All Warehousing articles – Page 5
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ArticleBrexit buffer stocks will struggle to find space
Companies looking for warehousing to the west of London will increasingly face an uphill struggle to find anything suitable as supply heads towards an all-time low.The Western Corridor Industrial & Logistics Market Report from real estate advisory firm JLL found that record levels of demand in H1 2018 were being ...
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ArticleLidl to build Leeds DC as part of major expansion push
Lidl is to build a 645,000sq ft DC in Gildersome, Leeds, as part of a major expansion of its distribution network. Its plans could create up to 500 jobs. Construction of the facility will follow a pipeline of new Lidl DCs including warehouses in Doncaster, Bolton, Peterborough and Luton.Ingo Fischer, ...
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Next-day deliveries at threat unless uncertainty about EU workers addressed, warns union
Next-day deliveries are in danger of becoming a thing of the past unless certainty over the status of EU workers is provided by the government, the GMB union has claimed.The warning came as the union obtained figures from the Office for National Statistics that revealed a third of warehousing and ...
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ArticleSpeculative warehouse build set for Hinckley Park
IM Properties is to build a 532,000sq ft speculative warehouse at its Hinckley Park development off Junction 1 of the M69.The building will be known as Hinckley 532 and is due for completion by the end of next year. Richard Lawrence, IM Properties’ development director, believes its location on the ...
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ArticleMovianto secures two sites in the North West as part of its UK expansion
Healthcare logistics company Movianto is taking two warehouses in the North West as part of a major expansion of its UK network.The company has signed up for a 373,000ft² purpose-built facility at Haydock Green in St Helens as well as a 300,000ft² building in Knowsley.Both are being let by Industrial ...
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ArticleB&Q cuts grid power consumption with battery storage
B&Q’s parent company Kingfisher is installing energy storage batteries to store power created by solar panels at the retailer’s Swindon DC.The move is intended to reduce the electricity the warehouse takes from the national grid by 31% and, on some days, it will be possible to achieve zero grid consumption.There ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail to open Warrington DC in October
Royal Mail has taken a 346,000ft² distribution centre at the Mountpark Warrington Omega development in Warrington.The building, being developed by Mountpark Logistics, was already under construction as a speculative warehouse before Royal Mail decided to move in. It is due for completion in October.Simon Barker, UK process operations director at ...
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ArticleLogistics parks get green light
Two major logistics parks, which together could add more than 5 million ft² to the UK’s warehousing stock, can now go ahead after receiving the green light from the planning authorities.Highgrove Group has received full planning approval for up to 2.5 million ft² of high-bay distribution/industrial accommodation in Gateshead, while ...
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ArticleUK Warehousing Association names Anne McIntosh honorary president
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has appointed baroness Anne McIntosh as its honourary president. The former MP for Thirsk and Malton and the Vale of York replaces Ivon Moore-Brabazon, who had held the title for 26 years.McIntosh also worked as an MEP before she was awarded life peerage and moved ...
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Logistics sector facing a “perfect storm”
The CEO of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has warned that global political and economic uncertainty linked to societal shifts and changing consumer behaviour is creating “a perfect storm that is driving an unprecedented pace of change within the logistics sector”.Peter Ward, UKWA’s CEO was speaking at the association’s ...
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ArticleNestle and XPO build technology 'testbed' DC
Image: SwisslogXPO Logistics and Nestlé are jointly creating a highly-automated warehouse in Leicestershire that will act as a distribution centre for Nestlé and provide a technology testbed for XPO.The 638,000 ft² warehouse, being billed as ‘a digital warehouse of the future’, will be custom-built at Segro’s East Midlands Gateway Logistics ...
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Article1.4 million ft² logistics park proposed for Wigan
Warehouse developer db symmetry has announced plans for a 1.4 million ft² logistics park at Winstanley near Wigan.It is proposing a mix of logistics buildings alongside open space and recreational routes for local residents, with a green buffer between the development and the nearest housing.The park would be known as ...
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ArticleGLA appoints consultants to advise on industrial and warehousing land use
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has appointed Savills to help it balance the need for housing and industrial land in the capital.Savills will create an investment strategy to encourage intensive land use, through multi-storey warehousing and mixed-use projects – the GLA is considering using part of its £250m Land Fund, ...
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ArticleB&Q to open new 375,000ft² DC in Swindon
B&Q is to open a new 375,000ft² DC adjacent to its existing warehouse in Swindon.The company said that the new facility, which will employ 100 people when it opens next February, will maximise product availability for its in-store and digital customers.Tim Crighton, group logistics property manager at B&Q’s parent company ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics UK wins warehousing contract with Seiko UK
Yusen Logistics UK has been awarded a contract with Seiko UK, after the watch-maker moved to outsource its entire warehousing operation.Seiko brands include Pulsar and Lorus watches, as well as Seiko & Lorus Clocks.The move, which took effect this month, sees Yusen managing all inbound, storage, picking and value-added activities ...
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ArticleB&M and Aldi to open new Bedfordshire warehouses
Discount retailers B&M Retail and Aldi are to open major new warehouses in the Bedford area.B&M will construct a one million ft² building which will create 1,000 jobs and will start recruitment as the building nears completion in 2019.Simon Aurora, B&M’s chief executive, said: “Our continued nationwide growth has allowed ...
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ArticleShop Direct consolidates three fulfilment centres into one
Online retailer Shop Direct – owner of the Very and Littlewoods brands – is to open a 500,000 ft2 automated fulfilment centre near Castle Donington in Leicestershire.The new facility will replace three operations in Greater Manchester and will allow Shop Direct to increase its cut-off time for next-day delivery from ...
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ArticleBrexit uncertainty means demand for warehousing expected to increase
New research reveals that, despite concerns about the economy, more companies intend to expand their warehousing than reduce it in the next two years.A survey by the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) and property group CBRE found that a fifth of logistics occupiers planned to increase their warehouse portfolio while only ...
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ArticleNewcold looks to add frozen capacity ahead of Brexit customs pitfalls
Potential customs clearance delays and the consequent increase in demand for UK warehousing for buffer stocks has led frozen distribition specialist NewCold to investigate possibilities for a new UK site.According to NewCold country director Jon Miles the movement of goods from central European hubs into the UK will become more ...
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ArticleGazeley gains Altitude as Magna Park takes flight
Gazeley has completed what it says is the UK’s largest and tallest speculative warehouse at its Magna Park Milton Keynes development.The 574,000 ft2 building, known as Altitude, is 21 metres high compared to an industry standard of 15 metres. It is designed to be as flexible as possible and is ...