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Financial Fundamentals
Worker Accomodation Fills a Market Gap
Robust Romania
Taking care of the basics now ensures long-term stability
Pilot Project Rolls out Successfully
Moving Fast in New Market
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Electric Vehicles: the Road Ahead Drive Faster, Further, Greener
Word from the CEO
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s a passionate car lover and amateur racer myself, the theme of this issue of the CTPNews sits close to home. The growing automobile industry’s roots and recent blossoming in CEE have been an engine of growth for the CTPark Network, which continues to thrive. Across the network, occupancy has accelerated to 90%. Demand continues to increase and we are constructing to meet it in Bucharest, Brno and Bor, amongst other key locations, driven in large part by automotive manufacturers and Tier One suppliers. Since the last edition of the CTPNews, we have strengthened our regional position, particularly in Romania. Our team were awarded SEE Industrial Developer of the Year in Bucharest mid-April. We are currently constructing more than 50,000 m2 in Romania to BREEAM specifications. In Slovakia, we finished construction for automotive clients in Žilina and Voderady, and we are commencing construction on a 10,000 m2 brownfield site for HP Pelzer in CTPark Bratislava. Our home market, the Czech Republic, remains strong in terms of leasing and construction. Continuing to imporve company operations, we are introducing new IT systems and procedures, which, when concluded, will support the company on its natural next stage of evolution. In order to support our continued growth, the CTP team has also expanded. As of 31st December, our headcount was 187. As of 31st March this year, we number 205. Growth in the team has mainly come in our regional markets, and within our financial and accounting teams. To accomodate this growth we opened new offices in Prague where we are consolidating our financial and accounting services. We invite you to come and visit us, where we will be happy to show you around. Importantly , no fewer than 10 employees celebrate 10 years with CTP this June. I would like to personally thank these individuals for their ongoing trust and commitment to the company. Your contributions are noted and highly valued.
Fundamentals Positive market circumstances and the low interest environment have enabled us to agree new financing terms with most of our financial partners. Leveraging these positive trends, we have successfully lowered our cost of funding, while extending loan maturities, thereby creating a strong foundation for the longterm financial stability of the CTP group.
Total Loans by Bank (%) (value in EUR Thousands)
1,156,359
2014 8,319 8,400 8,501
1,558,714
100%
Commerz Real AG Immigon Portfolioabbau AG Oberbank AG
74,156
ING Bank N.V.
124,748
Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien AG
141,240
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
153,934
Société Générale Group
160,073
Československá obchodní banka, a.s.
236,281
UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, a.s.
236,876
Raiffeisen International Group
399,480
319,899
Erste Group
2014
2015
Všeobecná úverová banka a.s.
91,962 80% 128,906 70% 76,357 60% 123,724
154,678 40% 74,918
Over the past 12 months, we successfully laid a sound financial foundation for the company’s growth. Having expanded our loan commitments overall from 1.1 to 1.5 billion EUR, we were able to also balance those loans more evenly across a wider spectrum of lenders, thereby reducing exposure risk among all parties. Loan rescheduling also resulted in a 2% reduction in short term liabilities, providing the company time and cash to focus on absorbing acquisitions completed in the previous year—all the while maintaining our healthy LTV ratio in line with past trends.
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For more information, contact
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Loan Growth over Time and Maturity of Interest-bearing Loans (In EUR thousands)
1,558,714
Total
842,947
Following years
534,699
3–5 years
77,792
2 years
103,276
1 year
1,071,000 1,004,000 941,000 886,000
Loan to Property Value Ratio
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Remon Vos can be reached at
[email protected]
Q1 2016: CTPARK NETWORK CTP was delighted to pick up the Industrial Developer of the Year, in this year’s SEE Real Estate Awards, honouring the best and most active companies from the whole region. CTP’s Hanu Laurentiu-Catalin was on hand to pick up the award.
CTP News awarded CTP’s award-winning marketing team are at it again. This time around, the CTP News printed newsletter has picked up a special award in the Fenix Content Excellence awards, in Czech Republic. CTP’s Čestmír Přindiš and Tom Kostelac did the honours.
PPF banka a.s. Oberbank AG
Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale
90%
Remon Vos canFRICS be reached at L. Vos,
[email protected] CEO
Romania: Developer of the Year
2015 16,382 8,101
36,946 50,078
29,151 51,963
50%
Remon L. Vos, FRICS CEO
AWARDS
Business News
Courtyard by Marriott Coming to Spielberk CTP and Marriott Hotels have agreed that Tower II at Spielberk will be the home for a new Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Brno. Fitout is currently underway and the international hotel is expecting to open late 2016. The modern four-star hotel at Spielberk will offer 201 luxury rooms, and help position the park as a key business destination in the region.
