The Zagłębie Dąbrowskie region is strengthening its position on the logistics map of Poland and Central Europe. Growing demand for contract logistics services is prompting operators to expand their warehouse capacity. One of the companies investing in the region is DACHSER, the global logistics operator, which is celebrating 20 years of operations in Poland this year. The company has just expanded the warehouse space at its Sosnowiec branch and is already announcing further infrastructure development.
“The Sosnowiec branch was opened 20 years ago, when DACHSER entered the Polish market. Since then, we have been developing consistently and expanding our operational capabilities. Our location in southern Poland makes us an important point on the international transport map. The Visegrad Group countries are an area where we see further growth potential. Our operations to date have already shown that this works very effectively. We are able to develop the business of our customers who need distribution in this region,” Paweł Parcz, branch manager of DACHSER Sosnowiec and Rzeszów, told Newseria.
“The location of our branch is strategic. It is situated at the intersection of major transport routes, motorways and expressways, and close to Poland’s southern border. This makes us a kind of gateway to the south when it comes to shipments to countries such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and further on to the Balkans. This is the key role of our branch,” said Adrian Dziarmaga, regional sales manager for southern Poland at DACHSER Sosnowiec and Rzeszów.
The location in southern Poland provides strong connections with Slovakia, northern Italy, Romania and Greece. Thanks to its proximity to an airport and motorway junctions, the company is pursuing an interlocking strategy, combining different modes of transport and warehousing services within a single supply chain.
“The current geopolitical situation will encourage companies to look for locations closer to their distribution areas. This creates opportunities for us in contract logistics. Our network enables customers to reach recipients across Europe,” said Adrian Dziarmaga. “We are also counting on the end of the conflict beyond Poland’s eastern border, which would also allow us to build solid business operations. We are located on the east–west route, so our direct connections with Rzeszów will certainly be a very beneficial solution for our customers.”
DACHSER has been operating on the Polish market since 2006. It started with four branches and a team of 70 employees. Sosnowiec was one of the first branches opened in Poland.
“Twenty years ago, we started with one distribution vehicle, and today we operate several dozen line-haul connections. The number of shipments that we used to handle over four months is now processed in a single day,” said the regional sales manager for southern Poland at DACHSER Sosnowiec and Rzeszów.
The company also provides warehouse space in locations including Rzeszów, Warsaw, Poznań, Gdańsk and Wrocław. This year, the operator is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its entry into the Polish market.
“All our investments serve one purpose: to increase our operational capabilities,” said Paweł Parcz. “The current expansion of our warehouse has already affected not only contract logistics, but also the cross-docking process and our ability to handle increased shipment volumes. These activities are closely linked, at least in most DACHSER branches. In addition to acting as a network node, receiving and dispatching volumes within the network, our branches usually also provide contract logistics, and both areas of activity are important. Thanks to the latest investment, we are increasing both the capacity of the logistics warehouse and the transshipment capacity of the cross-docking warehouse.”
In April this year, the branch expanded its warehouse space by approximately 3,000 square metres. The additional space is expected to provide more pallet places, improve warehouse processes and make it possible to separate storage and operational functions.
“This is the beginning of a larger investment that lies ahead of us as a result of our dynamic development so far. We expect this growth to continue in the future. The next step, resulting from the lack of further development opportunities at the current site, will be to change the branch location and move to a completely new facility that meets our specific requirements and offers even greater operational capacity. We are planning this within the next three, or at most five, years,” said the manager of the DACHSER Sosnowiec branch.
According to the latest data from Transport Intelligence, the global contract logistics market reached approximately EUR 307.5 billion in 2025, up 4% from 2024, when revenues exceeded EUR 295.6 billion. Analysts point out that the growth trend is driven, among other factors, by the outsourcing of warehousing and order fulfilment services.
“Our service does not focus on one specific industry. We are open to diversifying our customer portfolio. Silesia and DACHSER have always been associated with industrial shipments, but for some time now we have also been opening up to e-commerce and ambient food shipments. We hold HACCP certification and have successfully passed an audit,” Adrian Dziarmaga noted.
DACHSER’s global network covers more than 40 countries. In 2025, the operator increased its revenue to around EUR 8.3 billion, representing year-on-year growth of 3.1%. The volume of transported goods rose to 46.7 million tonnes, up 5.8%, while the number of shipments increased to 86.2 million, up 3.6%. In 2025, the company allocated around EUR 325 million to network development and investments in employees, digitalisation and climate-related activities. In 2026, it plans to spend more than EUR 350 million on these areas.
