almost anything goes at the Woodstock Festival at Kostrzyn-nad-Odra While this might sound like many other big music festivals this one has something that makes it stand out: it is organised by a charity and the hundreds of thousands of attendees who take part in the revelry get in for free A group of revellers cheer during the festival organised by the medical NGO the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Water flies as festival-goers dance in the mud A woman's hair flies as she dances in front of the main stage A young woman wears a surgical mask as she dances with the crowd A woman crowd-surfs in front of the main stage A couple kiss against a graffiti-covered wall A man and woman walk hand-in-hand as the sun sets It was a sweltering hot day and already late in the afternoon when I reached the small Polish border town of Kostrzyn-nad-Odra home to the Woodstock Station rock festival As I made my way along a forest road towards a military base on its outskirts I passed scores of bare-chested men who lay dotted around in the shade having clearly succumbed to a mixture of heat and hard liqueur I approached the throbbing roar of guitars beyond the forest with some apprehension believing I was in for a night of testosterone-induced aggression When I stepped out into the clearing I found myself at the edge of a mud mosh pit the size of a tennis court with a few dozen boys and girls in swim suits going absolutely bonkers to the sound of a Polish punk band Beyond it there was the main stage towering over a billowing cloud of dust thrown up by thousands of dancing metal-heads who were going equally off the rails Those in front of me chased one another through the knee-deep murky water tipping each other over (girls were the preferred targets) and rolling around in the sludge in what looked like Mad Max fighting scenes Every so often groups would be overcome by a communal fit of exercise mania and organise themselves in circles to do push-ups or crawl This is not a moment to be a distant observer I put one of my two cameras into my watertight rucksack (which I carried in anticipation of a summer thunderstorm) and stepped right in which I managed more or less by holding it high up in the air Only when I saw a possible picture did I dive into the mess that's a question of definition,” I replied Ten minutes later I was drenched and it was time to explore the rest of the festival ground but the overall mood was very peaceful and surprisingly photographer friendly but at German festivals people have the tendency to become overly pushy when alcohol and fun take their minds to ecstatic heights But here my camera elicited only smiles and embraces The promise of a good time at one of Europe's largest non-profit festivals must be the reason that some 100,000 Germans travel across the border each year to join their Polish neighbours for a weekend of rock contributing to the audience of hundreds of thousands that attended this year I believe that over this weekend people from the two countries make more contact than any official German-Polish friendship programme could ever achieve The festival is the brainchild of Polish journalist and social campaigner Jerzy Owsiak who some say is the second most famous Pole after Pope John Paul II He initiated the festival to say thank you to those who donated money to his GOCC charity organisation for child medical care Entry to Woodstock Station is free of charge all staff are volunteers and bands are merely paid expenses and a symbolic fee Owsiak says he wants to keep the character of the festival non-commercial but is also clear about who runs the show: “I like democracy That's why everything works,” he said in an interview with the German newspaper TAZ Valmet Oyj’s trade press release on March 29 Valmet has received an order from Arctic Paper to supply a Valmet Fiber Furnish Analyzer (Valmet MAP Q) with services to its Kostrzyn plant located in the western part of Poland The order is included in Valmet's orders received of the first quarter 2022 The value of the order will not be disclosed The solutions will be delivered in the second quarter of 2022 Due to the planned investment Arctic Paper Kostrzyn S.A will be able to improve the quality of paper production and further improve the production efficiency “We are very pleased to cooperate with Arctic Paper as they are strongly aware on the environmental issues Our solution will help them to minimize the environmental impact and use raw materials efficiently while improving the quality of their end-products,” says Markku Merra Technical information about the Valmet Fiber Furnish Analyzer Valmet Fiber Furnish Analyzer (Valmet MAP Q) provides paper, board, and tissue makers with fast and precise online updates of key fiber and papermaking furnish properties. It represents the state-of-the-art online fiber analysis building upon continuous advancements by Valmet over the past forty years One of the key benefits of the Valmet Fiber Furnish Analyzer is the increased energy efficiency and refiner segment life while maintaining the highest pulp quality Arctic Paper Kostrzyn is the largest producer of offset paper in Poland manufacturing uncoated woodfree paper for general printing use such as books but also modern papers for high-speed inkjet technologies Arctic Paper Kostrzyn belongs to Arctic Paper S.A. a leading European producer of high-quality graphic paper listed on the stock exchanges in Warsaw and Stockholm employing 1,200 people in three mills: Kostrzyn nad Odrą (Poland) Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies We aim to become the global champion in serving our customers.  