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Supermarket Lidl nearly doubles size of proposed North West RDC

Super market Lidl has nearly doubled the size of its proposed regional distribution hub at its Logistics North site near Bolton in the North West. The retailer has submitted new plans which will see a completed development of 1.16 million ft2  – nearly double  the already approved  640,000ft2 scheme. This will be the third revision…

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3PL doubles floorspace in Oxfordshire

3PL Simon Hegele Logistics has doubled its warehouse space with a move to a new facility at Diageo Pension s Trust’s 310,000ft2 Didcot Quarter scheme in South Oxfordshire. The company has taken a 10-year lease on DQ120, a 121,464ft2 facility – the smaller of two speculative buildings on the development. The property is expected to…

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Food distributor snaps up Dartford warehouse

Food supplier and distributor Leathams has pre-let a 30,000ft2 warehouse at  Railpen and Wrenbridge’s 9-acre Dartford X urban warehouse scheme in Dartford, East London. Railpen’s development partner Wrenbridge has delivered five new Grade A warehouse units ranging in size from 13,000ft2 to 75,000ft2 at the scheme. Each warehouse has achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating and…

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Ultra-fast grocery delivery pioneer snaps up three warehouse

Ultra fast grocery delivery firm Getir has snapped up three warehouses on the six-unit 110,925ft2 Waltham X warehouse scheme developed by Railpen and Wrenbridge in Waltham Cross, London. This is a departure for the Turkish Q-commerce firm, which only established itself in London this year. Up until now the company has focussed on securing dark…

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10 Jahre Solarschifffahrt in Österreich

Dass im Mai des Jahres 2011, ausgerechnet am „Tag der Sonne“, in Altaussee das erste Solarschiff Österreichs in Betrieb gegangen ist, ist kein Zufall und hat auch nichts damit zu tun, dass ein Solarschiff am Altausseer See auf Grund der geographischen Höhenlage halt ein wenig näher bei der Sonne ist. Hinter dem Solarschiff „Altaussee“ steht…

Steuerreform: HV begrüßt Senkung der Lohn- und Einkommenssteuer für mehr Kaufkraft & Gewinnfreibetrag für Eigenkapitalaufbau
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Steuerreform: HV begrüßt Senkung der Lohn- und Einkommenssteuer für mehr Kaufkraft & Gewinnfreibetrag für Eigenkapitalaufbau

Steuerreform: Handelsverband begrüßt Senkung der Lohn- und Einkommenssteuer für mehr Kaufkraft & Gewinnfreibetrag für Eigenkapitalaufbau. Regionaler Klimabonus wesentlich, um ländliche Stadt- und Ortskerne zu erhalten. Der Wermutstropfen: Kalte Progression bleibt bestehen, starke Lohnnebenkostensenkung bleibt aus. Der Handelsverband begrüßt die heute von der Bundesregierung verkündete ökosoziale Steuerreform, die ab 2022 in Kraft tritt. Diese umfasst ein…

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Verdion to spec 700,000 ft2 in Doncaster

Developer Verdion is set to speculatively develop 680,000 ft2 of new warehouse space at its 6 million ft2 iPort multimodal logistics hub in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. In partnership with investor Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, the pan-European logistics real estate specialist will deliver four buildings ranging from 116,000 ft2 to 260,000 ft2 by Q3 2022….

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Bridge secures first UK development

US-based industrial real estate and investment manager Bridge Industrial, has bought its first warehouse in the UK since opening its London office in November 2020 and following the announcement that is has struck a £1bn development partnership Canada’s largest pension investment manager, Public Sector Pension Investment Board earlier this month. Bridge has purchased a site…

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US developer enters UK logistics market with £1bn funding

US logistics developer Bridge Industrial has formed a £1bn partnership with Canada’s largest pension investment manager, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, to acquire and develop logistics properties in the UK. The partnership will focus on developing and acquiring last-mile logistics assets within high-barrier infill submarkets in Greater London and the Midlands region. Bridge will oversee…

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North west big spec shed secures planning

