Industrial news
L&G sells Essex warehouses to UK’s largest fresh produce supplier
Legal & General has sold two units at the Britannia Centre in Loughton, Essex to Cyprofood, the UK’s largest fresh produce supplier.
Barwood Capital lets Avonmouth warehouse to Bart Ingredients
Bristol-based spice manufacturer Bart Ingredients has signed a 15-year lease at a warehouse in Avonmouth.
AEW and Allianz Real Estate buy 515,000 sq ft Yorkshire warehouse
AEW and Allianz Real Estate have acquired a logistics facility in Yorkshire on behalf of several Allianz group companies.
Grade A logistics take-up in first half of the year similar to 2019, according to JLL research
Occupier take-up of grade A logistics floorspace in the first half of 2020 was in line with the same period last year, according to research from JLL.
Workspace reports uplift in customer demand
Workspace has reported an improvement in customer demand with 765 enquiries in June, up from 272 in April.
Clipper Logistics takes short-term leases on space to store PPE for the NHS
The logistics firm has taken 558,000 sq ft for protective equipment amid Covid-19.
B&Q to sell 100,000 sq ft store as redevelopment opportunity
B&Q is marketing one of its stores in the South East as a potential redevelopment opportunity.
SEGRO collects 93% of rent
SEGRO has said that 93% of the annual £37m in rent from its UK portfolio has been collected or is being collected quarterly up to 24 June.
Industrial and logistics take up hits record high in H1 2020
H1 2020 industrial and logistics take up has reached a record high of 22.4m sq ft, 66% above the long-term average.
Panattoni reveals plans for £180m brownfield regeneration
Panattoni has revealed plans for a £180m industrial scheme on a brownfield site in Kent.
Five Manchester businesses take space at Stakehill
Stakehill Industrial Estate in Manchester has had five businesses take space during the Covid-19 outbreak.
