A single distribution warehouse of up to 74,320 sq m (800,000 sq ft) could be built in Evesham in Worcestershire at Vale Business Park.
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that increasing congestion in the UK, could be the most severe threat to efficient freight transport over the next 30 years.
When the government – perhaps influenced by the gremlin-plagued German automated “Maut” system for truck road user charging – decided to put LRUC in the too-difficult basket, at least for the foreseeable future,
The overflow of national occupiers from the Midlands, looking for available sites and workforces, means that locations such as Skelmersdale are mentioned freely and without the hint of a smirk in conversations that usually centre around Northampton.
According to GVA Grimley the Midlands industrial / distribution market is seeing continued growth, with units of 18,600sq m plus being built. This activity is pushing another wave of speculative development.
NAI Fuller Peiser and the FTA have carried out research into the effect of the Road Transport Directive on businesses nationwide. The latest findings highlight significant impact on the industrial and logistics sector in the South-east.
Avonmouth is readily accessibility to the national motorway network, which has been greatly improved within the past decade. The M4, M5 and M49 are within easy reach. Also, the area has a dedicated motorway junction on the M5 and the second Severn Bridge
Construction is one of the UK’s largest industries. Contributing 10% to the UK’s GDP its output is three times that of agriculture and larger than any single manufacturing industry. It also has the largest workforce – employing more than two million peopl
A theme emerging from the recent Intermodal Transport & Logistics 2004 conference in Copenhagen concerned the capacity of the rail network and intermodal terminals to absorb the growth of international combined transport in forthcoming years. The E
Kalmar’s new ST122 terminal tractor is proving a hit with Walkers Snack Foods, a leading UK manufacturer of snacks. Walkers has taken delivery of its tenth Kalmar tractor and has ordered an eleventh.
