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Industrial Securities Group
Industrial Securities Group, known as ISE, is a pan-European private property group specialising in the manufacturing, warehousing and logistics sectors.

Purpose
Industrial Securities Group is based in the west end of London. Co-founded by Stephen Lawrence and Nigel Lax, the Group's focus is the acquisition and development of national and international properties, which require intensive asset management in the manufacturing, warehousing and logistics sectors.

ISE has since become one of the largest logistics warehousing providers and property companies in Europe, with offices in Luxembourg, France and Germany, and owns over 1,000,000 sq m of space across Europe.

History
Established in 1995, The Group expanded into mainland Europe, establishing Industrial Securities in Luxembourg in 2002. Industrial Securities Group is partially funded by private equity investor, Marcol Group which comprises a diverse group of private companies with common investors that specialise in most real estate sectors including; hotels, retail, health care, leisure, offices.

In 2006 Geovia Logistics was formed as a collaboration between Industrial Securities and Geopark, creating a new generation of sustainable logistics platforms in strategic locations across Europe.

Green Logistics
The recent Climate Change Bill passed in the UK outlines a statutory reduction in Europe’s carbon emissions by 60-80% by the year 2050. Transport and its related industries are necessarily one of the more prominent targets for revision, with Europe a captive audience to its proposed changes and developments. For all things ‘logistics’ sustainability is now the key word, and ISE through Geovia Developments are already at the forefront of sustainable innovative warehousing and include the following features as standard:


 * Recycled rain water from roof
 * Restricted water in the WC for water conservation
 * Taps with automatic start and stop censors
 * Optimum natural lighting – minimum 5% windows
 * Photovoltaic panels on the roof
 * Station for charging electric vehicles
 * Windows in the offices for natural ventilation, without air conditioning
 * Heat extraction from fans
 * Geothermal heat pumps
 * On site Waste Treatment
 * Organic Paint
 * Mixed wood and concrete structures with wood from a renewable source
 * Recycled materials in use
 * Vegetated roofs on top of the office buildings
 * Located on rail junctions
 * Links to local maritime port
 * Bicycle racks

International Competitors
Gazeley

ProLogis

Goodman

Helios