- CEO
- Joost Uwents
- Full Time Employees
- 145
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REIT - Industrial
- Address
- Blakebergen 15 Wolvertem BU Belgium 1861
- IPO Date
- Oct 3, 2018
- Business
- Warehouses De Pauw SA specializes in logistics real estate, offering comprehensive services including the development, acquisition, leasing, and management of high-quality warehouses and distribution centers. Its core products encompass rentable warehouses, build-to-suit facilities tailored to operational needs, sale and leaseback solutions to unlock real estate value, and brownfield redevelopment projects that transform industrial plots into advanced logistics sites. The company serves multiple sectors such as e-commerce, retail, manufacturing, and third-party logistics, operating across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Romania. Established in 1977 and headquartered in Wolvertem, Belgium, WDP manages a logistics portfolio exceeding 7 million square meters across approximately 300 locations.
Recent strategic developments include the acquisition of six cross-dock warehouses in France for €50 million, enhancing its footprint in important last-mile delivery networks and reinforcing diversification in both regional presence and warehouse typologies. The company also completed a sale and leaseback transaction in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with Fiege Group, securing long-term lease agreements that support its European growth objectives. WDP continues to invest in sustainable logistics innovations, exemplified by partnerships such as with DHL to deploy advanced heat pump technologies at its logistics campuses, reinforcing its commitment to green logistics. Its recent investments and portfolio expansions have notably strengthened its position as a leading logistics real estate provider in Europe, focusing on operational efficiency, sustainability, and strategic asset diversification.