All Property Week articles in Sheds supplement 2 2005
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‘We’ll show them …’
Brixton chief Tim Wheeler was blasted for his decision to buy Industrious at the end of last year, but he has proved his critics wrong.
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Ship shape
As increasing trade from China feeds demand for huge container terminals, developers are sniffing out opportunities at European ports.
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Pioneering spirit
US developer Liberty Property Trust is planning to storm the UK. Anna Goldie meets director Paul Rubincam (left) and managing director Andrew Blevins. Photographs by Julian Anderson
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On the level
Soaring land values contrast with stagnant rents, as Colliers CRE’s latest research proves
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ProLogis kicks off at QEII
ProLogis has begun infrastructure work at its 264 acre (107 ha) Dartford site next to the QEII bridge.
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How the land lies
Despite the downturn in consumer spending, developer confidence in the warehousing market has not diminished in the last six months. It is widely believed that the sales slump will prompt retailers to rehash their distribution networks to improve competitiveness. Speculative schemes have sprung up around the UK and several are ...
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Slough snaps up estates
Slough Estates purchased two large industrial estates for a total of £276m from Moorfield Group in July.
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Going, going, gone: water towe hits the dust
With the demolition of the water tower – a well-known local landmark – ProLogis has completed site clearance work at the former site of truck manufacturer AWD near the Bedfordshire town of Dunstable.
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Gladman takes off into Deep Space
Gladman Developments has begun construction of a 600,000 sq ft (55,740 sq m) speculative shed at Liverpool International Business Park, next to Liverpool John Lennon airport in Speke.
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Drivers of change
A European Union clampdown on lorry drivers’ working time is forcing logistics providers to reassess their warehousing needs.
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Bright sparks
Rising costs and higher expectations are pushing more and more developers into the arms of contractors.
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Blue Steel let
Brewer Carlsberg UK has taken a 10-year lease at landlord Thorpe Gate’s 155,000 sq ft (14,400 sq m) Blue Steel warehouse in east Leeds.
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Big breakthrough
South Yorkshire has long played second fiddle to the Midlands as a distribution location, but it is finally finding its place on the big sheds map.
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The start of something big
Working in the industrial sector could open the door to a wide range of opportunities