newsDiscount heath and beauty retailer Savers has secured a new distribution centre in Northampton known as the Big Swan in a deal that took only eight weeks from heads of terms to completion.
newsSupply chain consultancy TMX Transform has appointed Frances Farren, who spent nearly two decades in senior property roles at Royal Mail, as portfolio director to lead its UK portfolio management service for logistics occupiers.
newsDrinks producers and their logistics partners have new best-practice guidance on securing loads, after Logistics UK published a major update to its sector guide in response to the 2,000 prohibitions the DVSA issues each year for insecure loads.
articleStretch hood packaging is increasingly used by manufacturers as well as warehouses and distribution centres seeking to protect palletised goods while improving end-of-line efficiency.
newsPrologis is marketing the former Amazon warehouse at Marston Gate with £6 million + a year quoting rent according to news reports from property analyst CoStar.
articleTomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester has secured Katherine Parker, vice president of professional services at supply chain execution specialist Infios, who will bring her hands-on transformation expertise at a major grocer to the panel closing the event’s opening session.
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newsCancer Research is to close two of its UK distribution centres in Fleet and Warrington as it seeks to streamline its retail offering and supply chain.
newsDeveloper investor SEGRO, has commenced the speculative development of a 722,000 ft2 logistics facility at its 5 million ft2 + SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton scheme in the East Midlands.
newsFashion brand Guess is now being served by a 127-robot Exotec Skypod system at GXO’s facility in Venlo, the Netherlands, which can process up to 70,000 pieces a day for distribution across EMEA and Asia.
newsClowes Developments has announced plans to speculatively develop a new Grade A industrial and warehouse unit at Fairham Business Park, Nottingham.
newsLand promoter Markham & George has submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening opinion request to Huntingdon Council for a 1 million ft2 plus logistics scheme near St Ives in East Anglia.
newsXPO Logistics has more than doubled its dedicated warehouse capacity for a major French car manufacturer in under a year, now operating 92,000 sq m across three sites in France to handle growing electric vehicle battery logistics and tightening EU parts regulations.
newsThe investment in a new 46,000 sq ft facility in Greater Belfast, more than doubles its Northern Ireland warehousing footprint and is expected to create 25 permanent jobs over the next three years.
newsThe warehousing sector is urging the Chancellor to freeze business rates in the forthcoming Budget, warning that further increases would raise costs across UK supply chains and ultimately feed through to consumers.
newsInternational manufacturer and one of the UK’s largest distributors of standard rubber products Polymax has pre-let a new warehouse headquarters at Delancey’s Proxima Park in Waterlooville, Hampshire.
newsDeveloper Prologis has submitted plans to Epping Forest Council for a 500,000 ft2 plus last mile warehouse scheme on land at Waltham Abbey, Essex, that it acquired from Next plc last year.
newsPrivately owned developer Panattoni has announced that is bringing forward another 1.16 million ft2 of industrial and logistics space at its 7.2 million ft2 Panattoni Park Swindon scheme in the Southwest on a speculative basis.
newsSANCTUARY BATHROOMS secured the lease on the new site in August 2026, adding to its existing 12,000 sq ft warehouse and taking its total footprint to more than 28,000 sq ft. The expansion follows double-digit growth in both online revenue and transactions between 2024 and 2025, with website sessions and page views also up more … Sanctuary Bathrooms doubles warehouse footprint after record online sales year
newsDFDS has appointed Sandeep Shahi as chief digital & information officer and a member of its executive management team, succeeding Rune Keldsen.
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