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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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Good to see one manufacturer investing in the UK:
"Mercia Park said to be the UK’s biggest ever single occupier logistics park creating 1,000s of jobs The site will be JLR’s global base for sending spare parts to customers in the UK and 80 countries around the world." https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/lo...er-4882978 |
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13th Jan 2021 5:44pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17373 
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Another greenfield site bites the dust.
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13th Jan 2021 7:57pm |
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| RFT Member Since: 13 Nov 2010 Location: Cheshire Posts: 678 
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There is stacks of brown field sites available, why do local politicians love digging up fields, ego trips I guess. 130 Puma HCPU with an Artica 240LR Demountable Camper
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18th Jan 2021 7:01pm |
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| SN Member Since: 29 Jun 2007 Location: SK6 Posts: 729 |
That's a great location with easy road access all over the UK and close East Midlands Airport with its great Airfreight connections Steve N | 21MY Defender
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18th Jan 2021 7:08pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17373
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It's cheaper to develop (no clean-up or decontamination) hence more profit. |
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18th Jan 2021 7:34pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2150 
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And just adds to the flooding issues as well as everything else........but no worries between the coal fired cars and banning ICE vehicles we can save the world........
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18th Jan 2021 8:44pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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I can't think of a more chaotic setup than at present: 10 sites 4 different companies ~ Neovia, Unipart, Ceva Logistics and Panalpina 1,200 employees |
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23rd Jan 2021 5:27pm |
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| Notyalc Member Since: 27 Jul 2018 Location: Northumberland Posts: 160 
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Of the 4 companies you mention, 2 are parts suppliers who have been looking after the LR and Jag parts supply for a very long time. The other 2 are the transport providers.
Do you really think JLR are capable of doing all of that on their own? They should try harder to focus and improve on what are supposed to be the core strengths, and leave the other stuff to those who know how to do it. If they came up with a more sensible spare part pricing strategy, they might even sell more to justify changing it. |
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23rd Jan 2021 6:48pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Not suggesting that it all gets taken in-house, just that over 10 years after it became a single company, it looked to complete on some of the justifications for that move.
What do you think JLR's core competencies are? JLR have lost many older employees with the depth of knowledge and memory of what the company has been and what it stands for. A shift from mechanical engineering to software has brought many new employees in, whilst at the same time, third party consultants have had control over core elements of projects. |
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24th Jan 2021 6:04am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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“Infrastructure works are now largely complete, so construction can commence.
“This is great news for the logistics sector, and it is hugely exciting for IM Properties to be involved with a deal of such scale and importance. “The units will be completed on a phased basis with the last unit due to complete in September 2022." Chris Nichols, head of sale and leaseback at ICG said: “This is a landmark acquisition by ICG, and the biggest single-occupier logistics build-to-suit ever undertaken in the UK. https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/...er-6486439 |
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15th Jan 2022 11:00am |
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