Done Deals
Clients Move in
Q1 2016 was positive for CTP in terms of leased deals closed. Deals comprising more than 260,000 m² were concluded, taking lettable area within the CTPark Network to 3.5 million m² across seven CEE markets. The Czech Republic registered the most activity, but the new markets Romania, Slovakia and Hungary posted positive results, also.
CTP is readying the handover of a number of facilities to new clients, with a significant proportion from the automotive industries, including JCI in CTPark Kvasiny, IAC in CTPark Zákupy, and others in CTPark Plzeň and CTPark Voděrady. Faurecia took up residence in CTPark Žilina, IBM in Ponávka, and Iron Mountain in CTPark Bucharest West.
Key deals CTPark Aš confidential
22,000 m�
CTPark Plzeň Lidl
30,000 m�
CTPark Modřice PPG
6,000 m�
CTPark Bor Autoneum
8,000 m�
CTPark Bucharest West OTZ CTPark Deva
Laboratoarele Fares Bio Vital
15,000 m� 3,000 m�
CTPark Voderady confidential
10,000 m�
CTPark Žilina Faurecia
3,000 m�
CTPark Tatabánya confidential
27,000 m�
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5 Central and eastern Europe’s car industry has emerged from a turbulent past and has returned to its historical glory days, becoming one of the most modern and productive automotive manufacturing hubs in the world.
AUTO INNOVATORS OF CENTRAL EUROPE
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nternational carmakers of all shapes and sizes have been lured to central and eastern Europe. Korean brands Hyundai and Kia have facilities in Nošovice and Žilina respectively, Volkswagen occupy a central location in Bratislava, and France’s Peugoet Citroën sits in Slovakia’s Trnava region.
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They have been drawn by the region's better labour cost ratios, improving infrastructure and high productivity, government incentives, and access to the single European market.
But on the other hand, it is the region’s suppliers, skilled workers and network of technical universities that have given confidence to manufacturers. The growth of automotive in the region has been fuelled, in part, by the shift from low to mid-value production and by parts of the supply chain moving from Western Europe, as well as ancillary services to the industry such as by Continental, who invested into three R&D sites across the region, one of which sits in CTPark Ostrava.
The people behind the machines
Hans Ledwinka Chief Designer Tatra
Hans Ledwinka (14 February 1878 – 2 March 1967) was an Austrian automobile designer. He started his career as a simple mechanic, and later studied in Vienna. Ledwinka returned to work at the Tatra company in then Czechoslovakia, and between 1921 and 1937 he was their chief design engineer. Ledwinka made a number of major contributions to automobile design, including the development of the streamlined car body. He met often with close friend and business rival, Ferdinand Porsche, and the question of creative seepage still lingers today. Of Ledwinka, Porsche admitted “… sometimes I looked over his shoulder and sometimes he looked over mine” while designing the Volkswagen Beetle. There is no doubt that the Beetle bore a striking resemblance to the earlier Tatra. In 2007, Ledwinka was inducted in the European Automotive Hall of Fame.
Central Europe
Béla Barényi
Béla Barényi (1 March 1907 – 30 May 1997) was an Austrian engineer of Hungarian and Austrian heritage. He is regarded as the father of passive safety in automobiles. Barényi was known as a prolific inventor. There have been claims that, when he retired on 31 December 1972, he had more than 2000 patents, twice as many as Thomas Edison. Heading the pre-development department of Daimler-Benz from 1939 to 1972, he developed e.g. the concept of the crumple zone, the non-deformable passenger cell, collapsible steering column, safer detachable hardtops etc. and other features of Mercedes-Benz automobiles. Barényi was nominated for the award of Car Engineer of the Century in 1999 and inducted into the Detroit Automotive Hall of Fame in 1994.
Jozef Kabaň
This innovative tradition lives on today, where young car designer, Jozef Kabaň (1973), moved his way up the corporate ladder of Volkswagen and Audi, designing cars such as the Volkswagen Lupo, Seat Arosa and recently, as head of Exterior Design at Škoda Auto, the new edgy designs for the Superb, Octavia and Fabia. His greatest claim to fame is that he submitted a sketch for a new car, the Bugatti Veyron, which went form sketch to car with almost no noticeable difference.
