Considering the capacity of workforce in the region, it is a priority objective of the Municipality of Pécs County Seat to attract more industrial investors and businesses to Pécs and to support the expansion and development of existing businesses. Boosting investments requires the existence of appropriate infrastructure; therefore, Pécs has begun the thematic development of available industrial areas.
TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2017-00002 – Developing the infrastructure in Pécs South Industrial Park
The Municipality of Pécs County Seat has received funding amounting to 985 211 000 HUF from the project named TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2017-00002 Development of Infrastructure in Pécs South Industrial Park. The target area of the investment (lot numbers: 01455/88, 01455/89) is located between motorway M60 in the North and Időjós Street in the South. The received fund was spent on creating public utilities such as water, gas, and electricity supply, and installing sewer pipelines and gutter systems in the properties owned by the municipality in Pécs South Industrial Park.
To further develop the industrial park, internal access roads along with a car park and a bus stop were established (lot numbers: 0219/8, 01455/88, 01455/89) in the park. The car park has 105 parking spots including 3 disabled parking spaces, and two parking spots suitable for charging electric cars. The project funded the construction of industrial halls and the instalment of public utilities.
TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2017-00003 – Construction of a Factory Hall in Pécs South Industrial Park
The Municipality of Pécs County Seat has received funding amounting to 1 045 458 636 HUF under the call TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2017-00003 Construction of a Factory Hall in Pécs South Industrial Park. The investment took place in the former agricultural area (lot number 01455/90) between motorway M60 in the North and Időjós Street in the South. A 4500 m2 large factory hall was built in an area of 2.5 hectares along with a 747 m2 warehouse with a large distribution centre, and two loading docks. The communal units, 770m2 in total, are in a two-storey building housing offices, changing rooms, a kitchen, a canteen, shower units, along with women’s, men’s, and disabled bathrooms.
The industrial park houses an electric substation with a capacity of 1000 kW as well as a car park with disabled parking spaces. Internal access roads between the buildings, made from asphalt concrete, are connected to the public road network. For safety reasons, an aboveground water tank also used as a rainwater tank with a capacity of 306 m3 can be used for putting out a fire. The Northern part of the property is reserved for further development. The parking system suitable for parking cars, motorbikes, and bicycles facilitates shift work in the factory hall.
The goals of the local government include the preparation, lease, and sale of industrial sites suitable for production. A lease agreement was concluded between the Municipality of Pécs County Seat and resident company MATRO Kft. regarding the factory hall built under the call “TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2017-00003 – Construction of a Factory Hall in Pécs South Industrial Park.
TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2017-00005 – Construction of an industrial hall in the Southern Industrial Park
The Local Government of the City of Pécs places particular emphasis on encouraging investment and development, and within this framework treats the development of the city-owned areas of the Southern Industrial Park as a key priority. To ensure the provision of adequate infrastructure, the City of Pécs submitted this application on 29 June 2017, in response to the call for proposals entitled ‘Development of Industrial Parks and Industrial Areas’. The project, reference number TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2017-00005, entitled ‘Construction of an industrial hall in the Southern Industrial Park’, was approved for funding by the Intermediate Body on 6 September 2017. The total budget for this European Union project, which is a non-repayable grant with a 100 % funding intensity, is 442,517,659 HUF.
The project was aimed at developing the Pécs Southern Industrial Park, which involved the construction of an industrial hall with a usable floor area of 1,667 m² and associated ancillary facilities on the plot with cadastral number 01455/88. The aim of the project is to stabilise and strengthen the city’s economic foundations, thereby improving employment levels, indirectly stimulating domestic demand and, through this, boosting local consumption.
The accessible hall building has been constructed on a plot with all utilities connected, featuring its own internal car park with 6 parking spaces. The hall building can essentially be divided into two sections: a 400 m² section containing offices and staff facilities, and a further 1,200 m² operational section, comprising a 400 m² unheated warehouse, a 105 m² heated warehouse and a 175 m² handling area (material handling area). A road designed to accommodate lorry traffic runs around the building, and a concrete loading bay has been constructed in front of the warehouse section for the loading and unloading of goods.
| Code of project | Name of project | The size of the area affected by the development | Dimensions of the hall building | Size of service facilities | Number of parking spaces |
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| TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2017-00002 | Infrastructure development in the Southern Industrial Park, Pécs | – | – | – | 105 spaces, of which 3 are for people with reduced mobility and 2 are also suitable for charging electric cars |
TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2017-00003 | Construction of a production hall in the Southern Industrial Park, Pécs | 20 225 m2 | 4500 m2 | 770 m2 | 28 spaces, including 2 accessible parking spaces, 30 spaces for motorbikes and 30 spaces for bicycles |
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TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2017-00005 | Construction of an industrial hall in the Southern Industrial Park | 61 344 m2 | 1200 m2 | 400 m2 | 6 |
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TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2018-00006 | Infrastructure Development in the Southern Industrial Park II. | 17 340 m2 | – | – | 40 |
| TOP-6.1.1-16-PC1-2018-00007 | Construction of a hall in the Southern Industrial Park, Pécs | 61 344 m2 | 2192 m2 | 678 m2 | 6 spaces, including 2 accessible parking spaces |
TOP-6.1.3-15-PC1-2016-00002 – Construction of a new market hall in Pécs
During the preparatory process for the 2014–2020 EU financial development cycle, the Local Government of the City of Pécs with County Rights identified the construction of a market hall as one of its most important development needs, with the aim of increasing local market turnover and better and higher-quality service to meet customer needs, enabling local producers living in the county to play a greater role, whilst existing commercial and service activities are carried out in a more modern, sustainable facility. Another key aspect of the planned investment is strengthening the direct link between producers and consumers by developing the Short Supply Chain (SSC) function.
