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Amazon flows into central England
The centrepiece of a new distribution park is a huge warehouse for the world’s largest online retailer. Distribution centres don’t come much larger than …
Steel delivers giant grocery store in Kent
A large steel-framed temperature-controlled warehouse has risen up on the south bank of the River Thames at Erith, Kent for online grocery retailer Ocado. …
News in Brief April 2016
Billington Holdings has announced pre-tax profits of £3.1M for the period ending 31 December 2015, up by 63.2% on the previous year. Revenue increased by …
News in Brief – October 2015
The Met Office has announced plans to build a £20M home for the final part of its new supercomputer, which will help with more accurate weather predictions. …
The Next big thing
A large 25m-high distribution centre for Next is rapidly taking shape on the outskirts of Doncaster. The UK’s distribution centre sector is on the up with a …
Huge distribution centre for Felixstowe port expansion
Main contractor McLaren Construction has been appointed to build Uniserve’s new 140,000m² distribution centre at the Port of Felixstowe. Part of the …
Billington Structures to supply steel for Next mega shed
Main contractor Bowmer & Kirkland has awarded Billington Structures the contract to supply 5,000t of steelwork for a mega-warehouse for Next in Doncaster. …
Steel supplies DIY merchant
One of the country’s leading DIY and building trade suppliers is expanding one of its distribution centres with steel construction. Building work is under …
Sports company expands with steel
The only viable option for Sports Direct’s new distribution centre was a steel framed solution. On the site of the former Shirebrook colliery, just north of …
The strong chain that links steel
Steelwork contractors are widely acknowledged for their key role in the construction supply chain, but what is less widely appreciated perhaps is steel …