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Temporary building specialist Smart-Space has provided Marshall Motor Group with a new commercial vehicle showroom in the form of a re-locatable interim building at its Ford Commercial Vehicles site in Cambridge.

Marshall Motor Group is a top 10 UK motor dealer group founded in 1909 in Cambridge. Marshall Motor Group operates a total of 73 franchises covering 23 brands, operating from 88 sites across 19 counties in England.

Marshall is planning to redevelop its Ford Commercial Vehicles showroom in the next few years. In the meantime, it wished to upgrade its current facilities and needed a cost-effective interim solution that had the look, feel and properties of a permanent building without the associated costs.

Smart-Space provided Marshall with a 15m x 25m bespoke semi-permanent building. The structure features windows, lighting, office space, a high roof and bi-fold doors to enable easy vehicle access.

Heat loss concerns were alleviated with the Smart-Space solution as the 40mm insulated steel roof and 40mm steel wall cladding, retains substantially more heat compared to other temporary buildings with PVC fabric roofs.

Marshall chose Smart-Space because of the durability, flexibility and variety of its product options, and because it needed a bespoke solution delivered within a tight timescale. The entire project took just a week to complete from start to finish.

“Smart-Space provided an outstanding service and an excellent product that met our requirements, and was virtually indistinguishable from a bricks and mortar showroom,” said Terry Moore, projects facility manager at Marshall Motor Group.

“I wouldn’t hesitate in using them again as the team provided an exceptional service with excellent communication throughout the build and a quick turnaround. Their expertise and knowledge shone through during the project and I couldn’t have asked for better service.”

Uncategorised - May 11, 2016;

Logistics BusinessTemporary building specialist Smart-Space has provided Marshall Motor Group with a new commercial vehicle showroom in the form of a re-locatable interim building at its Ford Commercial Vehicles site in Cambridge. <br src=

Legal & General Property (“LGP”), on behalf of its Life Fund, has begun a £25 million speculative warehouse development at Barclay Way, West Thurrock, south-east of London, in partnership with Graftongate Developments, who will deliver the scheme.

Construction is under way and completion is set for November 2016.

Named Thurrock 162, this new speculative high bay industrial / warehouse development will comprise a single Regional Distribution Centre of 162,508 sq ft (15,095 sq m) within a 7.6 acre secure site with the benefit of 13 m eaves height, cross loading, dock & level loading doors off a 53m deep yard. A 17 MVA power supply has been reserved for specialist users such as data centre or cold store occupiers.

The site is strategically located close to the Dartford Crossing and within one mile of Junction 31 of the M25 motorway. West Thurrock is a well-established distribution location and has attracted blue chip occupiers such as DHL, Wincanton, Procter & Gamble and Unilever Best Foods.

CBRE, GVA Bilfinger and Altus Group have been appointed letting agents.

Uncategorised - April 20, 2016;

Logistics BusinessLegal & General Property (“LGP”), on behalf of its Life Fund, has begun a £25 million speculative warehouse development at Barclay Way, West Thurrock, south-east of London, in partnership with Graftongate Developments, who will deliver the scheme. <br src=

Union Industries, manufacturer of industrial rapid roll doors, has helped specialist cooked chicken manufacturer Benson Park with its recent chill store extension, which includes new state of the art cooking processes.

Benson Park was recently acquired by the well-known Cranswick Group and the project at the Hull site is its first venture in to the cooked chicken sector. The new extension has increased capacity by 30% due to quicker stock intake and has also created new jobs. Capacity has also been increased with a new cooking process, which is far more efficient and incorporates new cooking techniques.

Leeds (UK)-based Union Industries, which designs, manufactures, installs and maintains its own range of fact acting doors, has fitted two Matadoors to help Benson Park to meet its strict temperature control and hygiene standards.

Benson Park is a specialist manufacturer of cooked poultry products for the food industry. It operates from a purpose-built factory that has been designed to produce high quality cooked meat products efficiently and to the best possible safety standards. They supply well known food-to-go manufacturers with chicken in its various forms including cooked, sliced, diced and shredded.

