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Gladman Developments has secured a 12.11 acre site for a speculative 200,000 sq ft distribution development on the A14 at Saxham, near Bury St Edmunds, in its first foray into East Anglia.

National paper distributor Antalis is to relocate its regional office and distribution centre from Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, into an 18,750 sq ft high bay warehouse at St Modwen’s 55 acre Access 18 scheme at Avonmouth, Bristol.

Gladman Developments has started work on a £28 million, 525,000 sq ft speculative industrial and distribution scheme at Drum Industrial Estate in Chester-le-Street, County Durham.

More than 30 developers and owner-occupiers have lined up to try to secure DHL Real Estate’s 4-acre site in Empress Road, Southampton.

Sainsbury’s is taking a 500,000 sq ft distribution warehouse at ProLogis’ 150-acre Pineham development in Northamptonshire.

Eight developers battled it out to secure an 18.45-acre site on Cliftonhall Road, Newbridge, West Edinburgh reflecting the scarcity of industrial development land in the area.

The road infrastructure may still be poor, but low labour rates, along with its close proximity to western markets, makes the countries of Eastern Europe an attractive market, says Chris Lewis

Research by King Sturge indicated that there were 72 new speculative schemes over 100,000 sq immediately available or under constriction at the end of last year.