Valmet's strong technology offering includes pulp mills as well as power plants for bioenergy production Our advanced services and automation solutions improve the reliability and performance of our customers' processes and enhance the effective utilization of raw materials and energy.   Valmet's net sales in 2021 were approximately EUR 3.9 billion Our more than 14,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward – every day Finland and its shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Read more www.valmet.com, www.twitter.com/valmetglobal  Processing of personal data This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The woods between Poland and Germany are rife with treasures and evidence of the terrible tragic events that took place there when the Second World War raged for six years And while the land has been peaceful and quiet for more than 75 years now there are still objects under the ground that speak to the conflict waged there objects like a cache of weapons recently found by a group of explorers from Poland who spend their time looking for treasures such as these On the trail of this bounty for more than four years They were given a clue to the loot’s location by a passerby on a bicycle four years ago who took an interest in the equipment and tools the men were using on another project the gentleman told the explorers that a relative had once suggested where a store of weapons could be found “He said his grandfather had shown him a place in the woods where he buried a deposit of firearms in the 1950s,” explained group leader Pawel Piatkiewicz to the local media on November 30th It took several years to get permission to scour the woods outside of Rzepin the team went out with metal detectors and other devices to help in their search It didn’t take too long for them to discover that the stranger had told them the truth the treasures included a dozen weapons from the war nine German service revolvers and German Mauser rifles most “eureka!” discovery was a French made Lebel R35 rifle All the guns are now being cleaned and restored and will eventually go on display in the Kostrzyn nad Odra Fortress which shows important historic items from both world wars Piatkiewicz and his group are not certain who buried the guns, or why, but they advanced a theory or two. Possibly, whomever owned the weapons did not have a legal permit, and decided to bury them rather than turn them over to the authorities. As for owners; they suggest that the guns may have belonged to anti-Soviet resistance fighters who remained active in the region long after World War II – right into the 1950s But the explorers cannot know for sure who owned them or why these treasures were buried in the forest “We can only assume that the settlers who arrived here at the end of World War II might have felt a threat in new Times were very turbulent.” And once the climate calmed down whomever had the guns felt safe enough to dispose of them quickly by simply digging a hole and chucking the weapons into it no one can ever know for sure; the stranger on the bike told them that his grandfather was deceased There have been many discoveries relating to the war found in Poland; it was the first country the Nazis invaded and occupied before the formal announcement of war was declared a notorious diary was supposedly located beneath a palace that holds secrets about where the Germans buried billions in gold bars those who care for the grounds continue to find hidden spoons buttons and other ephemera of the inhabitants of those terrible places Another Article From Us: Researchers Nearly Finished With Excavation of Viking Longship in Norway It isn’t surprising that the explorers found a cache of weapons; the only question now is how many more awful reminders of that global conflict remain hidden under the soil Ian Harvey is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager about why it has such confidence in the Polish market Residential developer Develia has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire all the shares in Bouygues Immobilier Polska the Polish subsidiary of Bouygues Immobilier ESA logistika has leased 15,000 sqm in Prologis Park Piotrków GLP has completed the development of its Wrocław V Logistics Centre and has received a BREEAM rating of Outstanding Panattoni has secured EUR 40 mln in financing from BNP Paribas for the development of Panattoni Park Sosnowiec IV Newgate Investment (NGI) and Redkom Development are developing a large retail park in Bydgoszcz Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided a five-year green loan to Olivia Seven for the refinancing of the Olivia Prime A office building in Gdańsk-Oliwa communications and security company Motorola Solutions has signed a five-year lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s commercial real estate market reveals Colliers in its ‘Beyond Real Estate | Economy’ report Panattoni is to build the Panattoni Park Mainz Süd in Erbes-Büdesheim bei Alzey Axi Immo has presented its latest report “Warsaw Office Market – Q1 2025 The market opened in 2025 on a