We guide you in delivering and optimizing logistics infrastructure and real estate assets.
Together, we develop a plan for your logistics network for the future.
We will find sites, design and build your warehouses leveraging automation solutions.
We syncronize real estate and intralogistics planning processes and thereby optimize costs
We negotiate contracts with developers, landlords and suppliers.
We drive ESG-conformity and contribute to green logistics
Our clients
Private equity
As a private equity company you need to swiftly assess investment targets, to implement value drivers in your portfolio companys´ logistics asset base and to achieve high sale prices within the fund's timeframe. We emerge as your guide, performing due diligence, help implement strategic value drivers such as sale-and-lease-back and advise on maximising investment returns. Partnering with us ensures efficient investment selection, enhanced asset value and strategic exits for maximising fund returns.
Investors
Institutional investors look for logistics real estate assets, aiming for optimal investments with low risk and stable returns through long-term rentals. Facing challenges such as securing valuable properties post-covid, aligning with latest e-commerce trends such as last mile city hubs and minimising vacancy risks, they require strategic guidance. As eCommerce experts we provide a plan for your assets, providing in-depth analysis, strategic property selection and sustainable investments to ensure enhanced fund performance and reduced vacancies.
Operators
Operators, e.g. eCommerce platforms & 3PL providers, strive to enhance their logistics networks, maximising asset utilisation, and achieving operational excellence, notably through warehouse automation. They confront operational hurdles like aligning logistics assets with dynamic business needs, optimizing space utilization in a cost-sensitive market and constantly drive operational efficiencies. As eCommerce experts we provide guidance, from strategic planning for network design to improving utilisation, from location search to selecting the right level of warehouse automation.
We are e-commerce fulfilment pioneers
Combined we have gained fifty years of experience working for leading eCom, 3PL, and Real Estate corporates.
We were in the room when e-commerce giants emerged. We have seen sustained exponential growth and the multiple challenges of setting up infrastructure in a hyper-growth phase.
Even though we have already faced many challenges, we know they are constantly altering.
That's why we remain pioneers, facing them open-minded.
>1.2 bn EUR CAPEX in intralogistics and seven sites within the last seven years
Retrofits of four warehouses
Entire real estate life cycle (incl. sale & lease-backs)
We ran
Day-to-day operations of five warehouses with up to 500 associates
Introduction of robotics to warehouse operation
"You experienced first-hand the highs and lows, the challenges and the opportunities of being an operator & occupier to acquire, rent, operate a property. You know what it takes to build & run a highly automated logistics operation. This gives you a clear edge - and you can focus on solving the right questions for your clients."
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