Energa has once again extended its lease in the buildings of the largest business centre in Poland, which is Olivia Centre in Gdańsk. The company occupies over 17,000 sqm. office space in three connected buildings and is one of Olivia’s largest residents. Energa was represented in the negotiations by Cushman & Wakefield. The energy company has had its headquarters in Olivia Centre continuously since 2012.
We are very happy that one of our most important business partners has once again placed their trust in us. The extension of the contract with Energa is proof that our residents appreciate the quality of the buildings, the way they are managed and the way they build the local olive community. I am proud that from the very beginning of Olivia Centre’s existence, I have been able to observe the development of Energa Group companies in our centre. It is a great joy and satisfaction for me – says Aleksandra Majdańczuk, Deputy Director in the leasing department of Olivia Centre.
Olivia Centre employs nearly a thousand people employed by ORLEN Group companies. It’s m.in. Energa SA, Energa Obrót SA, Energa Informatyka i Technologie Sp. z o.o., Orlen Corporate Services Center Sp. z o.o., Enspirion Sp. z o.o., Orlen Administration Sp. z o.o., Orlen Eko Sp. z o.o., or Energa Logistyka Sp. Ltd.
Ensuring the safety and stability of employees’ operations is of key importance to ORLEN Group companies, including Energa. At the same time, the best possible working conditions for teams are also important. We have chosen a place which, in our opinion, as well as in the opinion of the advisors with whom we cooperated during the process of market analysis, negotiations and decision-making, optimally meets the needs of our organization,” says Lucjan Brudzyński, Director of the Corporate Management Department at Energa. The process of analysing the real estate market covered many aspects aimed at ensuring the most favourable conditions for the employees of the Energa Group companies. We focused on a broad analysis in terms of economics, quality, technology and ESG. The process was multi-stage and required the involvement of many people – says Tomasz Kreft, Head of the Property Management and Commercialization Services Team at Orlen Administration sp. z o.o., which carried out the process for Energa from the ORLEN Group.
Olivia Centre is highly rated as a place to work and locate offices. NWe have recently been awarded the highest Well Health & Safety certification for the second time in the world, so we can officially say that we are the safest place to work in global rankings where employee well-being is a priority. This is one of our reasons to be proud. The certifiers appreciated the daily value of several restaurants, a nursery, a kindergarten and schools, medical and sports centers, as well as a winter garden with tropical greenery and the top floors of Olivia Star, available to Residents free of charge, with spaces for work, meetings, conferences, and even a playground for children. All this is possible thanks to the scale – Olivia Centre is the largest office centre in Poland – says Maciej Kotarski, Director at Olivia Centre.
After almost 12 years of presence in Olivia Centre, Energa, a member of the ORLEN Group, was faced with an important choice of staying and further development in its current location or moving to a new space. However, Olivia Centre rose to the occasion and proposed the best solutions to keep the Energa Group among its tenants. The entire proceedings were successfully conducted and successfully concluded to the satisfaction of all parties. Due to the scale of the transaction and the variety of challenges, this was an extremely complex task and required the involvement of many different specializations, including analytics and engineering, on our side. A part of the procedure was, for example, defining strictly technical tasks related to the modernization of the building and arranging a schedule of works to be performed by the Landlord,” says Adam Schroeder, Regional Director at Cushman & Wakefield.
In the buildings leased by Energa, a rearrangement is planned, allowing to adjust the space to the newly defined by Energa needs in terms of office layout and equipment. It is very important to us that the office is best suited to the needs of the various teams and companies of the ORLEN Group, of which Energa is a part, which is why we intend to engage many of our experts to achieve this goal. The teams of both parties have prepared a multi-stage work plan, which will be implemented in the coming years in such a way as to maintain the highest standard of offices, but also not to interfere with employees in their daily work – says Aleksandra Majdańczuk, Deputy Director in the leasing department of Olivia Centre.
