A representative of the press service said that the Belgian company Ahlers Rus has invested more than 1.5 billion rubles in the development of its business in the Leningrad region. The area of the new warehouse complex is 25,300 square meters - it will be a part of the existing warehousing complex of the company, the area of which will now be more than 60,000 square meters.
In addition, the investment project will bring about 200 new jobs to the region.
"Two years ago, we signed an agreement for the project that we are opening today. The company's plans were implemented in a difficult, turbulent time, but despite the sanctions pressure, the company did not stop its investment cycle and completed the project. The Leningrad region is a major transport and logistics hub and creation of new warehousing facilities in the region adds impetus to industrial development in the region," Anastasia Mikhalchenko, director of the Agency for Economic Development of the Leningrad region, which accompanied the implementation of the investment project at all stages, said.
According to the press service of the regional administration, the company has been working in warehouse logistics in the Leningrad region for more than 25 years. The decision to build an additional warehouse terminal was made in 2019.