View Antonia laundry, Director of agency Industrial Tasinsa Barcelona. "The lack of soil is the main feature of the logistics market in Catalonia"

The lack of soil and product are the main features of the logistics market in Catalonia. A lack of soil for in part by the absence of recalificaciones of land for industrial use in the majority of populations, where local councils give preference to promotion of tertiary or residential type, and a lack of product as a result of an increase in demand which is given by the growth of consumption and the need for modernisation the Logistics Park. This shortage of supply makes the most of operations "turnkey" projects. Some examples we can find them in the new logistics platform of Mango in Sallent (Barcelona), the Decathlon in Vilafranca del Penedès and the ICF Equipaments in Sant Sadurní D'anoia.

Currently we have a very active and unmet demand because of the lack of product that adapts fully to the needs of customers and logistics companies, which together with the tendency of promoters who usually prefer the promotion of industrial buildings - development - since they involve a greater use of the soil and higher yields It is leading to an increase in prices and relocation of businesses to other areas further away from the Catalan capital. In terms of occupation of logistics real estate we can speak of approximately 95 per cent for first Crown, figure that is already being extended to the second and third.

As result of low rates of availability and high prices of the little available product, logistics, which historically argued for product for rent in the crowns near Barcelona and the major transport axes, demand has been a move away from these areas and has given the opportunity of expanding to other areas of the Catalan territoryfurthest from Barcelona but well connected, where do we find availability.

Logistics ship in the Polígono El Pla de Santa Maria.

One of the areas where there is greater availability with regard to logistics space is currently on the outskirts of Tarragona; in the corridor of the AP-7 in polygons Constantí, Valls and el Pla de Santa Maria or in areas close to Girona as Celrà or new Concerto Developpement in Sant Feliu de Buixalleu logistics development. Another future notable project is the new logistics platform promoted by Cimalsa in the comarca of the Baix Penedès with 1 million square meters.

However, it should be noted that the removals of these new products will still pace slow because companies are still in a period of raising awareness of this new trend gradually away from the province of Barcelona.

With regard to prices, these have increased about 3-4 per cent in all areas for sale scheme and the rent. In the best areas in the urban area the maximum income reach 8.75 EUR/meter squared per month and per square meter of sale is about 1,900 euros. Second and third Crown as prices of 7 EUR/meter are square/month in rent and 1,500-1,600 euros/Metro square for sale