The first phase of Konect 62, a major tri-modal logistics and industrial scheme in Yorkshire, is set to start in four weeks following the appointment of McLaren Construction by developers Henderson Park and Cole Waterhouse. Located at the axis o…
Construction firm Glencar has been awarded its second contract in succession by investors Trammell Crow Company (TCC) to build a 367,000sq ft logistics facility at its site in Sheffield. The project includes site access improvements, estate road…
Lorry drivers in Northamptonshire have been given advice by the police about organised immigration crime and what they can do if they have concerns. Officers worked with the DVSA to speak to HGV drivers using the M1 near Crick as part of a week …
Parcel delivery firm Evri is to open a £60m parcel sortation hub in Barnsley next Tuesday (20 September). Named Colossus, the 341,000 sq ft facility is said to be the biggest of its kind in Europe and will sort 1.1 million parcels a day for onwa…
Logistics development firm Tritax Symmetry is to speculatively build a 132,750 sq ft logistics facility on the last remaining plot at Symmetry Park Doncaster. Symmetry Park, which is located at Junction 34 of the A1 (M), is a £70m industrial and…
Motorway service area operator Roadchef is piloting a new HGV driver loyalty scheme which it claims is the first of its kind offered by any operator on the UK motorway network. Dubbed the Truckmasters Club, the scheme, which will initially run a…
Fresh produce wholesaler Langridge Organic Products has put into service another seven Isuzu N75.190 refrigerated trucks after finding that they ticked the box for payload, footprint and reliability. The Feltham business has been steadily expand…
HGV drivers in Gloucestershire were caught on camera flouting the law while behind the wheel earlier this month. Police used an unmarked lorry and filmed drivers committing offences on the M5 such as using their mobile phone and not wearing a se…
Logistics operators gave a thumbs up this week to National Highways’ plans to close motorways and A-roads for up to two weeks in order to speed up the delivery of roadworks. Other measures announced this week by National Highways include an incr…
Midland Expressway, the owner and operator of the M6toll, has appointed Michael Whelan (pictured) as general manager. He will oversee the implementation of a strategic ‘RoadAhead’ transformation programme, to deliver a world-class service to the…
Panattoni is set to speculatively develop the final two units at its logistics site Panattoni Park Aylesford, after agreeing pre-lets for the rest of the space. The two units at the former Aylesford Newsprint site measure 100,000sq ft and 130,00…
Verdant Regeneration has secured outline planning application for the redevelopment of the 200-acre New Stanton Park, near junction 25 of the M1, which the company says has the potential to deliver up to 4,000 jobs. Verdant Regeneration submitte…
Logistics real estate developer Panattoni is planning a major £250m speculative logistics development, in Avonmouth, Bristol. The company claims the site will include the UK’s largest ever speculative logistics building, in Avonmouth, Bristol. T…
Lorries headed for Dover were trapped in 20-mile long queues again this weekend with further delays in the pipeline as another wave of holiday-makers prepare to head for the port this week, ahead of the Platinum Jubilee weekend. The queues began…