Thursday, 22 October 2026
Polish transport company PKS Gdańsk Oliwa is extending its warehousing and distribution activities, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized enterprises and family-owned businesses. The company is seeking to increase the proportion of its operations involving the storage, handling and distribution of goods for manufacturers, importers and exporters. The decision reflects a gradual diversification of its activities beyond road freight transport, as businesses assess the costs of maintaining their own logistics infrastructure.
Founded in 1966, PKS Gdańsk Oliwa has operated in the Polish transport sector for six decades. Its current plans involve taking responsibility for a wider range of warehouse activities, including inventory handling, distribution arrangements and the management of goods moving between suppliers and customers. The company is also investing in software used to organise warehouse operations, although it has not disclosed the financial value of these investments or provided a timetable for their implementation.
PKS Gdańsk Oliwa operates warehouses in Gdańsk and Pruszcz Gdański and uses additional facilities belonging to logistics partners in the Tri-City metropolitan area and other regions of Poland. The company reports access to approximately 70,000 sqm of warehouse space through its own operations and external arrangements, with additional locations concentrated mainly in central and southern Poland. The announcement does not specify how much of this space is owned or leased directly by the company, nor does it provide occupancy or utilisation figures.
The company’s activities include receiving imported goods, completing customs procedures, unloading containers, separating shipments, organising storage and arranging deliveries. Particular attention is being given to smaller consignments transported together in shipping containers, where goods belonging to several importers must be separated before storage or distribution. This type of operation is relevant to businesses importing quantities that do not require an entire container, allowing their shipments to be handled alongside those of other customers.
Another area of activity involves managing warehouse operations within facilities already occupied by customers. PKS Gdańsk Oliwa intends to undertake assessments of existing procedures, reorganise warehouse workflows and assume responsibility for selected operational functions. Depending on the agreement, these services may cover individual activities or broader warehouse management responsibilities. Such arrangements allow manufacturers and distributors to retain their existing premises while transferring some operational tasks to an external company.
The operator is also developing its warehouse management system to coordinate stock records, storage locations and the movement of goods. The technology is intended for use both in facilities managed directly by PKS Gdańsk Oliwa and in warehouses operated on behalf of customers. The company has not provided details of the system’s implementation costs, current level of deployment or expected effect on operating expenses.
Warehousing and distribution activities are being developed alongside the company’s existing domestic and international road transport operations. PKS Gdańsk Oliwa handles full-truckload and smaller freight consignments using its own vehicles and subcontracted carriers. The combination of transport and warehouse services allows the company to undertake several stages of goods movement, from collection and customs processing to storage and delivery. However, no information has been released concerning the number of existing warehouse customers, the revenue generated by these activities or the proportion of the company’s business represented by outsourced logistics.
The development of these services is relevant to Poland’s industrial property market because smaller businesses may increasingly use warehouse space operated by logistics companies rather than lease or develop facilities independently. External warehouse management can also change how existing industrial buildings are used, particularly where several customers share storage and distribution infrastructure. PKS Gdańsk Oliwa has not announced any new warehouse construction, property acquisitions or additional leased facilities as part of its current plans. Its expansion therefore concerns the range of services provided and the management of existing infrastructure rather than a confirmed increase in warehouse floor space.
