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The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has published online at www.voa.gov.uk new rateable values for 1.75 million commercial and other non-domestic properties across England and Wales. Using the assessments, which come into effect next April,

A 50% increase in storage space has resulted from street furniture supplier Furnitubes’ investment in a Translift Engineering articulating Bendi forklift truck at its newly-leased warehouse than was feasible at its last Sittingbourne premi

Distribution business Phil Hanley has installed powered and gravity conveyor equipment at its new 129,000cb m cold store in Nottinghamshire to meet the need for high-volume pallet handling with minimal forklift truck use.

Following the purchase of a 40-acre site in Scunthorpe from North Lincolnshire Council, Nisa-Today’s has appointed local contractor Clugston to begin construction on a 58,388sq m state-of-the-art distribution facility. International property firm D

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Corporation (SEM) has deployed i2 Technologies’ Supply Chain Management (SCM) to improve supply chain visibility. At the same time Samsung has implemented i2’s solutions in three of its divisions: Multi-Layered Ceramic Cap

An adjustable pallet racking solution at Widdowsons’ new warehouse in Glenfield, Leicestershire, has doubled storage capacity for the integrated logistics provider.

Northcliffe Group subsidiary Aberdeen Journals is using specialist newspaper strapping equipment from Mosca Direct as part of improvements to its printing facility. Aberdeen Journals, which publishes a variety of newspapers, prints more

Centura Foods has specified a fleet of Still forklift and warehouse trucks for goods movement operations at its manufacturing, packaging and distribution plant at Middlewich, Cheshire.

BITO Storage Systems has developed a new range of Boltless Shelving which can accommodate Euro-size containers. The shelving, which can be either flat or inclined, offers a better view and faster access to the containers.

Scarborough Development Group and Clugston Estates have obtained detailed planning consent at Redhouse Interchange, off J38 of A1(M) in Yorkshire, for a 60,851sq m distribution centre. The companies advised by joint agents DTZ and Gent Visic