Hart Council has rejected plans by PruPim and Astral to build 1.25 million sq ft of distribution space at Pyestock, between Fleet and Farnborough. The development had been the subject of a much-publicised campaign
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The realignment of the third party logistics market seems to be picking up speed again. When we conducted our survey last year there appeared to be a lull in merger and takeover activity as companies focused on digesting their trophies from the
A pre-let of 135,000 sq ft of industrial space has been agreed with seafood company Cumbrian Holdings at Foxcover Distribution Park in Seaham, County Durham.
Many companies are now using so-called e-procurement implementations to facilitate catalogue-based buying of indirect materials, such as office supplies. This is fine, but the savings on these types of deployments are rarely substantial. Shaving pennies
St Modwen Developments has signed an agreement with Darlington Borough Council to open up 70 acres of land within the Faverdale Employment Area to create a £50 million major industrial park capable of providing 1,500 jobs.
Fashion retailer River Island has paid Gazeley and Land Securities in excess of £20m for the freehold of a 450,000 sq ft distribution centre at Magna Park, Milton Keynes.
Magnus Group has taken delivery of seven new Schmitz Cargobull trailers in order to help fulfil its distribution contract with insulating foam manufacturer and supplier Celotex.
Cruise shipping company Carnival UK has renewed its five year contract with Meachers Group, with the addition of an extra 12,000 sq ft of dedicated warehousing, which now totals 33,000 sq ft.
RDS Technology has introduced a new range of on-board load monitoring and weighing systems for forklift trucks.
Port haulier E T Morris & Sons has added two DAF XF105 mid-lift axle tractor units to its 55-strong fleet to evaluate the model.
