A period of reduced economic growth is anticipated over the next year and, since no industry, particularly the logistics sector, operates in a vacuum we must acknowledge that this is likely to have a dampening effect on the market as a whole.

Following its £101.05M purchase of 250,830sq m of properties at Trafford Park earlier this year, Brixton plc has begun a refurbishment programme of 20 units on the park.

St Modwen Developments is to develop 2,790sq m of industrial space as well as refurbish a 3,255sq m high-bay warehouse on the Houndstone Business Park at Yeovil, Somerset. This new accommodation and warehouse will be available to let or for purchas

Ashton Moss developers AMEC and Stayley have signed a contract with Norbain SD, one of Europe’s largest distributors of CCTV and Access Control equipment, to open a new multimillion pound purpose-built warehouse to accommodate its future exp

USS University Staff Superannuation, one of the UK’s largest pension funds, has appointed DTZ as national contractor to manage a major office and industrial portfolio which mainly comprises properties in the South-east, includes three significant p

ProLogis Developments has won detailed planning consent from Kettering Borough Council, Northamptonshire for a single 77,655sq m distribution unit. The green light follows the grant of outline consent for the entire 204,600sq m park.

Following the purchase of a 40-acre site in Scunthorpe from North Lincolnshire Council, Nisa-Today’s has appointed local contractor Clugston to begin construction on a 58,388sq m state-of-the-art distribution facility. International property firm D

Gazelley has pre-sold the freehold of a 19,974sq m distribution centre to Porcelanosa, a Spanish ceramics and bathroom specialist, for £20M at G.Park Watford. Porcelanosa is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of ceramic tiles, expanding rapid

Trampled Underfoot has contracted Cranleigh Freight Service (CFS) to receive containers of trampolines, swimming pools and accessories from the US into stock. The trampolines are picked from stock and supplied direct to trade and private res

Kellogg Company has expanded its alliance with DHL Solutions in Europe – DHL has taken over the cereal producer’s German logistics centre in Bremen, handling both national transport and the facility’s management. The outsourcing project is p