Industrial
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Graftongate bets on Olympics with spec scheme
Birmingham-based industrial developer Graftongate is planning its biggest speculative scheme yet. The company, run by former Savills industrial head Henry Angell-James and former ProLogis developers Phil Silk and Colin Beasley,…
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Generali’s logistics buy adds to French boom
Italian insurance giant Generali has bought the 700,000m² Parcolog logistics portfolio from Blackstone for around €200m (£136m). The portfolio, which was held by a joint venture between Blackstone (66%) and…
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HelioSlough secures strategic Lancs site
HelioSlough, the joint venture between Helios Properties and Slough Estates, has bought a property on a former BAe Systems site in Chorley, Lancashire, for a 1.3m sq ft industrial and…
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Brixton close to Sheffield industrial sale
Brixton is on the verge of selling the 29,400 sq ft Penistone Road Industrial Estate in Sheffield to Elmsdale Estates for £3.085m.
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ProLogis plans 569,000 sq ft Japanese scheme
US distribution giant ProLogis has announced that it will build a 569,000 sq ft logistics complex in Japan for Hitachi. The five-storey facility will be developed in Osaka, with completion…
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Port company seeks partners for €200m Drogheda scheme
Drogheda Port Company is to seek joint venture partners for the development of a new deep water port at Bremore, just north of the town of Balbriggan, and 20 miles…
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Govt approves Felixstowe container terminal proposals
The government has approved proposals for a new container terminal at Felixstowe South. Transport minister Derek Twigg announced the decision this morning.
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Dawnay Day Treveria buys German portfolios for €230m
Dawnay Day Treveria, the AIM-listed German property investment company headed up by former Land Securities chief executive Ian Henderson, has bought three portfolios in Germany for €230m (£156m), 7.5% initial…
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St Paul’s signs two at Sheffield park
St Paul’s Developments has sold nearly 30,000 sq ft of office space at its Sheffield 35a business park. South Yorkshire Police has taken 20,000 sq ft in a purpose built…
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St Modwen secures site for Hull industrial scheme
St Modwen has bought 234 acres of land at North Ferriby near Hull from Warner Estates for £7.6m. The company has submitted an outline planning application for a first phase…
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Centrica takes final unit at Dartford park
The last remaining unit at Edisons Park on Crossways Business Park in Dartford has been let to Centrica. The servicing company has taken the 27,468 sq ft distribution unit on…
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Slough announces series of lettings at Heywood park
Slough Estates has announced more than 180,000 sq ft of lettings at its Heywood Distribution Park in Greater Manchester. Italian domestic appliance manufacturer Indesit has agreed to take 41,400 sq…