Ian Henderson, Group Head of Property for Associated British Ports
Associated British Ports (ABP), the UKs largest port operator and a leading player in the industrial and logistics property sector, is delighted that Ian Henderson, ABP’s Group Head of Property, has stepped into the role of Vice Chair at the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA).
Ian joined ABP in 2021 initially as Head of Property for Southampton before expanding to a Group wide role. Prior to ABP, Ian spent ten years with Wincanton as Group Property Director. He is a Chartered Surveyor and in addition to his ABP and UKWA roles Ian is a board member of Go Southampton.
Ian commented “I am delighted to take on the Vice Chair role for the UKWA in addition to leading the UKWA Property & Planning advisory board. As the voice of the foundational UK warehousing sector the UKWA has a crucial role to play in this rapidly changing market where it’s never been more important that landlord and tenants work closely to support true resilience in the supply chain.
The Vice Chair role is a great fit with my role of Group Head of Property at ABP. I look forward to bringing more of my practical experience from a logistics property leader to the UKWA. At ABP across our 21 ports right across Britain we have the land, existing stock, development expertise and the in-house funding that deliver bespoke property solutions for our property partners.”
To learn more ABP and its property activities please visit https://property.abports.co.uk/.
The UKWA is the leading trade organisation for the warehousing sector, with over 900 members. Full members include warehousing and logistics providers as well as manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers. Around 200 Associate members are suppliers of products and services to the logistics industry. It’s missions are to talk about warehousing, raise industry standards, build community and help members.
In addition to Ian’s appointment as Vice Chair, the UKWA has also rotated other members of the Board, including the appointment of Gary Whittle, Operations Director at Meachers Global Logistics as Chair.
UKWA CEO Clare Bottle welcomed the new appointees “I’m grateful for the commitment and hard work of all our board members, who together provide wide ranging experience, along with expert guidance and wise advice,” she said. “There are exciting times ahead, both for our sector and for UKWA, and I’m delighted to have the very capable Gary and Ian at the helm, with fresh insights and energy from our new board members Andy and Clare helping drive forward our ambitious agenda for growth.”
To learn more about the UKWA please visit https://www.ukwa.org.uk/.
