Jon Sleeman

jon.sleeman@eu.jll.com

Blogs by  Jon

The UK needs to look at its capabilities, including land and property, to secure its manufacturing future

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Recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that in the first six months of this year, UK car manufacturing reached its highest half year total since 2008, with some 793,642 car rolling off UK production lines; and this follows a stellar 2014 in which UK car manufacturers produced just under […]

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Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration

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Earlier this week I attended the European Logistics Association’s conference on ‘Innovation in Urban Logistics and Multimodal Platforms, held at the European Parliament in Brussels. This was a very timely event, not least because the growth in e-commerce has put the spotlight on last mile solutions. In addition, there is growing interest in certain cities […]

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Evolution of manufacturing – adding complexity, creating opportunity

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Many European real estate investors and developers have traditionally shown limited interest in manufacturing as an economic activity and driver of real estate demand. This is partly explained by the perception that manufacturing has been in relative decline in developed countries and also by the fact that major manufacturers have tended to develop and own […]

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The rise of urban logistics

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The approach of the London Olympics is highlighting the vital importance of logistics for the successful functioning of cities.  This is partly because arrangements for the smooth running of the Games, including the Olympic Route Network (ORN) and Paralympic Route Network, (PRN) will impact on freight flows. The Olympics is only the latest ‘event’ to […]

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Why we should all love logistics

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As the London Olympics approach, I suspect we will be hearing more from the official provider of logistics services for the Games, which has a slogan ‘we love logistics’ and a jingle to go with it. Now one might expect a leading logistics company to love logistics, but why should the rest of us?  With […]

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