New jobs and even higher comfort for Lidl customers are the two main results of the expansion of the Sereď Logistics Center. The area of one of the most environmentally friendly industrial buildings in the world has increased by 12,000 square meters, a quarter of its original area. The total investment amounted to 13 million euros, with construction work lasting nine months. In connection with the expansion of the warehouse, Lidl hired 40 new core employees. Over the last twelve months, Lidl has created more than 300 new jobs for an indefinite period and has recruited hundreds more during the first and second waves of the coronavirus pandemic.
The industrial and logistics real estate market have more than tripled. According to a press release from JLL. "In the first quarter of this year, the Slovak real estate market exceeded the limit of three mil. m2 of existing industrial and logistics space, which means that it has more than tripled in the last decade,” the company said, adding that for the logistics and industrial real estate segment it was 2020, despite a year-on-year decline of 40 percent in the first three quarters, stronger in terms of volume than 2019. "Even the pandemic did not weaken this sector and managed to maintain its long-term dominant position on the Slovak real estate market," the company adds.
The year 2021 began in Slovakia in the first quarter with the signing of lease agreements for 88.5 thousand. square meters (m2). New lease contracts amounted to 50 thousand. m2 and the remaining 38.5-thous. m2 were renewals of existing leases.
Continental Automotive Systems Slovakia in Zvolen focuses on the production of high-performance brake calipers and electronic parking brakes for global automotive manufacturers. In the interest of further dynamic growth, the company turned to Jungheinrich with a request to design and implement a warehouse space with the highest possible density of stored units.
Heineken Slovakia is located in the town of Hurbanovo in the Danubian Lowland. Hurbanovo is the warmest place in former Czechoslovakia with a harvest of high-quality barley and at the same time sources of very high-quality water. The Hurbanovský brewery was even the first beer producer in the former Eastern countries to bottling beer.
The Raja Group, a leading European manufacturer of packaging materials and office supplies, has overcome the ongoing health crisis thanks to the rapid adaptation to market conditions and the hard work of the team across Europe. In Slovakia and the Czech Republic, it increased the number of customers by almost 40%. In addition to financial growth, last year the company also devoted itself to its1 foundation activities and the support of charitable organizations.
The Coronavirus epidemic is undoubtedly a real hard cost for businesses. The uncertainty surrounding this crisis is prompting companies to find sources of savings to reduce their costs.
Rent and office management are the second largest expense item for companies after salaries. It is therefore relevant to ask the question of how to reduce the cost of your premises as much as possible and/or match the current needs of space with the current working constraints.
After last year's success, the company plans to expand to another 4 countries, with ten million investments in warehouses and supplies, as well as above-standard customer services.
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