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With companies under pressure to cut costs and use existing facilities more efficiently, there is a renewed focus on making the most of warehouse space – particularly through the use of narrow aisle or very narrow aisle systems.

The approach to transit packaging is changing like never before, with a number of factors, namely cost and environment, playing a major role in altering the face of the market.

Indeed King Sturge’s latest Industrial Floorspace Report says: “The level of industrial development under construction on a speculative basis within Greater London has fallen. There is currently some 602,542 sq ft under construction across eight schemes;

There’s more to choosing the right stacker truck than meets the eye. MALORY DAVIES looks at the latest developments in the market.

There are some desperate land lords and owners out there, but there are few clues to say who is holding the weakest hand. LIZA HELPS shuffles the cards.

The right software can make a huge difference to any logistics operation, but in order for it to work to its full potential it needs to be operated on the right hardware. LUCY TESSERAS reports on the latest developments in data capture systems.

Stalwart of the computer chip industry, Intel Corporation UK’s European logistics strategy manager Simon Barrett, has seen some big changes. He talks to JESSICA DAVIES ahead of his appearance at Extended Supply Chain 2009.

Life is all about selection, Darwin found, but what does it take to select the right picking system? And how can companies get the biggest bang for their buck? JESSICA DAVIES reports.

The difficulties being faced on the UK high street have triggered aftershocks up and down the supply chain. Yet despite the casualty pile-up the news for retail supply chain professionals is by no means bad. The dynamics of the retail market are changing

Volvo Trucks has helped to float the latest fundraising venture by the RNLI’s Warwick Ladies’ Lifeboat Guild – a book of family-friendly recipes called “Granny To the Rescue!” It paid the £4,000 printing costs so that the entire proceeds from the initial