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Industrial & Logistics supplement November 2022
Demand for tailored space and low vacancy rates drive up rents - Logistics developers are plugging into EV charging - How a former airbase became a prime I&L hub - St Modwen logistics MD Polly Troughton
Demand for tailored space remains high
With a vacancy rate of just 3.3% across the UK, rents should stay robust despite current economic conditions.
Q&A: Five minutes with Polly Troughton, managing director at St Modwen Logistics
St Modwen Logistics managing director on being a people person, a role model and a working mum, and she gives her cultural recommendations
Omega rising
A former RAF airbase near Warrington has been transformed into one of the North West’s most important industrial and logistics sites. Noella Pio Kivlehan reports
Electric dreams
Warehouse developers aim to get ahead of the game by installing charging facilities for electric HGVs and vans, as well as investing in solar power. Rob Brown reports
Rail freight is vital to I&L
Despite wider economic headwinds and recent turbulence in the markets, occupier demand in the logistics sector remains strong. We are seeing a shortage of available stock, with spec programmes continuing across a wider range of size bands – including some of the UK’s largest warehouse facilities.
We need to reimagine urban I&L spaces
Today, industrial and logistics (I&L) spaces are rapidly evolving as new supply networks are increasingly being established at a local level.
Logistics must rise up the planning agenda
The fundamentals of logistics real estate make it among the hottest asset classes for investment. However, from the perspective of a planner, it is often not quite as high on the agenda.
Prioritising renewable energy
As an industry, we should all be alarmed that the built environment generates nearly 37% of all annual global carbon dioxide emissions, according to the UN’s Global ABC Status Report 2021.
Logistics can help build community spirit
The pronounced growth in market demand over recent years has created a competitive space for UK logistics. But, for many developers, the legacy built alongside industrial spaces is the key to their success.
Data is key to identifying the right opportunities
Investing in industrial property over the past year has been, as the saying goes, a little like shooting fish in a barrel. Occupier take-up reached record heights and average rental growth soared, helping maintain an insatiable appetite from local and global investors.
Despite the gloom, there are reasons for optimism
There’s a huge amount of pessimism surrounding the UK economy at present and understandably so.
Industrial & Logistics supplement September 2022
Demand soars for speculative warehousing - Will investors look to Europe for cheaper deals? - What makes the East Midlands so attractive? - Five minutes with Prologis’s capital and leasing VP Sally Duggleby
Industrial & Logistics: UK vs the Continent
The UK I&L market is experiencing a boom, with warehouses exchanging hands for high prices and landlords achieving record rents. Charlotte Sterland asks whether this could lead investors to look to other European markets for lower-priced assets.
Demand soars for speculative warehousing
Occupiers’ need to defend margins and increase operational efficiency has been driving strong take-up.
Industrial & Logistics supplement July 2022
The race for more urban logistics space is on as customers demand quicker delivery times - Over 16.5m sq ft of shed space under construction across UK - The benefits of retrofitting over building from scratch - Five minutes with Harworth chief executive, Lynda Shillaw
PW Perspectives supplement Summer 2022
Four big think pieces from thought leaders in the property industry.
Guide to Auctions supplement May 2022
Savills’ new director of national auctions Robin Howeson on how he got into the business, prospects for the firm’s growing team and the wider market outlook - Advantages of the virtual sales format mean few are considering a return to ballroom sales any time soon
Industrial & Logistics supplement April 2022
Take-up of I&L space by online retailers on the slide - Operators seek to reduce energy usage - Why now is a good time to buy prime logistics properties - Five minutes with Colliers head of I&L, Len Rosso
Self-Storage supplement April 2022
Self-storage operators reveal how they have fared during the pandemic and share their outlook for the future – The volatility caused by Covid resulted in a boom in mergers and acquisitions activity in the self-storage sector – but will the rush of deals continue post-pandemic?
PW Perspectives supplement Spring 2022
Four big think pieces from thought leaders in the property industry.
Industrial & Logistics supplement February 2022
Upgrading stock to bring it in line with MEES could cost £30.5bn - Meet the US players ‘parking their tanks’ in the UK - Why sustainability is key at Magna Park MK - Five minutes with Andrew Pilsworth, SEGRO’s MD, national logistics
Industrial & Logistics supplement November 2021
Savills data underlines the need for speculative development - Sector on the cusp of a multi-storey revolution - Why just-in-time model is out for supply chains - Pros and cons of co-locating resi and sheds - Five minutes with Savills associate director Natasha Ryan
PW Perspectives supplement Winter 2021
Thought-leadership essays from Clive Emson, Forge and Wildstone.
