Colliers Aarhus Delrapport 2023 UK

INDUSTRIAL AND LOGISTICS

Sustained strong tailwinds in the industrial/logistics market

The Aarhus market for industrial and logis tics facilities is characterised by a highly diverse building stock, in terms of both quality and location, as well as a shortage of commercial development sites. Broadly speaking, occupational demand centres on industrial/logistics facilities in locations with good infrastructure, i.e. proximity to the motorway grid or the most central arterial roads. Driven by its motorway proximity, Logistikparken Aarhus, in Brabrand west of Aarhus, has developed into a prime indus trial/logistics location. Extending to 177,000 sq m commer cial space in total, the area is home to Danske Fragtmænd, Salling Group, Nemlig, Søstrene Grene and Advansor, just to name a few. Other prime locations include Hørning, where logistics busi ness Frode Laursen, Antalis and Hørkram are located, and Hasselager, where COOP has its fresh produce terminal for all of western Denmark. Older industrial clusters are found at Lystrup, Brabrand, Viby J and Risskov. Commercial areas along the E45 motorway, defined as Skanderborg/Stilling southwest of the city and Hinnerup/ Søften to the northwest, are also popular with logistics and wholesale businesses due to their proximity to Aarhus, pro viding easy access to a strong recruitment base. Important companies located in this motorway corridor include DHL, Freja Transport & Logistik, Bridgestone and GLS. The Port of Aarhus is Denmark’s largest bulk and commer cial port with a market share of more than 65% in terms of