articleA question of confidence
For those that can there are deals to be had in the Midlands, reports Liza Helps.
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articleFar Eastern promise
Chinese eCommerce companies are extremely active in the UK, especially as a result of US tariffs, says Liza Helps, Property Editor, Logistics Matters.
productDuctile Castings invests in Windsor
A leading castings manufacturer has strengthened its operations with the delivery of a new fleet of forklifts from Windsor Materials Handling.
newsLidl spends £435 million on warehouses to support UK expansion
Discount retailer Lidl has announced that has spent some £285 million tripling capacity at its Belvedere distribution centre and is set to start a £150 million investment with the construction of a 581,200 ft2 distribution centre in Leeds.
articleM&S announces major food DC investment
Marks & Spencer has announced a landmark £340 million investment in its food supply chain – the largest in its history – with the multi-year investment funding the development of an automated NDC in Northamptonshire.
newsEXCLUSIVE: DPD Group plans highly bespoke build-to-suit transport hub in Staffordshire
DPD Group has agreed to a bespoke distribution hub at St Francis Group’s 1.7 million ft2 Logic 54 scheme in South Staffordshire.
newsLuxury gift packaging supplier secures new logistics HQ
Luxury gift packaging supplier Glick has secured a new distribution centre and head office building, to allow for ambitious expansion plans.
newsAirport Business Park to expand
Plans have been submitted to expand Airport Business Park Southend by a further circa.71,000 ft2 to provide sustainable space for SMEs.
productKitchenware manufacturer invests in WMS
BRA Isogona has shown consistent year-over-year growth while coordinating its logistics operations with Mecalux’s Easy WMS.
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
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.