Mid-box industrial and warehouse developer Tungsten Properties has received planning approval for ‘Super W’, a big box speculative industrial unit at the former Travis Perkins’ facility at Appleton Thorn Trading Estate in Warrington, Cheshire. The 244,000 sq ft building has been funded by British Airways Pension Trustees. It is being built on a 11.03-acre site…

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Donaudampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaftskapitän

Binnenschiff Journal hat ausführlich über „Das Schiff als Kulturgut“ berichtet. Dabei kam auch die Geschichte von einem der letzten Dampfschiffe der „Ersten-Donaudampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft“ zur Sprache. Hermann Teschl/Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän Über die bewegte Geschichte des DFS JOHANN STRAUSS hinaus, sollte an dieser Stelle auch das Leben und Arbeiten auf diesem Schiff nicht in Vergessenheit geraten. Deshalb möchte ich über…

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Neue Geschäftsführung am Flughafen Graz

Der Flughafen Graz startet mit einer neuen Geschäftsführung in das Jahr 2021. Nachdem Gerhard Widmann am 31. Dezember 2020 in Pension gegangen ist und damit seine aktive Zeit als Direktor des Flughafens beendet hat, haben Wolfgang Grimus und Jürgen Löschnig mit 1. Jänner 2021 die Geschäftsführung übernommen. Gerhard Widmann war seit dem 1. Juli 1999…

Der zweite Lockdown ist da
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Der zweite Lockdown ist da

Jahrelang wurde unser Gesundheitssystem „endoptimiert“, der etwas behübschende Fachausdruck für in Wahrheit zu Tode gespart. Reihenweise haben fertige Mediziner aus Österreich Reißaus genommen, Pflegepersonal wurde gerade einmal über der Armutsgrenze entlohnt, jedes Spital das nicht niet- und nagelfest war, geschlossen. Eine ganze Heerschaar von Politikern, übrigens parteiübergreifend, die die ach so teuren Intensivbetten kritisiert haben….

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Warburtons lands DC in Banbury

Baker Warburtons has taken an 83,750 sq ft pre-let at British Airways Pension Fund (BAPF) and Tritax Symmetry’s 1.3 million sq ft Central M40 scheme in Banbury. The deal has been done on the back of a 15-year lease and is scheduled for completion in June next year. A spokesperson from Warburtons: “This high-quality facility…

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Orchard Street buys Portsmouth estate for £19 million

Orchard Street Investment Management has completed the purchase of Merlin Park in Portsmouth for £19 million. The acquisition represents a net initial yield of 4.5%, and the purchase was made from the British Airways Pension Fund, on behalf of one of Orchard Street’s pension fund clients. The property consists of seven industrial units located in…

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Arrival doubles space in Bicester

UK-based electric van maker Arrival has taken a 168,000 sq ft unit at Albion Land’s Link 9 scheme in Bicester – doubling its capacity. The company, which secured the new space on a 15 year lease, now occupies units 1A and 1B totalling around 300,000 sq ft, Arrival’s relocation to Bicester follows the company achieving…

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Fund pump primes 1.4 million sq ft logistics park

The South Yorkshire Pension Fund together with the SCR JESSICA Fund have provided £15m to support a new 1.4 million sq ft logiscs and industrial development off the M1. The funds have provided a £15.25m senior and mezzanine debt facility to support the development of infrastructure, which is set be the catalyst for a strategic…

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Tungsten Properties secures former Travis Perkins Warrington plot for new warehouse

Tungsten Properties has paid £7.5 million for a plot at Lyncastle Road, Appleton Thorn Trading Estate in Warrington from Travis Perkins in Warrington. Funded by British Airways Pension Trustees, the 11.03 acres site could accommodate a new logistics  warehouse. A planning application is being prepared by Pegasus Group. Subject to planning, Tungsten Properties will redevelop…

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Bart Ingredients take Bristol warehouse

Herbs and spices company The Bart Ingredients Co has taken a 139,061 sq ft speculatively developed logistics warehouse at Barwood Capital’s Junction One, Central Park as its new headquarters and distribution centre. Bart, part of German food giant Fuchs Group, has taken a 15 year lease on the property where it will consolidate its three…

