Alpha Industrial, the investor, project developer, asset manager and owner of logistics and industrial real estate, is close to completing one of the most advanced logistics parks in Germany for the life sciences and health (LSH) sector. At present, the last 11,000 m² of storage, office and social space is being built on a speculative basis in Biebesheim am Rhein in the state of Hesse. Once this modern building is completed in October 2015, the pharmaceutical logistics park will provide 45,000 m² of high-quality space for the storage, production, order picking and packaging of medicines and other products from the pharmaceutical industry.
“The units designed for the storage needs of logistics companies, retailers and manufacturers will be ready for occupancy in November 2015 and are currently marketed. They are suitable for any standard logistics contract but also meet the high-quality requirements of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries with regard to security, temperature management and control, and environmental and energy standards,” said Kathrin Fuhrmann from Alpha Industrial.
The project marks a further milestone for Alpha Industrial. Following the construction of the global distribution centre for Fresenius Medical Care in Biebesheim (2007) and the development and expansion of the Rheinfelden pharmaceutical logistics park in Baden-Württemberg (2012), the company is now promoting its third major project for this specialist industry. In addition, the company is taking into operation Germany’s largest gas motor heat pump project with energy-efficient temperature control at Biebesheim.
The pharmaceutical logistics park is centrally located in the Rhine-Main conurbation and is in close proximity to numerous manufacturers from the life sciences & healthcare sector. In order to ensure optimum flows of goods, the site benefits from a good infrastructure with a trimodal connection to the A67 motorway, Frankfurt airport and the Gernsheim container port.
Pharmaceutical and chemical sectors in Hesse show increase in orders according to the Regional Statistical Office in Wiesbaden, incoming orders for Hesse’s industry increased by 5.1% when adjusted for price in the first half of 2015, and by 2.5% compared to the previous year’s period (1. half-year 2014). At the same time, June 2015 saw an increase of revenue y-o-y by 6.7% to almost €9.5 bln, registering particularly strong growth of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries by almost 20%.
Resource: Alpha Industrial