1936 Tatra T77, with its early avant garde aerodynamic styling
IN THE BLOOD
ŠKODA
Many recognisable auto brands started out in central Europe, though few have enjoyed an incident-free journey. Shifting economic powers and the tides of war made getting anything done in central Europe rather difficult, which is a testament to the longevity and perseverance of the skill and vision of the people behind the brands.
The Czech Republic’s Škoda began life in 1895 as Laurin & Klement, re-emerged after 1991 when it was it gradually privatised, and later purchased by the Volkswagen Group. Today, the Škoda brand is one of the most successful in the world, with global sales reaching 1.06 million cars.
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DACIA
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Romania also had its home-grown brands, the now-defunct Aro, and later Dacia, whose origins trace back to 1968 when the the factory was built in Colibasi, near Pitesti Currently part of the Renault group, Dacia has a rather recent history, but is also growing and is known throughout Europe.
TATRA
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Tatra is the second oldest car manufacturer in the world behind only Daimler. Taking its current name from the mountain range on the Polish-Slovak border, Tatra began in 1850 and later became known as a luxury car brand between the wars, and is now best known for its rugged trucks.
TATRA STORY Tatra was founded originally as Schustala & Company, a wagon and carriage manufacturer. In 1897, the company produced the first motor car in central Europe, the “Präsident”. In 1919, it changed its name to Tatra, and during World War II, Tatra was instrumental in the production of trucks and tank engines for the war effort. While production of passenger cars ceased in 1999, the company produces a range of primarily all-wheel-drive trucks, from 4×4 to 18×18. The brand grew in fame as a result of Czech truck racer Karel Loprais: in 1988–2001 he won the off-road race Dakar Rally six times with the TATRA, earning the nickname: “Monsieur Dakar”.
The future of the automotive industry… C O N T I N U E O N PA G E
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The CTPark Network offers companies and their employees a pleasant working environment, as well as premium services such as shuttle connections to public transport, restaurants, accommodation, and medical services.
Property Management
Stefan de Goeij Head of Property Management
Accomodation buildings
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Construction
Accomodation Pilot: CTPark Bor
Construction continues across the network, driven by the demand from existing CTP clients. CTP plans the construction of approximately 540,000 m2 in 2016, with approximately 185,000 m2 currently under construction.
In recent months, CTP has focused heavily on supporting clients with their HR requirements. Due to strong GDP growth in recent years, some regions are experiencing historically high employment rates, and we are helping our clients to attract high quality workers in a very competitive labour environment. We recently completed phase I of our worker accommodation facility at CTPark Bor, which is already 100% occupied. Workers appreciate being able to limit travel and other transport expenses. A further 200 beds come online in June, when we finish Phase II, and we expect it to be fully occupied within short order.
KEY SITES INCLUDE: CTPark Cluj
Profi
26,000 m�
CTPark Kvasiny
Johnson Controls
10,600 m�
CTPark Humpolec II
Schenker
10,500 m�
CTRark Modřice
confidential
19,800 m�
CTPark Humpolec
Valeo
7,500 m�
CTPark Bucharest West
OTZ
15,000 m�
CTPark Bucharest
Ironmountain
20,000 m�
CTPark Bratislava
HP Pelzer
11,000 m�
CTP is currently conducting feasibility studies at additional parks within the network that would benefit from accommodation facilities and related services.
Connecting Job-Seekers to Jobs Our work portal, skvelaprace.cz, currently piloting in the Czech Republic, is performing well, with approximately 272 job applicants and roughly 500 visitors per month. Skvelaprace.cz is free for our clients to use, and many have taken us up on the offer of sharing available jobs and welcoming the efforts of CTP in promoting availability and securing local labour. skvelaprace.cz
For more information contact:
[email protected]
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Regions
13 Laurentiu-Catalin Hanu Regional Director
Marian Orzu Head of Leasing & Business Development
Valeriu Toma Head of Property Management
Dan Florin Flesariu Operations Manager
FOCUS: ROMANIA
CTPark Bucharest West
Robust Romania!
CTPark Bucharest West is prominently located 23 kilometres west of Bucharest City Centre (second exit from the city) and has direct access to the A1 motorway. A1 is the main motorway in Romania that leads to the west (Hungary). The park is situated just 7 km away from the future Ring Road that will provide access to the International Airport within approximately 25 minutes. CTP is currently constructing a 30,000 m� facility, of which 15,000 m� is pre-leased to logistics company OTZ. The park has
A remarkable 2015 has thus far been
potential for an additional 230,000 m� built-up area, and CTP is already speaking with
followed by an excellent 2016 in Romania.
a number of prospects on taking space at this ideally-located business park.
