THE CONCERN OVER INDUSTRIAL LAND
The logistics real estate sector in Spain is experiencing growth despite the economic challenges both in Spain and elsewhere. One current drawback is the lack of industrial land, which is a real problem for foreign companies looking to invest and for Spanish companies looking to expand. This surge in demand for industrial land skyrocketed in 2020 with COVID-19 and the growth of e-commerce, which led logistics real estate investors to choose to invest in warehouses and logistics centers. But why do national and international companies choose to have a logistics location in Spain?
Strategic Location and Competitive Advantages
Spain occupies a perfect strategic global logistics location, starting with the 8,000 km of coastline we have with access to the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. This fact makes land transport a perfect combination with maritime transport, allowing access to all European countries. We are also located at the crossroads of major trade routes connecting Europe with the Americas and Africa.
It seems that companies are not fully aware that land is finite and that solutions to this problem will have to be found. We propose a couple without having to change location.
Vertical Solutions
Since horizontal expansion is experiencing challenges due to the lack of industrial land and its sky-high price, a possible solution to continue increasing the capacity of an industrial warehouse and thus continue growing globally without having to move warehouses would be to use vertical logistics. But what does a vertical logistics plant consist of?
We have different vertical logistics solutions:
Multi-platform centers / mezzanines à Creation of new floors in existing warehouses to generate more space for storage or intralogistics management.
Automation à Improving repetitive processes with technological tools to improve logistics efficiency.
Vertical shelving
Elevators and level conveyors
Overhead conveyors
Benefits of vertical logistics
Optimization of industrial space
Reduces surface area consumption by 35%
Option to reuse obsolete warehouses due to lack of space
Use of new technologies: robotics or automation.
It is more sustainable than building a new warehouse.