Sbh.uk is acting as principle contractor and project manager for fit-out work on B&Q’s new (80,000 sq m) high bay distribution centre at Worksop. The project is scheduled for completion this year.
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A joint venture between Arlington and Barwood developments is banking on a cross docked facility in Wingates, Bolton to secure a tenant within months thanks to the shortage of space in the region.
The Ravenbourne group is launching another ‘Own your own’ (OYO) scheme with the Prudential, at Dagenham Dock, part of the Thames Gateway regeneration.
Gladman Developments has acquired a 20 acre (8.098 ha) site in Scotland’s Central Belt for a speculative development of offices and industrial units.
U-Freight, the international freight forwarding and logistics services group, has developed a new temperature and humidity-controlled warehouse facility in Shanghai.
Roadcrew Solutions, Volvo Truck’s all-makes parts division, is moving its warehouse operation from its current location in Warwick to the Volvo Parts facility in Rugby, due to its rapid expansion over the last five years.
Davies Turner is relocating one of its key regional distribution centres to a new facility at Cumbernauld in Scotland.
A huge demand for distribution warehousing is transforming the sector in the North and North East. While many will agree the past few years have seen a distinct move away from the Midlands to areas such as Doncaster in South Yorkshire,
Wincanton, has been selected to support retailer Argos in managing a 700,000 sq ft direct imports centre in Kettering.
There comes a time in every build project where a developer will think to himself or herself: “If only I could set my own building regs.” Those regulations came about to put a brake on shoddy practice.
