According to Savills’ latest European Logistics survey rents have declined six per cent in prime properties and seven per cent in secondary warehouses year-on-year.

Gallan Group has completed the first phase of its £20m Gallan Park mixed-use scheme on Watling Street, Cannock – a 70,000 sq ft industrial warehouse pre-let to Rhenus Logistics.

Stobart Rail has been shortlisted as one of three preferred bidders for a £25m contract to turn Carlisle Airport into a logistics hub for its sister company Stobart Logistics. The transformation includes the building of a 400,000 sq ft warehouse.

beelocal, an online enterprise that will enable independent shops and producers to sell their goods via the internet and offer customers a 24-hour delivery service, has taken part of a former carpet factory on Aynam Road in Kendal, on a three-year lease a

Plans for what will be one of the biggest port-related developments in the country – covering almost 1,500 acres on the south bank of the Humber – have been submitted to North Lincolnshire Council.

Racking out a warehouse can appear deceptively simple, but getting it wrong might prove costly. Malory Davies reports on how companies are making creative use of racking.

It’s been a rocky road for many third party logistics companies over the past 12 months, but there are still deals to be had. Lucy Tesseras reports

It’s a no-brainer – practically everyone needs a warehouse management system. But, has the time come to go down the pay as you go route?
Jessica Davies is on the case

High flying Gist chief Martin Gwynn talks to Lucy Tesseras about the company’s ethos, the £2bn M&S deal and why he chose logistics over being a pilot

David Higginbottom of the RTITB reckons there is widespread confusion among drivers over what the CPC entails, saying “what drivers do know tends to be inaccurate”.