Just a few weeks after the signing of a new lease in future state of completion, earthworks machninery is already in action in the business area (French ZAC) of Louailles “Ouest Park” (72). The future platform with a size of 18,000 sq.m will welcome, at the end of the year, the teams of NORTENE HOME DEPOT, a company specializing in gardening and outdoor spaces equipment.
NORTENE HOME DEPOT, a future tenant with a growing business
- NORTENE HOME DEPOT, the future tenant of the Louailles site, is a leading player in the DIY and gardening sector with over 50 years of experience. As manufacturer and distributor, NORTENE belongs to the CATRAL group, which is present in Europe with 6 subsidiaries. The company sells its DIY and gardening productsthrough gardening stores, farming cooperatives, hardware shops and, also, online.
- Together, these represent 4,000 selling points that distribute NORTENE products in France.
- Located halfway between Angers and Le Mans, along the A11 French highway, the site of Louailles is particularly well located to welcome NORTENE’s business some thirty kilometres away from its French headquarters.
- ARGAN and NORTENE have committed to a 12-year fixed-term lease, testifying to mutual trust and to the long-term prospects of the project.
A project labelled Aut0nom® , the in-use net-zero carbon warehouse
- As for all new developments by ARGAN, this platform will be labelled Aut0nom®.
- A photovoltaic power station developing 300 kWp will be installed on the roof and combined with batteries for energy storage with a capacity of 200 KWh, thus allowing to cover the site’s needs in terms of lighting and heating. Heating will be ensured through electric heat pumps with much higher efficiency than traditional gas boilers, limiting CO2 emissions as well. Lastly, Aut0nom® equipment will result in dividing CO2 emissions by a factor of 10 on the site. Remaining emissions will be compensated for by a reforestation program deployed in Cestas near Bordeaux (33). The site will thus be carbon neutral for its operations.
Ronan Le Lan
Chairman of the Executive Board
ARGAN is delighted to help our new client, a leading player on its market. As early as the end of this year, NORTENE’s teams will move in their new Aut0nom® warehouse, the 15th delivered in less than 3 years. We owe the very short lead time on this project to the dedication of all our partners, and more particularly to A26 Architectures, IDEC and the community of cities of the French Sabolien area (la Communauté de Communes du Pays Sabolien).
Olivier Morel
NORTENE HOME DEPOT’s CEO
This new site will help us grow further. The Aut0nom® label meets our very strong ambitions from an environmental standpoint. We are happy to grant to a specialist of turn-key projects such as ARGAN the development of a future piece of our business footprint. Up to this day, this new partner has proven fast reactivity by starting the works in record timing.
