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News in brief: February 2019
McLaughlin & Harvey has awarded Caunton Engineering the steelwork contract for a £114M distribution hub for United Parcel Service at East Midlands …
Distribution centre offers more access
Avonmouth Access 18, one of the South West’s largest distribution parks, continues to expand as developer St. Modwen constructs the largest speculative …
Eastern Gateway
Huge quantities of steelwork and vast amounts of earthmoving are involved in the creation of one of the UK’s first inland ports, which will offer half a …
Steelwork completes for Burton Gateway phase two
Located just south of Burton-upon-Trent, developer St. Modwen has completed phase two of its Burton Gateway distribution park. Phase two consists of three …
Work continues apace on Midland’s inland port
Covering 700 acres, a game-changing distribution hub (inland port) is under construction in Leicestershire. Known as the SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands …
British Steel opens new Scunthorpe Metal Centre
British Steel has opened a new metal centre facility at its Scunthorpe headquarters to supply a wide range of constructional steel products and services to …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Steel delivers parcel hub
One of the UK’s fastest growing parcel firms is constructing a new £100M facility in the East Midlands. Due to ever increasing demand for its services, UK …
