Tag: warehouses



Latitude 135 sold as Scottish Logistics Firm agrees Lease

Posted on 2 January, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Family-owned Wilton Developments has sold its Latitude 135 distribution hub in a £9.3m deal — just days after a Scottish logistics company signed a ten-year lease on the 135,000 sq ft warehouse. Located within Latitude Park, an extension of... Read More

Barnsley Distribution Centre Sold for £30m

Posted on 23 December, 2014 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Sales and Lets

A Barnsley logistics and distribution centre has been sold for a total of £30m to a joint venture between Credit Suisse and Westmount Real Estate. The 492, 000 sq ft warehouse is currently let to bedroom, bathroom and kitchen supplier Symphony on a 25... Read More

Work starts on Aldi’s Kent Super-Depot

Posted on 6 December, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

German discount chain Aldi has confirmed it is reviving plans for a half-a-million square foot distribution depot in Kent. If approved the new facility would create at least 400 jobs. The Isle of Sheppey site, near Neats Court, was named by the... Read More

Manufacturers and Distribution Firms compete for Dwindling North West Industrial Supply

Posted on 5 December, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News

Manufacturers are being forced to go head-to-head with distribution and haulage businesses as the shortage of North West industrial property deepens. The drought in readily available space has been highlighted by defence and missile systems maker,... Read More

Double Deal for LondonMetric on back of Profit Rise

Posted on 4 December, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Less than two years after it acquired a Buckinghamshire retail park as part of the "Saturn Portfolio" sell-off, out-of-town shopping and distribution investor LondonMetric Properties (LMP) has flipped the site in a £21.8m sale. Within hours it had... Read More

Goodman unveils Derby Warehouse Plans

Posted on 28 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

One of Australia's biggest logistics property groups claims it will create hundreds of British jobs if its plan to build a Derbyshire "big hut" is approved. Goodman — which owns, develops and manages warehouses and large scale logistics... Read More

Historic BAE Site snapped up by New Partnership

Posted on 27 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

The Humberside site on which British Aerospace developed its Hawk jet trainer — used by the RAF's Red Arrows display team since 1979 — has been sold in a £10m deal. East Yorkshire’s Humber Enterprise Park, on which BAE Systems still has a... Read More

North East Construction Firm ends Record Breaking Year with London Fruit & Veg Job

Posted on 17 November, 2014 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Independent construction firm, Howard Russell, has been appointed as the main contractor on the £2.5 million refurbishment of a northwest London fruit & vegetable warehouse. The Northumberland based firm will undertake the fit-out of Mash... Read More

Amazon agrees temporary Warrington Lease as search for Northern Hub continues

Posted on 30 October, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Top Properties

Frustrated by its search for a new northern logistics hub, Amazon has taken a temporary lease on a Warrington warehouse. The global online seller has been searching for a 12 million sq ft site for more than two years and is known to have examined and... Read More

Investment Rivals fuelling North West Warehouse Boom

Posted on 28 October, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Developers are preparing a rash of speculative “Big Hut” schemes across the North West with some experts predicting as much one-million square feet being unveiled before Christmas. The latest warehouse and logistics boom — at half-a-dozen sites... Read More