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Comment – Charles Pauka After spending $1.5 million on its latest report on Wilton, which comprehensively dismisses the location as unsuitable for a large international airport, federal infrastructure and transport minister Anthony Albanese has responded swiftly – by announcing yet another report into Wilton, at an undetermined cost. There have been more than 20 reports [...]
In support of its business growth plans and to capitalise on operational synergies by consolidating four sites, BagTrans has moved into a new purpose built warehouse facility in Eastern Creek, situated in Sydney’s north west. “Consolidating four sites into one operation took plenty of planning and forward thinking to take the future needs of our [...]
Continue reading …Coles has entered into a joint venture with ISPT, an Australian property fund manager, which will acquire a 75 per cent interest in an initial portfolio of 19 Coles-owned shopping centres. The initial portfolio is valued at approximately $532 million, and the transaction will deliver Coles’ owner Wesfarmers approximately $400 million. ISPT is one of [...]
Continue reading …Vaughan Constructions has been appointed by Automotive Holding Group (AHG) to deliver and lease back a new temperature-controlled storage facility in Adelaide for Rand Transport. The 15,000 square metre freezer facility will have an end value of $30 million and is located on Caribou Drive in Direk, which was purchased by Vaughans specifically for the [...]
Continue reading …The Federal and Victorian Governments have agreed to progress planning on the proposed Western Interstate Freight Terminal (WIFT), a facility with the potential to ease congestion around the Port of Melbourne and take more than 700,000 trucks a year off the city’s roads. According to the federal government, the development of the terminal would complement [...]
Continue reading …DHL Express has commenced business from a recently refurbished Port Melbourne facility. The refurbishment ensures the new facility can manage all pick-up and delivery services, as well as shipment processing for export and re-weight. In addition to new facilities at Port Melbourne, DHL has also enhanced its Melbourne Gateway (located at Melbourne Airport) with the [...]
Continue reading …Greater Western Sydney’s newest major warehouse and operations centre, the DB Schenker facility at Erskine Park, was officially opened today by New South Wales Premier and Minister for Western Sydney, Barry O’Farrell, and Dr Thomas Lieb, chairman and CEO of Schenker AG. The new logistics centre employs 80 people and caters to the needs of [...]
Continue reading …Wagga Wagga City Council is one step closer to developing the Riverina Intermodal Freight and Logistics (RIFL) Hub, following the $14.5 million funding announcement by Minister for Regional Development Simon Crean. Council had been pursuing funding for this key piece of regional economic infrastructure as part of the Federal Government’s Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF), [...]
Continue reading …Vaughan Constructions has been appointed to develop the Cabrini Linen Service’s new four-star Green Star $30 million laundry and distribution facilities at the Logis Eco Industrial Estate in Dandenong South. Cabrini Linen Services, a division of Cabrini Health, will use the facility for the laundering of linen from all of its Victorian hospitals as well [...]
Continue reading …DHL Global Forwarding has confirmed that development has started on its new $45.8 million facility to be located in Sydney. The investment will combine DHL Global Forwarding’s two existing Sydney sites into a new, 19,619 m² custom-built facility in the Sydney suburb of Matraville. “The new premises will provide for business growth and improved process [...]
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