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Safety regulations surrounding the design and construction of storage and racking installations have changed. Now, says James Falkner, the client will not be able to appoint a planning supervisor and must take full responsibility for health and safety.
At Dover, the UK’s largest ro-ro port, there are plans for a £300 million redevelopment of the Western Docks with four cross-Channel ferry berths, a new marina and a property development.
A 210,000 sq ft warehouse at Pioneer Business Park is to be built speculatively now that it has been forward sold for £11m to Macquarie Goodman.
Macquarie Goodman is developing a 23,600 sq m logistics and production facility for NYK Logistics in Torun, Poland.
£6m
Leather goods supplier GH Stafford has paid £2.5 million for a 45,000 sq ft warehouse at St Modwen’s Walsall Enterprise Park near Birmingham.
Outline consent has been granted to PPG Land for a 135,000 sq ft warehouse at its 10 acre Point Five site at Walker Park in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Standard Life has submitted plans to rebuild the 142,000 sq ft former Iron Mountain warehouse, which was destroyed by fire at ProLogis Park Bow, London.
Sainsbury’s is to convert a fifth of its online delivery fleet to electric vehicles