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A prominent industrial unit within Blantyre Industrial Estate, Lanarkshire, has changed hands in a £1million ‘off-market’ deal, structured by property agent James Barr.

It’s that time of year (at least at the time of writing this) when business plans and budgets need to be completed. Probably in common with other organisations our plan places a high premium on the assessment and management of risk in all its shapes

Morrisons has bought a prototype Oracle footprint that includes a complete retail suite of merchandising, planning, and stores applications; the Oracle E-Business Suite for financials, HR/payroll and manufacturing;

It’s such a blindingly simple idea that you wonder why no-one thought of it before – chamfering the leading edge of a trailer to make it more aerodynamic. If you can’t use the space, then the fuel saving makes it worthwhile – and lots of people are now go

Wrenbridge in a joint venture with Axa Real Estate Investment Managers has let its 39,752 sq ft Focus One warehouse at Focus Park, Solihull to Hire Service Holdings for 15 years subject to a ten year break at £6.50 per sq ft with 12 months rent and a six

Most companies will tell you that recruiting graduates whom they can later train in logistics, is an important part of their recruitment strategies. But there is one company that has chosen to follow a different route. Experience has shown

Deciding whether or not to opt for an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or best-of-breed system has long been a difficult decision for logistics providers. Historically, ERP systems have been thought of as cumbersome, restrictive, and costly. As a result

Volvo Trucks is challenging its transport suppliers to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20 per cent within the next two years as part of its climate strategy which already aims at, among other things, carbon-neutral production, energy efficiency

Stansted Transit, has taken a 33,800 sq ft unit at Standard Life Investments’ 179,500 sq ft Skyline 120 scheme in Braintree Essex, on a ten-year lease at an annual rent of £241,670.

Lawson teamed up with Skretting, supplier of feed for farmed fish, to deliver Trace Engine, a system which provides the company with instant electronic access to accurate upstream and downstream records of all raw materials