As available space is increasingly rare within the Rennes metropolis, logisticians are looking a little further afield. And it is on Janzé (35) that some of them have set their sights. Located south of Rennes, the small town will soon host two mega-warehouses covering a total of nearly 17 hectares. The first project is carried out by the Lyon-based Dentressangle, the second by the Norman-based Mutual Logistics.
On the Dentressangle side, the idea is to create a “Logistic Park” of more than 40,000 m² within the Bois de Teillay activity zone, which is located straddling Janzé and Amanlis. Total amount of the operation: between €20 and €25 million. “We have obtained authorizations to build and operate in 2024,” indicates Christophe Broncard, general manager of Dentressangle real estate logistics. We will therefore be able to purchase the land at the very beginning of 2025.”
Road and network work (VRD) will begin following the acquisition of this land – a plot of nearly 10 hectares currently owned by the community of communes of La Roche aux fées. The construction site dedicated to the building will only begin after at least 25 to 30% of the surface area has been marketed. A threshold which could be reached in 2025, taking into account the little supply in the territory and the strong demand.Potential customers? “Any economic actor interested in the Rennes-Nantes-Angers triangle and who needs premises for storage, transport, logistics or production,” explains Christophe Broncard. According to him, the Logistic Park could accommodate between one and four customers at the same time.
A “shared distribution center” for agro
At Mutual Logistics, the project is a little different. The Caen group plans to invest €20 million to set up a “shared distribution center” for grocery products. Shared between several food manufacturers, this warehouse should make it possible to pool costs linked to logistics and therefore reduce expenses. The infrastructure will take place on 6.6 hectares of land and must employ around a hundred employees over 31,000 m² of surface area.
For the transport part, Mutual Logistics has decided to join forces with the transporter Gautier Fret Solution (GFS), based in Noyal-sur-Vilaine (35), as part of a joint venture majority owned by the Norman group. This joint venture will “mainly use the GFS truck fleet, but may also use transport organization with local carriers,” explains Mutual Logistics. “Job creation is planned, but the primary objective is to bring into play synergies with the current structure of GFS,” he adds.
Initially announced for September 2024, the opening of the shared distribution center was postponed to “end of 2025” due to “administrative delay”. Between 10 and 15 manufacturers should share the space.
