This new unit is intended to replace an existing Russian warehousing space which Antolin, based in Burgos, Spain, found inadequate for it to serve its growing number of automotive customers in the country. The complex allows not only warehousing but also component production.
Antolin was reported as saying that it is investing between €6m and €7m in its latest St. Petersburg project. The modern new facility, with a “large electrical capacity, increased floor loading and overhead cranes”, will enable Antolin to serve its growing client base satisfactorily, according to Augusto Uretta, head of its Russian operations.
The Spanish company already supplies car interior headliners to the Ford Motor Corp car plant in Vsevolozhsk near St Petersburg. It is also reported to have agreed to supply parts to other groups including Nissan, Toyota and General Motors.
Multinational Logistics Partnership (MLP) is the market leader of industrial and warehouse real estate in Russia and Ukraine.
Portfolio MLP contains 632 000 m2 of existing industrial and warehouse facilities and 120 ha of land bank.
Established in 2004, MLP created all the facilities on its own and became one of the most experienced developers in Russia and Ukraine. The company logistic centres are managed by its own professional staff in accordance with the highest international standards.
MLP Utkina Zavod is situated on a 40 hectare site along the Belt highway (KAD) and comprises 209 255 m2 of class A storage space, as well as office and mezzanine premises.
A unique feature of MLP Utkina Zavod is that the area of the terminal can be used not only for warehouse operations, but also for industrial production.
The Utkina Zavod complex