All Industrial & Logistics supplement articles – Page 8
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Navigating market volatility with data
The industrial sector is booming and technology has definitely supported the transformation of this part of the industry.
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Covid-fuelled demand spike set to spark logistics space shortage
New data from Savills shows I L space under construction for 2020-21 is down almost 50% on last year.
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Industrial and Logistics supplement November 2020
Almost every part of the property industry has been detrimentally affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Food and beverage operators have spent more days closed this year than open, retailers have shuttered stores after going under or entering into CVAs and administration and offices have lain empty during the biggest WFH ...
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How digital economy and WFH are fuelling demand
The data centres sector was growing exponentially before Covid-19 and should have come of age during the pandemic. If only there were enough to meet demand.
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Exodus to countryside creates new logistics demand
As Covid-19 boosts ecommerce and many city dwellers seek a better quality of life in the countryside, some are predicting a boom in rural logistics facilities across the UK.
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Why trade counters buck Covid downturn
Back in January, when I was interviewed by this magazine (‘ Hobby reveals trade secrets of Dunmoore ’), I said I viewed trade counters “as part of the last- mile logistics business” and that I believed “they will play a big role in the future supply chain”.
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Old boxes, new tricks
On the outskirts of central London sit tired industrial estates. Once used to store products and manufacture traditional goods, these stale grey boxes that housed industrial operators now have a new lease of life, thanks to Millennials and Gen Z and the enormous growth of sectors including ecommerce and food ...
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Interview with duo bringing big US player to UK
Industrial real estate developer BRIDGE is a fixture in the US but a relative unknown here. That could be about to change. Simon Creasey talks to the two men heading its newly opened UK office
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The challenges involved in becoming Covid-safe
The pandemic has led to the introduction of a raft of additional health and safety measures. Mitchell Labiak finds out exactly what has changed
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Prologis - the developer of business 'Parklife' talks to Property Week
Prologis’s Robin Woodbridge talks to Property Week about its decision to sell the Platform portfolio, its last-mile logistics strategy and the sector’s growing importance to the economy
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DHL ready to handle the fallout from Covid-19
Logistics operator DHL is well placed to handle the extremes that Covid-19 has created for the commercial property market. Property Week finds out why.
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Reimagining industrial units
Strategic industrial land has long been a key consideration in the search for new development sites to accommodate residential growth.
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Rise of the industrial sale-and-leaseback
Access to working capital is critical for companies in the current market environment.
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LGIM’s Holland on the outlook for industrial
Despite the challenges posed by Covid-19, Jonathan Holland and his team at LGIM Real Assets’ Industrial Property Investment Fund continue to deliver consistently high returns. Property Week catches up with him to find out how.
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Five minutes with Richard Sullivan
Savills’ UK head of industrial logistics discusses his likes – and dislikes – about the industry.
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Data centres in demand
The pandemic has brought a sudden shift in lifestyles and working patterns, creating a surge in demand for data centres, which support a diverse mix of critical activities, including London’s high-tech and services sectors as well as ecommerce, Internet of Things, remote working and home streaming services.
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The big shed shift from box to cube
It is not just the average footprint of a warehouse that continues to grow. The height has shot up too.
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Charging up UK battery plants
The electric vehicle industry is growing and the race is on across Europe to host battery-producing gigafactories. How can the UK benefit from this multi-billion-pound new market?
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New Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) to provide UK with a shot in the arm
The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre is nearing structural completion, bringing the UK one step closer to Covid-19 vaccine manufacture.
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Dawn of a new ice age
Cold chain storage is on the rise in the UK, but what factors have been driving the surge in demand?