Argos has taken a 73,000 sq ft warehouse at the speculatively developed Island Road Reading. The retailer will take the unit on a 10-year lease.
Jeremy Greenland at Peel Logistics Property added: “The deal justifies our decision to speculatively construct the units and demonstrates the demand for strategically located industrial and urban logistics developments in the region.”
Developer dbSymmetry has unveiled plans to speculatively build 800,000 sq ft of warehouse space nationwide in 2017. According to Savills’ latest UK warehouse survey, this figure equates to 21% of the total 3.8 million sq ft set to be delivered this year. Development Director, Christian Matthews said: “We have identified strategic sites throughout the UK,…
DHL Express has announced that it is ordering 12 fully electric Alice eCargo planes from Eviation, in doing so making what the company believes to be a pioneering step into a sustainable aviation future. Eviation expects to deliver the Alice electric aircraft to DHL Express in 2024. “We firmly believe in a future with zero-emission…
Sven Flore (54) will head SBB Cargo International from July 2018. The current boss, Michail Stahlhut, is moving to the combined transport operator Hupac Intermodal AG, where he will take over the management from August 2018. Most recently, Sven Flore worked as an advisor for railway companies and managed a leasing company for locomotives. He…
Roger Crook held leading positions within the Deutsche Post DHL Group since 1988, in a continuously challenging business environment Roger Crook (58), Member of the Management Board of Deutsche Post DHL Group and CEO of Global Forwarding, Freight, has stepped down from his mandate on April 27 for personal reasons. Pending the appointment of a…
Home furnishings retailer Dunelm has taken a new five-year lease at Logicor’s 184,910ft2 warehouse at Radial Point in Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands. The retailer will occupy the warehouse to serve its expanding UK business and has taken immediate occupation of the facility. The new site will help Dunelm meet customer demands by becoming a…
This webinar is designed to bring senior decision makers up-to-speed with the very latest issues regarding the cross-border flow of goods between the UK and its largest trading partner. By watching this webinar you will learn: This free-to-attend webinar is the first in a series of supply chain specials from Logistics Manager in June, looking at…
