Garbe Industrial Real Estate has signed lease agreements with three companies for its newly developed multi-user park in Duisburg, strengthening the appeal of the site as a logistics and industrial hub. A Chinese company has leased the entire 14,000-square-metre logistics hall, while Annings Industrial Solutions and the Duisburg branch of Actemium will each occupy separate units in two adjoining industrial buildings. The three structures together offer nearly 29,500 square metres of usable space on the redeveloped 56,000-square-metre “Zeus site” in the Meiderich district — a former industrial area that has now been converted into a modern business park. The project was jointly developed by Garbe Industrial and Bremer Project Development, with a total investment of around €50 million. “These leases confirm our decision to develop in prime locations even without pre-commitments,” said Frank Soppa, Regional Manager for Project Development West at Garbe Industrial. “By revitalising this long-unused brownfield site, we have created long-term value for Duisburg and new opportunities for the logistics and industrial sectors.” The new tenant for the logistics hall, a Chinese company specialising in warehousing and distribution, will use the building for logistics operations supporting trade between Europe and Asia. The lease was arranged by Sinoah Immobilien of Düsseldorf. Two other tenants will occupy the newly constructed business park units. Annings Industrial Solutions, which focuses on freight forwarding between Europe and Asia, has taken approximately 1,800 square metres to expand its existing operations at the Port of Duisburg. “Duisburg is one of the key European gateways for rail freight along the New Silk Road,” said Shaoting Fan, Managing Director of Annings Industrial Solutions. “This new facility will allow us to increase capacity and strengthen our presence in the region.” The deal was brokered by Eureal Property Advisors. The second new tenant, Actemium Duisburg, will occupy around 1,800 square metres, including 1,400 square metres of hall space used for storage, handling, and light assembly. The company provides industrial automation and electrical services across the full lifecycle of industrial plants. The two business park blocks together provide 14,500 square metres of hall and mezzanine space and 1,500 square metres of office area. Units can be subdivided according to tenant needs, and discussions with other potential occupiers are ongoing. The site includes 26 dock levellers, 11 ground-level sectional doors, and parking for 217 cars and 10 trucks, several with electric charging points. Sustainability was a central focus of the project. The buildings are powered in part by a photovoltaic system comprising 6,380 modules with a peak output of 2.65 MW, and they are heated using heat pumps rather than fossil fuels. Parts of the façade feature timber cladding, and the developers are targeting DGNB Gold certification for sustainable construction. Located about three kilometres from the Port of Duisburg, the world’s largest inland port, the multi-user park benefits from direct connections to major motorways including the A59, A42, and A3, providing fast access to the wider Rhine-Ruhr logistics corridor. With construction now complete and leasing activity accelerating, Garbe Industrial’s Duisburg project illustrates how former industrial land can be successfully redeveloped into modern, energy-efficient commercial property — reinforcing Duisburg’s role as a central logistics hub for Europe.