newsAmazon to invest £40 billion in UK
Internet giant and 3PL Amazon is to invest £40 billion in upgrading its supply chain, film studios, data centres and head offices in the UK over the next three years.
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newsEXCLUSIVE: Indurent snaps up Graftongate and Bridges Southampton spec shed
Indurent has been identified as the private investor that has snapped up Graftongate and Bridges Fund Management’s newly completed 135,000 ft2 + speculative warehouse in Nursling, Southampton.
newsDPD announces £300 million plus UK distribution centre investment
Parcel delivery company DPD is has announced that it will invest £330 million to build seven 60,000 ft2 state-of-the-art parcel delivery centres in the next two years.
newsPoundland to close distribution centres
Following its acquisition by US investment firm Gordon Brothers for £1 from Poland-based Pepco Group, troubled discount retailer Poundland is closing its Bilston Distribution Centre in early 2026.
newsInvestors confident of continued industrial rent increases
Two investment deals reported today indicate that investors are confident of continued industrial rent increases either through asset management or natural rent growth despite increasing supply levels.
newsWaitrose secures Bristol warehouse
Waitrose has secured Mountpark’s Bristol 360 cross dock logistics facility in the southwest as its first distribution centre in the region.
articleShed of the Month: Big and Beautiful
There is no doubt that GLP’s latest speculative offering is both big, and dare it be said: beautiful. It typifies what a nationally significant logistics facility right in the heart of the Golden Triangle should be and is unapologetic about it.
newsWarehouses set to be developed on former brickworks site
Plans have been approved for the development of two warehouses on the former Darwen brickworks site in Lancashire.
newsPlanning consultation for 2 million ft2 plus logistics park
Newlands Developments has started a three week planning consultation for its 2.2 million ft2 net-zero Hinchingbrooke Logistics Park near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire.
newsLocal occupier snaps up Leeds warehouse
A local occupier has snapped up Broadland Properties’ 140,825 ft2 Leeds 140 warehouse unit on Whitehall Road, Leeds in West Yorkshire.
newsCouncillors vote down logistics scheme that is already going to the Planning Inspectorate
North Northamptonshire Council ‘s planning committee voted down proposals for a 2.2 million ft2 logistics scheme even though the scheme is already going to the Planning Inspectorate.
newsSuez Canal delays force company to seek larger warehouse
A garden, pet, and outdoor products company is seeking to build a new warehouse in Suffolk to counter shipping delays especially through the Suez Canal.
newsEXCLUSIVE: West Midlands Interchange secures first letting to probably the best tenant in the world
Logistics Capital Partners and Oxford Properties have secured the first letting on their 8 million ft2 rail freight scheme West Midlands Interchange in Staffordshire with a pre-let rumoured to be to drinks company Carlsberg.
newsEXCLUSIVE: Plans for M&S next generation warehouse submitted
Planning proposals for UK retailer Marks & Spencer’s next generation state-of-the-art warehouse at investor developer Prologis’ RFI DIRFT III scheme in the Midlands have been put forward by the developer.
newsIM Properties appoints Winvic to deliver Towcester Park logistics scheme
Developer IM Properties has appointed contractor Winvic to deliver its 1.1 million ft2 Towcester Park logistics and industrial scheme in the Midlands.
articleWhy Symmetry Park Rugby is the best pitch in town
Symmetry Park Rugby has units between 170,000 – 391,000 sq ft available and it’s right at the centre of the Golden Triangle.
newsWarrington logistics and industrial scheme gets thumbs up
Planning permission has been granted for the first phase of the redevelopment of the former Fiddlers Ferry Power Station in Warrington into a 820-acre sustainable mixed use development that includes a 1.4 million ft2 logistics and industrial park.
newsDefence manufacturer snaps up Leeds warehouse
Defence and security barrier manufacturer DIRICKX Systems has snapped up a warehouse at Leeds Valley Park effectively doubling its manufacturing capability as it continues its rapid expansion since starting up three years ago..
newsPlanning consent secured for multistorey warehouse in Barnet
Planning consent for the redevelopment of a single storey warehsoue on a site in Barnet into a multi-storey warehouse has been won by NEAT Developments and Royal London Asset Management Property
newsPall-Ex confirms Midlands flagship distribution centre
Pall-Ex has confirmed that it is going ahead with the development of a state-of-the-art flagship distribution centre in the Midlands following a deal with developer Barberry.
