Industrial
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Opus digs up bigger plans for Spear & Jackson site
Opus Land and Arlington Property Investors are to more than double the size of their Opus 9 industrial scheme in Wednesbury, Birmingham.
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Childrens’ play group begins shed hunt
Disused industrial sheds could be converted become venues for ‘active, safe play for children aged 0-12 years’ according to a requirement released this week.
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Knight Frank on track to buy shed specialist
Knight Frank is in talks to buy niche industrial practice C2G World. The agency has been trying to bulk up its shed presence for some time but stepped up its…
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New Star makes first foray into retail warehousing
New Star Asset Management has made its first major foray into retail warehousing. John Duffield’s fund, set up in 2000 and launched on AIM late last year, has spent close…
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Rate cut for Reading shed tenants
Hundreds of Reading industrial occupiers have had their rates bills slashed by 12%. The move is an early indication of how appeals against the 2005 rating revaluation are proceeding.
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FA to announce 2007 opening date for Wembley
The Football Association was expected to announce today that the new Wembley Stadium will not open until 2007. The FA had meetings with builders Multiplex and Wembley National Stadium this…
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Kenmore to build Glasgow depot for Sainsbury’s
Kenmore is to build a 205,000 sq ft distribution depot for supermarket giant Sainsbury’s at East Kilbride near Glasgow. The developer has agreed a 17-year lease with the UK’s second…
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St Modwen lodges plans for Newport steelworks site
St Modwen has lodged plans for a major mixed-use scheme on 600 acres at Llanwern, Newport, South Wales, formerly part of Corus’ steelworks site.
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Contractor pay dispute adds to Wembley woes
Hundreds of workers building the new Wembley Stadium were told today they will be laid off next week because of a dispute between contractors over pay.
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LCP plans spec extension at Staffordshire park
London & Cambridge Properties (LCP) is adding just over 35,000 sq ft of speculative space to its Burntwood Business Park in Staffordshire.
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Dunelm takes 255,000 sq ft Stoke distribution centre
Home furnishings specialist Dunelm has taken a speculatively-built £25m distribution centre at ProLogis Park in Stoke-on-Trent. The 255,000 sq ft of space has been let on a 10-year lease, at…
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Key Brum industrial sites offer rare opportunity
Some 42 acres of industrial land have come onto the Birmingham market in two key locations. P&O Roadways Container Logistics has instructed Harris Lamb to sell its 20-acre site fronting…