REALOGIS advises DIETZ AG and WINKLER LOGISTIK GMBH on one of the largest lease agreements in southern Germany in 2023

Caption: Winkler Logistik GmbH will move into the logistics complex equipped with a photovoltaic system and green spaces in the Langenau industrial estate near Ulm in 2025. Image rights: Dietz AG

Langenau, 28 November 2023 - Winkler Logistik GmbH from Stuttgart, advised by Realogis, has signed a 20-year lease agreement for a 63,400 m², sustainably constructed new-build logistics property owned by Dietz AG in the Langenau industrial estate near Ulm.

According to Realogis - Germany's leading consultancy for industrial and logistics properties and commercial land - this is one of the largest logistics property contracts signed in Germany this year and the largest in the region along the A8 motorway between Stuttgart and Munich. The location stands out due to its proximity to the A7 motorway (1.5 km away) and the A7 / A8 motorway junction (Ulm / Elchingen junction).

The owner and developer of the property complex at Magirusstraße 2 is a subsidiary of Dietz AG from Bensheim. The sole user will be winkler Logistik GmbH, the logistics company of commercial vehicle parts wholesaler winkler. The Stuttgart-based commercial vehicle specialist will have a total area of approx. 60,000 m² of hall space, 3,400 m² of office and social space as well as 266 car and 16 lorry parking spaces at its disposal

"The essence of our future strength lies in the power of our new central warehouse - a hub that not only moves goods, but also guarantees our customers maximum availability and forms the basis for our future growth," explains Rüdiger Hahn, Chairman and CEO of the winkler Group, making it clear how important the project is for winkler.

Andreas Mayer, Head of Logistics, adds: "Our future largest and most modern location in Langenau near Ulm fits perfectly into our logistics and location strategy."

winkler moves from Ulm to Langenau

The group of companies currently has three modern central warehouses in Ulm, Kassel and Vienna. Customers in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland are supplied with spare parts from Ulm. Global export and customs clearance also takes place there.

At the Langenau site, the commercial vehicle specialist is planning a state-of-the-art logistics centre with sustainable building equipment and automated storage areas on a storage area of around 60,000 m².

After completion, winkler Logistik GmbH will move from Ulm to Langenau. "The new location offers space for our growth so that we can continue to provide our customers with the top availability they are accustomed to," says Andreas Mayer, explaining the decision to relocate winkler Logistik GmbH.

Every day, more than 1,600 employees at over 40 locations in seven European countries support workshops, commercial vehicle owners, bus and coach operators and agricultural businesses in identifying and procuring the right spare parts and workshop requirements. As a commercial vehicle professional, winkler also offers comprehensive specialist advice and training on all aspects of commercial vehicle technology.

Handover of the property in summer 2025

The site previously used by Iveco as a warehouse and built in 1991/1992 will be dismantled in a resource-orientated manner by the portfolio holder and investor Dietz AG at the beginning of 2024. Construction of the property at Magirusstraße 2, which consists of six units, is scheduled to start in April 2024, with handover to the tenant planned for summer 2025.

"The demand for this outstanding project was considerable, not least due to the overall market situation. We are delighted to now have a long-term tenant with a strong credit rating in winkler Logistik GmbH, which we believe will have a very positive effect for the city and the region as the ideal user for the location," comments Dr Hafez Balaei, CEO and COO of Dietz AG.

"The consultations with those responsible in the city of Langenau have always been positive and purposeful. We will apply the highest sustainability standards to the project and also install a high-performance photovoltaic system on a large area of the roof. Overall, we are aiming for DGNB Platinum certification," adds Markus Engelmann, CEO and CTO of Dietz AG.

"We supported the winkler group of companies for over a year in their search for a suitable property at an established and well-connected location in southern Germany. The identification of Dietz AG's project development was a precision landing," comments Nicolas Werner, Managing Director of Realogis Immobilien München GmbH.

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DIETZ AG

The Dietz Group is an owner-managed property investor with project developer expertise and a broadly diversified property portfolio with a market value of over €3.7 billion and more than €2.2 million of rental space in over 60 locations in various European countries, which is managed by its own asset and property management team. The investment focus is on logistics/industrial properties as well as retail and office properties. Further information can be found at: www.dietz-ag.de

REALOGIS. The No. 1 for industrial and logistics properties

The REALOGIS Group is Germany's leading address for consulting and brokerage services for industrial and logistics properties and commercial land. founded in 2005, the owner-managed, healthily grown and crisis-proof group of companies knows the German market like no other. in 2022, REALOGIS achieved a turnover of 1.251 million m2 of lettable space in the letting segment alone (preliminary result). Net commission income from all services totalled around 22.74 million euros in the 2022 financial year (preliminary result).

In 2021, REALOGIS also won the German Real Estate Award in the "Commercial Player" category, which honours companies for their special commitment, creativity, innovative strength and sustainability.
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