It may seemmore risky to choose one of the smaller
logistics providers over a big player, but,with their
entrepreneurship and flexibility, they might be able to
teach the big boys a trick or two. Jessica Davies reports.
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All too frequently the floor gets overlooked, and it often seems to take an accident or for equipment to get damaged before it gets a second look. Lucy Tesseras thinks it deserves better
The latest construction survey says the construction of factories and warehouses is expected to fall almost 60 per cent between 2007 and 2010.
Sunlight Group has taken 48,000 sq ft in three warehouse/ industrial units at C1 Trade Park, part of the Aberaman Industrial Estate near Aberdare, on a ten-year lease at a stepped rent rising to £110,000 in the fourth year.
Developer ProLogis has racked up lettings on existing built space totalling more than one million sq ft across four schemes in the last two months.
The Technology Strategy Board launches its competition for £10m of funding today (2nd November) called Informed Logistics.
Davies & Robson has conducted a distribution tender exercise on behalf of sandwich retailer Eat, resulting in the appointment of Gist to establish and operate a national distribution centre at its Hemel Hempstead facility.
SDI Group has increased capacity at GSI Commerce’s distribution centre in Oldham by 30 per cent.
Valeo Service, the aftermarket branch of the global automotive group, has selected Kuehne + Nagel for the management and execution of in-bound road logistics.
Home Delivery Network has chosen Avalanche Mobility Centre from Wavelink to manage some 5,000 mobile devices used by its delivery drivers.
