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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

Industrial and logistics businesses must navigate shifting geopolitical dynamics, changes in customer expectations, technological advancement and the transition towards low‑carbon operations. These forces influence supply chains, land availability, infrastructure investment and planning frameworks. We help you respond decisively by providing practical advice that protects value and enables progress.

Our focus is on delivering industrial and logistics legal advice tailored to your commercial objectives. By anticipating emerging risks and opportunities, we help you take strategic decisions whether you are developing new production facilities, expanding logistics capacity or adapting existing assets for future demands. Our guidance is clear, commercially grounded and shaped by the realities of your sector.

We advise across every stage of the asset lifecycle, including planning, environmental compliance, development, construction and asset management. Our experience includes ports and multimodal transport hubs, regional distribution centres, last‑mile facilities, multi‑level industrial estates, data centres, carbon capture projects and energy storage solutions. We support you in navigating evolving planning and infrastructure regimes, securing the required consents and structuring projects to achieve long‑term resilience.

Our firm brings together one of the most respected real estate teams in the country, enhanced by commercial, regulatory and disputes specialists who work collaboratively as a single integrated offering. This multidisciplinary approach ensures you have access to the full range of expertise required to deliver complex industrial and logistics projects in domestic and international markets.

Featured experience

Pre-let

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.

Data centre planning and Section 106

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.

FAQs

We advise on the full spectrum of industrial and logistics schemes, including warehouses, distribution hubs, manufacturing facilities, multi‑level industrial estates, data centres, carbon capture projects and energy storage solutions.

We guide clients through planning strategy, environmental compliance, impact assessments and evolving regulatory frameworks. Our team helps secure the consents and approvals needed to bring forward development efficiently and with reduced risk.
Yes. We work with clients from the earliest stage of project development, advising on land promotion, acquisition, due diligence and the structures required to bring land forward for industrial or logistics use.
We monitor developments in planning, environmental legislation, infrastructure policy and sector‑specific regulation. Our advice helps you anticipate regulatory shifts, understand their operational impact and take timely steps to maintain compliance and safeguard your commercial position.
We work closely with our international offices and partner firms to deliver coordinated advice on projects that span multiple jurisdictions. This ensures consistency, risk management and commercial alignment across all aspects of your development or operations.
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    DAC have detailed knowledge, ability and clearly have the experience to handle complex matters.

    Chambers & Partners UK 2026, Real Estate: £50-150 million

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    The team is client-focused, approachable and flexible, providing an excellent service.

    Chambers & Partners UK 2026, Real Estate

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    The relationship with the DACB team has gone from strength to strength since they started helping us with our property portfolio. It was a smooth transition and new ways of working for both of us.

    Legal 500 UK 2026, Commercial Property

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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

Londres

Andrew Morgan

Partner

Londres

+44 (0)20 7894 6193

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Quiénes somos

¿Por qué elegir DAC Beachcroft?

Somos un bufete comercial de amplia base que presta servicios a una gran variedad de sectores, con una sólida herencia en seguros,
salud e inmobiliario. Combinamos excelentes conocimientos jurídicos y experiencia de vanguardia para diseñar soluciones en
que se adapten a las necesidades de nuestros clientes, a menudo con un uso inteligente de la tecnología.

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