The new location is consolidating under one roof the logistic operations of SLS Cargo located around Bucharest.
“The location of SLS Cargo’s new warehouse center in one of the most dynamic logistic and industrial area in Romania, right next to A1, is part of the company’s strategy to provide better services to customers from Bucharest and nearby. P3 Bucharest A1 is the perfect choice for SLS due to its strategic position and to the possibility of further expansion. Also, the owner’s flexibility and the quality of the buildings were very important criteria for SLS Cargo in the process of identifying the best solution of consolidation of its logistic operations,” said Mihai Escu, consultant Industrial JLL Romania.
SLS Cargo started operations in 2014 by opening its first operational office in Bucharest. In 2015 it opened two new locations in Radauti and Constanta and in 2016 it opened its first warehouse in Bucharest. In 2018 the company opened its first offices in Bulgaria and Italy.
In 2019 SLS Cargo consolidated its position on the transport and logistics services market by operating 25,000 sqm of storage space in four locations in Mogosoaia, Bacu, Buftea and Cluj. In 2020, FAN Courier, the leading courier service in Romania, bought the majority stake in SLS Cargo.
P3 Bucharest A1 park is the largest multi-functional park in Bucharest, with 380,000 sqm developed in 14 warehouses, a high voltage station, railway terminal, and a land bank with potential of delivery 100,000 sqm. Located in the area of Chiajna commune, approximately 13 km west of Bucharest’s city center, the park has direct access to the A1 motorway – part of the pan-European Corridor IV, and is planned to connect Bucharest with the western part of Romania. The park is close to Bucharest’s ring road, providing easy access to all the city’s six districts, Henri Coanda International Airport (22 km) and A2 motorway.
The trend of consolidating logistic operations to optimize the supply chain with retail networks continues to be present on the local industrial market.
Total demand for industrial and logistics spaces in Romania in the first half of 2020 reached almost 269,000 sqm, slightly above the 260,000 sqm recorded in the same period in 2019. Retailers were the most active tenants, followed by logistics companies.