Warehousing Transport Firm Enters Administration
A transport firm which specialised in helping firms with their removals and warehousing has gone into administration, it was reported this week.
Lancashire-based Whittle Movers Limited has a fleet of 64 removal vehicles and 75 trailers, and has significant experience in warehousing matters.
It went into administration following a catastrophic drop in the volume of business and severe cash flow problems on 8 March, with 27 of its 33-strong workforce being made immediately redundant. The problem lay in a sharp reduction in orders from a major client, making the cash flow difficulties worse, according to Paul Flint and Brian Green … Read More
Bermondsey Warehouse to Become White Cube Art Gallery
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Leading art dealer Jay Jopling, the name behind the prestigious White Cube galleries, has lodged a planning application to transform a derelict warehouse in south London into the latest must-see art gallery and exhibition space.
Jopling’s holding company, MYJ Services Ltd, has made the application to Southwark Council, to make the 2,278 square metre Bermondsey warehouse his fourth White Cube – the first being a small gallery in Duke Street, which opened in 1993 and is now no more, and the second being the larger White Cube in Hoxton Square. He more recently opened a third space … Read More
Cadbury Sells Massive Chilled Warehouse Complex
One of the biggest chilled warehouses in Europe was sold this week by chocolate giant Cadbury.
The massive distribution centre in Birmingham’s Midpoint Park went for £24.7 million to US-based Cabot Properties. At 403,000 square feet, the warehouse represents an excellent opportunity for any enterprise looking for chilled storage space in the UK, and is also the first time that Cabot has made a purchase in the British property market.
The sale was made by real estate brokers Hines, acting for its Pan-European Core Fund (HECF), which originally bought the warehouse from Cadbury in a sale and leaseback deal. The … Read More