Today, the French company Leroy Merlin, specializing in the sale of goods for construction, decoration and furnishings, held a presentation of its innovative distribution center with an area of 92 thousand square meters. m. on the territory of the Southern Gate Industrial Park. This is a unique high-tech facility.
Delegations from the Government of the Moscow Region and the administration of the Domodedovo urban district arrived for the presentation.
The developer of the new center is Radius Group, a leading developer of Class A warehouse and industrial real estate in Russia. Investments in the project by the retail chain amounted to about 5 billion rubles and thanks to it, 700 new jobs were created. The distribution center is located at the intersection of Kashirskoye Highway and A-107 “betonka” road.
Convenient transport accessibility allows you to optimize logistics costs and keep prices for your products as low as possible.
The new center was built using innovative design and construction technologies, being not only the largest in its class, but also one of the most environmentally friendly and energy efficient buildings in Russia. The center's capacity will allow it to simultaneously load and unload more than 89 trailers and serve more than 75 stores in the region.
The distribution center uses, among other things, cross-dock technology, which makes it possible to minimize the time goods spend in the warehouse and increase turnover. The center was built with reserves and a reserve for the future; it will house an online store in which 30,000 items of goods will be available.
Speaking at the opening, the Minister of Investment and Innovation of the Moscow Region Denis Petrovich Butsaev noted that the new distribution center will make a significant contribution to the economy of the Moscow region. 
Leonid Pavlovich Kovalevsky spoke about the successes of the Radius Group, which has been developing the South Gate park for ten years, and that retail stores are expected to open in Domodedovo.
At the end, Vincent Genty, General Director of Leroy Merlin Russia, took the floor. He noted that Russia is one of the most important markets for Leroy Merlin, with great growth potential. At the same time, one of Leroy Merlin’s priorities today is the highest efficiency of the entire supply chain. The new center will not only optimize the company's logistics for faster and more reliable service to stores, but will also improve product availability and customer satisfaction. The company has big plans, in the future the number of stores in Russia will be increased to one hundred, and it is also planned to increase the share of products from Russian manufacturers from 50% to 70-80%.
Vincent Genty also stated that the opening of such a large distribution center would have been impossible without the support of the administration of the Moscow region and the Domodedovo urban district, without people like Leonid Pavlovich Kovalevsky and Dmitry Igorevich Gorodetsky.
The new Leroy Merlin warehouse uses innovative construction and finishing materials, as well as the latest world-class technologies in the field of fire safety, energy efficiency, and the reliability of engineering systems. The warehouse design allows for unprecedented operational efficiency with high throughput transit areas, specially designed mezzanine floors for processing small orders and storage buffer zones.
Highly efficient supply ventilation systems maintain the temperature at +18°C, even when the outside temperature drops to -28°C. Air recirculation is 90%. The warehouse building is equipped with a fire extinguishing system with three pumps - the main one and two spare ones, one of which is connected to a separate diesel generator. LED lighting, controlled by motion sensors, provides bright and energy-efficient lighting. The level floors are made of special concrete slabs and can withstand loads of up to seven tons per square meter.
The Leroy Merlin distribution center today receives about 200 vehicles and ships up to 150 eurotrucks per day. Volumes will grow, in the future increasing shipment volumes to 400-500 trucks per day. Despite the crisis, Leroy Merlin's business is growing by 20% per year, the company offers its customers a large selection of quality products, affordable prices and a high level of service.
Governor of the Moscow Region Andrey Vorobyov laid a capsule at the foundation of the new North Star distribution center of the Leroy Merlin company in the Dmitrovsky urban district. The ceremony was also attended by the General Director of Leroy Merlin Vostok LLC, Vincent Jeanty, and the Managing Director of the developer company PNK Group, Evgeny Skaridov.
“It is well known that foreign companies that come to our territory pay taxes in good faith, and this is important both for the municipality and for our large territory. I want to wish you not to stop there. You said that you now have 85 stores in Russia, and the plan is 200. It’s nice that these large, comfortable stores are growing not only in the Moscow region, but also in other parts of our country,” said Andrey Vorobyov.
