All Warehousing articles – Page 2
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ArticleToys R Us picks Amethyst Group as delivery partner for UK return
Amethyst Group has landed a logistics contract with Toys R Us as the retailer launches its return to the UK market as an e-commerce business.Toys R Us, which was liquidated in 2018 after filing for bankruptcy the previous year, is targeting the e-commerce market, returning as an online store in ...
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ArticleGlencar to build warehouse and office facility in Stafford
Construction company Glencar has been instructed by logistics property developer PLP to build a 344,500 sq ft warehouse speculatively on a 17-acre site in Stafford.Located on the Stone Business Park and close to the A34 and junctions 14 and 15 of the M6, the site involves redevelopment of a redundant ...
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ArticleNeglect of small to mid-box sector cramping regional growth, report warns
The undersupply of small to mid-sized warehousing is costing the English economy £480m a year and preventing the creation of 8,600 direct and 7,300 indirect jobs per annum.According to a report by industrial and logistics (I&L) property company Potter Space and property investment experts Savills, shortages in the small to ...
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ArticleNew warehouse for Belfast Harbour as Brexit red tape drives up trade
Belfast Harbour is set to build a new £9m warehouse at Westbank Road on the Harbour Estate to help meet growing demand from logistics operators as roro traffic at the port reaches an all-time high, following Brexit.Belfast Harbour authorities saw record trade volumes last year, with 25.6 million tonnes handled ...
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ArticleMalcolm Logistics to host Scottish UKWA event in September
The UK Warehousing Association is to hold a regional event in Scotland on 20 September at Malcolm Logistics Heritage Centre in Glasgow.This is the latest in a series of events that UKWA has been rolling out across the UK in the run up to its UKWA National Conference in March ...
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ArticleRevealed - the towns with the most and least warehousing space
Operators in Slough, Cambridge and Huddersfield are likely to be struggling the most to locate warehousing space according to new research, while Blackpool and Sheffield are the least affected.With the boom in online sales over the last two years powering the demand for storage, warehouse management software provider OrderWise found ...
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ArticleGrade A warehouse in Nottinghamshire wins planning approval
Rula Developments has won detailed planning consent for a new 190,000sq ft high specification warehouse unit at Junction 28 of the M1 motorway near Huthwaite in Nottinghamshire.The proposed warehouse unit, which will be built speculatively, is situated on the established Fulwood Industrial Estate and will be built to high specification ...
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ArticlePanattoni set to roll out 'biggest ever' logistics development in Avonmouth
Logistics real estate developer Panattoni is planning a major £250m speculative logistics development, in Avonmouth, Bristol.The company claims the site will include the UK’s largest ever speculative logistics building, in Avonmouth, Bristol.The development, called Panattoni Park Avonmouth, will be located on a prime, 73-acre site, Central Park, which Panattoni said ...
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ArticleChancerygate plans major £32m spec warehouse development in Surrey
Industrial property developer Chancerygate has acquired two adjacent sites in Leatherhead, Surrey as part of plans to build 82,400sq ft of Grade A industrial and warehousing space.The sites, which total 4.6 acres, are located off Cleeve Road in Leatherhead Business Park close to the town centre and one mile east ...
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ArticlePanattoni set to build major South Yorkshire logistics hub
Real estate developer Panattoni has submitted plans for one of the largest speculative logistics facilities in South Yorkshire.The application is for a 417570 sq ft facility next to Doncaster Sheffield Airport.It said it had acquired the 18.4-acre site from Peel L&P in March.Read more Panattoni to develop major logistics ...
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ArticleHotel Chocolat and iForce join Eddie Stobart Logistics at Panattoni Park Northampton
Panattoni has fully let its 1.7 million sq ft logistics park in Northampton after signing lease agreements for the last two units with iForce and Hotel Chocolat.E-fulfilment provider iForce has signed a 10-year lease for 376,915sq ft and Hotel Chocolat a 10-year lease for 429,107 sq ft.The new lettings follow ...
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ArticleSt. Modwen Logistics invests £65.5m in Stoke-on-Trent warehousing
St. Modwen Logistics has invested £65.5m to develop more than 450,000sq ft of warehouse space in the past 18 months, with a further 480,000sq ft currently under development in Stoke-on-Trent.The company is developing more than 480,000sq ft of warehouse space at St. Modwen Park Stoke Central, which is part of ...
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ArticleWork begins on new 50-acre Opus 49 logistics park in Bristol
Fiera Real Estate UK and Opus Land have acquired a 50-acre site in Bristol and are working up a proposal for a mid-box logistics park.The site, known as Opus 49, is the final phase of the six million sq ft Avonmouth’s Central Park, which is home to a number of ...
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ArticleUrgent plea for storage as more than 50 transport firms sign up to help Ukraine
Logistics UK has had more than 50 offers of help from transport firms keen to distribute aid donations to Ukraine.But with storage capacity under increasing strain, companies with available warehousing space are being urged to come forward.The call comes as Moody Logistics opened its warehouse facilities to Newcastle’s Polish Centre ...
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ArticleRising shortage of warehouse operatives calls for greater use of technology, report warns
Logistics firms need to invest in technology to deliver greater efficiencies in the face of a rising shortage of warehouse workers and ongoing supply chain challenges.The warning comes in a report by order management system specialist Mintsoft which found high numbers of warehouse vacancies across the country.The company found that ...
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ArticleOperators switch to 'just-in-case' stockpiling strategy
The fragility of a just-in-time supply chain strategy was exposed in the last 18 months and operators are pivoting towards a just-in-case set-up to build resilience, according to a new report.Weightmans’ report into how UK firms have responded to seismic changes brought about by the pandemic, Brexit and climate change ...
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ArticleBuilding work starts on four new warehouses at St Modwen Park Derby
Winvic Construction has started work on four major warehouses for industrial developer St Modwen Logistics.The four warehouses, located at St Modwen Park Derby, close to the M1, will be built by building firm Winvic and completed in phases between July and October this year.Each facility will have a BREEAM rating ...
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ArticlePLP boxes clever with major new logistics unit
Industrial developer PLP is launching a new 456,736sq ft speculative big box logistics unit at Basford West in Crewe.PLP has awarded construction firm Glencar a contract to build the spec facility, known as Crewe 460.Construction work is expected to start imminently, with completion scheduled for December this year.This latest development ...
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ArticleLogistics and warehousing must play key role in government’s levelling up plans, sector warns
The logistics sector has given a muted response to the government’s levelling up strategy, published today (2 February).The Levelling Up White Paper outlines 12 missions to help revive deprived areas of the UK. These include increasing pay, employment and productivity, raising public investment in research and development outside the south-east ...
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ArticlePanattoni develops spec logistics facility at Borehamwood
Industrial real estate developer Panattoni, is speculatively developing a 142,000 sq ft logistics facility at Panattoni Park in Borehamwood.The new development will complete the 17-acre Panattoni Park Borehamwood which is located inside the M25, less than a mile from the A1 and two miles from junction 23 of the M25.The ...