All Industrial & Logistics supplement articles
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MarketsThe future of industrial and logistics looks bright
What will the next decade bring? That’s the question we’re trying to answer in our first industrial and logistics supplement of the 2020s.
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Why Screwfix is thriving despite harsh retail climate
Despite the harsh retail environment, hardware chain Screwfix is thriving. Operations and property director Scott Parsons tells Mitchell Labiak how it went from a mail-order business to a company with its sights set on 800 stores
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Will consolidation centres become the norm?
Consolidation centres are poised to become an increasingly prevalent feature in supply chains
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Central Bedfordshire Council takes proactive approach to development
Central Bedfordshire Council’s proactive approach to development is starting to pay dividends at Stratton Business Park in Biggleswade, attracting big occupiers including The Co-op.
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Smart sheds: interview with Segro’s James Power
SEGRO is trialling sensor technology across 20 properties in the UK and Europe. Digital director James Power talks to Adam Branson about the potential benefits of smart warehouses
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Level up: UK's first three-storey warehouse
Gazeley’s hotly anticipated G-Park building will be the UK’s first three-storey warehouse. Robyn Wilson asks what we can expect from the development
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The changing face of I&L
The industrial sector has transformed itself over the past five years, and the most important driver is the change in consumer behaviour and consequent growth in online commerce. The old model of delivering goods is simply not fit for purpose anymore – and 10 years from now, the new model ...
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The changes that will define the decade
The 2010s saw unprecedented change within our market as the level of online retail grew and the amount of warehouse space required grew with it.
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Will it be boom or bust under Boris?
The manufacturing sector is divided over the prime minister’s Brexit strategy, with agents noting an increase in activity, while others highlight the continuing decline in output.
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Five minutes with Andy Harding
JLL’s industrial and logistics lead director on snakes, ornithology and diversity
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Shed demand in East Midlands is at 12-year high
Ever-rising take-up in the region points to a ‘seismic shift’ taking place in the industrial market.
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The sustainability revolution
Few sectors have changed as much over the past decade as industrial and logistics. The previously subordinate asset class now tops the target list of investors globally. But as online retail continues to grow, the reshaping of the sector is just beginning; the logistics property market of 2030 will look ...
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No longer the industry’s ugly duckling
In recent years, the industrial and logistics sector has been a standout performer of the commercial property market.
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An exciting decade awaits
To think about the future of the UK’s industrial and logistics market against a backdrop of several changes that are taking place in the market, there are two themes that stand out as having the potential to change the types of industrial buildings that will be occupied and sought out. ...
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Insight
Why microbreweries are taking large warehouse space
As consumer interest in craft beer rises, microbrewers are increasingly opting to move out of their small homes and into modern industrial sites that will boost their growth.
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Insight
What happened to industrial-to-resi PDR?
A government initiative to fast-track housing supply has had few takers. As Ben Cooper reports, some are even calling for light-industrial-to-resi PDR to be scrapped altogether
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Interview: Tritax Symmetry on its merger and future plans
Tritax trio Colin Godfrey, James Dunlop and Richard Bowen tell Chris Druce about the REIT’s acquisition of db symmetry and reveal what lies ahead for the rebranded firm
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It’s time to focus on people and place
Ample clear working heights, the right number of dock-level loading bays and being a stone’s throw from the nearest motorway junction – these are just the kind of features that once formed the backbone of what we thought about as industrial and logistics developers and landlords.
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Tale of the unexpected: Sally Duggleby interview
Two years after leaving Amazon for Savills, Sally Duggleby tells Samuel Horti what occupiers really want and how her team of ‘solution finders’ are delivering it
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Can dark kitchens really deliver?
’Dark kitchens’ designed to meet demand for food deliveries are appearing on industrial sites, but will objections from locals and planners stymie their growth?
