Padrosa buys the first car park in its European network in Calais

Catalan transport company Padrosa and TIIC launch their alliance with the acquisition Calais (France) from the first parking lot for trucks that will form part of the European network that they want to develop in the coming years. TIIC is controlled byEdmond de Rothschild It manages two infrastructure funds.

Truck Parking Network (TPN), controlled by Padrosa and TIIC, has acquired C4T France, owner of

Catalan transport company Padrosa and TIIC launch their alliance with the acquisition Calais (France) from the first parking lot for trucks that will form part of the European network that they want to develop in the coming years. TIIC is controlled byEdmond de Rothschild It manages two infrastructure funds.

Truck Parking Network (TPN), controlled by Padrosa and TIIC, has acquired C4T France, owner of a car park Calais For 310 heavy vehicles, a restaurant, a supermarket, a gas station (including gas refueling), a laundry.

The complex is located at a strategic point, as it is one of the parties border crossing between France and the United Kingdom. After Brexit, trucks need more time to clear customs controls. But perhaps the element that troubled the sector the most after the UK left the EU was the need to change drivers on immigration grounds.

The scale of the operation was not disclosed, but it was specified about 15 million in euros. The purchase was signed on May 4th and now the new owners are conditioning the facilities. This is the first acquisition recommended by the company rockjunyent– carried out by TPN, which is engaged in the construction of four other similar car parks at strategic points in Italy, France, Slovakia and the Netherlands.

European car park network

The Padrosa and Edmond de Rothschild alliance aims to promote a European network of 17 car parks With specialized services for trucks. The initial goal is to have them all operational by 2025. This agreement indicated that one company, controlled by TIIC, would be the owner of the physical assets, while another would be in the hands of Padrosa, he will be in charge of the administration.

The Calais complex is the only asset owned by the C4T group in the neighboring country Italian Which focuses more on fuel distribution, gas stations and other digital businesses.

The first, in Figueres

PadrosaInc., its president and owner Perry Padrosa Pierre, has five truck service stations, though the one now acquired is the first outside of Spain. The first car park with these characteristics dates back to 2007 and was installed at exit 3 of the AP-7, in Figueres (Alt Empordà).

The company’s headquarters are located in Els Hostalets de llers (Alt Empordà), focuses its business on freight transportation, although its alliance with TIIC intends, in particular, to turn around to grow in the sector Services for truck drivers And reduce the weight of the movement of goods. In 2021 – the last year with available data – Padrosa had a turnover of about 30 million and had a workforce of 150 people.