Slough Estates has announced plans for a £20m speculative redevelopment of the 10.5 acre Nechells site close to Junction 6 of the M6 Motorway and the Heartlands Spine Road in the West Midlands.

ROK Developments has paid Arlington Securities more than £700,000 per ha (£283,000 an acre) for a 1.74ha (4.3acre) site at Gloucester Business Park.

The largest speculative high bay warehouse facility developed in Trafford Park in recent years is now completed and ready for occupation.

Universal Consolidated Group has just completed a million pound refurbishment of the 7,4000 sq m (80,000 sq ft) warehouse building, at Nursling near Southampton.

Hot on the heels of securing planning permission for a 300,000 sq ft warehouse in Runcorn, developer Gladman announced it has secured planning permission for two further buildings; a 27,870 sq m (300,000 sq ft) distribution warehouse at Lymedale Business

Soft furnishings retailer Dunelm has taken ProLogis’ 23,225 sq m (250,000 sq ft) speculatively built warehouse at its development in Stoke-on-Trent on a 10-year lease at a rent in the region of £42.52 per sq m (£3.95 per sq ft) with nine months rent-free.

Bovis has secured planning permission for its 837 acre mixed use scheme at Stanton Cross in Wellingborough.

Ilva, a Danish rival to Ikea, is opening a 60,385 sq m (650,000 sq ft) head office and warehouse depot to support its 20-store expansion in the UK.

More and more operations include an element of reverse logistics despite the fact that the Eurocrats are still struggling to reach agreement of the final date and shape of the directive of waste electrical goods.

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