steady footing with a notable increase in leasing activity and a modest decline in vacancy landlords continue to focus on upgrading existing assets and prioritizing quality over quantity Convenience store chain Żabka has officially opened a new logistics centre in Kąty Wrocławskie The first stage of the development will serve 1,500 stores in the Wrocław area Romanian Post has leased over 5,000 sqm of logistics space in CTPark Bucharest to serve as its temporary regional courier and logistics hub for Bucharest JLL has announced the sale and leaseback of two properties by a manufacturing company in a deal worth over PLN 1 bln Warehouse developer CTP is adding 2,000 sqm to its Clubco coworking development in Brno pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has extended an investment facility to PineBridge Benson Elliot for the Diuna Office Park in Warsaw The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024 while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100 Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul The Polish and Danish governments have entered preliminary discussions for the construction of a tunnel between Szczecin and Copenhagen underneath the Baltic sea The Warsaw - 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices A limited competition for the design of two replacement bridges at Küstrin on the German-Polish border has been won by Knight Architects and engineers Schüßler-Plan.  The two-stage limited competition was run by Deutsche Bahn Germany and is for two replacement bridge structures which will form the central part of the Berlin-Kostrzyn- Gorzów railway modernisation programme: one is over the River Odra crossing the German-Polish border and the other crosses the river flood plain on the German side At approximately US$48 million it will be the largest bridge project in the state of Brandenburg The winning solution for the main crossing is a network arch spanning 130m with a slim structural depth of 17m The network arch system allows a high level of structural slenderness and transparency offering views onto the pristine flood plains of the River Odra and the nearby ruins of the Kostrzyn fortress The cross-braced pattern of the hangers is intended to reference the historic truss bridge it will replace The new rail link will enable train speeds of up to 120km/h and will provide space for subsequent electrification The anticipated construction programme is 2018-2020 Sign up to get our twice-monthly email update Polish racer Piotr Orzechowski will join Chris Dittmann Racing for his debut in Wera Tools F4 British F4 this weekend at Silverstone from Kostrzyn nad Odrą on the border of Poland and Germany began karting at age 13 and has rapidly progressed clinching third place in the 2024 ROK Cup in his home country Those performances earned him a spot in the Polish Motor Association (Polski Związek Motorowy) national squad and prompted him to travel to the United Kingdom for intensive British F4 testing Working diligently to build his technical knowledge and confidence he then signed with Chris Dittmann Racing to further his development ahead of his planned series debut Inspired by Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris Piotr has also returned to ROK Cup karting to stay sharp racing across Europe and undertaking additional test sessions in the UK He will make his debut this weekend on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit and will contest three rounds in total during the 2025 season Piotr Orzechowski: “I am really happy to step into the single seaters and to join British F4 with Chris Dittmann Racing as they are a great team with a great history so I have been getting the laps in during testing and building my confidence ahead of racing at Silverstone The team has been really helpful and giving me good tips Team Principal: “We are thrilled to welcome Piotr to Chris Dittmann Racing From our first test sessions it was clear he brings exceptional talent and determination Our experienced engineers and strategists will work closely with him to refine his skills and extract the maximum performance from the car We believe Piotr has all the attributes to challenge at the front this season and we look forward to a campaign of growth and podium success.” Members of the Polish Armed Forces remove a dead fish from Oder river as water has been contaminated and is causing fish to die-off BERLIN/WARSAW: Polish and German authorities are working "flat-out" to establish the cause behind a mass fish die-off in the river Oder German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said on Friday Tonnes of dead fish have been found since late July in the river Oder Both sides have said they believe a toxic substance is to blame but have yet to identify it "An environmental catastrophe is in the offing," Lemke told the RND newspaper group "All sides are working flat out to find the reasons for this mass die-out and minimise potential further damage." Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said the waterway would take years to return to normal Dead fish float on the surface of the Oder river as water has been contaminated and is causing the mass extinction of fish in the river (Cezary Aszkielowicz/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS) So big that the Oder may take years to return to a fairly normal state," Morawiecki said in a regular podcast on Friday "It is likely that enormous amounts of chemical waste have been dumped into the river," he said adding those responsible would be held accountable Late on Friday Morawiecki fired the head of Poland's national water management authority and the head of the general environmental inspectorate Michal Mistrzak saying that their institutions should have reacted earlier A spokesperson for the German environment minister told a news conference on Friday that they were following the situation closely and that it was not yet clear what had got into the water "We have an incomplete picture," the spokesperson said "We need clarity on what materials are in the water." Green activists and opposition politicians have criticised the Polish government for not responding quickly enough to the danger and failing to alert Poles to avoid bathing and angling in the river that has been contaminated since late July Germany has also grumbled over Poland's response: Brandenburg environment minister Axel Vogel had earlier said "chains of communication between the Polish and German sides did not work in this case" Daca said the situation was serious and that by Thursday evening Poland had collected over 11 tonnes of dead fish the wave of pollution runs from Wroclaw to Szczecin the pollution is gigantic," he was quoted as saying by Polish Radio 24 An analysis of river water taken this week showed evidence of "synthetic chemical substances very probably also with toxic effects for vertebrates," the German state of Brandenburg's environment ministry said on Thursday adding that it remained unclear how the substance entered the water the state laboratory found high levels of mercury in the water samples Poland has detected mercury above normal levels in samples of Oder water from the province of Silesia no traces of the poisonous metal were found in samples taken in the West Pomeranian Deputy Environment Minister Jacek Ozdoba told a news briefing late on Friday Poland plans to set up a barrier on the Oder near the city of Kostrzyn to collect dead fish flowing down the river with 150 Territorial Defence Forces soldiers delegated to help with the clean-up Trade.gov.pl The factory in Poland will be AJU STEEL’s  fourth production plant in the world – after South Korea China and Mexico and its launch is planned for 2024 Poland’s convenient location in the region will guarantee shortening supply chains Depending on the expectations of our customers in order to obtain modern and aesthetic shapes During the laying of the cornerstone for the new factory Deputy Minister Grzegorz Piechowiak stressed that the investment is more proof that Poland is an attractive country for foreign investors and modern industry The production plant will be built as part of the Polish Investment Zone An incentive for Investors was  the opportunity to take advantage of the tax relief while committing that the investment will be built in accordance with ESG Obtaining certificates proving a low impact on the environment supporting the education of employees and the local community and undertaking activities in the field of employee welfare were some of the criteria that AJU POLAND will have to meet in order to obtain tax relief in the Polish Investment Zone Source: MRiT BETTER PHINANCE SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ W LIKWIDACJI "ATLAS WARD POLSKA" SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ The Polish clothing industry – a growing role in international trade Poland has been steadily increasing its share in the global clothing exports Poland drives the Startup revolution in Central and Eastern Europe Polish companies rank among those with the highest potential to become unicorns Tripling high-tech exports in the last 15 years exports of high-tech products from Poland reached EUR 37.25 bln The Polish Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025 is open An area where our cultural heritage inspires the future International Exhibition – Agro Show 2025 will be held between the 19th-21st September 2025 The 5th International Trade Fair of Fire Brigade and Rescue Services Equipment will be held between … The Electronics Show is the largest event for the household appliances Warsaw Food Expo is an international trade fair for premium food The Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) is the partner of first-resort for entrepreneurs when … Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) mission is an implementation of economical developme… The National Centre for Agricultural Support conducts promotional and informational activities aimed… Polish Space Agency (POLSA) supports Polish space sector entrepreneurs in representing their interes… Pages available in the www.trade.gov.pl domain may contain e-mail addresses By clicking an e-mail address provided as a link you consent to the processing of your data (e-mail address and other data provided on a voluntary basis in the message) in order for the recipient to send a response to the submitted questions The details concerning processing of personal data by each unit can be found in their respective policies concerning the processing of personal data The waiting times on May 21 2020 at 10:45 am was as follows: The reason for the long queues is that obligatory quarantine for people entering Poland from abroad has been lifted and as there is a public holiday today in Germany many Polish decided to visit their home country after a long time.  