The group of tenants of Galeria Libero, which is being developed by Echo Investment in Katowice, has just been joined a fitness club of the Fabryka Formy chain. The lease concerning an area of 1,600 sqm was signed by both parties during the Shopping Centre Forum fair in Warsaw.

“We are very glad that the Fabryka Formy chain has decided to open its club in Galeria Libero. The broad offer of sports classes at Fabryka Formy corresponds well to our vision of Libero being a modern entre which focuses on entertainment, recreation and convenience,” says Michał Banasik, leasing manager in Echo Investment"s Shopping Centre Department. “The opening of the Fabryka Formy club in Galeria Libero constitutes a significant part of our expansion plans. Our presence in a well designed and located shopping centre is a mutual benefit for the developer and the tenant, and it efficiently generates the footfall in a given facility,” says Ireneusz Sęk, founder and owner of Fabryka Formy S.A. Fabryka Formy has been operating in the Fitness & Wellness field since 2009. Since 2011 it has also been quoted on the NewConnect market. The business model adopted by the company envisages the development of a modern chain of fitness clubs under the name of Fabryka Formy in Poland. The chain currently consists of nine clubs. Galeria Libero will be built on a plot with an area of 54,000 sqm. The facility will offer a retail and entertainment area of 45,000 sqm which will be located on three floors. Apart from shops and service outlets as well as some of the most important chains and a supermarket, the shopping centre will also include a very extensive entertainment and gastronomy offer which will consist of an 8-screen cinema, a snooker club, a play area for children, squash and badminton courts, restaurants offering access to a terrace. The facility is to be developed on Tadeusza Kościuszki street – one of the most important traffic routes in the city. The MOFO Architekci architectural studio is the author of the design of Galeria Libero. www.galerialibero.pl