Record truck sales a good omen?
Birmingham property agent Eagleton & Co is confident that the huge investment in commercial vehicle fleets “must have a direct spin-off into the distribution property sector”.
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FWL invests in new high-tech service centre
Following growth in its hosted offerings, FWL Technologies has invested in a new high-tech service centre to provide enhanced services to supply chain organisations worldwide.
Operations centre operational
Distribution solutions consortium Jigsaw has opened a new operations centre at Bardon in Leicestershire. The facility, adjacent to J22 of the M1, coordinates the movements of a mixed fleet of up to 1,200 commercial vehicles and 2,000 trailers
Reeling in results
PD Teesport (formerly known as the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority), the first major UK port to be privatised and part of the PD Ports, Logistics and Shipping Group, has developed a substantial new warehousing facility to handle de-vanned container-bas
First class delivery of new hub
Royal Mail’s new 24,386sq m national distribution hub building at the DIRFT Logistics Park, alongside the M1’s J18 and the West Coast Rail Line, has been delivered on time and on budget by developer DIRFT, a subsidiary of Severn Trent Property.
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The rise in Internet-based sales has led to major expansion in the logistics needed to support the resultant home delivery sector. The continuous requirement for companies to provide a fast, efficient and cost-effective delivery service to business and co
Expansion at DIRFT Logistics Park a step closer
Daventry District Council has approved plans to expand the DIRFT Logistics Park which could also sway the Government to also agree the plan. Expansion plans for the Park have been referred to the Government because the outline planning application is a de
Growth in South Yorkshire market strengthens
The distribution warehouse market in South Yorkshire continues to grow in strength as the region establishes itself as of the UK’s premier distribution locations. Confidence in the area following recent transactions with companies such as B&Q, Next and Al
Coventry site sold for £3M
Property company Gazeley has sold the last remaining plot of land at 32 in Rowley’s Green, near Coventry, to local developer Chase Midland for £3M.
Healthcare Logistics lets Avonmouth shed
ATIS REAL Weatheralls (ARW) has become joint letting agent, with GVA Grimley, for the Estuary Distribution Centre at Chittening, Avonmouth. The centre comprises three warehouse units which are all available for let. They can be leased as a single facility