Much of the demand has been generated by retailers eager to improve their supply chain networks both to meet their customers’ demands in the store, and to drive down costs. There are a number of reasons why companies need to improve their supply chains.
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As at the middle of July, FPDSavills Research had identified 42 schemes that were in the development pipeline within the M25 northern sector, a market area that stretches from the M40 eastwards to the Thames and goes as far north as Stevenage.
There is a general perception that business rates are set by local authorities and used to pay for local services. In fact, the rate poundages are set nationally, local authorities are mere collection agencies for the Central Government and rateable value
Evermore pressure is being put on the supply chain as companies push to move goods through more efficiently while remaining responsive to demand. The logistics function is a key differentiator in the race to work smarter and stay agile in the face of evol
The shortage of land supply and increasing costs of locating in the South-east and Midlands, along with growing concerns over the availability of labour, are driving occupiers to look further afield, dispersing the spread of distribution facilities throug
high-labour use classes, i.e. manufacturing. But, where we are most active in the Midlands and the South-east, unemployment is already low.
For some time Government and EU policies have been aimed at promoting greater sustainability in transport and, in recent years, there has been no shortage of official advice and encouragement towards the promotion of modal shift
Port Salford
Site area – 150 acres, intermodal terminal 40 acres.
Location – adjacent to MSC at Barton Locks, having road/rail/water links.
Rail-connected warehouses to main Liverpool/Manchester line.
Capability to accommodate full length 775
In today’s complex marketplace, the aftersales supply chain is no longer an afterthought. In 2003, annual global service parts logistics (SPL) spend was estimated to be US$21Bn (£11Bn), increasing at a rate of 7% per year.
The good news is that, over recent years, operations inside the warehouse have become increasingly streamlined. The bad news is that there is now a considerable risk that the benefits delivered by new warehouse management procedures will be dissipated in
