Category: Amazon
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The steel super sheds: inside construction’s booming logistics sector
The rapid rise of internet shopping has led to growing demand for distribution warehouses, which in turn are getting bigger and quicker to build. Martin Cooper reports on structural steelwork’s largest UK market. Encompassing parts of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, the area has excellent transportation links, being close to the M1 and M6 motorways. This…
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The steel super sheds: inside construction’s booming logistics sector
The rapid rise of internet shopping has led to growing demand for distribution warehouses, which in turn are getting bigger and quicker to build. Martin Cooper reports on structural steelwork’s largest UK market. Encompassing parts of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, the area has excellent transportation links, being close to the M1 and M6 motorways. This…
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Amazon primes staff for success with chartered status
A unique CIOB graduation was held in Luxembourg in June for staff at Amazon in Europe. CIOB CEO Caroline Gumble and president Mike Kagioglou were there to mark the achievements of 14 of Amazon’s construction managers gaining chartered status. It’s the third cohort of MCIOBs since Amazon became a CIOB training partner in 2022, with…