ProLogis’ plans to build a 671,251.84 sq ft warehouse on its 42 acre New Greenham Park in Newbury have been vetoed by the council.
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According to King Sturge’s latest research there is a growing demand for ever bigger warehouses due to growth in internet shopping.
DHL has launched a next-day delivery service to the USA for customers outside London.
JF Hillebrand Group, a German logistics provider to the drinks industry, has bought Trans Ocean Distribution.
The developer of Bronze Age Park, a 600,000 sq ft plus warehouse scheme in Belvedere, Erith, Kent, which was to be speculatively built, has sold it to another for around twice what it paid to secure the site in 2004.
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are to hold a joint conference called Security Without Barriers to Trade.
Firefly Tonics has chosen The Potter Group to handle its logistics contract.
Skills for Logistics, the Sector Skills Council for the freight logistics industry, has praised the way that The Sun newspaper is helping to promote logistics as a career for young people.
The Transport Exchange group, which offers online trading platforms Courier Exchange and Haulage Exchange, says it has gained more than 280 members since the beginning of 2007.
Celestica, a provider of electronics manufacturing services, has awarded a two-year contract to Kuehne and Nagel.
