articleDecarbonising logistics
Steve Barbour explores how the logistics sector can accelerate its decarbonisation journey by looking beyond energy savings and alternative fuels towards more innovative materials and advanced manufacturing processes.
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newsUrban warehouse scheme proposed for Old Trafford
Chancerygate has bought a two-acre site in Old Trafford, Manchester, where it intends to develop a £15 million 53,000 ft2 urban warehouse scheme.
newsOffice to industrial scheme completed
Birmingham based developer Hortons has completed the redevelopment of the former Wellington House office block on the Wellington Industrial Estate in Dudley into starter unit industrial scheme.
newsConstruction starts on biggest ever UK speculative warehouse
Developer Panattoni has commenced construction of a 915,000 ft2 speculative logistics facility at Panattoni Park Swindon – the biggest ever speculative warehouse development in the UK so far.
newsWholesaler snaps up Southampton warehouse
Wholesaler CLF Distribution has taken a 63,000 ft2 warehouse at Royal London Asset Management’s and Salmpon Properties Quest 271 midbox industrial scheme in Nursling, Southampton, to accommodate its expansion plans.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Harworth submits plans for M1 logistics park
Harworth Group has submitted outline plans to West Northampton Council for a 1.73 million ft2 industrial and logistics site just off Junction 15 o the M1 motorway.
newsID Logistics secures Yorkshire warehouse
ID Logistics has secured a 550,000 ft2 plus warehouse in Sherburn in Elmet in North Yorkshire.
productREWE optimises national logistics centre
AN AUTOMATED case picking solution takes centre stage for food retailer.
newsM&S estimates cost of cyber attack at £300 million
The retailer says it expects to recover and ramp up operations by July.
articleSuppliers can be low hanging fruit for cyber attackers
The BBC has reported that cyber hackers have attacked logistics firm Peter Green Chilled, which supplies supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Aldi.
newsFood logistics should benefit from UK-EU deal
The UK and the EU have agreed a substantial package set out in the Joint Statement; Common Understanding, and Security and Defence Partnerships which covers a broad range of areas.
newsPallet-Track doubles size of Midlands hub
Freight logistics specialist Pallet-Track has doubled the size of its Midlands hub by taking a 405,000 ft2 facility at investor developer Goold Estates’ Waterways Business Park in Wolverhampton.
newsUrban warehouse scheme for Reading
A newly launched last mile joint venture between US investor JP Morgan and UK developer Graftongate has secured a site for a 160,000 ft2 last mile urban development in Reading in the Thames Valley.
newsPlans for huge new logistics scheme in Staffordshire
Developer Indurent has submitted an outline planning application for a huge new 2.3 million ft2 logistics scheme on land south east of Junction 16 of the M6 motorway in Staffordshire.
newsTomorrow’s Warehouse 2025: Warehouse rents rising in Midlands
Warehouse rents in the Midlands are forging ahead with prime rents for midbox space pushing £12.50 per ft2 around Birmingham and big box warehouses topping £10.50 per ft2 but quoting rents reaching even higher – possibly £14-15 per ft2 for midbox space.
newsTemperature Control company snaps up Erdington warehouse
Temperature control solutions company ICS Cool Energy has snapped up a 42,000 ft2 midbox warehouse at developer Vengrove’s Avalon Point scheme at Erdington Industrial Park in Birmingham.
newsAmazon finally secures Bristol mega shed – sort of…
Amazon is the ultimate occupier of Panattoni’s 885,000 ft2 speculative mega shed in Bristol after a fashion – the building has actually been let to 3PL GXO in its entirety to service a contract with the internet giant.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Tesco secures Hinckley Distribution Centre
Tesco has leased a 491,926 ft2 warehouse at developer Mountpark’s Mountpark Hinckley scheme in Leicestershire in the East Midlands
newsJD.com snaps up Milton Keynes warehouses
Chinese owned e-commerce giant JD.com has snapped up two units at PLP’s 1.06 million ft2 PLP MK scheme in Milton Keynes.
newsAldi to close East Midlands mega shed
Discount retail giant Aldi is set to close its 600,000 ft2 distribution centre in Sawley, Derbyshire, in a move to improve supply chain efficiency.
