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By: Contributor(s): Series: Property Week ; 24 September 2004 (100) (LOAN)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Summary: "Where it all started..." sets out the history of the young developers who started Kingspark, a company which still has a big influence over the distribution market. "Metal fatigue" reports how shed developers are having to reassess their construction methods due to rising steel costs. "Brixton's estate" reports on Brixton's plans to transform its most recent purchase, Trafford Park into its northern HQ. "Super size me" highlights how developers are having to be inventive to keep up with occupiers' demands for bigger distribution space in untested locations. "Rental health" assesses the findings of research from Colliers CRE which shows that northern England is the UK's hottest location for big sheds. "An open market" reports how the predicted boom in self-storage has yet to materialise, but newcomers to the UK market feel the time has come. "Factory fallout" reports how regional development agencies continue to support manufacturing, despite the closure of grant-funded schemes. Developers argue that distribution creates just as many jobs.
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"Where it all started..." sets out the history of the young developers who started Kingspark, a company which still has a big influence over the distribution market. "Metal fatigue" reports how shed developers are having to reassess their construction methods due to rising steel costs. "Brixton's estate" reports on Brixton's plans to transform its most recent purchase, Trafford Park into its northern HQ. "Super size me" highlights how developers are having to be inventive to keep up with occupiers' demands for bigger distribution space in untested locations. "Rental health" assesses the findings of research from Colliers CRE which shows that northern England is the UK's hottest location for big sheds. "An open market" reports how the predicted boom in self-storage has yet to materialise, but newcomers to the UK market feel the time has come. "Factory fallout" reports how regional development agencies continue to support manufacturing, despite the closure of grant-funded schemes. Developers argue that distribution creates just as many jobs.