All Property Week articles in Sheds Supplement September 2004
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All change
Attracting and retaining young agents has never been tougher as senior staff are seduced by opportunities with developers
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MarketsMetal fatigue
Shed developers are having to reassess their construction methods as a steel shortage sends their costs through the roof
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MarketsFactory fallout
Regional development agencies continue to put their faith in manufacturing, despite the high-profile closures of grant-funded schemes. Now developers argue that distribution creates just as many jobs
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Tip from the top
David Emburey, the new head of industrial at Jones Lang LaSalle, gives his take on the sheds recruitment market
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Super size me
Developers are having to find ways of keeping up with occupiers’ demands for bigger distribution space in untested locations
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MarketsAn open market
The predicted boom in self-storage has yet to materialise, but newcomers to the UK market are convinced its time has come
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Rental health
Research from Colliers CRE shows that the north has become the big-shed operator’s promised land
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Gazeleys green vision
The steel shortage may have prompted shed developers to weigh up alternative construction methods, but few will have considered a shed with a grass roof.
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...but is small the way forward?
A network of smaller, localised depots could be more effective in cutting costs
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Size may be everything
Five years ago, 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq m) sheds were considered large, but by today’s standards these are tiddlers
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Sprinklers: the burning question
If proof of the speed and ferocity of warehouse fires is needed, one only has to look to Charles Saatchi
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Brixton’s estate
It’s the oldest industrial estate in the country but Brixton is poised to transform its most recent acquisition, Trafford Park. And Manchester United FC, the park’s nearest neighbour, could be in on the plans
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Where it all started...
The 1990s developer, Kingspark, still has a huge influence over the distribution world
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Staying ahead of the planning and logistics challenge
As they discover greater economies of scale, food and non-food retailers want bigger and bigger buildings
