newsDPD opens first two of seven new RDCs
Parcel delivery company DPD has opened the first two of seven new automated regional distribution centres that it announced as part of a £330 million investment last year.
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newsDeveloper plots two new midbox scheme in the Midlands
Industrial & Logistics specialist Erdgard Development, in partnership with the Richardson family business, is plotting two new midbox warehouse scheme in Wolverhampton and Northampton.
newsProposed Cambridge logistics park to double in size
Lolworth Developments, part of Kuwait-based real estate group Salhia, has nearly doubled the size of its proposed industrial and logistics scheme in Cambridgeshire, East Anglia to total 2.475 million ft2 following a draft allocation of up to 2.58 million ft2 for the site through the emerging Greater Cambridge Local Plan (GCLP) earlier this year.
newsChinese online furniture company adds warehouse space in Midlands
Chinese owned online furniture manufacturer and retailer Daals, is thought to have taken another warehouse in the Midlands.
newsPrologis plots further 1 million ft2 at DIRFT amid rising demand
Developer investor Prologis UK has submitted proposals for DC762, a new 762,000 ft2 rail-served distribution centre at its RFI DIRFT III scheme in the East Midlands and intends to bring forward two more plots for warehouses of 158,000 ft2 and 265,000 ft2 in the coming weeks.
newsMidbox warehouse scheme for Luton
Developer BELL HAMMER, in partnership with Aviva Investors, has secured full planning approval for a 382,000 ft2 midbox industrial an logistics scheme in Luton , Bedfordshire in the Southeast.
newsIndurent planning extension of its Indurent Park Tamworth scheme in Staffordshire
Developer Indurent has submitted planning proposals for the extension of its 32-acre Indurent Park Tamworth scheme in Staffordshire.
newsData centre power solution provider snaps up Northwest logistics base
Power solution provider AVK SEG (AVK), has taken Fieldstone Developments’ Haydock 140 warehouse unit in on the Haydock Industrial estate in St Helens in the Northwest.
newsDoor manufacturer and distributor secures new HQ and logistics facility
British door manufacturer and distributor Solidor has taken BGO and Equation Properties’ Unit 1 facility circa their 1.15 million ft2 Horizon 29 scheme in Bolsover Derbyshire as its new flagship HQ and national distribution centre.
productGlobal forwarding plays role in Joseph Joseph extending 3PL deal
Joseph Joseph, the design-led British kitchenware brand, is extending its partnership with XPO Logistics to handle its global forwarding from China to XPO Logistics’ warehouse in Rugby, Warwickshire, UK.
articleSmart reusable plant trays
Euro Plant Tray (EPT) has chosen to integrate inotec’s IML RFID tags into its trays.
newsWarehouse staff at luxury retailer could strike
Workers at Net‑a‑Porter will vote on strike action after bosses went back on their pledge to pay the London Living Wage, says union GMB.
newsWorcester Six Business Park plans more midbox warehousing
Developer Stoford has submitted plans for five new small to midbox units at its Worcester Six Business Park in rte West Midlands.
newsMultilet logistics scheme for Elstree
Specialist logistics developer Padrock has snapped up a 17.22-acre site in Elstree, Borehamwood, with outline consent to build a circa.245,000 ft2 multi-let industrial logistics scheme.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Whitbread seeks industrial scheme on site of South Mimms Premier Inn
FTSE listed hospitality business Whitbread is planning to redevelop its 179-bed Premier Inn hotel at the South Mimms service area into an industrial and logistics building with the help of Bridge Industrial.
newsGovernment’s Industrial Strategy needs industrial and logistics development at its core to be achievable
While it is positive news with the Government’s Going for growth policies and Industrial Strategy they are ‘missing a trick’ according to Potter Space managing director Jason Rockett.
articleCheck out the seminar agenda
Tomorrow’s Warehouse Coventry gives a platform for ops people to talk to an audience of ops people about lessons learned around warehouse transformation.
articleSmart Fill paper void-fill dispensers for eco-minded fulfilment
Kite Packaging’s Smart Fill range is a complete family of paper void fill dispensers and machines that replace plastic void fill with a greener, scalable alternative.
articleCaution creates complex and fragmented conditions
Logistics Matters Property Editor Liza Helps examines the UK property market through the lens of new units coming to market, be they speculative or build-to-suit.
articleSale ends soon…
An uptick in enquiries and viewings in London & the South East means occupiers may only have a short window of opportunity – Liza Helps investigates.
