IN Brief:
- DHL Supply Chain has leased two more units at Agora Logistic Campus 21 in Oud Gastel.
- The deal adds roughly 23,000 sq m and lifts DHL’s footprint on the campus to about 80,000 sq m.
- The move underlines continued demand for large, well-located Benelux warehouse capacity from contract logistics operators.
DHL Supply Chain has signed for two additional units at Agora Logistic Campus 21 in Oud Gastel, adding roughly 23,000 sq m of logistics space and taking its total footprint on the Dutch campus to about 80,000 sq m. The expansion was announced by developer Heylen Warehouses, which said the new lease strengthens DHL’s position at one of the region’s established distribution locations.
The site sits in the southern Netherlands between Rotterdam and Antwerp, directly off the A17 corridor, giving occupiers access to two of Europe’s main freight gateways and a broad cross-border distribution catchment. That combination continues to underpin demand for big-box space in the Benelux market, where occupiers are still prioritising reach, labour access, and road connectivity over speculative moves into less proven locations.
For DHL, the agreement adds more depth to a campus it already knows, which is often as important as the square metre number itself. Expanding within an existing logistics cluster reduces changeover risk, shortens ramp-up time, and can make it easier to add automation, transport connections, or sector-specific operations in phases rather than through a full network redesign. In a contract logistics market where customers increasingly want rapid start-up capability without sacrificing regional coverage, that kind of incremental expansion remains attractive.
The property angle is also difficult to miss. Heylen’s wider campus material describes Agora 21 as part of an approximately 80,000 sq m logistics development with sustainability features including smart-building energy monitoring, solar energy, charging infrastructure, and BREEAM-led design measures. Taken together, the deal is another sign that warehouse growth in north-west Europe is still concentrating around proven corridors where occupiers can add space quickly and landlords can offer buildings aligned with tougher efficiency expectations.