General Director of Leroy Merlin Vostok LLC Vincent Genty, in turn, noted that the Moscow region always provides assistance to the company in its development.
The Severnaya Zvezda automated warehouse complex will become the company’s largest logistics facility in Russia. Together with the distribution center in Domodedovo's South Gate Park, it will supply all Leroy chain stores in Russia and Kazakhstan. The service sector will include about 1.3 thousand suppliers.
Photo source: press service of the Governor of Moscow Region An industrial building with an area of 140 thousand square meters will be located 27 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road on a plot of 31 hectares. It will be part of the Bely Rast multifunctional logistics complex.
“As for this distribution center, it is unique, robotic, and at the same time about a thousand jobs will be created here. I really hope that next time we will be wearing ties to open the enterprise that you are starting to build today,” the governor said.
Photo source: press service of the Governor of Moscow Region Investors primarily note the convenience of the location and high transport accessibility of the property. It will be located on the federal highway A107 - Moscow Small Ring, between Dmitrovskoye and Leningradskoye highways, 20 kilometers from Sheremetyevo International Airport. This will help a large retailer quickly deliver goods to hypermarkets in the capital and other cities of Russia and neighboring countries, as well as service the growing volume of online store orders.
Photo source: press service of the Governor of Moscow Region The distribution center will be built according to an individual project by the Russian developer of industrial facilities, PNK group, which has four of its own factories in the Moscow region for the production of the necessary structural elements of the building.
Photo source: press service of the Governor of Moscow Region Construction will begin soon, and the North Star center is scheduled to begin operations in the first quarter of 2020. The total investment in the project will be 10 billion rubles. During its implementation, a thousand new jobs will be created.
The built-to-suit project will be implemented on the territory of the Bely Rast MLK.
Russian industrial developer PNK Group and international retailer Leroy Merlin announce the start of construction of a distribution center with an area of about 140 thousand square meters. m. The industrial building, based on an individual project that takes into account all the requirements of the retailer, will be located 27 km from the Moscow Ring Road on an area of 31 hectares as part of the Bely Rast multifunctional logistics complex (MLC) in the Dmitrovsky district of the Moscow region. JLL acted as a consultant for the sale of the site and the purchase of the built-to-suit project.
Construction work will begin soon, the start of operating activities is scheduled for the 1st quarter of 2020. The planned volume of investment in the implementation of this project will be 10 billion rubles.
Vincent Genty, General Director of Leroy Merlin Russia: “The Leroy Merlin company continues strategic investments in the Russian market and economy, confirming the priority of the local market for our global business. We believe that the implementation of the large-scale North Star project will have a positive impact on the investment climate of the Moscow region and will support the further sustainable socio-economic development of the region. Thus, within the framework of our project, about 1 thousand jobs will be created and conditions will be created for the work of local suppliers. We plan to serve more than 1.3 thousand suppliers, 80% of which are local. Operations at the distribution center will begin in the 1st quarter of 2020.”
Evgeniy Skaridov, Managing Director of PNK Group: “Having extensive experience in implementing large-scale projects, we are pleased to begin cooperation with one of the leaders in the DIY segment. PNK Group uses advanced technologies in the construction of industrial buildings, thereby maintaining the minimum construction time for the Russian market. And at the same time, our facilities meet high international standards, for example, international property insurance standards FM Global. This is important to our partners and clients.”
The new distribution center of the Leroy Merlin company as part of the Bely Rast MLK will be located on the federal highway A107 - Moscow Small Ring, between Dmitrovskoye and Leningradskoye Shosse, 20 km from Sheremetyevo International Airport. Thanks to its convenient location and excellent transport accessibility, this DC will help the international retailer effectively organize logistics flows, which will allow for even more rapid delivery of goods to hypermarkets in both Moscow and other Russian cities, as well as serving the growing volume of orders from the online store.
MLK "Bely Rast" is a logistics project implemented by the Saint Gothard Investments (SGI) group of companies in the Moscow region, the total area of which is 103.8 hectares. The future capacity of the project is 400 thousand square meters. m, which can be implemented in several queues to suit the needs of clients. The MLK project “Bely Rast” is fully supported by the Government of the Moscow Region and the administration of the Dmitrov urban district of the Moscow Region.
