Trio of occupiers for multi storey London warehouse scheme
Three new occupiers have signed up for sp[ace at SEGRO and Berkeley Group’s multi-storey industrial warehousing scheme SEGRO V-Park Grand Union in North West London.
Three new occupiers have signed up for sp[ace at SEGRO and Berkeley Group’s multi-storey industrial warehousing scheme SEGRO V-Park Grand Union in North West London.
Developer Erdgard and partner Richardson have won detailed planning approval for a 93,110 ft2 multi unit scheme on a site on Willenhall Road, Walsall in the West Midlands.
According to the latest industrial and logistics property statistics from DTRE, while overall vacancy is still somewhat elevated at circa.7%, speculative Grade A availability as a proportion of total stock is just 2.9%.
Hot on the heels of the lease to Amazon for a 209,000 ft2 last mile delivery station earlier this year, Canadian real estate development and investment firm EPTA Development Corporation (EDC) is in negotiation with an as yet undisclosed occupier for a bespoke Frozen Logistics Centre known as Unit 2 on its 2 million + ft2 Axis Works site in Avonmouth.
Exol opened its first ‘physical AI’ powered US facilities, marking the commercial debut of what it calls a new category in logistics: robotic fulfilment-as-a-service.
According to property consultancy DTRE, occupiers looking for space are most active in the Northwest accounting for 45% of total inspection taking place in the frst quarter of the year.
Two-person delivery specialist AIT Home Delivery has secured a new depot in Enfield, North London.
Food company Exotic Foods has acquired two unit at Hillwood’s Access @ Eastern Gateway scheme in Ipswich, Suffolk.
Citrus Durham has secured planning consent from Durham County Council for the next £340M investment at its Integra 61 mixed-use development at J61 of the A1(M).
3PL Geodis has taken a investor Schroder’s refurbished warehouse on the Sharston Green Business Park in South Manchester.
Cleaning hygiene and catering product supplier Sybron UK has taken Mirastar’s 71,748 ft2 recently refurbished warehouse in Harlow, Essex.
The joint venture between Chancerygate and global real estate investor, developer and manager Hines has secured planning for a 133,500 ft2 Grade A urban logistics development in Redditch.
JD.com real estate subsidiary JINGDONG Property and Prime Box have paid some £14.235 million for former Asda distribution centre in Wigan.
Take up of warehouses totalling 50,000 ft2 plus across the UK hit 12.5 million ft2 in the first quarter of 2026 according to research by Newmark.
Supermarket chain Farmfoods has taken the whole of Logicor’s 800,000 ft2 plus Logicor Park Daventry’s three unit scheme in the East Midlands.
In an almost seamless leasing operation shipping and logistics conglomerate Maersk has taken the 400,000 ft2 plus Gateway 4 warehouse at West Moor Park near Doncaster in South Yorkshire following the vacation of 3PL Geodis.
Real estate investment company Melburg which secured the circa.90,000 ft2 former Alanod distribution and HQ in Milton Keynes I an off market deal in February this year, has put the final circa 24,000 ft2 of space out to market through BTG Eddisions (incorporating Kirby Diamond).
While demand for warehousing space in the Midlands has risen sharply, property consultancy Harris Lamb is warning of market caution as US-Iran conflict has escalated.
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Direct to consumer men’s health company ForHims has leased Capital Industrial’s 74,830 ft2 Switch 74 warehouse off Mollinson Avenue, Enfield, Greater London.