All Industrial & Logistics supplement articles – Page 15
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Fears mounting over industrial and logistics bubble
The industrial and logistics sector is having quite a moment. Driven partly by insatiable demand from online retailers and attracting droves of investors as a result, the sector has gone from strength to strength in the past few months.
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The real deal: Gazeley interview
Gazeley has gained new momentum since its acquisition by GLP in December. Property Week meets the dynamic duo driving change.
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Is the sheds sector in a bubble?
With demand still strong and good product scarce, fears are mounting of a bubble in the rapidly growing industrial sector.
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Distribution centres: economies of scale
The chicken shortage fiasco at KFC highlighted the risks of operating from a single point of distribution. Property Week reports on what this means for the mega-shed.
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Collapse of retailers frees up shed space
As some retailers fail and others centralise their distribution operations, much-needed stock is being released to the market.
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Sheds market undergoes gentrification
In a booming industrial and warehouse market where demand outstrips supply, from a landlord’s perspective, the tenant selection process can often create something of a dilemma.
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Small is beautiful for investors
The sheer size and sophistication of new distribution sheds means they tend to receive the most attention.
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London Plan: moving on up
High occupier demand and a lack of industrial land in London have put multi-storey sheds on the agenda.
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MLI ripe for renaissance
We are in the midst of a big change in the multi-let industrial (MLI) sector, and not for the first time.
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Leaving nothing to chance: Richard Bains interview
Less than a year after taking over as managing director at Chancerygate, Richard Bains talks about his first few months in post and his strategy for the company’s future.
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Five minutes with: Anthony McCluskie
Logicor’s director, UK asset management, on Formula One, chat-up lines and the joy of fatherhood.
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Speculative industrial and logistics development: ending the speculation?
Speculative industrial and logistics development tailed off last year after a brief spike. Is activity set to remain muted in 2018?
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Developers – always check the two Es
When it comes to identifying strategic sites for development, it’s now all about the two Es: energy and employment.
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Smart spaces can deliver flexible logistics
It’s frustrating isn’t it? When you’re greeted by that ‘sorry we missed you’ slip on the doormat advising of yet another failed delivery attempt for that parcel you ordered.
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Take-up remains robust in big shed market
Although down on 2016, take-up remained high in 2017 and spec development is set to boost supply further.
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London sheds still appeal
Despite Greater London industrial deals reaching a record high of more than £1bn in 2017, investor appetite appears to have remained unabated during the early stages of 2018. Unsurprisingly, the various built opportunities being marketed continue to see strong interest.
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Small sheds: divide and conquer
Blackstone and a host of other foreign and domestic investors are flocking to the light industrial market. What’s behind the surge in interest?
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Have shed developers lost their taste for spec build?
Speculative development has long been the barometer by which developer confidence is measured.
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Bonded warehouses: duty-free zone
Brexit has put bonded warehouses back on the map, as well as kicking off a debate on free ports and trade zones.
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Aviva la revolución: Mike Green interview
Aviva Investors is selling off smaller industrial units and investing in bigger, better-located ‘clusters’. Head of UK logistics Mike Green explains why.