Occupancy is rising across our portfolio, highlighted by key leases such as the award-winning OTZ deal in CTPark
CTPark Sibiu
Bucharest West, the pre-lease of our
CTPark Sibiu is located equidistant between
newbuild at CTPark Bucharest by the
Bucharest (267 km) and the Hungarian border
likes of Ironmountain and DSV, and
industrial tradition in Romania. Sibiu is home to
Romanian mainstays, Profi, taking 19,000
in industrial activities. The park is located in the
(268 km), in an area which has the longest 148,000 inhabitants, 40% of which are employed vicinity of two European routes E68 and E81,
m2 at CTPark Cluj. Romania’s macro
and just off the A1 motorway which runs from
numbers are on the up, and investors, like
Sibiu city all the way to the Hungarian border.
CTP, are eyeing the market for its diverse
for a facility for an existing CTP client,
and plentiful opportunities. In Q1, CTP
Romania with CTP.
CTP is currently preparing groundworks who have decided to expand operations into
strengthened its grip on the market, and
CTPark Bucharest
we continue to register interest in space
In an established location on the A1 Bucharest—Pitesti motorway and
from existing and new clients alike.
just 2 km away from the city, CTPark Bucharest offers A-class units for
CTPark Cluj
warehouse and light industry. With superb infrastructure and links to
CTPark Cluj is one of the first institutional
industry Europe-wide, Bucharest makes connections with 200 million
class A industrial parks to be developed in
customers within 1,000 km.
the Cluj area by an international developer.
CTP is currently constructing a 15,000 m� facility, already 100%
Strategically located in the proximity of
pre-leased to clients such as Iron Mountain, DSV and Englmayer.
International Cluj Airport, CTPark Cluj
There is approximately 100,000 m� of planned construction in the
offers a full range of CTP building types, for
park, which can be completed within 9 months of ground-breaking.
manufacturing, logistics and R&D operations. CTPark Cluj will deliver its first 25,000 m� builtto-suit class A building in Q2 2016. CTP is constructing a 19,000 m� facility for Romanian retailer, Profi, expected completion in Q2.
REGIONAL ROUNDUP
CTPark Cluj
CTPark Sibiu
CTPark Bucharest CTPark Bucharest West
At 3.7 percent, Romania had one of the highest growth rate in the European Union (EU) in 2015, driven primarily by domestic demand. Over the last 26 years, the country has made considerable progress in developing the institutions for a market economy. Joining the European Union (EU) in 2007 was a driving force for reform and modernization.
3.7%
One of the highest growth rates in the European Union
675 mil.
Property investments volume in 2015 (€)
Romania’s macroeconomic situation is stable, with low inf lation and external deficits, but risks are important. Growth is strong, fuelled by the fiscal relaxation and by improvements in the labour market. Gradual improvements in labour demand and recent wage policy changes have led to rapid increases in wages. Economic growth has also positively impacted employment, but improvements in labour force participation and job creation have been below expectations, signalling continued rigidities in the labour market, including skills mismatch. Property investment volumes in Romania totalled €675 million in 2015, coming off the back of a very strong 2014, when ca. €1.17 billion was transacted, including a number of unique,
very large deals. However, it is notable that 2015 witnessed an equally large number of transactions, proving that the market was still liquid and maintaining its momentum. Market volumes were dominated by industrial/logistics transactions (41%), making 2015 an all-time record year for this sector. CTP was the most active international investor CTP, acquiring six industrial properties across Romania for a combined total value of over €130 million. Prime industrial yields now stand at 9%. Prospects for 2016 are positive given that the economic growth of the country is forecast to be one of the highest in Europe; the good availability of quality product; and the still significant yield spread between Romania and Poland or the Czech Republic.
Quick Facts: 22 million
Population
EUR 192 billion
GDP (PPP)
3.7% growth 3.2% 5-year compound annual growth EUR 8500 per capita Unemployment Inflation (CPI) FDI Inflow
7.2% -3.0% $280 million
Regions
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Inside CTP
CTP has a number of parks in the region, the most prominent of which are CTPark Ostrava, CTPark Hranice, CTPark Nový Jičín and more recently CTPark Nošovice. Activity in the region has been gaining speed, particularly at the end of 2015 and Q1 2016.
