VGP NV: Acquires Two Additional Prime Locations in Southern Germany
20 Décembre 2021 - 07:00AM
VGP NV: Acquires Two Additional Prime Locations in Southern Germany
20 December
2021, 7:00am, Antwerp, Belgium: VGP NV (‘VGP’ or
the ‘Group’), a European provider of high-quality logistics and
semi-industrial real estate, announces that it has recently
acquired two properties in Southern Germany.
The first project is located in Wiesloch/Walldorf, where VGP is
developing together with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
(‘Heidelberg’) a modern, so-called “HEI-TECH” industrial park. In
this context, the Group has acquired a further 80,000 m2 of land
from Heidelberg. A corresponding purchase agreement was signed by
both companies.
Together with the approximately 130,000 m2 already acquired in
2020, VGP anticipates developing an innovative, urbanistically
sophisticated office and technology quarter in the Rhine-Neckar
metropolitan region in close cooperation with Heidelberg. The first
construction measures to redevelop the project in the HEI-TECH
industrial park to VGP standards are to take place as early as
2022.
The second project is a business park on an area
of around 20 hectares. It will become the second VGP Park in
Bavaria, following the ongoing development in Parsdorf, Munich. The
site is conveniently located in Nuremberg-South, with direct access
to Autobahn A6. This area impresses with its strategic favourable
location close to the city centre, already fully operational
business parks and amenities nearby, and its excellent connection
to public transport such as Underground U1, S-Bahn Fischbach, bus
transport and convenient access to transport infrastructure with
the Autobahn A73 and A9. This park benefits from anchor tenancy
with Siemens, one of the largest German technology companies.
For Jan Van
Geet, Chief Executive Officer of VGP, the purchase
of these two properties is again an important milestone in the
company's expansion: “With the acquisition of these assets at such
unique locations, we continue to invest in the economically strong
South of Germany.” He adds: “We believe in Heidelberg and
Nuremberg, the future outlook for these two cities is extremely
positive, and we much appreciate the trust that has been again
placed in VGP.”
The Group operates in fifteen European countries and continues
to invest in strategic land positions. In Europe, the company based
in Antwerp, Belgium, now operates 94 parks.In addition to
state-of-the-art technology, sustainability and energy efficiency
are key parameters for the commercial properties developed by
VGP.
The Group is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2025 and
driving sustainable building practices, including the aim for all
new projects in the Group’s German portfolio to obtain a DGNB1 Gold
certification (above the Group’s own minimum requirement of Silver
certification) and for its roofs to support green electricity
generation. All new developments from 2020 onwards are certified
and the green power generation capacity of the VGP Renewable Energy
division has been increased to 62.8 MWp, with a further 82.6 MWp in
the pipeline.
The Group is also involved in charity with its own foundation.
VGP Foundation, established in 2019, has so far identified 29
projects, focussing on social projects, nature conservation and
cultural heritage, that have received over €7 million in
funding.
CONTACT DETAILS FOR INVESTORS AND MEDIA
ENQUIRIES
Martijn Vlutters (VP – Business Development & Investor
Relations) |
Tel: +32 (0)3 289 1433 |
Petra Vanclova (External Communications) |
Tel: +42 0 602 262 107 |
Anette NachbarBrunswick Group |
Tel: +49 152 288 10363 |
ABOUT VGP
VGP is a pan-European developer, manager and owner of
high-quality logistics and semi-industrial real estate. VGP
operates a fully integrated business model with capabilities and
longstanding expertise across the value chain. The company has a
development land bank (owned or committed) of 10.49 million m² and
the strategic focus is on the development of business parks.
Founded in 1998 as a Belgian family-owned real estate developer in
the Czech Republic, VGP with a staff of circa 350 employees owns
and operates assets in 12 European countries directly and through
several 50:50 joint ventures. As of June 2021, the Gross Asset
Value of VGP, including the joint ventures at 100%, amounted to €
4.48 billion and the company had a Net Asset Value (EPRA NTA) of €
1.51 billion. VGP is listed on Euronext Brussels (ISIN:
BE0003878957).
For further information, please visit the VGP website:
VGP Group - VGP Group (vgpparks.eu)
1 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen – the German
Sustainable Building Council
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