Monopolist gatekeepers keeping warehouse power in the shade

The Potter Space development in Ripon

At the IMHX logistics solutions exhibition in Birmingham today, the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) will distribute a report into the potential for solar energy generation within the sector and contains conclusions that are both hugely positive and equally depressing.

On the plus side, there is a mind-boggling 18.5m acres of warehouse roofs across the country that could have solar panels installed upon them. To put that in terms of everyone’s favourite equivalency – that’s 10,511,363 and a half football pitches of ...