Celebrating 10 years together We are delighted to announce that 10 employees celebrate their 10 years at CTP this year. Congratulations and many thanks to the following for their commitment over the years: Radek Maar Tomáš Budař Luboš Zajíček Arno van Hummel Jitka Furchová
Josef Šindelář Vladimír Schreiber Tomáš Nenutil Jaroslav Hamrla Martin Fodor
FOCUS
North Moravia The Moravia—Silesia region lies in the northeast part of the Czech Republic, bordering
Nošovice CTPark Nošovice was one of the more challenging projects in recent years, however all permits are in place and construction is beginning on this 20,000 m² park, directly adjacent to the Hyundai production facility. The park is expected to be highly attractive to Korean suppliers to the Hyundai facility, or other Tier One suppliers.
Michal Hlucháň Film Director
Michal joins CTP as our in-house Film Director, responsible for documenting the company and creating sales and marketing materials. Michal originally studied tax and economics in Slovakia, however from an early age, he was fascinated by the world of motion picture. He has worked on numerous commercials, documentaries and Czech feature films. His passion for film has taken him around the world to many weird and wonderful places, from the wilds of northern Scotland, to the deserts of Tian Shen in eastern Kazakhstan.
Ostrava Regionally, CTPark Ostrava saw the most activity since last publication, with over 12,000 m² of space signed with prolongations, extensions and new deals with manufacturing as well as office tenants.
Nový Jičín In Nový Jičín, CTP recently delivered a 12,000 m² production facility, with expansion options, to automotive climate control specialists, HVCC. In CTPark Hranice, we agreed an extension with automotive parts manufacturer, the Korean company DAS.
Who is New in CTP
OTHER KEY HIRES
Nothing down about the Dolomites 27 agents and key partners from Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary joined CTP’s Remon Vos and the business team on a weekend of skiing and Michelin-star fine dining in the Corvara region of the Italian Dolomites in late-March.
Vltava Run The CTP Revival team competed in the Vltava Run 2016—a 360 km running relay from the Šumava mountains to Prague, finishing in an incredible 31 h, 6min and 21s. The team comprised of 12 current and former CTP colleagues and friends. Congrats! CTP Colleagues Pictured: Capitan Pavlína Adamíková, Petr Janáček, Filip Slabohnský, Jiří Kostečka, Jiří Krátký, Tomáš Konderla, Antonín Lečbych. Former Colleagues & Friends: Tomáš Novotný, Veronika Prokopová, Martin Dočekal, Pavel Prokop, and Daniel Polášek.
Gabriel Calin Park Manager CTPark Bucharest
Andrea Bizon Head of Treasury, Romania
Barbora Plachká Payments Specialist
Ľubica Sieglová IT systems administrator
Zuzana Fiantoková HR Manager
Jitka Dykastová Group Controller
Martin Vorel Project Manager for Bohemia
Pavel Pokorný MEP Designer / Price Manager
Flóra Badacsonyi Financial Manager, Hungary
David Řehoř Senior Project Manager for Bohemia
Florin Stroe Senior Project Manager, Bucharest
Dragos Lup Project & Property Manager, Bucharest
Václava Přibková Property Management Administrator
Florentina Marin Assistant to Head of Property Management, Romania
Jiří Krátký Design and Purchase Manager
Piotr Klank Region Director, Poland
Markéta Brodinová Assistant to CEO
Andrei Koszti Project manager, Bucharest
Mihaela Musat Office Manager, Romania
Janka Zemanovičová Office Manager
Filip Slabotinský Designer
Poland to the north and Slovakia to the southeast. The region is known for its rich industrial heritage. For centuries, prominent industries in the region were those related to mining and steel manufacturing in the Ostrava and Karviná areas. Today the region is
North Moravia in numbers:
transitioning from heavy-industry to high-tech, and offers investors favourable conditions,
Population
leveraging the embedded technical knowledge of the local population, who are well
GDP (PPS)
educated and maintain a strong work ethic. High-quality technical universities and the
Unemployment
2.2 million EUR 15,300 10.3%
strategic location at the crossroads of Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have served to attract major players in the areas of software development, pharmaceutical
International investors in the area include:
manufacturing, engineering and R&D.
ABB, Brembo, Arcelor Mittal, Continental, Sungwoo Hitech, Tieto, ITT, Hyundai
FOCUS: PLZEŇ
CTPark Plzeň has experienced a significant increase in leasing and construction activity through recent months. The park, located in the famous Bory Fields of Plzeň, is now approaching 100% occupancy.
