Work on a new logistics centre in Calais, catering for the distribution of goods between the UK and mainland Europe, is due to start in 2012. Work on the first phase of the project, involving 50ha, will be completed 2013-2014. The development will cover 160ha in total, and assert Calais as a "European Crossroads".
Calais Premier is set to become one of the first direct gateways for goods distribution between the United Kingdom and continental Europe. This project is the biggest logistics project in northern France, and the chosen site for the development is the industrial zone, Turquerie. This area stretches along the Calais-Dunkirk railway line and is ideally placed between Calais Port and the Channel Tunnel.
The Calais urban agglomeration community, Cap Calaisis, has chosen the Lyon property development company, DCB International, for the construction of Calais Premier. The first phase of the project, a surface area of 50 hectares, will commence in 2012 and is due for completion by 2013-2014. This first site will be dedicated to logistics activities and transport services, and is expected to have 220,000 sq. m. of logistics warehouses, 50,000 sq. m. of industrial parks, and 11,000 sq. m. of commercial property.
The Calais urban agglomeration community, Cap Calaisis, has chosen the Lyon property development company, DCB International, for the construction of Calais Premier. The first phase of the project, a surface area of 50 hectares, will commence in 2012 and is due for completion by 2013-2014. This first site will be dedicated to logistics activities and transport services, and is expected to have 220,000 sq. m. of logistics warehouses, 50,000 sq. m. of industrial parks, and 11,000 sq. m. of commercial property.
According to Didier Caudard-Breille, managing director of DCB International, the first phase of the Calais Premier project will create “thousands of new jobs” and will bring in £176 million worth of investments. By the second phase, this figure could reach £264 million.
The scale of the Calais Premier project will have a direct effect on the development of the Calais infrastructure. Cap Calaisis is planning to invest £ 1.8 million in creating a railway junction at the site, as well as modernising the whole Calais-Dunkirk railway line. In addition, the Calais 2015 Port Pproject, worth £ 350 million, will extend the port to twice its size, making Calais Europe’s central communications point.
All of the above developments will constitute a direct entrance point to England from Europe. “With this project,” stated the mayor of Calais, Natacha Bouchart, “Calais will assert its strategic position as a European crossroads”.
The economic development agency Calais Promotion economic development agency played a key role in finding investors to take on this project, and in finalising negotiations. Initial contact has already been made with potential clients - in particular, suppliers in the automobile sector and British mass-market suppliers.
For further information on logistics in Calais, contact Jean-Yves Lhomme, Head of Projects at Calais Promotion, on +33 (0)3 21 34 66 83
All of the above developments will constitute a direct entrance point to England from Europe. “With this project,” stated the mayor of Calais, Natacha Bouchart, “Calais will assert its strategic position as a European crossroads”.
The economic development agency Calais Promotion economic development agency played a key role in finding investors to take on this project, and in finalising negotiations. Initial contact has already been made with potential clients - in particular, suppliers in the automobile sector and British mass-market suppliers.
For further information on logistics in Calais, contact Jean-Yves Lhomme, Head of Projects at Calais Promotion, on +33 (0)3 21 34 66 83
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