The Suttons Group has opened new larger office premises in Shanghai to cope with increased demand for its specialist chemicals shipping and distribution services in China and the North Asia region.
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Protesters are ranged against a proposed 220,000 sq ft of new cold stores at Boroughbridge near the A1(M). On one side, the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Roecliffe Parish Council and Boroughbridge Town Council are protesting against the scheme.
Prime minister Tony Blair has officially opened Argos’s new distribution centre in Darlington. The 737,000 sq ft distribution centre is home to Argos Direct, Argos’ home delivery business.
Everton Football Club has increased the space in its relocated warehouse with the installation of double deep racking and an Atlet XTF extending forks reach truck.
There has been a run of freehold deals in the North-West.
MEPC has let an industrial/warehouse unit at Marston Gate, South Marston Park in Swindon to Honda Connectors.
Furniture recycling charity Green-Works has opened a new 32,000 sq ft warehouse in Wembley on the back of a major contract with Barclays Bank. The bank donated 2,500 tonnes of furniture for recycling following its move to a new headquarters in April.
The opening of Bibby’s newly-completed 625,000 sq ft warehouse in Scunthorpe coincides with it winning a contract with convenience store group Nisa Today worth £200m.
Frontier Estates is rumoured to be close to buying the IKEA site at Grange Park, Northampton, for a sum believed to be around £600,000 per acre.
The whole of SladenAston’s 650,000 sq ft refurbishment in Doncaster is under offer to a fashion retailer.