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Great Bear Distribution snaps up M40 warehouse

Culina Group division Great Bear Distribution has taken Tritax Symmetry and British Airways Pension Fund’s speculatively developed 334,760 sq ft logistics facility at Central M40 in Banbury. The 3PL has agreed a 15-year lease and will be taking immediate occupation of the building, which is prominently located on the M40. Constructed by A&H, the high-quality…

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West Yorkshire mid-box warehouse plot sold for £7 million

Mid-box industrial and warehouse developer Tungsten Properties has paid £7.07 million for a development site in Cleckheaton near Bradford in West Yorkshire. The 10.4-acre site, at Interchange 26, was bought from Opus North with funding from British Airways Pension Trustees. Enabling works for the site are currently being carried out by Opus North to provide…

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Speculative warehouse scheme secures funding

A 200,000 sq ft plus speculative warehouse scheme in Leicestershire has secured finding from real estate investment and development specialist Barwood Capital and joint venture partner Merseyside Pension Fund. Tungsten Properties has which is developing the four unit 200,550 sq ft scheme in Bardon, has agreed a £17.6 million funding package with the investors. Known…

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Bahntechnik-Spezialist Rhomberg Sersa erhöht Kapazitäten in Australien

Übernahme von RKR Engineering stärkt Position im Bereich der Instandhaltung und Erneuerung von Stahlbrücken und ingenieurtechnischen Gesamtlösungen. Der schweizerisch-österreichische Bahntechnik-Komplettanbieter Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group hat mit seiner australischen Tochter Rhomberg Rail Australia den Bahnbauspezialisten RKR Engineering aus Emu Plains, Sydney, übernommen. Mit dem Kauf wächst das Unternehmen um 30 hochspezialisierte Ingenieure, Stahlbauspezialisten sowie Schweißfachkräfte und…

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South Oxfordshire’s biggest shed scheme underway

Work has started on the construction of Didcot Quarter, the largest industrial development in south Oxfordshire for over 20 years, with the development of two major speculative industrial units that will provide a total of 310,000 sq of warehouse space. Marketed by VSL and Savills on behalf of Diageo Pension Trust, construction is underway on…

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Harworth’s Multiply scheme secures third tenant in six weeks

The joint venture between Harworth and the Lancashire County Pension Fund has completed their third letting in six weeks at the Multiply development at Logistics North in Bolton. The latest deal sees the letting a unit of 24,636 sq ft to the Incontinence Shop, the largest stockist of incontinence products in the North West. The…

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Pension Fund buys London land for spec development

Railway pension fund RPMI Railpen, has bought a 5.85 acres plot in Waltham Cross, London to speculatively develop a new, Grade A, warehouse and logistics scheme with development partner Wrenbridge. Alastair Dawson, senior asset manager at RPMI Railpen, said: “The purchase of this Waltham Cross site reflects our appetite and ability to commit to large…

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Patrizia buys 42 European logistics properties for €1.2bn

Pan-European real estate investment firm Patrizia has bought 16.1 million sq ft of warehousing, totalling 42 separate sites in four countries. Located in France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, the portfolio comprises over 15 million sq ft of existing lettable area as well as a further 1.4 million sq ft of lettable space for the…

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Logistics Manager Analysis: Design & Build… at your service

The amount of design and build warehouse space over 100,000 sq ft taken up has dropped back seven per cent so far this year based on provisional data as at the end of August 2019, according to Colliers’ Andrea Ferranti. “But it is up considerably from this time five years ago when D&B take up…

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Michaela Schellner ist neue CASH-Chefredakteurin

Im Juli 2019 hat Mag. Michaela Schellner (37) die Chefredaktion von CASH übernommen und verantwortet damit das im Monatsrhythmus erscheinende führende Branchenmagazin in Österreich für den gesamten Lebensmitteleinzelhandel und die Markenartikelindustrie sowie die dazugehörige Digitalplattform www.cash.at. Sie folgt auf Silvia Meißl, die nach fast 30 Jahren CASH-Tätigkeit in Pension geht. Für die Geschäftsführer des Manstein…

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