All Warehousing articles – Page 3
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ArticleRents rise as logistics site vacancy rates remain ‘critically low’, warns real estate giant CBRE
Strong demand for rented logistics space saw ‘critically low’ logistics site vacancy rates in Q4, 2021 with rents rising by up to 20% in some areas last year, according to CBRE.Research by the company reveals that the M1 corridor is the most popular location for logistics in the UK, with ...
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ArticleDP World reports soaring demand as London Gateway lands second major tenant
London City Bond has become the second major business in three months to sign a deal to locate to DP World’s logistics park London Gateway which is part of Thames Freeport.Tax warehousing company London City Bond, which specialises in storage for blue chip drinks companies, will take the 146,000 sq ...
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ArticleWinvic Construction uses latest 3D BIM modelling for new Ocado warehouse project
Winvic Construction has been awarded a fit-out contract by repeat client Ocado to design and deliver works in an industrial warehouse that the company previously constructed at Panattoni Park Luton.The fit-out is being designed using Level 2 building information management (BIM), which uses 3D models to detail every characteristic of ...
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ArticleNew 21-acre Peterborough logistics park to be completed by end of year
Half a million square feet of logistics space across three units is being developed this year on an industrial estate in Peterborough, in what has been described as one of the UK’s fastest growing regions.The 21-acre site at the Peterborough South logistics park is expected to be completed by the ...
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ArticleOmicron surge poses yet another challenge to “exhausted” warehouse workers, warns UKWA
The UK Warehouse Association (UKWA) warned this week that workers are struggling to meet peak season demand in the face of surging Covid infections.SAGE member Professor John Edmunds warned that, taking into account unreported cases, there could have been around 400,000 Omicron infections in the UK by last weekend, with ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics snaps up Leeds warehouse from Onward Holdings
Yusen Logistics has taken a 10-year lease from commercial property specialist Onward Holdings for a refurbished warehouse at the Cross Green Industrial Estate in Leeds.Part of the Mitsubishi Group, Yusen is expanding in the UK to meet demand from the rapidly growing e-commerce sector.It will be using the warehouse space ...
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ArticlePD Ports unveils quayside warehouse on River Trent
PD Ports has unveiled its latest investment at Groveport on the River Trent - a £500,000 warehouse facility aimed at boosting trade efficiencies and reducing costs for port customers as part of a long-term plan to continue growing business on the Humber.The 10,000sq ft transit warehouse – an interim storage ...
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ArticleNew hubs will meet soaring demand from online retailers, says fulfilmentcrowd
e-Commerce logistics firm fulfilmentcrowd has met growing demand from SME retailers by opening three sites in the UK and Europe.It said capacity would increase by 48% over the next 12 months and 25 jobs would be created after it opened centres in Yorkshire, France and the Netherlands.The 28,000 sq ft ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart joined by 4PX Express at Panattoni Park Northampton
Logistics developer Panattoni has signed a lease agreement with 4PX Express for a 250,000 sq ft facility at Panattoni Park Northampton.The global logistics company has signed a 15-year deal for the unit, which was built speculatively, at the 1.7 million sq ft industrial park.The letting follows the success of the ...
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ArticleOasis Group to lease major distribution hub at DP World’s London Gateway
Oasis Group has taken on a long-term lease on a 108,973 sq ft warehouse at DP World’s logistics park at London Gateway.Work will begin next spring with the distribution hub due to open in October. It will be built to BREEAM “outstanding” criteria - sustainability standard for building construction.Ernst Schulze, ...
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ArticleBericote’s major speculative distribution centre begins to takes shape at Coventry Logistics Park
Construction company Glencar is to build an 80,000 sq ft of speculative industrial space across three new units at a site in Coventry for logistics commercial property developers Bericote Properties.The project, at Coventry Logistics Park which is located close to Junction 2 of the M6, began this month with the ...
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Article"Warehousing hit even harder than driving by mass exodus," UKWA boss warns
Skills shortages in the logistics sector stretch beyond the role of HGV driver, with companies providing warehousing warning that they have been in “crisis mode” for two years.Data released by Logistics UK showed that 96% of UK haulage firms were now reporting problems recruiting lorry drivers, but that more than ...
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ArticleUKWA demands warehouse workers be made exempt from self-isolation as 40% are hit by “pingdemic”.
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) is calling on the government to make its workers exempt from self-isolation, with 40% currently isolating as a result of the “pingdemic”.Clare Bottle, UKWA chief executive, has written an open letter to Department of Transport (DfT) under-secretary Rachel Maclean, making a case for logistics workers ...
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ArticleWork starts on final unit at Panattoni Park Northampton
Logistics developer Panattoni has started construction of the final unit at Panattoni Park Northampton.Works on the 380,000 sq ft facility will begin this month. The unit will offer 15m clear internal height, 50m yard depth, 34 dock doors, four-level access, 68 HGV trailer spaces and 296 car parking spaces with ...
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ArticleCoventry warehouse and lorry park get the go ahead
A 24/7 lorry park with 173 spaces and a 106,000 sq ft warehouse on Coventry’s Lyons Park industrial estate have both been given planning approval by the local council.Developer Goodman Logistics Developments said the Lyons 106 facility will offer customers high-quality shed space in a strategic Midlands location, with 75% ...
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ArticleResidents win battle to stop night-time deliveries at major warehouse
A planning appeal by developers wanting to overhaul vehicle movements at a controversial warehouse in Milton Keynes so that lorries could operate 24/7 has been dismissed.Jersey-based GUPI 6 wanted to vary restrictions at the huge shed in Blakelands, so that HGVs could enter or exit the site outside of the ...
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ArticleShift pattern changes "destroying long-term health" of HGV drivers and warehousing staff
Inadequate notice by employers of changing shift patterns in haulage and warehousing is damaging workers’ health and destroying family lives, according to trade union Unite.It was responding to research conducted by the Living Wage Foundation, which found that among the 59% of workers whose job involves variable hours or shift ...
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ArticlePlanning permission granted for major logistics warehouse project across four sites
Development giant GLP is to build a million sq ft of warehouse space across seven units and four sites in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes, following the grant of planning permission.It is understood to be the largest programme of speculative logistics real estate development currently underway in the UK.GLP said ...
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Article"A landmark project" - Wakefield515 logistics and distribution hub takes shape
US warehousing giant Panattoni says significant progress is being made at its Wakefield515 site where steel is already up on what it describes as the largest speculative development in the North for 10 years.Caddick Construction, Panattoni's build partner for the landmark Yorkshire project, is on site to complete the 515,820sq ...
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ArticleNew Goodman warehouse in Essex will service e-commerce and 3PL customers
One of the largest warehouses within the M25, offering the potential to reach 21 million consumers within two hours, has been granted planning permission.Property group Goodman said the high spec 340,000 sq ft single unit warehouse at Purfleet Commercial Park in Essex would efficiently service e-commerce, retail and third-party logistics ...