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Logistics Region East Westphalia-Lippe
East Westphalia-Lippe combines a Mittelstand industry with many global market leaders and an excellent position on the main routes between the Ruhr and Hanover. Land availability and rents are more moderate than in the major conurbations.
Location and access
OWL lies in north-eastern North Rhine-Westphalia on the border with Lower Saxony. The A2 links to the Ruhr, Hanover and Berlin, the A30 runs to the Netherlands, and the A33 connects Osnabrück, Bielefeld and Paderborn. The Hamm-Minden line is a main freight rail corridor, and RegioPort Weser offers trimodal handling.
Demand
Machinery, agricultural technology, electrical engineering, home appliances, furniture and fittings, and food shape the region. Large family-owned companies and contract logistics providers are based here. The result is steady demand for production, storage and distribution space.
Clusters
Bielefeld and Gütersloh along the A2 and A33 form the centre. Bad Oeynhausen, Löhne, Herford and Kirchlengern sit where the A2 meets the A30. Minden offers trimodal handling, and Paderborn is growing on the A33 and A44. Rheda-Wiedenbrück and Harsewinkel are closely tied to food and agricultural machinery, and Lippe is gaining importance.
Outlook
Occupiers who cannot find suitable space in the Ruhr or Hanover increasingly look to OWL. Industrial change creates demand for automated warehouses, and older industrial buildings offer repositioning potential. New builds rely on ESG standards and solar power.
„East Westphalia-Lippe is one of Germany's strongest industrial regions and is often underestimated as a logistics location. Existing assets with development potential make the region particularly interesting for investors and occupiers.“
Alexej Andreew, CEO
Submarkets of the logistics region East Westphalia-Lippe
- Bielefeld / GüterslohA2A33A2 Ruhr–Hannover · A33 Bielefeld–Osnabrück
- Herford / Bad OeynhausenA2A30Bad Oeynhausen interchange (A2/A30) · A2 Ruhr–Hannover
- MindenA2A30Weser/Mittelland Canal waterway crossing · Minden trimodal port
- PaderbornA33A44A33 Paderborn–Bielefeld · A44 Dortmund–Kassel
- Detmold / LageA2A33A2 near Bad Salzuflen and Ostwestfalen-Lippe · A33 near Bielefeld
Catchment area of the logistics region East Westphalia-Lippe
We broker logistics and warehouse buildings, production and light industrial space and industrial land to let and for sale across the region, including in these towns:
- Bad Oeynhausen
- Bad Pyrmont
- Bad Salzuflen
- Bielefeld
- Brilon
- Bünde
- Büren
- Delbrück
- Detmold
- Enger
- Espelkamp
- Geseke
- Gütersloh
- Halle
- Harsewinkel
- Herford
- Hiddenhausen
- Höxter
- Kirchlengern
- Lage
- Lemgo
- Lippstadt
- Löhne
- Lübbecke
- Marsberg
- Melle
- Minden
- Oelde
- Paderborn
- Petershagen
- Porta Westfalica
- Rheda-Wiedenbrück
- Rietberg
- Rinteln
- Salzkotten
- Soest
- Steinhagen
- Verl
- Vlotho
- Warstein
Space in the region East Westphalia-Lippe
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