ULOCATED AT THE CROSSROADS OF FLOWS AND EXCHANGES
- Close to the largest European infrastructures: ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Dunkirk, the Channel tunnel...
- Close to European airports: Brussels National, Paris CDG, London Heathrow
- Europe's highest concentration of purchasing pools and distribution companies
- 1st region in France for import and export volumes
2ND LOGISTICS HUB IN FRANCE
- 120 million metric tons of national and international flows per year
- 6,610 carriers and logistics providers in the region
- 18,700 jobs in the logistics and transport field in Lille Metropole
- 2 255 000 square meters...
Presence of the major providers :
MGF LOGISTIQUE, GEODIS, CALBERSON, DANZAS, TNT, JOYAU SCHENKER, STEF-TFE, DHL, NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE, ZIEGLER, FRANS MAAS, EXEL, FedEx, UPS
HIGH QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURES
- 2nd logistic hub in France
- 5,000 hectares of Business Parks
- More than 500 km of freeways connecting 7 European capital cities
- 700 km of waterways and 1,500 km of railway tracks
- 3rd river port in France
A few examples of logistics centers in Lille Metropole :
- DECATHLON : European distribution center
- UNILEVER - PARFUMS : One of the 2 distribution centers supplying the entire world
- INGRAM MICRO : Consolidation center for Northern Europe
- DANONE WATERS (EVIAN - VOLVIC) : CLogistics center for Great Britain and Japan
- UNILEVER : Logistics plant for dry products
- HEINEKEN : Logistics center for France