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Bathroom hub at Dewsbury
Bathroom supplier TC Bathrooms is moving to a new £11m purpose built warehouse at PPG Land and Clugston Estate's 28-acre Bretton Business Park, Dewsbury....03 Oct 2008

Business park plan for Derbyshire
Developers Wilson Bowden and joint venture partner Miller Birch have launched plans for a new business park at Sinfin Moor in Chellaston, Derbyshire....03 Oct 2008

C&A picks ProLogis for French RDC
ProLogis is to build a 475,000 sq ft warehouse near Paris for clothing retailer C&A. The facility will be developed 45km southeast of the capital in Presles. C&A will use the space as a regional distribution centre, distributing various lines of apparel...03 Oct 2008

Cert Octavian takes second in Yorkshire
Logistics operator Cert Octavian, advised by DTZ, has expanded its presence in the Yorkshire market by acquiring a second distribution facility, which is one of the largest lettings in South Yorkshire this year....03 Oct 2008

Behind the shed
Something to celebrate: Transaid is celebrating its tenth year of operation with a Royal Gala Ball at the Imperial War Museum in London on 9th October 2008. ...03 Oct 2008

A time to skill
Training is an integral part of any skills-led job, so why do some companies still not give it the emphasis it needs? Lucy Tesseras reports...03 Oct 2008

Are you being served?
With logistics offering relatively low margins, investment in software can be difficult. Now that the economy is less stable than it has been in recent years, there's a need for new solutions and software-as-a-service is an attractive alternative....03 Oct 2008

Brad brennan
You know the situation - your assembly line is about to come to a grinding halt because essential parts are stuck on a truck in some obscure bit of eastern Europe and you could be facing costs of half a million pounds an hour. That's when you need...03 Oct 2008

Bouncing back from Buncefield
The explosion at the Buncefield oil storage depot in Hertfordshire closed the nearby distribution centre of Waverley TBS, in December 2005 - the worst possible time for a company that sell wines and spirits to restaurants, clubs and public houses. The...03 Oct 2008

Cool computing
When French group Tourpargel, which specialises in home delivery of frozen food, bought Frigedoc (Agrigel brand) in 2003 it was decided to implement a common system for the whole group consisting of SAP for purchasing and supply and Savoye for its LM7...03 Oct 2008

Lockheed goes for software-as-a-service
Lockheed Martin chose Manhattan Associates' Transport Lifecycle Management (TLM) to improve its transport management processes. The system is designed to help Lockheed Martin maintain control of its network and make the right transport decisions based on...03 Oct 2008

Suzuki cuts costs with web content management
Tesco has chosen RackCare's online racking management system to manage the safety and maintenance of its racking complexes. Over the past year the retail giant has commissioned several new distribution centres - each routinely more than one million...03 Oct 2008

Fear of empty bellies
The airline sector is in trouble. Losses this year could reach $6.1 billion, more than wiping out the $5.6 billion that airlines made...03 Oct 2008

Gutter politics
You can hire the top supply chain planners, restructure your operations, install the most sophisticated systems and maintain the most modern equipment to maximise the performance of your supply chain and minimise the costs....03 Oct 2008

UK drivers don't need training: Geoffrey Cave Wood
UK drivers don't need training: only a half-wit would agree with that statement, but that is exactly how one might try to justify the UK's response to the EU directive on driver training which comes into effect in 12 months time. The directive was...03 Oct 2008