All Industrial & Logistics supplement articles – Page 19
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InsightSheds show the way to an automated future
UK consumers spend more on online shopping per capita than anywhere else in the world and we are a demanding bunch.
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InsightLogistic optimistic: Michael Hughes interview
Back in 2010, Michael Hughes had a vision. Hughes, who had built up a strong reputation for delivering sheds through industrial developer Helios, could see that the UK and European warehouse and logistics market was changing.
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InsightThe post-vote stats tell a cheerful story
In the initial aftermath of the Brexit vote there was an increasing demand for information and analysis on what impact, if any, there would be on the UK industrial and logistics sector.
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InsightWarehouse locations: labour the point
With Sainsbury’s and Tesco both rolling out same-day click collect programmes and Amazon Dash’s touch-button technology launching in the UK at the start of this month, the need for retailers to be ever closer to their branches and customers has been well documented.
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InsightA strong performance for the industrial sector
Unsurprisingly, the industrial sector has proven a robust performer during the turbulent weeks since the EU referendum - the defensive nature of industrial assets has ensured a relative calm navigation of choppier waters.
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InsightQ&A: big is better at Bristol’s Central Park
The South West and Wales accounted for a quarter of the 10.2m sq ft of industrial take-up in the first half of this year, just one percentage point off the East Midlands and significantly more than the West Midlands.
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InsightInvestment: safe as... sheds?
When the outcome of the Brexit vote was announced, you would have been forgiven for thinking ‘here we go again’.
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InsightLife in prime urban logistics goes on
The Brexit vote shockwave hit hard and fast and took everyone, including William Hill, by surprise.
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OnlineMega-shed lettings keep take-up volumes buoyant
Take-up of industrial space in the first quarter of 2016 fell 4%, but a rise in mega-shed lettings kept volumes comfortably above the five-year quarterly average.
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InsightWhat does the future hold for sheds?
2015 was an extremely favourable year for industrial and logistics property, both in the occupational and investment markets.
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InsightLight at the end of the shed - industrial sector on the rise
The industrial and logistics sector had a torrid time in the immediate aftermath of the recession.
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InsightWould sheds take a battering from Brexit?
The potential effect on the light industrial market in both the UK and continental Europe should the UK vote to leave the EU has obviously occupied my thoughts.
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InsightDesign and build boom
Continued strong demand for space in the industrial property sector is driving a sharp rise in the volume of design and build (D B) space that is being delivered to the market.
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InsightInstability hits key UK shed markets
It was both a positive and negative story for the industrial and logistic sectors during 2015, as instability hit the London and regional markets.
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InsightData centres: charge of the byte brigade
Our hunger for ever-larger data flows is insatiable. Increasingly they are the lifeblood of the economy, of innovations and of operational efficiencies, not to mention our digital consumer lifestyles.
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InsightTackling scarcity of land for sheds
Industrial and distribution development boomed during the mid-2000s and claimed some major scalps by the end of the decade as oversupply and reduced demand from customers combined to hit the market.
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InsightThe year sheds became chic - how overseas capital is boosting industrial investment
It was a record breaker and sparked a level of interest in the industrial market not witnessed for many years.
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InsightQ&A: Stoford’s new team eyes expansion
It has been a stellar couple of years for Stoford Developments, which has gone from being an occupier-focused office specialist in 2012 to being considered one of the most dynamic developers in the sheds market.
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InsightLondon Gateway offers a gateway to the future
When Marks Spencer pulled out of plans for a 900,000 sq ft warehouse at London Gateway two years ago, uncertainty hung over the landmark Essex project’s future like a dark cloud.
