible for acquiring the property in a tendering procedure, putting in place the utility infrastructure, preparing the building permit application, as well designing the facility.

Construction work on the greenfield development started at the beginning of August 2013.

At present, Panattoni Europe is developing 265,000 m2 of new warehouse space in Poland, including two facilities for Amazon in Poznan and near Wroclaw. Since the beginning of this year, the developer has delivered around 100,000 m2 of space in the country.

Polaris Industries Inc. was represented by Cushman & Wakefield.