Friday, 14 August 2026
Danish audio and communications technology company GN Group has selected Panattoni Business Park Kladno for a new operational centre of more than 30,000 sqm, adding another international occupier to the redevelopment of the former Poldi industrial complex.
The purpose-built facility is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2027. Panattoni is developing the project, while investment group RSJ is providing the financing.
Around 28,000 sqm will be dedicated to operational activities, with a further 2,000 sqm allocated to offices. The building is being designed specifically around GN’s requirements and is intended to accommodate greater use of automation, artificial intelligence and new operational technologies over time.
GN Group, headquartered in Denmark, operates internationally across audio, video and gaming technologies. Its portfolio includes Jabra, focused on professional communications and audiovisual products, and gaming equipment brand SteelSeries.
Stefan Bergfors, Chief Operating Officer of GN Group, said the Kladno project represents more than a relocation of existing operations, with the company using the move as an opportunity to redesign its processes around future technologies.
“The design already takes future automation, artificial intelligence and advanced operating methods into consideration, creating a foundation for innovation, higher productivity and further growth,” Bergfors said.
Louise Juul Østergaard, Head of Regional Operations at GN Group, said the location was selected following an extensive assessment and would provide additional capacity and flexibility while maintaining proximity to customers across Europe.
The investment also represents another stage in the regeneration of the former Poldi Kladno industrial site, historically one of the Czech Republic’s best-known heavy-industry locations.
Jan Andrejco, Regional Development Director at Panattoni, said GN’s decision demonstrates the potential for former industrial land to compete for major international occupiers once environmental and redevelopment issues have been addressed.
According to Andrejco, land that was previously underused and affected by its industrial legacy is being transformed into a modern business location capable of generating new economic activity for the Kladno region.
RSJ has also been involved in several Czech brownfield regeneration investments. Lukáš Musil, member of the investment group’s board, said the arrival of GN provides further evidence that the former Poldi site is recovering its attractiveness as an industrial location.
The new GN facility will use heat pumps and is targeting a high-level BREEAM New Construction sustainability certification. The measures form part of Panattoni’s broader approach to reducing building energy consumption and operational emissions.
Location is another important element of the investment. Panattoni Business Park Kladno lies around 30 km from Prague and has access to the D5, D6 and D7 motorway corridors, providing connections towards Prague, western Czechia and Germany.
The Kladno-Švermov railway stop is within walking distance of the site, providing public transport access for employees. Longer term, the planned rail modernisation connecting Prague, Václav Havel Airport and Kladno is expected to further improve the area’s accessibility.
The GN lease adds to a wider shift in Czech industrial development towards the reuse of former manufacturing sites. For developers, brownfields can provide large sites close to established population centres and existing infrastructure, while municipalities gain the prospect of returning previously obsolete industrial land to productive use.
For Kladno, the transaction is particularly symbolic. A site historically associated with steelmaking and heavy industry is increasingly being repositioned for a new generation of manufacturing, logistics and technology-related businesses, with GN’s 30,000 sqm facility becoming one of the latest investments in that transformation.
