Logistics

SOLUTIONS FOR THE LOGISTICS INDUSTRY

Securing supply chains is critical. Efficient logistics keep our economy running. Integrated planning encompasses material and information flow, technology choices, transportation, and building design. With decades of experience, spanning real estate, industry, retail, e-commerce, and transportation, our experts deliver comprehensive consulting and planning services.

Let’s develop and implement sustainable logistics solutions together. As your consulting partner, we design sustainable and flexible real estate that matches user-specific requirements. Our industry experts provide comprehensive support on multi-use, location, size technology, equipment, and various processes. Our solid digitalization and automation strategies keep you ahead of the competition.

Intralogistics and supply chain

Your production network should be resilient and robust, while remaining flexible and delivering on demand. Digitalization means not only having your inventory at your fingertips, but also knowing the entire supply chain from the preliminary product to shipping. The comprehensive automation of logistics processes, from concept to technology and software to implementation. We develop and implement it together with you.

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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR LOGISTICS PROPERTIES

Logistics properties come with a built-in advantage: vast roof space that's ideal for photovoltaic systems and efficient on-site power generation. At the same time, electricity demand within these properties keeps rising, driven by fleet electrification, advancing digitalization, and increasing AI deployment. Battery storage helps these companies reduce their dependence on grid energy, use self-generated power on their own schedule, and cut costs. Greater automation lowers the need for lighting and heating, which reduces overall energy consumption and CO₂ emissions. Streamlined material flows and shorter throughput times drive additional emission reductions. That’s why the logistics property of the future is modular, flexible, fully digitalized, and carbon conscious.

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Infrastructure for Electric Trucks

When building charging infrastructure, logistic providers, distribution centers, and investors face a range of interconnected challenges. Grid connection, load management, site selection, and scalability are all closely linked, making early-stage, holistic planning essential. At the same time, uncertainties often remain around utilization rates and return on investment, particularly when infrastructure and operational processes are not fully optimized.

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Dark Warehouses – Autonomous Logistics

Skill shortages, rising costs, volatile markets, and increasing customer demands are creating enormous challenges in the industry. At the same time, customer expectations regarding speed, transparency, and availability continue to grow. Dark warehouses are fully autonomous and control and execute logistic processes without the need for constant monitoring.

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Logistics as an investment

Your strategic entry into this asset class – we make logistics accessible for you. Efficient. Structured. And successful.

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Press 13/01/2025

Groundbreaking Ceremony in Upper Bavaria: Roche Builds State-Of-The-Art Diagnostics Production Center

The new production center is scheduled to become operational in 2028. It will be an icon of high technology and sustainability. ©Roche

Penzberg, Germany, January 13, 2025. Every year, several billion diagnostic tests are carried out around the world using Roche systems. The healthcare company produces 80 percent of all diagnostic ingredients required for these tests at its Life Science Competence Center in Penzberg, Upper Bavaria. By investing more than 600 million euros in a new diagnostics production center built to the latest standards, Roche is making a major contribution to meeting the growing demand for diagnostic solutions in Germany, other European countries. The consulting company Drees & Sommer SE, which specializes in construction and real estate, has been entrusted by Roche with the provision of project support and management services. The foundation stone for the 23,500 square meter production center for diagnostics was laid in an official ceremony at the end of November 2024.

A number of project participants and guests jointly celebrated the key milestone for the production site in Upper Bavaria, among which were Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder, Penzberg’s First Mayor Stefan Korpan, Roche CEO Thomas Schinecker, the Management team of Roche in Germany, Site Manager Paul Wiggermann, Roche’s Construction Project Manager Ludger Dierkes, and Drees & Sommer’s Head of Project Stefan Schweitzer.

The new building represents a significant investment in the future, with a major impact on the entire value chain of Roche diagnostics. In 2023, around 29 billion diagnostic tests using Roche analysis systems were delivered to customers worldwide. These include antibodies, enzymes and nucleotides. Around 80 percent of the diagnostic ingredients required for this come from the Roche Campus in Penzberg. This includes a total of around 1,900 different ingredients. The new Roche production center will manufacture around 450 different ingredients for a variety of diagnostic tests, which will enable rapid and reliable diagnosis in infectiology, neurology, cardiology, oncology and diabetes.

“Roche in Penzberg is a key location for global healthcare and a center for innovation in diagnostics and pharmaceuticals. With over 50 years of experience in chemistry and biotechnology, the Roche campus has evolved into one of the largest biotechnology centers in Europe. An impressive 80 percent of the diagnostic ingredients required for this come from Penzberg, clear testimony to the company's outstanding expertise and importance as a global center of excellence,“ comments Site Manager Paul Wiggermann.

Effective Project Management and Flexibility as Key to Success

Roche is being supported by Stefan Schweitzer, Associate Partner at Drees & Sommer, in realizing the new building project as quickly as possible. Together with his team, he provides project management services, such as contract award process support; cost, time schedule and quality controls; and risk and change management services. Stefan Schweitzer explains: ”In a complex new build of this type, effective cost management ensures that the project remains within the defined financial framework and potential financial risks are reduced. This requires constant monitoring and adjustment of cost planning as well as close cooperation with all project participants. The building must also be constructed flexibly enough to allow for later alterations or extensions without significantly affecting operations.”

Starting from 2028, around 200 Roche employees in diagnostics production will work in the new building. So far, they have been working in different buildings spread across the campus. Closer collaboration in one building will further improve dialog and cooperation.