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Industrial and Logistics

We understand that you need to respond rapidly to opportunities and new dynamics in the sector: shifts in global politics, in customer behaviour, evolving regulations towards carbon neutrality and innovations around energy and data storage and supply. Responses require changes to supply chain logistics, use of technology and the flexibility for land to come forward for warehouses, data centres, carbon capture facilities and energy storage solutions.

Overview

Our solution is to deliver success through bespoke legal solutions, tailored to your specific needs. We want to work with you to anticipate emerging opportunities and challenges, taking decisive action that gets you the best results.

Whether you need planning, environmental, development, construction or asset management advice, we deliver creative, commercially-focussed results across every part of the delivery and production chain - from port to production, regional hubs to last mile facilities, and multi level multi tenure industrial estates. We can help you navigate evolving planning and infrastructure regimes to realise the development potential of your assets.

We’re a broad-based commercial firm with one of the largest, and well respected real estate teams in the country. We also stand out because we draw together specialists from across our multidisciplinary commercial, regulatory and litigation teams, working as integrated teams to support your success.

Featured experience

  • Acting on the pre-let of a 137,000sq ft warehouse, including site set-up, a conditional agreement for leases documentation and the procurement of construction warranties.
  • Advising on all planning and infrastructure aspects of a new hyper-scaler data centre (60,000 sqm) in Hertfordshire, including negotiation of mitigating infrastructure package and associated Section 106 obligations and conditions.
  • Acting for a national retailer in relation to a development agreement for the construction of a 670,000 sq ft national distribution centre and the grant of a 20 year lease.
  • Advising a technology manufacturer on their UK office and industrial portfolio, including the sale and leaseback of a distribution warehouse.
  • Acting for a pension fund on the purchase, manufacture and sale of a distribution centre in the Midlands and on the purchase and forward funding of a six unit industrial scheme.
  • Advising a logistics provider on all aspects of its distribution network and supporting non-operational estate. This included business as usual lettings, surplus land disposals and development of high value regional hubs with rail links.
  • Acting for a transport company on the development of the storage and servicing facility including supporting power purchase agreements linked to the landlord's adjacent solar scheme.
  • Providing real estate development advice to a London university on the development of a state-of-the-art life sciences centre, as part of the wider Whitechapel Life Sciences Cluster

What our clients say

  • ”

    DAC Beachcroft provide a reassuringly competent and efficient service, which is consistent across all team members. Their multi-disciplinary experience is easy to access and their partners and associates are an excellent blend of professional, experienced and approachable.

    Legal 500 UK 2023, Real Estate

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Nicola Fairbairn

Partner

Newcastle

Nicola Fairbairn

Partner

Newcastle

+44 (0)191 404 4019

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Sally Morris-Smith

Partner

Manchester

Sally Morris-Smith

Partner

Manchester

+44 (0)161 934 3014

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Andrew Morgan

Partner

London

Andrew Morgan

Partner

London

+44 (0)20 7894 6193

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Who we are

Why choose DAC Beachcroft?

We’re a broad-based commercial firm serving a wide range of sectors with a strong heritage in insurance,
health and real estate. We combine excellent legal skills and cutting-edge delivery expertise to design
solutions that fit the needs of our clients – often involving clever uses of technology.

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