REM CAPITAL AG assisted the Hiller Group with grant financing for an investment in a new hazardous goods warehouse in Lüneburg. The total investment amounts to approximately EUR 16 million. Hamburger Sparkasse (Haspa) was also involved in the support and structured the financing for the project.
The newly constructed hazardous goods warehouse spans an area of approximately 4,900 square metres. It features largely automated pallet logistics as well as modern safety and extinguishing technology. REM CAPITAL identified eligible components of the project early on and developed a specific grant strategy for the logistics property.
Strategic Grant Consulting as Added Value
Asken Godefroy, authorised signatory and Head of Consulting for the North region at REM CAPITAL, emphasised that early examination of funding opportunities is essential. An analysis of the investment project at an early stage allows for the identification of relevant funding potential and the development of a tailored strategy. The consulting focused on the systematic recognition of innovative project components. The grant strategy was closely linked with corporate financing in cooperation with Hamburger Sparkasse and Rafael Pappert, Managing Director of the Hiller Group.
REM CAPITAL managed the entire funding process, from the initial potential analysis and application submission to the final disbursement of grants. Jan-Christopher Breuel, Head of Corporate Customer Centre South at Hamburger Sparkasse, highlighted the advantage of combining financing and grant consulting. He pointed out that companies today expect more than traditional financing solutions, and collaboration with specialist partners like REM CAPITAL offers crucial added value. This approach allows all potential aspects of an investment project to be considered, which characterises the long-standing cooperation between both parties.
Potential in German SMEs
According to Asken Godefroy, this project is exemplary for numerous investment projects in German small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). He noted that many companies invest in areas such as digitisation, automation, energy efficiency, or new production processes, often without knowledge of the potential eligibility of these innovations for funding. Godefroy stressed that it is not interest rates, but access to individual financing options over the entire planning period of a project, that makes the decisive investment difference.
- —Investment sum: Approximately EUR 16 million
- —Area of the hazardous goods warehouse: Around 4,900 square metres
- —Participating partners: REM CAPITAL AG, Hamburger Sparkasse, Hiller Group
- —Specification: Automated pallet logistics, modern safety and extinguishing technology