A similarly long queue is to be expected on Sunday when these people are going to return to Germany — Polizei Brandenburg (@PolizeiBB) May 21, 2020 Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus Journalist Trans.info | 6.05.2025 Pölös Zsófia Journalist Trans.info | 5.05.2025 Fragrance on the Fly: Why Pocket Perfumes Are Perfect for Airplane TravelSponsored Article 6.05.2025 Flickr user GrzesiekPrzystanek Woodstock -- Kostrzyn PolandStarted back in the day when Lollapalooza was still cool two-day music fest (dubbed Polish Woodstock) goes down every Summer in Kostrzyn nad Odra and regularly packs in upwards of 500,000 Poles eager to rock out to over 30 bands.. Mark your calendar as Skid Row's (!!) already committed to next year's 20th anniversary show The Monroe County Tourist Development Council Fantasy Fest -- Key West FLDespite a name that suggests thousands of lonely virgins playing D&D in the Javits Center Fantasy Fest's actually one of the country's top adult Halloween costume soirees In addition to a giant parade down Key West's Duval Street there're a week of themed redneck parties (women in Daisy Dukes and costume contests where the only thing prohibited is actual clothing Trinidad & Tobago Tourism Development Corp.Trinidad Carnival -- TrinidadSkip Rio and the Big Easy this year and embrace the rhythm of the Caribbean’s biggest carnival instead Rum and pounding soca beats will propel you through a night of parties and concerts culminating with a till-the-sun-comes-up march through the streets of Port of Spain (called j’ouvert) during which you’ll be splattered with mud -- at least we think it's mud But that’s just the kick off; two days of Carnival parades follow and Trini-style dancing that makes twerking look like a Viennese Waltz Flickr user Mark JensenDistortion -- Copenhagen DenmarkPacking over 125,000 people into the streets of Copenhagen on the first Saturday of June this insane "celebration of street & nightlife" that started in '98 as a one-night party has grown into a roaming mixed-music affair (held each day in a different 'hood) Flickr user mat WalkerGlastonbury Festival -- Glastonbury United KingdomDeep in the English countryside in the shadow of an ancient hill that was the final resting place of King Arthur Britain’s greatest rock show goes off every June in a carnival-like atmosphere that runs 24/7 for five days straight 175,000 or so fans camp out for the week and enjoy not just the music and cabaret shows -- that come along with a giant Flickr user bk1bennettSturgis -- Sturgis SDAssuming you appreciate the roar of 400,000 hogs rolling through town you're going to want to gas up the Vespa and make haste to Sturgis South Dakota during the first week of August Held almost every year since 1938 (WWII excluded) this famous motorcycle rally started with races & stunts and today attracts hundreds of thousands of bikers (and their families) from across the globe Flickr user Federico CapoanoIbiza Summer parties -- Ibiza, SpainAs you no doubt already know from repeated viewings of David Guetta's video (featuring Akon) Sexy B*tch the party atmosphere here's simply awesome we-totally-should've-been-a-French-DJ kind of awesome and some of the best nightclubs in Europe (including the world-famous Pacha) and you've got the world's premier party island While the action is hottest during October's season-closing soirees when seemingly every European college kid jams the island and the beaches are nothing but wall-to-wall people The construction of a new factory and the expansion of the existing one the increase of the production capacity from 4 million to 5.2 million units annually and the creation of 60 new jobs - declares Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing after receiving a decision to support the investment This is one of the 713 decisions that were issued in 2021 under the Polish Investment Zone Deputy Minister Grzegorz Piechowiak and others wearing face masks go and visit the production halls of the factory in Wronki  It was with great satisfaction that I received the information that another company from South Korea decided to develop its business projects in Poland The decision to support the investment in Wronki is one of the seven hundred and thirteen that the entrepreneurs operating within the Polish Investment Zone have received throughout the record-breaking year of 2021 It also proves that our country remains one of the most attractive places in the world to do business - said Grzegorz Piechowiak the Deputy Minister of Development and Technology and the Government Plenipotentiary for Foreign Investment.   