B2C delivery company Hermes reckons that it can reduce the average cost of failed home deliveries by more than 60 per cent

Occupier take-up of industrial and warehouse space in the western corridor region, including the Thames Valley and West London, totalled 2.34 million sq ft in the second half of 2010 – the highest half yearly level since 2006, say Jones Lang LaSalle

Curtis Real Estate and LaSalle Investment Management are looking to speculatively develop an industrial scheme in London

According to Savills latest Commercial development Activity report survey respondents expect industrial/warehouse related activity to rise modestly, continuing the trend of the previous two months

Harrods is set to relocate is distribution hub from Osterley in West London to Newbury as part of new plans to expand the offering of the iconic store by its new owner Qatari Holding

Castlecool, the temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company, has increased storage space at its Castleblayney facility after taking delivery of an Aisle-Master articulated forklift

New KLM board members; City Link hires Hawley as general manager; McKail joins Damco from Agility; Baracoda makes two US appointments

The Fork Lift Truck Association annual awards for excellence 2011 were held last Saturday, including the Lifetime Achievement Award which was awarded posthumously to Brian Nealon of Bendigo Mitchell

Jungheinrich has warned that a growing reliance on temporary workers, and confusion over training, will increase the number of fork lift truck accidents

Orient Overseas Container Line is re-introducing its Atlantic express service with an additional port call to Hamburg