The properties will be equipped with temperature zones for fresh produce and other products such as pharmaceuticals. GDP certification and IFS certification are also being sought.

pfenning logistics is developing and constructing the two properties itself according to its own multicube concept and is aiming for DGNB Platinum certification for the properties (German Sustainable Building Council). The new construction projects involve investments of around 120 million euros. The family-owned company also expects to create 300 additional jobs in the region.

The construction of the multi-user logistics centers expands the logistics capacities of the pfenning logistics group in the middle of Germany. "North-eastern Hesse is one of the most important logistics regions in Germany and therefore a hub within European logistics. Thanks to the new logistics properties, we can meet the requirements of a wide range of industries with maximum flexibility," says Rana Matthias Nag, Managing Director of pfenning logistics group, explaining the choice of location.

Multi-temperature system for subsidiary HFL

The multi-temperature facility freshcube osthessen is being built at the headquarters of the subsidiary HFL Herbst Frischelogistik in Bad Hersfeld, where a total of 12,000 m² of temperature-controlled modern storage space as well as social rooms and office space for the administration of HFL employees will be available on two floors. The new construction work will begin at the start of 2022, after which the storage areas will be put into operation in three temperature zones between 4 and 25 degrees Celsius.

Temperature-controlled logistics center in Mecklar

pfenning logistics is building a larger multi-user logistics center - called multicube osthessen - with a storage area of 77,000 m² in Mecklar, a town in the neighbouring municipality of Ludwigsau, on a site of around 150,000 m². Once the construction work has been completed, this location will be able to provide refrigeration between exactly 14 and 18 degrees Celsius. Construction in Mecklar will begin shortly.

"It is part of our social responsibility as an owner-managed group of companies that we are also aiming for a high DGNB certification for the logistics centers planned in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district," says Nag. "We have decades of experience in the construction and operation of logistics centers and we also know that good space for logistics is rare. We are therefore all the more pleased that we will be able to provide our services from such excellent locations in the future," emphasizes Nag. Both projects are due to be completed and put into operation at the beginning of 2023.