Borghese Logistics delivers Green Logistics Warehouse to Necron Group at Dutch Fresh Port

Borghese Logistics has handed over the Green Logistics Warehouse to Necron Group. The high-quality logistics complex at Laurierweg 100 comprises 53,425 m² of gross floor area and has been developed for large-scale, future-oriented fresh produce logistics. With this handover, Necron Group’s portfolio within Dutch Fresh Port now consists of three projects, totality approximately 160,000 m² of logistics property.

Green Logistics Warehouse was developed by Borghese Logistics and handed over to Necron Group, with Pleijsier Bouw acting as the main contractor.

The building is situated on a plot of almost 73,000 m² in Nieuw Reijerwaard, the extension of Dutch Fresh Port, and comprises approximately 35,700 m² of warehouse space, 11,000 m² of mezzanine and 6,800 m² of office space. In addition, the complex has 51 loading docks and a clear height of 12.2 metres. Part of the warehouse is designed as a 28.4-metre-high high-bay area, allowing for the storage of large volumes.

Green Logistics Warehouse Ridderkerk has a high-capacity electricity connection. This provides the complex with the energy capacity required for truck loading, energy-intensive logistics processes and further automation.

Space for the future of fresh produce logistics
The handover comes at a time when Dutch Fresh Port is continuing to develop as an international centre for agricultural, fresh produce and food logistics. The cluster in Barendrecht and Ridderkerk comprises around 100 fruit and vegetable companies and represents an annual export value of approximately €6 billion. Together with Nieuw Reijerwaard, Dutch Fresh Port forms the largest specialised agricultural, fresh produce and food cluster in the Netherlands.

Its location near the A15 and A16 motorways provides direct access to the Port of Rotterdam and key logistics corridors in the Netherlands and Europe.

Gerard van Liempt, CEO Necron Group, on the handover:
“With the handover of the Green Logistics Warehouse, we are strengthening our position in logistics property for food-related supply chains. With three projects at Dutch Fresh Port and our planned development of approximately 145,000 m² of cold-storage facilities within Rotterdam Food Hub, our experience in logistics property for the food sector now totals more than 300,000 m². In doing so, we are continuing to build high-quality logistics infrastructure specifically for international food flows.”

Sustainably developed
The Green Logistics Warehouse has been designed in accordance with BREEAM Excellent requirements and built to meet energy label A+++. The roof is fitted with more than 7,000 solar panels. The energy supply supports the charging of electric freight vehicles, thereby contributing to the electrification of the logistics sector. The occupier has committed to the WELL standard for the site, with the aim of achieving WELL Platinum certification.

With the completion of Ridderkerk III, Necron Group adds a third large-scale logistics project to its portfolio within Dutch Fresh Port and strengthens its position in logistics property within one of the Netherlands’ most important agricultural, fresh produce and food clusters.

“By working closely with all stakeholders from day one, we have created a high-quality warehouse for fresh produce logistics, where quality and sustainability are key. The combination of cold storage and a high-bay warehouse makes this a unique project of which we can be proud,” said Nick van Vliet, project developer at Borghese Logistics.

Maarten van Hamburg, Managing Director of the Bakker Division, a Greenyard company:
“With the completion of this impressive building, we are reaching a significant milestone together.
At the same time, for Bakker, this marks the start of a new and important phase in the development of our state-of-the-art fresh produce centre, where technology and people come together. This will enable Bakker to reinforce its mission – ‘Working together to make our world healthy and happy with fruit and vegetables’ – and to optimise the long-term service it provides to its customers. On behalf of Bakker, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Necron Group, Borghese Logistics, Pleijsier Bouw and everyone who has contributed to this project for their dedication, commitment and pleasant cooperation.”