Through the company Immoloh, the real estate company of the JOACHIM LOH COMPANY GROUP, will continue to invest in the infrastructure of Arnsberg, Germany-based storage technology expert META by demolishing and rebuilding ‘Werk 2’ on Westring.
Back in 2017, after standing empty for long time, the former Selecta building was taken over by META as additional storage space. However, due to the outdated building structure, META faced insurmountable limitations with around 10,600 m² of building space – in terms of storage possibilities due to the building height and in terms of meaningful renovations of the building complex.
All stored products are currently being moved to the temporary rented storage facility on the Grabenstraße/Hüttenstraße. The demolition of the old buildings will begin now, including the management building on the Lucienstraße in Bruchhausen. The reconstruction will begin in January 2026 and continue until late summer 2026 with the goal to celebrate the implementing of the new and modern ‘Werk 2’ early 2027. The goals of the reconstruction are to create future-proof, optimized storage processes with a significant reduction in all consumption values in line with the sustainability targets that have been set.
“This is great news for all our colleagues currently.“ says Dr. Klaus Vatter, director of META-Regalbau. “This clear commitment to our location in Arnsberg demonstrates the confidence our owner Sebastian Loh has in the future of META. All to the motto of the company group: Investing in the future of generations.”
The result will be a high-modern logistics centre covering an area of almost 9.000m², which will lead to achieve maximum efficiency in terms of both logistics processes, including goods receipts and dispatch and energy consumption for META. In the future, truck traffic will be directed threw the corner of Westring/Klosfuhrstraße onto the site of the area, which results in reducing the traffic on the Lucienstraße/Westring. Closed loading tunnels in the goods receiving area and long goods loading area will further reduce noise emissions. The advantages of the new hall will result in a highly efficient flow of goods within META logistics.
Focus on sustainability
The topic sustainability also plays a leading role in this project, which will meet the german KfW Standard 55. Photovoltaic systems are planned for the entire roof area, enabling META to drastically reduce its external energy consumption and make an important contribution to reducing CO₂ emissions,
The heating and even the cooling of the building sections is provided by a highly efficient heat pump, which can also be used as an air conditioning system. In addition, so called direct beam panels (cold and warm – both are possible) will ensure more efficient energy use and a drastically less dust turbulence. This ensures a pleasant working environment on cold winter- and warm summer days.
For the demolition, sustainable solutions are also being used: the recyclable concrete is being crushed and fed into the circular economy. In this way, part of the former Selecta building could live on in the new ‘Werk 2’.
