This seems like a win-win situation. Certainly in the US, retailers have been moving their distribution centres close to ports for some time.
Browsing: Property
While some of this volume will be made up of smaller units, it comes as little surprise that the vast majority of the space is in the form of large, empty sheds. We see them from our trunk roads – huge warehouses that have been erected in weeks, only to r
Rental performance between the traditional sector and distribution warehouses has diverged, according to GVA Grimley’s latest Industrial Intelligence report.
Evans Property Group (EPG) is to develop 134,850sq m of warehousing space on its 300 acre Fradley Park scheme on the A38 near the M6 (Toll).
Atlas Ward Structures is working on a distribution scheme in Kettering for main contractor Winvic Construction and pan-European developer ProLogis. The ultimate client is Bosch Siemens Homeware.
Eden Park Developments, part of the Fiducia Group, has received planning permission to create a £30M industrial and distribution park and business complex at Grange Park in Northampton in a joint venture with Shepherd Developments.
Matthews & Goodman is advising Pirelli on the sale of a site on Wrexham Industrial Estate.
Slough Estates is making headway in providing on-site amenities at Heywood Distribution Park in Greater Manchester. A 465sq m building, accommodating an Aleef Newsagents and convenience store, is almost complete and the Greggs Bakery is being fitted out.
Tesco has announced plans to open a new warehouse, dedicated to dealing exclusively with online grocery orders. The company has experienced increasing volumes of consumers wishing to shop online in the south-east of England and London.
Liverpool Victoria Asset Management, acting on behalf of its staff Pension Scheme, has acquired a prime distribution unit at relay Park, Relay Drive, Tamworth.
