Demand for UK logistics and industrial warehouse space – fuelled by the continuing growth in online retail - has continued to soar, with 2021 full year data (for warehouses over 50,000 sq ft in size) showing a new record high in take-up, as 70.1 million sq ft was let or sold for own occupation, according to new figures from Cushman & Wakefield.
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Businesses must be convinced of the commercial case for sustainability if green targets are to be achieved
Jan 31, 2022
Large and medium-sized organisations report improving sustainability among the three biggest challenges they face. Greater focus is being put on bringing social and environmental concerns in line with factors affecting profitability, according to new research undertaken by one of the UK's leading business energy suppliers, Gazprom Energy.
Retailers can offer customers 360° virtual store tours using BlueFinity’s low code app platform, Evoke
Jan 31, 2022
Retailers can now offer customers a 360-degree virtual tour of their stores when they develop apps using Evoke, an innovative low-code app development platform from BlueFinity. BlueFinity’s latest enhancements to Evoke include an integrated and adaptable 360° virtual tour capability. This means that if retailers develop apps through Evoke, they can offer their customers a virtual tour of their stores.
GIST researchers develop silk-based digital security device
Jan 31, 2022
Researchers from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology have devised a security system using natural silk fibers. According to the institute, the research promises future sustainable and environmentally-friendly security solutions.
