This is how Hungary's largest car importer is expanding its capacity

Porsche Hungaria, Hungary's largest car importer, has reached an important milestone. On 10 November, a ceremony was held to lay the foundation stone for the further expansion of the Parts Center regional logistics centre, which was handed over in 2003 and first expanded in 2007, Porsche Hungaria announced in a press release.

The conversion, expansion and construction of the project will be carried out in two phases by SWIETELSKY Magyarország Kft.. CÉH Tervező, Beruházó és Fejlesztő Zrt. is responsible for the technical supervision of the project.

The Parts Center is the warehouse base for the Porsche Hungaria, which plays an important role in supplying car parts to Porsche Holding's brand service network in Eastern and Central Europe and also has its own railway siding.

Sustainability considerations also apply

The press release also mentions that the new investment will enable Porsche Holding to further strengthen its logistics activities in Central and Eastern Europe in a long-term and sustainable manner. Efficiency and sustainability aspects were given special attention during the planning phase, and as a result, the new hall is aiming to obtain DGNB Gold certification.

The aim of the development is to maintain a high level of service, through which Porsche Hungaria intends to ensure fast, flexible mobility and maximum customer satisfaction in the markets it serves.

Construction will commence in November 2025, with the new facility expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2027.

The project is important proof of Porsche Holding's commitment to developing modern, environmentally conscious and efficient logistics solutions in Hungary and the region, the statement concluded.

The new hall will be built according to these parameters.

Ferenc Horváth, chief construction manager of SWIETELSKY Magyarország Kft., provided a detailed overview of the architectural, mechanical and electrical tasks involved in the project.

During the expansion of the Parts Center logistics centre, in phase 1, new docking gates will be installed on the north and south sides of the existing hall.,

Then, during phase 2, the warehouse hall will be extended westwards to create a hall with a floor area of approximately 11,500 m².

In addition, a new sprinkler tank and machine room will be built. The conversion of the existing building will be carried out while ensuring the daily operations of the parts centre continue uninterrupted.

The new hall will be built using the same structural system as the existing one. The pillar-framed hall building will have pile foundations, and prefabricated reinforced concrete basins will be connected to the base structures. In addition, a 30-centimetre-thick, bark-reinforced, steel fibre-reinforced industrial floor will be constructed.

The roofs will be straight-layered structures with bituminous rainwater insulation and step-resistant rock wool thermal insulation. The roof will feature point-like domes and strip skylights controlled by the RWA (smoke and heat extraction system).

During the extension, new, electrically operated sectional doors will be installed in the same size and colour as the previous ones, with thermal insulation appropriate for the era and, in some places, ramp levellers to aid docking. As the extension will eliminate the connection between the doors on the façade of the existing building and the outside, it is important to ensure that the extended part of the building continues to be supplied with air.

The planned facade will be clad with metal-reinforced sandwich panels with thermal insulation cores, which will be covered with corrugated (sinusoidal) metal sheets.

A liveable environment is created alongside the buildings

On the south side, the railway tracks inside and outside the building will be shortened, and at the same time, a new container compacting platform with a canopy will be built, parallel to the conversion of the existing waste container compacting platform into a lorry dock.

As the new hall will be built on the site of the existing north-south connecting road, the old road will be demolished. The new road will be built on the western side of the planned building extension, and the existing utilities will be relocated due to the new route.

In addition to planting trees and shrubs, birdhouses, bird feeders, waterers and insect hotels will be installed to create habitats during the development of the green space. Part of the lawn will be converted into a bee pasture, and a rain garden will be built next to the road surrounding the building.

A community vegetable garden will be created for employees, which will be irrigated with collected rainwater. Picnic furniture will be placed in the rest areas.

Electrical solutions

The outdoor lampposts will be relocated from the existing building. Due to the new docking gates, new light fixtures will be installed on the façade, and the distribution cabinet will need to be expanded and the heat and smoke extraction system supplemented.

Due to the new building section, a new earthing and lightning protection system will be installed, along with new lampposts, light fixtures, distribution cabinets, UPS equipment and connection boards. The domes, skylights, docking gates and manual call points will be connected to the heat and smoke extraction system. Furthermore, the new fire alarm centre and building automation equipment will be integrated into the existing system.

Rainwater drainage is provided by a vacuum Pluvia system.

The sprinkler system in the existing building will be expanded, so the rainwater downpipes will be relocated and new wall ducts and fire hydrants will be installed.

The new building section will be heated and cooled by water-water heat pumps connected to a system of 81 ground probes (approximately 80-120 metres deep). An industrial underfloor heating system will be installed as part of the warehouse's heating system. The rooms located in the gallery will be heated and cooled by split air conditioning units.

The fire water network consists of 20 fire hydrants and the associated pipe network.

Rainwater drainage in the building is provided by a vacuum Pluvia system, which means that rainwater does not simply flow away by gravity, but the system is designed so that the pipes carry the water away from the roof at high speed and partly by means of a vacuum effect. In addition, four ventilation systems will also be installed in the new part of the building.