Recent activity features the ongoing customised fitout and extension of the 30,000 m² facility for Lidl in BP 18. We are nearing the completion of BP 19 for a confidential client. The recently finished CTBox units are nearly fully occupied and Hisense recently moved into its 10,000 m² electronics manufacturing facility at BP 5. Owing to the pull of Plzeň as a manufacturing base in central europe, CTP has purchased additional land within the park as well as in the nearby town of Blatnice to ensure capacity for our client’s expansion and to accommodate new companies to this area rich in industrial tradition.
No ½ measures Team Red represented the company well during the Prague ½ marathon which took place early April. CTP’s Kaizr, Adamíkova, de Goeij, Macková, Vos, Aleva and Chládek all finished within expected times, sporting a newly designed CTP sports shirt.
Putting education first CTP was the main sponsor of the EBEC technical students’ competition, which took place in the faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Brno’s Technical University. A few weeks later, CTP was delighted to partner with RICS and Klub Investoru on a seminar held in Prague’s University of Economics on the subject of ‘the role Business in Urban Planning’.
To contact CTP personnel:
[email protected]
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C O N T I N U E D F RO M PAG E
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C O M PA N Y A N N O U N C E M E N T S
Inspired by Tatra CTPNews recently interviewed entrepreneur Maurice Ward, of the eponymous logistics and transport company, about his design & creation of the unique LUKA Electric Vehicle (EV), and the future of mobility. CTP: Where did your idea to build an electric car come from? MW: While thinking about alternative forms of transport, I bought an electric ‘tadpole’ trike. This trike was powered by a single, very small in-wheel hub motor & a very tiny battery. The trike seemed amazingly efficient with a very long range on pure battery power. This got me thinking that if in-wheel hub motors can work so efficiently on a trike, they might have potential in a car. After further investigation, it quickly became apparent that building a car using in-wheel hub motors was orders of magnitude less complex than building a car using traditional propulsion methods. CTP: Were you inspired by the automotive heritage of the region? MW: Yes. Czech Automotive history certainly inf luenced phase 2 of the idea. The external design of the car was heavily inf luenced by old Tatra design principles. Back in the day, Tatra made some of the best, most innovative cars of their times. Tatra were true innovators. CTP: Who designed and built the car? MW: The car was designed in house by myself & the Maurice Ward IT team. The first external body style is the Retro coupe & this is heavily based on a Tatra prototype from the 1950s that was never mass produced. Once the decision
to use hub motors was made, the ‘platform’ design was relatively straightforward. The platform is capable of supporting many body shapes & styles and is still evolving. The LUKA III will have an aluminium chassis with various novel materials added to give additional strength. And having nothing in the engine bay has opened up new possibilities for various innovative safety features.
CTP: Who do you think will buy it? MW: While selling cars was never our main purpose, we have daily sales inquiries from all types of people & organisations all over the world. The market is really anyone who wants to drive one of the most efficient highwaycapable cars in the world at a price lower than an equivalent internal combustion engine (ICE) car costs. People who value classic styling will also appreciate the LUKA EV. Our focus is to
As part of our ongoing digital transformation, CTP has invested into a fleet of interactive touchscreens, which you can find in our regional HQs, for visitors to find, search, and share interactive content about the company. We hope you will come try it out for yourself!
prove that using in-wheel hub motors facilitates a complete rethink about how cars are built.
CTP: Do you think electric cars are the future of mobility? MW: Without doubt, electric cars are the future of mobility. What needs to happen is already happening. Battery prices are falling; governments are taking steps—for example the Dutch are debating a bill to ban all new ICE cars by 2025; Tesla are putting EVs in the eyes of the general public & other established car makers. who have seen the writing on the wall, are jumping into the ring. I expect to see electric cars with a range of 1000km within 10 years. I see electric cars fundamentally changing the way electricity is used. The car battery can not only power your car, it can power your home. This availability of distributive energy storage will mean that wind & solar power become more attractive. I expect future generations to look back at the last 100 years of the internal combustion engine & think we were all crazy to have used fossil fuel in this way. Eliminating ICE will be a huge step in the right direction. Our hope is that the new technology we are showcasing with the LUKA EV will be an integral part of the movement by showing big car makers a totally new way to make cars lighter & more efficient.
Sneak peek CTP’s marketing team is putting the finishing touches on our 2015 Annual Report. This year, we’ve changed things up a little with upgrades to the design, content and augmented video material. Watch a sneak preview of the photo shoot with CTP Top Management, and legendary photographer, Goran Tačevski.
