Galivel & Associés

The new 17,822 sqm building complex is not the first project that Kramp has entrusted to GSE. The two companies have been working together for years and completed various projects in France (Poitiers, 2015), Germany (Strullendorf, 2017) and the UK (Biggleswade, 2020).

The new centre is located in Reggio Emilia, in the Gavassa-Prato business district. This area was chosen by Kramp at the suggestion of GSE, which identified the land for its client and – with help from advisors – carried out the acquisition due diligence and urban planning activities. GSE is managing the project in collaboration with architects A2N from Piacenza, who are responsible for the design, works management and safety coordination.

The building has 12 loading bays and 211 parking spaces. It includes 2,805 sqm of office space and a 10,620 sqm state-of-the-art spare parts warehouse with an automated conveyor system for the handling and storage of goods. The warehouse also has a 4,800 sqm racking area on several levels and a 3,500 sqm mezzanine for operations. The building envelope will include several innovative and high-performance solutions, such as a semi-flat “Bac-Acier” roofing with a heat transfer coefficient of 0.23 W/ m²K and a continuous aluminium and glass façade body with insulating sandwich panels and a heat transfer coefficient of 0.34 W/ m²K.

Construction of the building complex began in July 2020 and the handover is scheduled for May 2021. The investment also includes a series of urban planning works such as the requalification of via Tirelli and adapted landscaping.  In fact, the project is particularly noteworthy for the attention paid to the environment with the integration of 11 charging stations for electric cars, the creation of 13,000 sqm of new green spaces to the south and west of the site and the addition of a nearly 1 km-long lit cycle path.

 

The new centre is located in Reggio Emilia, about 70 km east of Bologna. The position is strategic, just across from the A1 motorway – a main North-South corridor in the country’s road network – interconnected with the major national hubs.

Valentino Chiarparin

Country Manager

GSE Italy