The General Assembly of the Local Government of the City of Pécs, by its Resolution No. 244/2016 (23 June), decided to submit an application for the project entitled ‘Local Economic Development: Construction of a New Market Hall in Pécs’, which is eligible for 100 per cent funding. At the request of the Local Authority, Pécs Urban Development Non-profit Ltd. submitted the application on 5 July 2016, which, in accordance with the funding decision registered under the reference number TOP-6.1.3-15-PC1 -2016-00002 and, pursuant to the funding decision dated 24 November 2016, awarded a non-repayable grant of 2,784,000,000 forints.
Following the granting of planning permission for the streamlined design documentation, a public procurement procedure for the construction works was conducted, which was successfully concluded pursuant to Resolution No. 251/2019 (19 June) of the General Assembly of the Municipality of Pécs. BBuild and Trade Kft. submitted the most favourable tender for the preparation of the construction drawings and the construction of the facility. As the construction fee exceeded the available tender budget, the Local Government submitted an application for additional funding to the Government of Hungary, requesting 415,779,890 Ft. The construction contract was signed on 16 August 2019, on the understanding that construction work could only commence once the necessary additional funding was available. After nearly a year of waiting, the new Pécs city council secured the additional funding in July 2020 to ensure that the new market hall could be built. Subsequently, in October 2020, the Government passed a resolution to provide the additional funding.
Pursuant to Government Decision No. 1640/2020 (5 October), the Government decided to increase funding for certain projects financed under the Regional and Urban Development Operational Programme. As a result, the construction of the new Pécs Market Hall, project number TOP-6.1.3-15-PC1-2016-00002, received a further 415,779,890 forints in non-repayable funding. Consequently, the total available funding eligible for expenditure under the project has risen to 3,199,779,890 forints.
The handover procedure for the construction site of the new Pécs Market Hall took place on 31 July 2020, following which the preparation of the construction drawings, based on the available authorised and tender plans, and the physical implementation of the project began: earthworks commenced, as did the laying of the building’s foundations.
The foundation works were completed in November 2020, after which the delivery of the prefabricated reinforced concrete structural elements to the construction site began; these were hoisted into place by mid-December 2020. In parallel with these activities, the installation of lightning protection cables was carried out, as well as the basic mechanical and electrical installation work beneath the foundation slab. By the end of 2020, the overall dimensions of the building were already taking shape thanks to the new Market Hall’s solid foundations and erected columns.
In January 2021, work began on constructing the building’s load-bearing structure and the monolithic reinforced concrete vaults that define its interior spaces.
By the 50 per cent completion stage, the building’s load-bearing structure had been completed and the building had been almost entirely roofed. The installation of mechanical pipework and equipment beneath the ceiling, as well as the fitting of electrical wiring beneath the ceiling, is currently underway. In addition to this, dry-outwork is also in progress.
Once the entire market hall has been roofed, work on the interior cladding and other interior fit-out will also commence. According to the planned schedule, construction of the new Pécs Market Hall will be completed in January 2022, after which the technical handover and the commissioning process can begin.
In connection with the market hall construction, as part of the project, work on the roundabout junction planned for Ipar Street began in June 2021 and will be carried out in two phases. Prior to the construction works, plans were drawn up for a new 1-megawatt public transformer station, which will supply electricity to the new market hall as well as to the public and street lighting networks in the surrounding area.
A four-arm roundabout is being built on Ipar Street; with one arm each to facilitate through traffic on Ipar Street; the southern arm will provide access to the car park built on the site of the former Boccaccio disco, whilst the northern arm will be reserved for the 47-space car park next to the new Pécs Market Hall and for bus traffic at the bus station. As regards the road construction works, the removal of the existing surfacing, the relocation of utility services and the installation of new utility infrastructure have been completed, following which kerb installation and sub-base construction took place.
In parallel with the road construction works, work is also commencing on the installation of the district heating supply for the new Market Hall, and preparations are under way to relocate the bus stop on the eastern side of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Street (currently known as the ‘Vásárcsarnok’ bus stop) to a location next to the main entrance of the new Market Hall.
TOP-6.1.3-15-PC1-2016-00001 – The development of the Uránváros market in Pécs
On 5 July 2016, the Local Government of the City of Pécs with County Rights submitted an application in response to the call for proposals entitled ‘Local Economic Development’ for the development of the Uránváros market in Pécs. The application, bearing the reference number TOP-6.1.3-15-PC1 -2016-00001, was awarded a non-repayable European Union grant of 203,754,398 HUF net, with a 100 per cent funding rate, pursuant to the funding decision dated 18 November 2016.
The investment involved the refurbishment and modernisation of the market, the main aim of which was to facilitate the delivery of fresh food from small-scale producers in Baranya to consumers in Pécs (the market’s customers), in line with local economic development objectives, by improving the quality of the Pécs end-point of the short supply chain. Accordingly, the project involved the refurbishment of the market’s covered sales area and the associated service facilities. As part of the project, the market hall, the communal facilities (washbasins, toilets), other service areas required by law for the market’s operation, the floor and wall coverings, and the retaining wall and fencing surrounding the market (on the north and east sides) were refurbished.
The local community and retailers were able to take possession of the refurbished market area as early as spring 2019.
As a result of the development, the approximately 1,000 m² market hall, the associated pavilions and the paving on the 4,133 m² development site have been completely refurbished.
| Code of project
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Name of project |
Status of project |
Size of the area affected by the development | Size of service facitilies |
Number of parking spaces
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| TOP-6.1.3-15-PC1-2016-00002 | Construction of a new market Hall in Pécs
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finished
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7500 m2 |
47 db |
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| TOP-6.1.3-15-PC1-2016-00001 | The development of the Uránváros market in Pécs
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finished |
4133 m2 | 1000 m2 | 34 db |
