InfraRed Capital Partners has been confirmed as the new owners of a large urban logistics asset in Rotherham – the Parcelforce depot at Templeborough. Rothbiz reported in June that LondonMetric had completed the £13.3m disposal of a large warehouse at a net initial yield of 5.0%. The 152,000 sq ft …
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Fleets of commercial vehicles that operate in large towns and cities could halve their emissions and better meet clean air targets using a new technology developed by Aston University researchers, which imitates how ants share knowledge, scaling them up to real world problems—such as optimizing routes …
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The Post Office has been accused of ‘hijacking’ the online presence of its partnered stores by replacing photos, store descriptions and phone numbers with its corporate messaging. Dozens of stores took to social media to complain that their Google profiles had been altered without their permission after the Post Office …
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Energy retailer Octopus is the latest company to trial LEVC’s VN5 electric van prototype. Joining similar tie-ins with Royal Mail and DPD, Octopus Energy engineers will use the vehicles to install the same electric chargers the vans use, which LEVC described as the “first-ever circular real-world trial”. LEVC also …
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Image credit: LEVC LEVC’s real-world testing and trial phase for VN5, its new electric van, has added a new partner: the UK entech company Octopus Energy, an energy retailer focused on driving the technology-enabled green energy system. Octopus Energy engineers will use the VN5 prototypes to install the very same …
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FURIOUS residents are demanding answers after a number of people reported receiving mail which had apparently been tampered with. Concerned Kendalians contacted the Gazette to say envelopes had been slit open and in some cases money and birthday or condolence cards removed. Judith Blaydes, whose husband Mel died aged 78 …
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Mail posted by some Londoners will not arrive on time today Friday (July 24). This is due to processing problems Royal Mail had on Thursday (July 23) evening. Some post arrived late at the London Central Mail Centre, meaning not all of it could be processed. Consequently, mail posted by …
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. — Reuters pic RIYADH, July 24 — Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old ruler King Salman underwent successful surgery yesterday to remove his gall bladder, the royal court said, three days after he was admitted to hospital. It is rare for Saudi Arabia to report on the health of …
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SWINDON is not in danger of becoming the next Leicester, says the council’s senior public health officer. Small Covid-19 outbreaks at four high-profile workplaces in the town – Honda, the Royal Mail delivery office, Iceland distribution centre and fire station – have sparked fears of a local lockdown. The total …
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Claudia Jones • I DO enjoy reading Angela Cobbinah’s British African history features, but I need to flag up a couple of points in the latest one, (If anyone deserves a statue it is Claudia, June 18). Black History Month (BHM) was introduced to London in 1987, so that’s hardly …
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