OUR STORIES Jump straight into our stories and find out what's happening in our world FILTERS: COMMUNITY CUSTOMER CASE STUDIES EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING INDUSTRY TRENDS INFRASTRUCTURE OUR WORLD REGENERATION SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY: ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNCATEGORISED 12th Prologis 100 Charity Cycle Ride Raises £29,500 for charity Over the past twelve years, cyclists from Prologis, and our friends from the agency community and supply chain have ridden around France, across the Alps, through the Lake District, and over the Yorkshire Dales, raising vital funds for a wide range of charities. READ MORE BY: PAUL WESTON OUR WORLD Toolstation snaps up last spot at Prologis Park Pineham It is our pleasure to announce that Toolstation is joining us at Prologis Park Pineham, securing a 493,098 sq. ft building, and filling the last spot on the park. READ MORE BY: JAMES STRAW OUR WORLD PARKlife: Promoting ‘Green’ Exercise at Prologis Park Pineham Exercising outside is a great way to get fit: that’s why we’re starting to include outdoor fitness trails across our Prologis Parks, allowing park employees and members of the local community to exercise for free. READ MORE BY: LIZ ALLISTER COMMUNITY PARKLife: Helping Communities ‘Grow Back Greener’ from the Pandemic. During the pandemic, we’ve been encouraged to see both park employees and members of the local community enjoying our country parks, fitness trails and picnic areas, that’s why, during Love Parks Week, we want to celebrate all those things that make our Prologis Parks special. READ MORE BY: LIZ ALLISTER COMMUNITY Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead is latest stop for zero carbon ‘Battle Bus’ The UK’s first fully-electric ‘Carbon Battle Bus’ made a stop at Prologis Park Hemel Hempstead, as part a Zero Carbon Tour of the UK on route to COP26 in Glasgow in November. READ MORE BY: SIMON COX SUSTAINABILITY: ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT Prologis snaps up Park Royal site for last mile logistics hub We’re delighted to announce that we’ve acquired a 150,000 sq ft unit in Park Royal, London, in an off-market purchase and leaseback for approximately £70m. READ MORE BY: GAVIN QUINN REGENERATION Prologis expands Birmingham logistics park to meet growing demand for urban logistics facilities We’re delighted to announce our plans to expand Prologis Park Midpoint, Birmingham, to provide more urban logistics facilities for our customers in the Midlands through our recent acquisition of around nine acres of land adjacent to this popular logistics park. READ MORE BY: IAN ROMANO REGENERATION Sustainability and social value at the heart of JLR’s new logistics operations centre in Solihull We built Jaguar Land Rover’s Logistics Operations Centre (LOC) during the pandemic, as part of a customer-led development project for the luxury car manufacturer. READ MORE BY: SIMON COX SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Lucky for some: how our 13 year partnership with Planet Mark & Cool Earth is helping local and global communities. Twenty-three years ago, when Prologis in the UK was founded, industrial logistics buildings were regarded as little more than places to protect the goods inside from theft and the worst effects of the British weather. READ MORE BY: SIMON COX SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Prologis UK Team Sleep Out To Help Out Last week, together with some of our UK team members, I spent an uncomfortable night sleeping rough to raise money for the annual Land Aid Sleep Out to help end youth homelessness. READ MORE BY: PAUL WESTON COMMUNITY South East Midlands will be the first UK region to benefit from our new logistics training programme. During National Careers Week, we were delighted to announce that Northamptonshire and the wider South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) will be the first location in the UK to benefit from the Prologis Warehousing and Logistics Training Programme (PWLTP). READ MORE BY: PAUL WESTON EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING Prologis Park Ryton welcomes a new customer As a company with a longstanding commitment to sustainability, we’re delighted to welcome LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) the leading manufacturer & retailer of electric commercial vehicles, to Prologis Park Ryton in Coventry. READ MORE BY: TOM PRICE OUR WORLD Prologis Dock Doors of Giving It’s a wrap: our dock doors of giving initiative returned over £244,000 to charitable causes across Europe READ MORE BY: FRANCESCA HAWKEN COMMUNITY Prologis completes largest sale of logistics real estate assets on record in the UK In Q4 2020, Prologis completed the sale of its ‘Platform Portfolio’ to Blackstone for £473 million. This transaction was the largest sale of logistics real estate assets on record in the UK. The majority of assets within the ‘Platform Portfolio’ were acquired from Liberty Property Trust during Prologis’ acquisition of the company in February 2020. READ MORE BY: PAUL WESTON OUR WORLD Working together to raise net zero carbon understanding The UK Government’s recently-announced 10-point plan to accelerate progress to net zero carbon, supporting the delivery of objectives set out in the Paris Climate Change Agreement, has encouraged all industries to refocus on their environmental commitments. READ MORE BY: SIMON COX SUSTAINABILITY: ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Prologis underwrites commitments to London market with new hire Prologis, the UK’s leading developer of industrial logistics parks, today announced that it is strengthening its leasing and development team in London and the South East with the appointment of Gavin Quinn. Gavin, a partner with Levy Real Estate in London, will join Prologis on November 30th and will help the property company continue to... READ MORE BY: ROBIN WOODBRIDGE OUR WORLD Supporters ride 1024 miles in virtual charity cycle challenge “We have been blown away by people’s support and generosity and I would like to thank each and every person who cycled, donated or sponsored this year’s event.” Over the past eleven years, cyclists from Prologis, its agents and supply chain have ridden around France, across the Alps, through the Lake District, and over... READ MORE BY: PAUL WESTON Hello to our new interns Every year, we recruit two interns from Nottingham Trent University who spend their year in industry placement with us. This year, despite the challenges presented by a global pandemic, we’re delighted we can still welcome two new interns to the Prologis UK family and we’re looking forward to getting to know them – so much so that we asked... READ MORE BY: NICKI WHITTAKER OUR WORLD Local employee helps council’s food box delivery service Wayne thinks outside the box to help council’s food box delivery service for the vulnerable. Wayne Porter, from our UK Property Management Team, is always the first to raise his hand when it comes to helping those in need both inside and outside work. So, it came as no surprise when he stepped forward to help Solihull Council, when it told us it... READ MORE BY: NICKI WHITTAKER COMMUNITY Supporting our communities We are only as strong as the communities of which we are a part and, at Prologis, we are working hard to understand how we can support the needs of our communities across the globe during the current coronavirus crisis. For this reason, the Prologis Foundation has launched a £4.05 million ($5 million dollar) global... READ MORE BY: NICKI WHITTAKER COMMUNITY Green light given for major new build at Prologis Apex Park Planning permission has been granted for a major new extension to Prologis Apex Park, located near Daventry. The £40m project will include a new facility for global engine manufacturer, Cummins, which already has operations in the local area. The first phase of the development is for a 430,000 sq. ft. facility to house a new... READ MORE BY: MARK SHEPHERD Sustainability in Motion Over 100 employees at Prologis RFI DIRFT in Rugby have now signed up to a new commuter scheme, thanks to our partnership with ‘app-based’ smart transportation start-up, Zeelo. Each day, an average of 40-50 workers at the logistics park are now benefitting from a premium bus service, transporting them directly to their workplace from a... READ MORE BY: STEVEN HADDOCK Making space for Wildlife At Prologis we want to build long-lasting relationships with the communities close to our network of over 22 Prologis Park and this commitment extends to protecting and enhancing the environment for local wildlife. That’s why, across our developments, we work with ecology consultants, local wildlife groups and landscape consultants to enhance... READ MORE BY: DAVE MELLOR Creating green space for residents in Hillingdon as part of Prologis