Russian industrial developer PNK Group and international retailer Leroy Merlin announce the start of construction of a distribution center with an area of about 140 thousand m 2. The industrial building, based on an individual project that takes into account all the retailer’s requirements, will be located 27 km from the Moscow Ring Road on an area of 31 hectares as part of the Bely Rast multifunctional logistics complex (MLC) in the Dmitrovsky district of the Moscow region. JLL acted as a consultant for the sale of the site and the purchase of the built-to-suit project.
Construction work will begin in the near future, the start of operating activities is scheduled for the first quarter of 2020. The planned volume of investment in the implementation of this project will be 10 billion rubles.
The new distribution center of the Leroy Merlin company as part of the Bely Rast MLK will be located on the federal highway A107 - Moscow Small Ring, between Dmitrovskoye and Leningradskoye Shosse, 20 km from Sheremetyevo International Airport. Thanks to its convenient location and excellent transport accessibility, this DC will help the international retailer effectively organize logistics flows, which will allow for even more rapid delivery of goods to hypermarkets in Moscow and other Russian cities, as well as serving the growing volume of orders from the online store.
MLK "Bely Rast" is a logistics project implemented by the Saint Gothard Investments (SGI) group of companies in the Moscow region, the total area of which is 103.8 hectares. The future capacity of the project is 400 thousand m2, which can be implemented in several stages to suit the needs of clients. The MLK project “Bely Rast” is fully supported by the Government of the Moscow Region and the administration of the Dmitrov urban district of the Moscow Region.
Vincent Genty, General Director of Leroy Merlin Russia: “Leroy Merlin continues its strategic investments in the Russian market and economy, confirming the priority of the local market for our global business. We believe that the implementation of the large-scale North Star project will have a positive impact on the investment climate of the Moscow region and will support the further sustainable socio-economic development of the region. Thus, within the framework of our project, about 1 thousand jobs will be created and conditions will be created for the work of local suppliers. We plan to serve more than 1,300 suppliers, of which 80% are local. Operations at the distribution center will begin in the first quarter of 2020.”
Evgeniy Skaridov, Managing Director of PNK Group: “Having extensive experience in implementing large-scale projects, we are pleased to begin cooperation with one of the leaders in the DIY segment. PNK Group uses advanced technologies in the construction of industrial buildings, thereby maintaining the minimum construction time for the Russian market. And at the same time, our facilities meet high international standards, for example, international property insurance standards FM Global. This is important to our partners and clients.”
Alexander Suvorov, member of the board of directors of Saint Gothard Investments (SGI): “The project for the development of the multifunctional logistics complex “Bely Rast” is among the priorities in the Moscow region and is actively supported by both the Government of the Moscow region and the administration of the Dmitrov urban district. Comprehensive support for attracting foreign investment to the region is a strategic task set by the Governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov to the Regional Government, which, in turn, serves as one of the significant factors for the successful implementation of large socially significant projects. By attracting strong, stable investors, this project makes a significant contribution to the economy of the Moscow region, creates a large number of jobs, which will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the development of the investment climate in the region. We are pleased to welcome the first major resident to the Bely Rast MLK and are confident that Leroy Merlin will become a successful “anchor” of our project, and the Severnaya Zvezda logistics complex will be a new benchmark for the warehouse and industrial real estate market.”
Evgeny Bumagin, head of warehouse and industrial premises department at JLL: “The north of the Moscow region is one of the most popular areas, accounting for 15-20% of the demand for warehouses in the region annually. For the Leroy Merlin company, the project as part of the Bely Rast MLK will become the main logistics hub in Russia, therefore the convenience of its location and speed of access to the main transport routes, including M-11, M-10, Dmitrovskoe Highway and the developing Central Ring Road, are priorities for an international retailer. To implement one of the most complex warehouse complexes on the Russian market, which will become the largest automated distribution center in the country, it was necessary to attract an experienced and reliable developer, which was PNK Group. In turn, the emergence of an iconic global brand, a major “anchor”, will become the basis for the future success of MLK Bely Rast, determine the interest of other residents in this project and attract additional investments into the Moscow region.”
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