Project developer MG Real Estate is building a brand new warehouse in Mechelen, Belgium, for Kellogg's, expanding its operations in Mechelen. Kellogg's will use this warehouse, to be named MG Park Malinas, for the storage and distribution of its goods in the Benelux countries and northern France. The expansion will create additional jobs in the region.
Project developer MG Real Estate is building the brand newcarbon-neutral warehouse MG Park Malinas on the former Axalta site in Mechelen. The old industrial buildings have been demolished and the entire site is now being remediated and monitored. With the realisation of this project, MG Real Estate is putting an end to historical soil contamination and the underutilisation of the business park. MG Park Malinas will be transformed from a predominantly asphalted entity to a green site with a healthier hydrological environment.
Distribution centre
Kellogg's will lease the new warehouse from MG Real Estate, expanding its operations in Mechelen. The new warehouse will mainly be used for the storage and distribution of goods produced on the adjacent site. Indeed, in addition to MG Park Malinas, Kellogg's already has a production site in Mechelen. By housing production and distribution on the same site, this will reduce truck traffic and therefore gas emissions.
"Thanks to this expansion, we will centralise all our Belgian distribution activities. This is in addition to other actions the plant has already taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout its value chain, such as the recent announcement of a new incinerator in December 2022″, says Johan Van Batenburg, plant director Kellogg's Mechelen.
CO2 neutral
MG Park Malinas will be completelyCO2-neutral by maximising the use of renewable energy thanks to solar panels on the roofs and heat pumps in the building. The new connection of the cycle lane will provide a good connection to public transport, allowing full use of alternative means of transport. MG Real Estate also provides charging stations for electric cars and bicycles. New planting should provide a green character and water buffering and permeable soil will be used wherever possible.
"A first part of this brand new warehouse will be delivered this summer. The full 65,000 square metres will be ready in the second quarter of 2024. The roof of the new site will be fitted with maximum solar panels. This is more than enough to power MG Park Malinas. The intention is therefore to investigate whether we can transfer the vast majority of residual power via a direct line to the adjacent production site. This would mean that energy consumption could be greened significantly," says Ignace Tytgat, ceo of MG Real Estate.