Park West London Hillingdon is one of the greenest boroughs in London, with more than 200 green spaces covering approximately 1,800 acres. The borough has received the most Green Flag awards in the UK for seven years in a row and was awarded 55 for 2019 (54 of which are maintained by Hillingdon Council). So, it was a... READ MORE BY: CREATING GREEN SPACE FOR RESIDENTS IN HILLINGDON AS PART OF PROLOGIS PARK WEST LONDON COMMUNITY Prologis Park is taking shape at Wellingborough West Our major new logistics park at Wellingborough is rapidly taking shape, as work progresses on the development of two new buildings for companies planning to move to the site in 2020. The buildings under construction include a new, bespoke distribution centre for NNR Global Logistics, covering 130,080 square feet, to be completed by May 2020... READ MORE BY: PROLOGIS PARK IS TAKING SHAPE AT WELLINGBOROUGH WEST Keeping the memories alive at The Bridge At Prologis, we believe it’s important to preserve links to local history Paul Weston, Prologis UK There was a poignant new addition to our sculpture trail at The Bridge development in Dartford recently. A new sculpture – ‘soldier on a bench’ – by Will Jordan was commissioned to recognise the Armistice of 11 November READ MORE BY: PAUL WESTON COMMUNITY What a difference a day makes Giving back to the communities where we are based and where we are building is important to us. That’s why, for the past seven years, Prologis employees across the globe have come together for ‘Impact Day – our annual day of service where we give something back to the communities close to our Prologis Parks... READ MORE BY: NICKI WHITTAKER COMMUNITY Prologis, Pies and Pedal Power I am so grateful for the support this event receives year after year. In addition to the people who donate money and turn-up to cycle we owe a huge debt of gratitude to the many volunteers who give up their time to ensure the event is a success. Paul Weston, Prologis UK Prologis Regional... READ MORE BY: NICKI WHITTAKER OUR WORLD Breaking the silence Breaking the silence: how we’re championing the importance of mental well-being at work. Poor mental health costs UK employers £30 billion a year through lost production, recruitment and absence but the emotional cost to employees and their families is far greater and often longer lasting. As a business that cares about its employees, we want... READ MORE BY: PAUL WESTON OUR WORLD A decade of protection A decade of protection: how our partnership with The Planet Mark & Cool Earth is helping local and global communities Twenty years ago, when Prologis in the UK was founded, industrial logistics buildings (or sheds as they are affectionately known) were regarded as little more than places to protect the goods inside from theft and... READ MORE BY: SIMON COX SUSTAINABILITY: ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT Martin takes on triple cycling challenge for charity I’m lucky to work for a company that supports charitable initiatives put forward by employees and Prologis has already pledged £250 toward my fundraising target Martin Cooper, Prologis UK It’s often said that charity begins at home and, for one Prologis UK employee, this is certainly the case. Martin Cooper, a Vice President in... READ MORE BY: NICKI WHITTAKER OUR WORLD Prologis UK Legal Counsel named Real Estate Individual of the Year At a time of huge growth in the industrial logistics sector, this is a glowing endorsement of the work we do and is fantastic for all the team Nick Smith, Prologis UK The Legal Guide 500 has named Nick Smith, UK Legal Counsel for Prologis UK, Real Estate Individual of the Year in its READ MORE BY: NICKI WHITTAKER OUR WORLD Prologis Director challenges herself for charity ’m also lucky to work for a company that supports charitable initiatives put forward by employees Kathryn Bird, Prologis UK It’s often said that charity begins at home, but for Kathryn Bird, a Director in the legal department at Prologis UK, charity begins at work and school and has seen her take on three... READ MORE BY: NICKI WHITTAKER OUR WORLD Rooms to remember at Prologis UK It’s two decades since Prologis UK was founded so it’s fitting that the move to our new office on Blythe Valley Park in Solihull coincided with our twentieth anniversary and marked the start of another chapter in our history. It’s also fitting that the interior of our new office gives a nod to our West... READ MORE