CTP iPad app Did you know that CTP has an iPad app? If you haven’t done so already, jump over to the iTunes store and download it today for free. Search, select and share favourite properties (or groups of properties), and use the Smart Reader to view additional behind-the-scenes content. An update is in the works, as well as a version for Android. Watch this space.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 20 CEE Property Forum 2016 October 2–3 Speedchain Czech October 3–5 ExpoReal 2016 October 10–11 CEE Automotive Conference 2016
Doksyrace CTP returns as the main sponsor of the CTP DoksyRace for the 3rd year in a row in 2016. In early September, 200+ professional and amateur athletes will tackle the halfironman triathlon which takes place in the picturesque countryside north of Prague. Sign up today or gather a team of friends – do you have what it takes to be a finisher?
We recenlty launched a new Events page on ctp.eu, where you can see all major events that we will be attending in the coming months. There is also an archive where you can read reports on our past events and view pictures and media. ctp.eu/en/company/events/
Pavel Procházka The author of this issue’s cover-art and the cutout car illustration featured in our centrefold, is a graphic designer from Prague. Hailing from Vlašim, at the age of 18 he moved to Prague to study graphic design. After his studies he spent some time as an intern at October Stone Design Studio in Londonderry, Ireland. He has worked for several advertising agencies in Prague and his work covers a wide range of activities. In the past two years he has worked externally for the ABC magazine for which he created several series of original cut-out paper characters.
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WHEELS, TYRES & ASSEMBLIES
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GLUE
Bridgestone / Michelin / Continental / Voith CTPark Bor / Ostrava / Bratislava / Trnava
CABLE PROTECTION Fränkische
SEATING SYSTEMS / SEATBELTS
CTPark Turda
CEILING ACOUSTICS
Confidential
HP Peltzer
CTPark Voderady, CTPark Pitești / CTPark Bratislava
CTPark Ostrava / CTPark Bratislava
RUBBER WINDOW LINERS
Cars are hot–and big business for the region. It’s time to fuel your passion for the automotive sector. Simply follow the instructions below to cut out and assemble your very own “CE Class” roadster. We’ve gathered a network of suppliers in one place, simplifying the assembly process dramatically.
Henniges CTPark Hranice
BRAKES & PADS BRAKES & PADS Koni / ITT CTPark Ostrava
When you’re finished, don’t forget to send us a pic with your completed car, to:
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HEADLAMPS AND BLINKERS Automotive Lighting CTPark Jihlava
EXHAUST SYSTEMS POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS
Faurecia CTPark Mladá Boleslav
Continental CTPark Ostrava
INTERIOR LIGHTING INTERIORS Autoneum
Hella CTPark Bratislava
HEADLINERS Groupo Antolin CTPark Ostrava / CTPark Hranice
CTPark Bor
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
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MLADÁ BOLESLAV HOTSPOT
EAST BOHEMIA HOTSPOT
NORTH MORAVIA HOTSPOT
Mladá Boleslav is home to Czech power-brand, Škoda Auto, since 2000 a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. Škoda’s Mladá Boleslav site is not only home to the brand's headquarters and R&D department, but is also the location of Škoda's largest production facility in the world.
TPCA Kolín is a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corporation and PSA Peugeot Citroën. TPCA Kolín produces small cars mainly for the European market. Major bus makers Sor and Iveco also have factories nearby deepening the supply chain.
Korean car-maker Hyundai opened its European plant in Nošovice, Czech Republic in 2008, following an investment of over EUR 1 billion. The plant has an annual capacity of 300,000 cars. In nearby Kopřivnice, the Tatra factory specializes in heavy trucks and military vehicles. The region is host to a wide array of suppliers serving not only the Czech-based manufacturers, but also the large Ford and Opel manufacturers just across the Polish border.
MANUFACTURERS: Toyota, MANUFACTURERS: Škoda
Peugeot, Citroën, Sor, Iveco
Auto
MANUFACTURERS:
DE
The largest integrated network of premium business parks in Central Europe.
