All Property Week articles in 20 February 2015 – Page 5
-
Markets
Lack of offices in Southampton forces firms out of town
Despite a slew of developments in the area, the office market is suffering.
-
Markets
Warehouse fires – planning for the worst
In the early hours of Saturday 22 June, 2014, more than 60 firefighters battled flames that were threatening to consume the Asos warehouse in Barnsley.
-
Insight
Never expect an independent opinion
When is an independent report not an independent report? Well, it seems when it’s about an edge-of-town retail development in Worcester.
-
Professional
People moves: GVA, Hush, Hamlins etc
All the latest moves and promotions from across the property sector.
-
Markets
Partnering with a third-party logistics provider can pay dividends
While many regard the supply chain as the movement of goods from their origin to their consumption, it is so much more than that and involves a high degree of asset management.
-
Professional
Hatton’s two new directors
City fringe specialist agency Hatton Real Estate has promoted Elliott Stern and Richard Silver to directors.
-
Markets
Winvic's David Ward: Getting to know the go-to guy
In 1995, David Ward, then a project manager at contractor Birse, built his first big shed for Asda in the Oxfordshire town of Didcot.
-
News
Cordea Savills fancies Copenhagen
Investment property manager Cordea Savills spent €560m (£416m) in the Nordic region last year, bringing its total assets under management in the region to around €1.1bn.
-
Professional
Stanhope promotes operations and construction directors
Stanhope has appointed Rob Watts as operations director and Tony Wall as construction director.
-
Markets
Rise in consumer confidence sparks rise in retailer optimism
Retailers should be starting this year with a more optimistic outlook than last year following a sharp year-on-year rise in consumer confidence, suggests CACI’s latest Shopper Confidence report.
-
News
Kids Company seeks site for new HQ
Children’s charity Kids Company is being forced to leave its current head office and search for a new home.
-
Insight
Colliers International is set to unlock further value
Colliers International crossed a key milestone last week when our parent company, FirstService, announced its plans to spin off its non-commercial businesses and rename as Colliers International Group, pending regulatory oversight.
-
Insight
Say hello to the future – sign up to our Diversity Charter
Since we launched our Open Plan diversity campaign in June 2014, the response has been overwhelming, with support and interest coming in from all parts of the property industry.
-
News
CERN scientists' fund seals Victoria office deal
The organisation behind the atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider has bought an office block in Victoria for around £26.1m.
-
Markets
The growth of regional distribution centres
Major retailers are implementing a framework of regional distribution centres - mega hubs serving smaller satellite units, stores or the consumer directly or via courier service.
-
News
Pluto cash rockets Galliard to new heights in Lewisham
Pluto Finance, the residential development lender, has completed a £20.4m stretched senior facility to assist with the redevelopment of an existing office in block in Lewisham, south London.
-
News
GLA names inaugural set of housing zones for the capital
The Greater London Authority has announced the first nine areas of the capital to become designated housing zones.
-
Professional
Court ruling good news for businesses with many sites
The collapse of retailer Woolworths in 2008, which saw the closure of more than 800 stores, prompted major changes to the UK’s high streets and affected thousands of employees who lost their jobs.
-
Markets
The rapidly changing nature of the returns business
At first glance, the iForce warehouse in Saltley looks much like any other distribution facility.
-
Professional
Planning delays and bureaucracy are at the root of the housing crisis
Suddenly the housing portfolio - formerly the quiet backwater of political oblivion - has sprung into the headlines.