newsHermes further develops depot network with Notts base
The courier is to open a new depot in Nottingham; creating over 100 new jobs in the area.
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articleCombilift notes upsurge in factories seeking to maximise space
Increased social distancing requirements are leading to more inquiries for space-saving forklifts and storage systems, according to manufacturer Combilift, as companies try to increase safe space for production employees.
productFirm building European last-mile logistics platform
Urban property specialist Meyer Bergman is creating a €2 billion platform allowing institutional investors to tap into surging demand for last-mile distribution centres, with the launch of Crossbay.
productCOVID-19 Good Practice Guide launched for logistics operations
Leading business group, FTA, and professional membership body, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), have launched the Good Practice Guide for COVID-19.
productPUMA’S NEWEST DC IMPROVES SERVICE LEVELS
Puma, one of the world’s leading sporting goods manufacturers for sport shoes, clothing and accessories, has invested in a new central European Distribution Centre in Geiselwind, Germany. The objective was to bundle multiple B2C/B2B distribution centres into one fulfilment centre. The new omni-channel DC serves all channels (retail/wholesale, direct) from one location and fulfils orders from throughout Europe.
productLogistex Announces a New Partnership with Leading Retailer John Lewis
Logistex has been awarded a contract by the John Lewis Partnership to design and implement a solution to optimise their new e-commerce distribution centre at Fenny Lock, Milton Keynes.
newsKettering mega shed spec development
Developer Tritax Symmetry is to speculatively develop a 500,000 ft2 cross dock logistics facility at its 2.31 million ft2 Symmetry Park, Kettering scheme in the east Midlands.
newsDX Group takes Deeside depot
Courier firm DX Delivery has taken Hollins Murray Group’s 9,910 ft2 refurbished warehouse in Deeside in the North West.
newsXPO Logistics secures Yorkshire warehouse
XPO Logistics has taken real estate investor and developer Melburg Capital’s 210,000 ft2 Voltaic warehouse at Wakefield 41 in West Yorkshire in one of the largest lettings in the region this year.
newsWarehouse planning secured for Park Royal office site
Investor developer Blue Coast Capital has secured change of use planning permission for 92,000 ft2 of warehouse space on the site of the former West World office building adjacent to Hanger Lane in Park Royal, London.
newsSainsbury’s secures 600000 sq ft Rugby warehouse
Supermarket Sainsbury’s has snapped up Rugby 661, fashion retailer Gap’s former European distribution centre in the Midlands.
newsNearly 1 million ft2 of warehousing available for sublet in Northamptonshire
Nearly 1 million ft2 of second hand warehouse space less than two years old is available on subleases or assignments in Northamptonshire as retailers, e-commerce companies and 3PLs retrench or offset overheads.
newsLast unit at Portsmouth warehouse scheme snapped up
UK packaging supplier Kite Packaging has taken the last unit on Phase 2 at investor developer Delancey’s 24-acre Proxima Park warehouse scheme in Portsmouth.
news50%+ of warehouses unlettable by 2030
Research has shown that 60 per cent of UK warehouse space will fail to meet Government minimum energy performance standards by 2030 following the introduction of energy efficiency regulation this year.
newsWolverhampton mega shed back on the market
Panattoni’s 448,089 ft2 Wolverhampton 450 warehouse at Four Ashes in the West Midlands is back on the market after only two years.
newsMidbox spec shed for Sheffield
Gregory Properties has started speculatively developing a 33,000 ft2 mid box warehouse at Sheffield Business Park in South Yorkshire.
newsFlintshire Mid box scheme wins planning
Redsun Properties has secured planning permission for the second phase of its Vista mid box warehouse scheme in North Wales.
newsDevelopment start for Coventry scheme
Development has started on a 856,000 ft2 industrial and logistics project in Coventry in the West Midlands
newsMulti storey urban warehouse for Enfield
A multi-level logistics hub has secured planning permission in Enfield, North London.
news3PL in warehouse expansion push
3PL Lloyd Fraser has snapped up a warehouse in the East Midlands as part of a 1.5 million ft2 warehouse expansion push.
