Industrial & Logistics Real Estate Development Experts – Tritax Big Box

Our Values

Our core values are critical to our approach. We are committed to doing the right thing for all our stakeholders and the communities we operate in.

Conviction

We make high-conviction decisions founded on proprietary, data-driven insights.

Relationship Driven

We take a personal, hands-on approach, getting to know our stakeholders so we can deliver on their ambitions.

Responsible

We aim to create long-term value for our clients, investors and the communities where we are based.

At a glance

We are experts in UK logistics real estate, delivering millions of sq ft of high-quality, sustainable industrial and logistics warehouse space each year. We proactively manage our 100+ assets – from small to big boxes – using our sector specialism and deep market insights to stay ahead of trends and meet our clients’ evolving needs. Our approach is personal and hands-on, focused on leaving positive long-term legacies.

UK’s largest logistics development platform

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Developable space

Assets across the UK

UK’s largest portfolio of logistics investment assets

*REIT stats last updated on 17th May 2024

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History

Tritax Big Box is established

Tritax Big Box REIT lists on the London Stock Exchange and delivers its first big boxes for Sainsbury’s and M&S

Client base grows

Growing number of clients, including more of the UK’s best-known companies, such as Tesco, Morrisons, DHL, Wolseley UK, Rolls-Royce and Next

Portfolio value reaches first big milestone

REIT portfolio value surpasses £1 billion

First major solar PV installations

New solar PV installations generate over 300,000 kWh – starting the journey to 17MW+ today

Acquires new site - home to one of Europe's largest logistics facilities

Acquires 114 acre prime-located site at Littlebrook, Dartford – home to a former coal and oil power station, and now one of Europe’s largest logistics facilities

Portfolio value reaches £3 billion milestone

REIT portfolio value surpasses £3 billion for the first time

Tritax Big Box REIT acquires dbSymmetry

Acquisition brings together the UK’s largest logistics land platform and largest portfolio of prime big box logistics assets

Issues first Sterling green bond by a UK REIT

Sterling green bond contributes to the funding of the Company's extensive development pipeline, in line with its ambitions to demonstrate leadership in sustainable logistics

Achieves EPRA Gold level certification

Achieves EPRA Gold award for financial reporting and sustainability reporting which it has retained ever since and GRESB leader for Development in the European and Global Industrial Listed Sectors, achieving the highest score for the industrial sector

Tritax sets new zero carbon ambition

Sets a new commitment to achieve net zero carbon across all aspects of the business by 2040, ten years earlier than previously targeted

Decade of 100% rent collection; Tritax Social Impact Foundation launched

Achieves a decade of 100% rent collection, reflecting the quality and resilience of the investment portfolio, and calibre of clients; also launches Tritax Social Impact Foundation with an ambitious 5-year social impact plan, aiming to positively impact 250,000 young lives

Tritax Big Box REIT acquires UKCM

Acquisition increases the portfolio to 100+ assets and a portfolio value of £6.4 billion, significantly enhancing its urban logistics offering; Tritax Symmetry changes its name to Tritax Big Box Developments and integrates into the Tritax Big Box brand

Meet our Team

Our people are critical to our success. We are proud to have established a team of passionate, intellectually curious people with diverse, but complementary, experience.

Find out more

As Big Box has grown, so has our impact in the regions where Big Box is based.

Jane Whitbread
Founder, Schoolreaders

Latest News

Plans for a new rail freight interchange project set to generate up to £406million per annum for uk plc

Tritax Big Box Developments (TBBD) has made a further submission to assist the Secretary of State in making a decision on a Development Consent Order (DCO) application for Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI), a major strategic rail freight interchange project in Hinckley, Leicestershire. The project, when complete, is projected to generate between £329million and £406million per year in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the UK economy.

Tritax Big Box REIT plc provides an update on its operational performance for the financial year ended 31 December 2024.

Highlights of Tritax Big Box's 2024 FY performance include: - Additional £22.7 million of contracted rent from active management and development lettings - Secured one of UK’s largest 2024 pre-lets - 1 million sq ft to a global leader in e-commerce - £306.2 million of disposals above book value, including £181.2 million of non-strategic assets

Future Space shows improving occupier sentiment, diverse demand drivers and ongoing supply chain evolution

The eighth annual Future Space report was conducted in the final quarter of 2024 by supply chain market analysts Analytiqa on behalf of Tritax Big Box plc, owners of the UK’s largest logistics investment and land development portfolio, and international real estate advisors Savills. It canvases the views of 330 occupiers, institutional investors and developers on the key trends and factors affecting the future of industrial and logistics space over the next 12-24 months and beyond.