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| PROLOGIS LEASES 150,000 SQUARE FEET AT EUROHUB CORBY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
October 2009 |
Company Signs New Agreement with Kenmark Group BIRMINGHAM, England, October 6, 2009 – ProLogis (NYSE: PLD), a leading global provider of distribution facilities, announced today that it has leased more than 150,000 square feet of new industrial space at Eurohub Corby, Northamptonshire, in the United Kingdom to Kenmark Group, a Taiwan-based global marketing and manufacturing group of companies that design, manufacture, source and market a diverse portfolio of products. Kenmark Group has leased the 150,000-square-foot building, and will produce state-of-the-art digital liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions at the facility where more than a hundred jobs will be created. With this transaction, Eurohub Corby is now fully leased. “ProLogis’s ability to offer flexible terms, its recognised sustainability credentials, the top location of the building and the availability of skilled manufacturing staff in the region all enabled Kenmark’s decision to locate at Corby,” said Simon Jenkins, first vice president development for ProLogis in the UK. “We want to thank ProLogis for providing the opportunity for Kenmark to establish a facility in Corby, which supports our company’s growth and provides the local community with diverse and secure employment opportunities,” said James Hwang, Chairman of Kenmark Group. “We further want to express our gratitude to UK Trade and Investment and East Midlands Development Agency for their great assistance and support that enabled this investment to come to fruition,” he added. Eurohub Corby is located at the intersection of the A427 and A43 trunk roads that are in the centre of Northamptonshire and Central England’s key motorway networks. Other occupiers at Eurohub Corby are Wincanton, Comet and Sainsbury’s. Budworth Hardcastle and North Rae Sanders advised ProLogis; Savills advised Kenmark. ProLogis is one of the largest providers of distribution space in the UK with approximately 18.5 million square feet owned, managed or under development. Other major customers in the country include Amazon.com, Bosch-Siemens, Debenhams, DHL, GEFCO, Honda Logistics, Kuehne + Nagel, Sainsbury's, Superdrug and Tesco. For more information about ProLogis' UK portfolio, please visit www.prologis.co.uk. About Kenmark Kenmark is a global manufacturing and marketing group of companies founded in 1978. With its headquarter in Taipei and sales offices throughout U.K. France, Spain, U.S.A, and Australia, the group has established an impeccable sales and distribution networks in the aforementioned regions covering product categories from LCD TV, DIY Furniture, and General Merchandise such as Consumer Electronics, Gardening items, Hardware, Beauty & personal care and etc.. This newly established production site at Corby complements its production facilities in China, Malaysia, and Vietnam and is expected to help spur the growth of the group’s business. -------- About ProLogis ProLogis is a leading global provider of distribution facilities, with more than 475 million square feet of industrial space (44 million square meters) in markets across North America, Europe and Asia. The company leases its industrial facilities to more than 4,500 customers, including manufacturers, retailers, transportation companies, third-party logistics providers and other enterprises with large-scale distribution needs. For additional information about the company, go to http://www.prologis.com. |