Making operators absolutely liable for all offences committed by their drivers is unacceptable and unworkable, the Freight Transport Association has told the Department for Transport which is consulting on amended EU drivers’ hours rules from 11 April.
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Developers TRE (Belvedere) and DMI Properties are due to submit plans for a 230,000 sq ft warehouse scheme on a 13-acre site in Erith, Kent to be known as Alchemy Park.
Knights Of Old is using Atlet’s Tergo Forte S3 reach truck to use more of its double-deep racking at its Kettering warehouse.
Welconstruct has won two contracts with Toyota Manufacturing UK to install carton live storage and heavy duty pallet storage systems.
Duncan Smillie, managing director of the mobile computing company Psion Teklogix, believes that the shift towards a greater use of voice technology is probably one of the most significant events in the logistics industry at the moment.
Waverley TBS, a subsidiary of Scottish and Newcastle, has taken a 34,500 sq ft warehouse on a 15-year lease at Quadrant Estate’s 134,000 sq ft Ropemaker Park in Hailsham, East Sussex.
The amount of speculative warehouse development is growing apace – but will supply dry up as quickly as it came? Liza Helps takes a closer look.
Pallet operators have formed their own trade organisation.
Respironics has taken a 90,000 sq ft headquarters and distribution facility in Tangmere, Chichester.
Property agency M3 has expanded with the launch of a Sheffield office to be manned by former Atisreal director Roger Haworth and former Knight Frank director Toby Vernon.
