The Benelux is still the best location for industrial/logistics facilities in Europe according to the European Distribution Report 2008, produced biennially by global real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield (C&W). The top positions in this year’s ranking is retained by Belgium. In second place is the Netherlands, running up from position three in 2006. They are followed by Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland in fifth place, while Slovakia is the highest new entry at No. 9.
[Distripark Eemhaven.] In the report the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany, continue to be the focus of economic activity, as well as home to Europe’s key ports and airports for freight, and hence in terms of overall size still dominate the European industrial and logistics market.
The report includes 25 country locations compared with 15 in previous editions. Reflecting the expansion of the European Union and the growth patterns of international business, most new entries are along Europe’s eastern boundaries. The overall ranking is formed by analysing a range of weighted cost/benefit factors, including factors such as rents, labour costs, congestion, the size of freight markets by type, proximity to key markets and population densities.
[Distripark Eemhaven.] In the report the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany, continue to be the focus of economic activity, as well as home to Europe’s key ports and airports for freight, and hence in terms of overall size still dominate the European industrial and logistics market.
The report includes 25 country locations compared with 15 in previous editions. Reflecting the expansion of the European Union and the growth patterns of international business, most new entries are along Europe’s eastern boundaries. The overall ranking is formed by analysing a range of weighted cost/benefit factors, including factors such as rents, labour costs, congestion, the size of freight markets by type, proximity to key markets and population densities.