Fiege breaks ground for new logistics centre in Bülach

Fiege is expanding its Bülach site in Switzerland. A new logistics centre with 17,000 square metres of additional warehouse space is being built in the immediate vicinity of Zurich Airport. Completion is planned for summer 2024.

Greven (DE) / Bülach (CH), 25 May 2023 - Space for growth: Fiege has held a symbolic and belated ground-breaking ceremony for its new and state-of-the-art multi-user centre in Bülach, Switzerland. From summer 2024, Fiege will offer its customers from the e-commerce, retail and industry sectors even more efficient logistics processes and flexible growth prospects not far from Zurich.

Jens Fiege, Co-CEO of the Fiege Group, who is the fifth generation to run the 150-year-old family business together with his cousin Felix Fiege, says: "We have been working successfully with our customers and partners in Switzerland for over 25 years and feel very much at home here. Special thanks go to the municipality of Bülach for allowing us to continue to grow at this special location. The new building allows us to meet the various requirements of our customers in an even more targeted manner - the new logistics centre is a real milestone for our business in Switzerland."

Martin Heinrich, Fiege branch manager in Bülach, adds: "The fact that Zurich Airport is only a stone's throw away and the Swiss-German border is close by ensures optimal access to the Swiss market and increases the attractiveness of the location." The project also benefits from the fact that the new logistics centre is being built adjacent to the existing Fiege site. "Suitable sites for new construction projects are rare in Switzerland. The proximity of the two logistics centres allows us to achieve valuable synergy effects," says Heinrich.

While pallets will primarily be stored in high racks on the ground floor, Fiege is planning an automated warehouse on the upper floor using Autostore. "This will also function under air extraction, so that we are optimally protected in terms of fire safety," explains Heinrich. The logistics centre will have demand-controlled LED lighting and an air heat pump. Fiege plans to produce the majority of the required energy itself via a PV system on the roof.

With its future-oriented and energy-efficient construction method, the property fulfils the gold status of the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). Furthermore, Fiege places great value on optimal working conditions: "We want our colleagues to enjoy working here. That's why bright offices and pleasant lounges were a must. But the absolute highlight is certainly the large roof terrace," says Heinrich. The logistics centre is being built by a Credit Suisse Asset Management real estate fund, which is realising the building tailored to Fiege's requirements.

Picture line: Symbolic ground-breaking ceremony for the new Fiege logistics centre in Bülach (from left to right): Marcel Boccali (Managing Director & Head of Land Transport Fiege Switzerland), Susanne Anker (Business Development Fiege Switzerland), Jens Fiege (Co-CEO of the Fiege Group), Mark Eberli (Mayor of Bülach), Vinko Castrogiovanni (Managing Director of the Fiege business unit Southern Europe & Alps business unit), Martin Heinrich (Fiege branch manager in Bülach), Kurt Mayer (Managing Director Goldbeck Rhomberg), Urs Graf (Project Manager Development & Construction at Credit Suisse). (Photo: Fiege)

About Fiege:
The Fiege Group, headquartered in Greven, Westphalia, is one of the most innovative logistics providers in Europe. With over 23,000 employees at 133 locations in 16 countries, Fiege operates internationally - from the core markets in Europe to Asia. Fiege is a 150-year-old family business in its fifth generation and is considered a pioneer in contract logistics. Modular solutions in the areas of logistics, digital services, real estate and ventures form the core of its business activities. in 2022, the Fiege Group generated a turnover of two billion euros and has more than four million square metres of logistics space. www.fiege.com

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