newsEccles urban logistics scheme gets go ahead
Developer Chancerygate and investor CBRE IM have been granted planning permission for their 105,000 ft2 urban logistics development in Eccles, Greater Manchester
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newsM&S confirms state-of-the-art logistics hub in the East Midlands
Marks & Spencer, has confirmed that it is building a £340 million state-of-the-art automated national distribution centre at Prologis’ RFI DIRFT III scheme at Daventry in the East Midlands after a West Northamptonshire strategic planning committee met to discuss the proposal on Tuesday this week – where plans had been recommended for approval.
newsGirl Guides pick Altrincham for distribution centre
The Guide Association, widely known as Girlguiding, has taken a warehouse in Altrincham in the Northwest as its main UK distribution centre.
productRoche opts for Tecsys
The world’s largest biotechnology company has chosen to implement Tecsys Elite for laboratory inventory management.
newsInPost believed to have secured largest London warehouse letting for two years
Parcel operator InPost is believed to have taken a lease on a 120,000 ft2 last mile warehouse in Greenwich which would make it the largest deal in London in two years.
articleAccess to experts
Explore a diverse lineup of expert speakers and over 50 innovative exhibitors at the upcoming Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event, taking place on September 30 at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. This conference is your face-to-face opportunity to find solutions to key challenges in warehouse transformation.
newsRecord rent for Northwest warehouse
A new big box record rent of has been achieved for the Northwest, with a letting of a 124,980 ft2 warehouse space in Warrington.
newsDefence spending to increase warehouse take-up
Nearly 400 million ft2 of warehouse space across the UK and Europe will be needed for direct and indirect logistics related to the defence industry according to an upcoming report by Savills, on rising defence spending as part of the UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and new NATO commitments.
articlePort performance across the world: what supply chain leaders should know
Global shipping sails between calm and stormy waters on a continual basis, says Fraser Robinson.
articleGPS tracking tech leads to court action over misuse of bakery equipment
Evidence gathered by Bakers Basco’s investigations team prompts legal case against Cambridge-based bakery, leaving £7.5K in unpaid debt.
newsPrologis plans first UK EHGV charging station
Investor developer Prologis UK subsidiary Prologis UK Mobility is proposing its first UK eHGV charging station at its Prologis Park Kettering site in Northamptonshire.
newsCouncil recommended to approve M&S DIRFT super hub
Planning officers at West Northamptonshire Council have recommended that the planning committee approves a million ft2 plus super hub widely known to be for occupation by M&S next week.
newsLast mile logistics scheme planned for South Manchester
Kier Property has bought a four-acre industrial site at Sharston Industrial Estate in South Manchester for a planned last-mile logistics development.
newsNo Grade A warehouse space in Scotland
Savills latest Big Shed Briefing report notes that there is no Grade A warehouse space over 100,000 ft2 immediately available in Scotland.
newsSealant and adhesive company takes Tamworth warehouse
Independent European manufacturer of sealants, adhesives and polyurethane foams Soudal Group has taken a circa 50,000 ft2 warehouse at Indurent’s 32-acre Indurent Park Tamworth scheme in Staffordshire.
productDaifuku unveils its Sorting Transfer Robot S for UK and European markets
Designed, manufactured and tested in Japan, the new Sorting Transfer Robot S (SOTR-S) from Daifuku is now being introduced across the UK and Europe.
newsLearn how to secure the optimal property, lower carbon emissions and boost urban logistics
Experts will be at Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester to help address occupier occupier concerns in the fast-changing and high stakes world of warehouse property
articleA more enduring bottleneck?
Beyond the noise of tariffs and trade disruption Ocean Network Express (ONE) director of product & network Stanley Smulders points to a lack of container terminal capacity in Europe as the key concern.
newsEXCLUSIVE (Updated): DHL secures development land sale with Singaporean REIT
International parcel and logistics group DHL has sold two development plots in the East Midlands to Singaporean listed real estate investment trust CapitaLand Ascendas REIT for £56.4 million.
newsSelco extends logistics deal to 2028
Unipart has won a two-and-a-half-year contract extension with Selco Builders Warehouse.
