TDG has taken 22,110 sq m (238,000 sq ft) at the former Cummins Factory in Shotts, North Lanarkshire, in one of the biggest lettings in the region for five years.
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The Port of Felixstowe has welcomed the inaugural call of the world’s largest container ship, the Cosco Ningbo.
Professor Alan McKinnon, director of Logistics Research at Heriot -Watt University, told delegates that at any given time, there is £460m worth of freight in transit on UK roads.
Slough Estates has revealed plans for a £20m redevelopment of a 10.5 acre site in Nechells, West Midlands.
Specialist insulation company Sheffield Insulations Group has chosen Eurocentral as the location for a new 6,679 sq m (71,900 sq ft) distribution facility.
Essex-based CMR Logistics has bought four Mercedes 6×2 Axor 2533Ls with high-roofed sleeper cabs and curtainside bodies and an Actros 2546 tractor unit with MegaSpace cab.
“We are a polluter,” said Ken Hall, vice president of Prologis told delegates. “We recognise that we have a responsibility.” Prologis along with other leading developers, has been developing more environmentally friendly warehouses.
Following a change in market demand and industrial requirements in the North West, Rosemound Developments has announced that its Pioneer Point building will now offer occupiers the option of a sub-division of the building,
TNT’s first quarter sales were up 8.9 per cent to 2,647m euros while the profit from continuing operations was up 6.9 per cent at 216m euros. The logistics division, which is up for sale, saw losses increase from 8m to 11m euros.
The Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham saw a host of new truck launches as manufacturers updated their product ranges to meet the Euro 4 environmental legislation that comes into force in October.