PL
Hyundai, Tatra, Fiat, Lancia, Ford, Opel
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LIBEREC ZÁKUPY ML. BOLESLAV I ML. BOLESLAV II
TEPLICE ŽATEC LOUNY
LYSÁ N. LABEM ZDIBY
NORTH SLOVAKIA HOTSPOT
HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ
CHEB
KVASINY
OSTRAVA IQ OSTRAVA
TÝNIŠTĚ PARDUBICE
PRAGUE NORTH BLATNICE
PLZEŇ
CERHOVICE
PRAGUE EAST
HLUBOČKY
HRANICE
DIVIŠOV
PRAGUE WEST PRAGUE AIRPORT
LIPNÍK N. BEČVOU
EUROPORT
MANUFACTURERS: Kia
NOŠOVICE
NOVÝ JIČÍN
(450–800 m2)
LVIV
BARRANDOV
PŘEŠTICE
HUMPOLEC
ŽILINA
JIHLAVA
CZ
PONĀVKA SPIELBERK OKŘÍŠKY
PÍSEK
WEST BOHEMIA HOTSPOT
UH. HRADIŠTĚ
BRNO BRNO SOUTH RETAIL PARK MODŘICE
BLUČINA POHOŘELICE
West Bohemia is home to the wide network of auto suppliers focusing on the German manufacturers BMW and Audi whose plants are just across the border, allowing them to leverage the embedded technical knowlege and lower costs in the Czech region.
POPRAD
MARTIN
ČESKÉ VELENICE
PREŠOV
HRUŠKY
UA
SK
BRATISLAVA VODERADY
NITRA
WEST SLOVAKIA HOTSPOT
GYŐR
BUDAPEST
CTFlex buildings are multi-purpose facilities pre-built throughout CEE to support diverse business activities.
CTSpace (3,000–20,000 m2) High-quality, modern warehouses to accommodate the storage, distribution and supply-chain needs of global business.
AT
MÓR
(From 5,000 m2) CTP specialises in custom-built properties and fit-outs to meet even the most demanding, industry-specific requirements.
CTOffice
MD
ÜLLŐ
GYŐR HOTSPOT
CTFit
(From 195 m2)
HU
TATABÁNYA
SZÉKESFEHÉRVÁR
Audi AG subsidiary company Audi Hungaria Motor Kft. has a large factory in Győr, where the Audi TT sports car, the A3 Cabriolet, A3 Limousine, and many engines (1,913,053 engines in 2007) are built. The factory opened in 1994, at first producing inline-four engines for the Audi marque. Engines are also supplied to other Volkswagen Group marques, but over 90% of Audi vehicle engines are made here. More than 11,400 people are employed in the Audi factory in Győr. MANUFACTURERS: VW,
(1,150–3,000 m2)
F I V E
With the recent annoucnement of Jaguar-Land Rover to open a new plant here, the region will soon be host to four major manufacturers in Bratislava, Trnava, Nitra, and Voderady. MANUFACTURERS: VW, Audi, Porsche, Peugeot, Citroën, Jaguar-Land Rover
CTFlex
U N I Q U E
TRNAVA
The three-in-one functionality of the CTBox concept provides showroom, warehousing and office space in one efficient unit.
D E V E L O P M E N T
BOR
CTBox
In April 2007, Kia opened its first plant in Europe, at the initial cost of €1 billion, in Žilina, Slovakia. The eventual capacity of the plant is 300,000 units per year. It is one of the few auto factories in the world that is capable of building up to eight different models on the same line, and build ratios can be tweaked to suit demand.
T Y P E S
KADAŇ
AŠ
A-class, cost-effective office space developed in strategic locations to support a range of activities.
MADARAS CLUJ-NAPOCA
BUDAPEST HOTSPOT
RO
Magyar Suzuki Corporation is an automobile manufacturing plant, subsidiary of Suzuki, located in Esztergom, Hungary and founded in 1991. Constructed with an investment of EUR 45 million, the plant initially produced 1.0-litre and 1.3-litre Suzuki Swifts, reaching the ten thousandth car in 1993. On 6 October 2006, the plant produced its one millionth car, a five-door second generation Suzuki Swift.
Audi, Porsche
IT
MANUFACTURERS: Suzuki,
TURDA
ARAD
Mercedes-Benz
BRNIK
SI
TIMIȘOARA
DEVA I DEVA II
SIBIU
CTPark Network
Stand-alone Developments
DACIA HOTSPOT Automobile Dacia S.A. is a Romanian car manufacturer that takes its name from the historic region that constitutes much of present-day Romania. The Dacia manufacturing plant in Mioveni, Argeș County is currently Europe's fifth biggest car manufacturing facility by volume produced with a total of 412,718 units (cars and CKD kits) delivered in 2013 and 511,465 units in 2014.
HR
MANUFACTURERS: Dacia
RS
PITEȘTI
BUCHAREST BUCHAREST EAST BUCHAREST WEST BUCHAREST OFFICE PARK
Adriatic Sea
BA
Black Sea
N W
E S
BG
