articleThe news that the Government’s revised Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) drops 2027 EPC C deadline for large commercial rentals has to be good news, especially as it was estimated that approximately 128 million ft2 of UK warehouse space, 18% of all units above 50,000 ft2 would have failed to meet it. Liza Helps reports.
newsChinese 3PL Super Smart Services (CIRRO Fulfillment) has snapped up another warehouse at Fradley Park, Lichfield in the Midlands.
newsSpecialist logistics developer Padrock has submitted plans to speculatively develop a 245,000 ft2 Grade A urban multi-let industrial (MLI) and logistics development in Elstree, Hertfordshire.
newsLogistics and distribution firm PACE Logistics has snapped up investor Realterm’s last mile warehouse facility, Northbank 40 in Irlam Greater Manchester on a 10 year lease.
newsInternational furniture retailer Nick Scali moved into its new Northamptonshire warehouse within five days of agreeing heads of terms with investor and developer, Hillwood for the Q80 Quattro Raunds property.
newsJP Morgan Asset Management and joint venture partner Graftongate have submitted a planning application for a prime urban logistics development in Bracknell.
newsUS logistics property investor and developer Prologis has offered £12.6 billion to acquire UK rival SEGRO.
newsOnline furnisher and ecommerce homeware brand Laura James is set to open its brand new 217,785 ft2 build-to-suit warehouse facility at Prologis’ 7 million ft2 + Prologis RFI DIRFT III development near Daventry in Northamptonshire, East Midlands on 1st July.
newsPort One logistics park landlord Curzon de Vere is plotting a small warehouse units at its Port One Business and Logistics Park near Ipswich in the East of England.
newsDevelopers Manse and J. Smart & Co (Contractors), have received planning consent from North Lanarkshire Council for Eurocentral Gateway, a new best-in-class industrial and logistics development at Eurocentral, Motherwell in Scotland.
newsThe new 194,000 sq ft multi-user healthcare facility at Infinity Park Derby is designed specifically for life sciences organisations.
newsThe eComm logistics player has designed the facility to support both B2B distribution and B2C order fulfillment.
newsAndrew Gent, one of the North of England’s leading industrial property experts and founder of Leeds property consultancy GV&Co is stepping down as a director of the business to focus on a number of long-established client relationships and key instructions.
newsTritax Big Box has secured outline planning permission for Phase 2 at Tritax Park Newark, providing consent for up to 974,000 ft2 of new employment‑led logistics space.
newsUK logistics provider 3PLWOW has taken Mileway’s circa.58,000 ft2 warehouse on Cowley Road, Blyth Riverside Park in South Northumberland in the North East.
newsHillwood UK and joint venture partner The Church Commissioners for England have secured detailed planning consent for a 300,000 ft2 plus speculative warehouse at its 127-acre Flagship Park development in Peterborough.
newsIn a trading update last week AIM listed direct-to-consumer online wine retailer Virgin Wines announced it had signed a lease on a new warehouse facility in Preston. Logistics Matters can exclusively reveal the new facility will be at HBD and Feldberg’s three unit scheme on APTUS Phase 2 Preston.
newsThe Ministry of Defence has opened Europe’s biggest drone testing facility at developer Panattoni’s 7.2 million ft2 Panattoni Park Swindon scheme in the Southwest in a closed launch without the press.
newsTungsten Properties and Tristan Capital’s circa 500,000 ft2 Arc 500 cross dock warehouse facility in Liverpool which had been widely believed to be under offer to defence company BAE Systems is back on the market after BAE pulled out of the deal.
newsProposals for the refurbishment of a warehouse in Ramsgate Kent suggest an Amazon-like end user for the currently vacant property.
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