Name of President or Managing Director for CEE
Błażej Ciesielczak
President or Managing Director profile
Błażej Ciesielczak is CEO at GLP CEE. With over 20 years of experience in RE, construction and business, he leads a team responsible for developing and managing projects totalling 1.7 million sqm. The acquisition of portfolio spread across CEE has placed GLP within a select number of logistics investors with a truly pan-European platform. Local operations have been integrated efficiently, the number of clients within the region has doubled up and the CEE team has strengthened with new hires.
Projects completed between October 2020 and June 2022
The 32,000 sqm Warsaw II Logistics Centre was GLP’s 1st project in PL. It was developed in accordance with the new design standard, raising the bar for warehouse space across CEE.
GLP Park Lędziny offers over 110,000 sqm of warehouse space. Customers benefit from sustainability features such as solar-ready rooftops, smart metering, and electric vehicle charging stations.
GLP Park Bratislava Senec (last building delivered in 2022), comprises a total of 149,000 sqm of space. It is an ideal place for business requiring a tailor-made warehouse or a production facility.
GLP Park Prague Chrastany benefits from direct connection to the D5 highway and the Prague Ring road. It is home for Alza distribution centre (leading e-commerce in CZ), including a showroom, offices and client service desk.
The 70,000 sqm park in Szigetszentmiklós (phase I) is GLP 1st development in Hungary. It is located on the southern outskirts of Budapest, with convenient access to the ringroad and public transport.
Value of the projects completed between October 2020 and June 2022
not disclosed
Size of the projects completed between October 2020 and June 2022 (GLA)
214,000 sqm
Portfolio of all completed properties currently held by your company
Czechia: GLP Park Jažlovice (24,858 sqm), GLP Park Mladá Boleslav (57,877 sqm), GLP Park Praha Chrastany (50,907 sqm).
Slovakia: GLP Park Košice (21,396 sqm), GLP Park Bratislava Senec (149,626 sqm).
Hungary: Gyál I Logistics Centre (22,904 sqm), Üllő I (27,501 sqm), Üllő II (17,030 sqm), Üllő III (98,197 sqm), Szig Logistics Centre (70,342 sqm).
Poland: Pomeranian Logistics Centre (149,848 sqm), Gliwice Logistics Centre (51,611 sqm), Kraków Airport Logistics Centre (128,825 sqm), Krakow Skawina Logistics Centre (33,368 sqm), Lodz I (25,832 sqm), Lodz II (71,350 sqm), Lublin Logistics Centre (33,350 sqm), Poznan Logistics Centre (81,637 sqm), Poznan Airport Logistics Centre (51,880 sqm), Sosnowiec Logistics Centre (94,547 sqm), GLP Park Lędziny (95,000 sqm), Torun Logistics Centre (42,821 sqm), Rzeszow Logistics Centre (55,000 sqm), Warsaw I (53,436 sqm), Warsaw II (33,966), Warsaw III (36,523 sqm), Warsaw IV (14,100 sqm), Wrocław IV (63,776 sqm), Wrocław V (41,750 sqm).
Value of the projects currently held by company (in EUR)
not disclosed
Size of the projects currently held by company (GLA)
1,698,911 sqm
Properties sold between October 2020 and June 2022
not applicable
Value of the properties sold between October 2020 and June 2022 (in EUR)
not applicable
Size of the properties sold between October 2020 and June 2022 (GLA)
not applicable
Projects in progress
Czechia: GLP Park Brno Holubice (70,000 sqm), GLP Park Ostrava Hrusov (80,900 sqm)
Poland: Pomeranian Logistics Centre Building V (38,499 sqm), Warsaw V Logistics Centre (23,400 sqm), Poznan Airport Logistics Centre Building III (29,000 sqm), Wrocław V Logistics Centre building D (40,800 sqm)
Hungary: Sziget Logistics Centre phase II (21,500 sqm)
Value of the projects in progress (in EUR)
not disclosed
Size of the projects in progress (GLA)
241,800 sqm
Projects in the pipeline
Pomeranian Logistics Centre (374,469 sqm), Warsaw VI Logistics Centre (38,900 sqm), Krakow Airport Logistics Centre (45,343 sqm), Torun Logistics Centre (27,833 sqm), Wrocław V Logistics Centre (195,300 sqm), Lodz III Logistics Centre phase II (72,400 sqm).
Please say why your company should be considered for the award
GLP entered the CEE market in 2020 through the acquisition of Goodman’s high-quality portfolio in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. It has made GLP joining a select number of logistics real estate investors with a truly pan-European portfolio.
The acquired 2.4 M sqm portfolio is concentrated on key logistics routes with access to growing markets for e-commerce and distribution. It has brought a number of new customers into the business and allowed it to better support existing users with expanding supply chain requirements.
GLP new development projects across CEE comply with the BREEAM certification requirements and enable the developer as well as its customers, to meet ambitious carbon footprint reduction goals. The company continues to introduce additional solutions for the benefit of the natural environment, company budgets and employee health and well-being.
Noticeable leases: Auchan Retail Polska (54,000 sqm), Fiege Group (HUN, 43,000 sqm), Alza (HUN, 22,000 sqm).
