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Padel operators swing into 1 million square feet of sheds

Racquet sport serves up an unexpected new source of warehouse demand
Fede Chingotto competes during the match between him and Momo Gonzalez of Kru Padel and Martin Di Nenno and Juan Tello of team AD/vantage Team at the Generali Hexagon Cup 2026 tournament in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Alberto Gardin/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)<br/>
Fede Chingotto competes during the match between him and Momo Gonzalez of Kru Padel and Martin Di Nenno and Juan Tello of team AD/vantage Team at the Generali Hexagon Cup 2026 tournament in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Alberto Gardin/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
CoStar Analytics
June 5, 2026 | 7:03 AM

Padel operators have leased 1.2 million square feet of UK industrial space over the past 18 months, seven times the volume recorded during the previous 18-month period, as Britain’s fastest-growing racquet sport emerges as an unlikely source of warehouse demand.

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