From Sweden To The Czech Republic — With Strategic Reason

When they decided to make the move, they knew they wanted a real estate partner they could trust who had local know-how and experience, so they turned to CTP.

“We wanted to be able to focus on our core business and not lose sleep over the development of the project. The whole idea of expansion was for BJS to get ‘lean and mean’,” Pär Lidåker, CEO of BJS, explains. “All of the other properties we looked at were ugly, but at CTPark Humpolec, we found the right place. Location directly on the motorway is also, of course, an advantage.”

Due to the success the region and our facility provided them, BJS had not just one, but several expansions with us at this location since 2006  — first in 2014, then 2016, and most recently in 2023. Today, they have 37,000 sqm of operation with us.

Facility Expansion and Production Consolidation

CTP completed construction in less than five months. BJS plans to relocate production from Slovakia as part of its strategy to consolidate operations at its expanded production facility at CTPark Humpolec. BJS’s entire output from CTPark Humpolec is production for IKEA. CTP custom built BJS’s CTFit production space at CTPark Humpolec with special fire-resistant walls, which was essential to allow BJS to safely store wooden materials. BJS’s production hall also features a fully open floor plan with no columns that would obstruct the installation of machines.

“We are very happy with the building,” Mr Lidåker explains. With the new extension to its production hall in place, BJS will be able to cut and drill wooden furniture components themselves, which streamlines production and brings added cost benefits. BJS will install a brandnew prototype of a next-generation cutting machine at its expanded production hall in CTPark Humpolec, which reduces waste and helps further cut down costs.

Gallery image credit:www.bjs.cz