I am glad that Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing will carry out its next investment project in Wielkopolska It also proves that Kostrzyn-Słubice Special Economic Zone where the South Korean company has been investing for several years now provides entrepreneurs with optimal conditions to run and develop their business undertakings and offers attractive investment incentives - said Krzysztof Kielec President of Kostrzyn-Słubice Special Economic Zone Our investment concept is planned for many years It envisages not only the construction of a new production and storage hall and the expansion of the existing refrigerator factory but also the establishment of the so-called white goods cluster in the vicinity of the existing plant in Wronki where the factory's sub-suppliers will be located - announced Olgierd Bałtaki Director of Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing sp In the years 2022-2024 Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing intends to increase its production capacity in Wronki in the Kostrzyn-Słubice Special Economic Zone The new investment project envisages increasing the number of manufactured products by over 30% annually already this year the South-Korean company intends to build a new production and warehouse hall with a total area of 40 thousand square metres new auxiliary lines for refrigerator production The long-term goal of the project is to create a new factory which will produce domestic appliances: refrigerators and washing machines the South Korean company envisages an increase in production from the current 4 million units to 5.2 million units per year through expansion of the production space as well as investment in modern technologies The new branch is to be used for the production of both existing and completely new washing machine models the Korean investor plans to expand the existing refrigerator factory to make room for an additional third assembly line Construction work is expected to begin in mid-2022 and be completed in autumn 2023 The total capital expenditure to be incurred by the company in connection with the implementation of the multi-phase project which includes the construction of a new factory and the expansion of the existing one is expected to amount to a total of around PLN 900 million Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing sp received public aid in the amount of PLN 86 mln of which PLN 23.5 mln was obtained from a grant programme The remaining part is a CIT tax exemption for its activities in the Kostrzyn-Słubice Special Economic Zone Samsung Electronics Poland Manufacturing received a decision from the Kostrzyn-Słubice SEZ to support the investment the South Korean company also signed an agreement under the Programme to support investments of significant importance to the Polish economy for the years 2011-2030 The investor undertook to invest 673.2 million PLN (with a declaration of creating 60 new jobs) The undertaking consists in increasing the production capacity of the existing company which specialises in producing washing machines From the beginning of January until the end of December 2021 within the framework of the Polish Investment Zone as many as 713 decisions to support investments with a total value of 37.1 billion PLN were issued with a simultaneous declaration of the creation of 16,831 new workplaces The largest investments concern such industries as high-quality food production and automotive Foreign investments account for 28% of the total but their total value constitutes as much as 63% of all the money invested under the PIZ This also translates into 65% of all the new jobs declared now account for 72% of all investment under the PIZ and their total value accounts for 37% of all investment which also translates into a 35% share in the creation of new jobs which specialises in temperature-controlled goods is to enlarge its freezer warehouse in Radomsko by an additional 4,800 sqm it will be the company's largest distribution centre in Poland Footwear retailer Deichmann has prolonged its lease of 21,000 sqm in Prologis Park Wrocław III The company has been in the park since 2011 The grand opening of DPD's 18,000 sqm logistics hub at Segro Logistics Park Stryków took place on 14 April 2025 The courier company currently leases a total of more than 35,000 sqm across Segro's portfolio in Poland The largest Polish ice cube manufacturer has increased the space it leases at the MLP Pruszków II warehouse complex to 7,200 sqm an Oligocene well has been drilled to meet the tenant's needs Peakside Capital Advisors and Partners Group have laid the cornerstone for the City Point Okęcie logistics centre Panattoni has completed the expansion of Panattoni Park Koluszki in Central Poland and obtained an occupancy permit Axi Immo has presented its latest market analysis in the special publication "Central Poland Industrial Snapshot" the region recorded a historic high in industrial and logistics leasing activity A 15,300 sqm hi-tech production hall has opened in Debrecen developed by Panattoni Hungary and the OTP Real Estate Investment Fund a company that specialises in LED light therapy and pharmaceuticals distributor Avenier have both signed leases for space in CTPark Plzeň Kasárny Mito Light is to take up 556 sqm while Avenier has leased 588 sqm with the handover planned for the autumn of 2025 With warehouse and industrial stock of nearly 35 mln sqm Poland’s market has stabilised at a healthy level Logistics operator DB Schenker has leased an additional 9,800 sqm in the Hillwood Rawicz logistics centre The tenant has been operating from the centre since the autumn of last year when it opened a service centre with an area of over 17,000 sqm for a manufacturer of optical products More than 2.6 mln sqm of industrial and logistics space was delivered across Poland in 2024 according to BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland’s latest report "At a Glance While this was below the new supply levels recorded in previous years