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Prologis acquires Segro for £14.3 billion to combine the world's largest logistics platform with Europe's biggest data centre land bank

Author: Archie Villaflores

A 42% premium after four rejected approaches reveals the real prize: Segro's 2.5GW powered land bank is one of Europe's largest shovel-ready data centre pipelines, and Prologis is buying it at a logistics asset valuation.

Hillwood secures £76.4 million to deliver speculative logistics space into two of the UK's tightest supply markets

Author: Archie Villaflores

A Dallas-based developer pairing a 286,000 sq ft M1 distribution scheme with a 43,659 sq ft East London last-mile unit in a single financing is a deliberate play on two distinct but equally supply-constrained UK logistics submarkets.

BASF and Bowker mark 40 years of continuous hazardous chemicals distribution partnership

Author: Archie Villaflores

Four decades without a contract change in chemical logistics is not loyalty, it is a precise reflection of the switching costs involved when a single provider holds the regulatory, operational and hazardous goods qualification for a global manufacturer's entire UK and Ireland distribution network.

Waterland backs Primeline to consolidate fragmented Irish and UK consumer goods distribution

Author: Archie Villaflores

A €300 million Meath logistics business taking on a buy-and-build PE partner with €20 billion under management is less a funding story than a consolidation mandate, Waterland's model is to buy the market leader in a fragmented sector and then build from it.

Beyond Road Dependency: Why Intermodal Rail Freight Is Now a Commercial Opportunity Irish Logistics Operators Must Evaluate

Author: Archie Villaflores

Irish logistics and transport operators whose distribution and delivery networks are built around road-only freight are missing the commercial opportunity that rail freight now represents. Operators who engage with intermodal rail now will reduce HGV dependency, improve emissions credentials, and diversify their distribution network.

The Irish Times feature spotlights multiple winners at Irish Logistics & Transport Awards 2026

Author: Archie Villaflores

As we look back on the Irish Logistics & Transport Awards 2026, one of the highlights was The Irish Times feature spotlighting multiple winners and extending the ceremony’s reach through national editorial coverage. With entries for the Irish Logistics & Transport Awards 2027 set to open soon, now is the perfect time for organisations across the sector to prepare their submissions and get ready to showcase their achievements.

ICG management backs company future with €1.2 billion private buyout

Author: Archie Villaflores

ICG's CEO-led buyout, backed by BlackRock's infrastructure arm, is a direct statement that a capital-intensive Irish infrastructure asset with high barriers to entry is worth significantly more outside public markets than in them.

Camsaw Group builds midlands logistics hub to compete in third-party fulfilment

Author: Archie Villaflores

A 38-year-old Laois family business self-funding a €15 million purpose-built facility signals that Irish outdoor power equipment distribution has quietly evolved into a logistics operation competing in the e-commerce fulfilment market.

Ortus Secured Finance completes £14.4m refinancing facility for North West logistics asset

Author: Archie Villaflores

UK-based structured finance provider Ortus Secured Finance has completed a £14.4m (€17m) facility, introduced by Brotherton Real Estate, to refinance a large industrial and logistics asset in the North West of England. The finance is secured against a warehouse of more than 470,000 sq ft.

Freeburn Transport takes delivery of first electric HGV operating in Northern Ireland

Author: Archie Villaflores

County Tyrone-based haulier Freeburn Transport has taken delivery of the first Renault Trucks E-Tech T electric HGV operating in Northern Ireland, backed by the Department for Transport-funded eFREIGHT 2030 programme. The trial will initially cover trunking routes between Freeburn depots before expanding into wider operations.

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