The Matadoor is ideally suited for internal openings with high volume traffic, whether for forklift trucks, pallet trucks or personnel with trolleys and carts. Its fast opening and closing operating cycle ensures that as little of the cold as possible escapes when gaining access, meaning energy savings and cost reductions in refrigeration

In common with the other doors in the range, the Matadoor features Union’s highly-regarded ‘Crash-Out’ damage protection facility which ensures that they remain operable if the bottom beam is hit by a speeding vehicle. This proven system, which has been a central attribute of Union’s doors for over 25 years, drastically reduces repair costs and guarantees minimal down-time if the door is impacted by traffic such as forklift trucks.

Uncategorised - April 19, 2016;

Logistics BusinessUnion Industries, manufacturer of industrial rapid roll doors, has helped specialist cooked chicken manufacturer Benson Park with its recent chill store extension, which includes new state of the art cooking processes. <br src=

British firm TyrePal is launching a new tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) to help OEM trailer builders and trailer fleet operators tackle the problem of tyre blowouts on HGV freight trailers.

The TyrePal trailer TPMS indicator consists of TyrePal sensors on each tyre and a robust indicator that can be mounted inside or outside the trailer. The indicator can operate independently of the truck to provide an immediate visual and audible alert when the sensors report rapid pressure loss, tyre overheating, under-inflation or over-inflation.

“Due to the weight distribution and design of HGV trailers, especially double-decker trailers, if tyres pick up slow punctures, they often go unnoticed until it is too late,” explains Peter Tilliotson, business development manager of TyrePal. “When the improperly inflated tyre is forced to work, it heats up and can cause blowouts. This leads to downtime and risks hazard to the driver and other road users. Apart from being very unsafe it will also increase fuel usage significantly.”

The device operates on an internal battery – automatically recharged when power is available, either from the trailer supply or by connection to the trailer lights.

When the trailer is not in use, the indicator goes into a sleep mode and automatically turns back on when there is any vibration, for example the opening of trailer doors. This means that it can remain on standby for up to ten weeks on a single charge.

The system can communicate with a TyrePal TeleTPMS module to provide complete on-line monitoring of the trailer from the fleet office, including full GPS tracking. This allows fleet managers to track their vehicles and monitor tyre pressure remotely.

Find TyrePal at stand 4K50 at the Commercial Vehicle Show to get a first look at the TyrePal trailer TPMS indicator.

Uncategorised - April 11, 2016;

Logistics BusinessBritish firm TyrePal is launching a new tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) to help OEM trailer builders and trailer fleet operators tackle the problem of tyre blowouts on HGV freight trailers. <br src=

Port Salford National Import Centre, the UK’s first Tri-modal logistics facility, has opened with the Culina Group as its first occupier.

Great Bear Distribution, now the ambient division of the Culina Group after its acquisition last month, will be managing warehousing and distribution of a range of ambient brands from the showpiece 280,000sq ft. facility.

The new Port Salford facility will be fully branded as Great Bear and offers 45,000 pallet spaces, 30 loading doors, 30,000 sq. ft. of contract packing and 130 trailer parking spaces whilst also creating 280 jobs in the area.

“Port Salford is a truly cutting edge facility, and one that Culina Group and Great Bear are really proud to be initiating”, said Thomas Van Mourik, Culina CEO,

“This development is not just changing the dynamics of UK Transport and Logistics by dramatically improving direct supply chain routes across England and Scotland, but it’s also resulting in significant carbon emission reductions and environmental savings,”

“Port Salford is taking a revolutionary approach to logistics in the UK and it’s our great people who are going the make it a success. These are really exciting times for all of us.”

From the outset General Mills (UK/Ireland) is in situ as a Culina Group / Great Bear client. Its brands such as, Old El Paso, Green Giant, Betty Crocker, and Nature Valley, will be arriving by short sea freight from Europe, saving a significant amount of road haulage miles per year whilst at the same time providing a “future proof” solution to market trends.

Port Salford is a massive investment by Peel Ports Group, which will create 1,600,000 sq. ft. of warehousing. Its unique location will allow direct vessel access from the new Liverpool2 Terminal at the Port of Liverpool, due to open later this year.

This is all part of the bigger global plan by Peel Ports to develop Liverpool as a deep water container terminal and a key Atlantic Gateway.

Uncategorised - April 11, 2016;

Logistics BusinessPort Salford National Import Centre, the UK’s first Tri-modal logistics facility, has opened with the Culina Group as its first occupier. <br src=