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Over recent years the A14 corridor, which snakes its way east from the heart of the golden triangle to the Port of Felixstowe, has grown in stature as the importance of the east coast ports themselves has

ProLogis has “no exposure to empty rates legislation at the present time”, Robert Watson, chief executive of ProLogis European Properties, has told the company’s annual meeting. “Demand in the UK has been driven by internet and conventional retailers

Over the past few years insurance costs for commercial buildings have risen beyond inflation. High profile incidents such as the Buncefield fuel depot explosion in Hertfordshire in 2005, have continued to drive premiums higher.

Amazon has opened its 800,000 sq ft distribution facility in Swansea and has launched a huge recruitment drive to find some 1,000 staff.

Gazeley is believed to have acquired a 20 acre site in Stoke-on-Trent off junction 15 of the M6 motorway and is believed to be in the process of acquiring an 11 acre site off junction 3 of the M6 motorway in Nuneaton.

According to property pundits across Europe, despite a more subdued level of activity around the world following the recent tangle in the finance markets, occupiers of warehousing are looking at increasing rent levels.

Sladen Estates and Peveril Securities have announced plans to develop a new green shed at Brook Park in Mansfield.

Paperchase has taken Unit A at Frontier Estates’ A1M1Link scheme at Thrapston in Northamptonshire on a 10 year lease at £4.75 per sq ft.