BY: NICKI WHITTAKER OUR WORLD Laying the foundations for remembrance I am enormously grateful to Prologis for its generosity and willingness to help us, without which we may not have met our timeline Judy Macdonald, Chair of the Water Orton War Memorial Project Community is important to us at Prologis UK. That’s why our dedicated in-house Property Management Team work hard to build long-lasting... READ MORE BY: PAUL WESTON COMMUNITY Prologis’ Employees Take a Hands-On Approach for Impact Day Prologis Impact Day 2018 – Happy Fields Animal Sanctuary If ‘many hands make light work’ then imagine what 3,200 hands can do? That’s exactly the number of hands from Prologis’ offices across the globe that took part in Impact Day, the company’s annual day of service, on May 18th. This is the sixth year... READ MORE BY: PROLOGIS’ EMPLOYEES TAKE A HANDS-ON APPROACH FOR IMPACT DAY COMMUNITY Building safer communities PCSOs carry out an important role and this partnership with local organisations will undoubtedly contribute to a safer Northamptonshire Sgt Sam Dobbs, Northamptonshire Police As the long-term owner of the logistics parks we develop, building a strong relationship with the local community is important for us: that’s why, in partnership with Crick Parish Council READ MORE BY: STEVEN HADDOCK COMMUNITY How creative thinking could save the planet How creative thinking could save the planet (and why dried insects would be better in a stir-fry) A blog post by Theo Morris The Eden Project is an educational charity whose aim is to connect us with each other and the living world, exploring how we can work towards a better future. It’s nestled... READ MORE BY: SIMON COX SUSTAINABILITY: ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT Building Community Spirit Working together with Love Brum and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Prologis UK and our ‘Space for Good’ initiative is making a real difference in the local community as part of our wider commitment to social value Alan Sarjant, Prologis UK The Real Junk Food Project (TRJFP) Birmingham has been operating since 2014, intercepting over... READ MORE BY: ALAN SARJANT COMMUNITY Prologis 100 celebrates a decade of pedal power Cycling and charity work are a real passion for many people who work at Prologis UK and, by combining the two and involving our agents and supply chain, we can really make a difference to the charities nominated by our employees Paul Weston, Prologis UK This year, Prologis UK celebrated a decade of charitable... READ MORE BY: PAUL WESTON OUR WORLD Driving home the benefits of Green Travel How our Green Travel Scheme helps people on Prologis Parks get to work, reduces local traffic and safeguards the environment. In 2008, working with Liftshare UK, our in-house Property Management Team set up the very first Green Travel Scheme at Prologis Park Kettering. Since then, they have worked hard to introduce Liftshare schemes across... READ MORE BY: STEVEN HADDOCK SUSTAINABILITY: ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT Creating a community garden Although it is a global business, Prologis cares about its local community Tim Andrews, LoveBrum Last November, shivering as an icy wind whipped across Uplands Allotments, I thought Prologis had taken on an impossible task. As it turns out, I was wrong. Six months later, we had turned three overgrown allotments at the entrance... READ MORE BY: CREATING A COMMUNITY GARDEN COMMUNITY Working with Warwickshire College We value our partnership with Prologis and the important role it plays in the education of students about sustainability Mark Bonham, Assistant Principal for WCG We’ve been working with Warwickshire College Group (WCG) for the past four years and currently sponsor their involvement with the Planet Mark™ certification scheme. Through this scheme, the group... READ MORE BY: SIMON COX SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT A workout with a view Providing outdoor fitness equipment on and around our Prologis Parks is a great way to encourage people to spend time outdoors, increasing their exposure to fresh air and sunlight. Outdoor fitness equipment can also be used by the local community and people with different levels of fitness and, as it’s free of charge, it’s accessible... READ MORE BY: A WORKOUT WITH A VIEW COMMUNITY Passionate about logistics, sustainability and community? 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