Iveco and New Holland have assisted the British Museum and Sudan Archaeological Research Society (SARS) in an archaeology recovery project. The expedition was carried out by the Castiglioni brothers and Derek Welsby, curator of ancient Egypt and Sudan dep

First the bad news. Our bid to have a national skills academy for logistics recognised by the government fell at the last hurdle as we came a “very close fifth” with the first four only awarded the status. It’s little consolation, but we fight on.

A successful business relies on the quality of its workforce so finding the right logisticians should be a top priority. But all too often companies waste valuable time and money as a result of sloppy recruitment methods. In such a time-critical industry

We run an annual maintenance check with all our tenants, which we expect to increase to twice yearly. In this way we maintain warranties for example on the level access doors, and reduce long-term costs so that when an occupier leaves we save them money o

A single unitary authority would stimulate the release of land for commercial development and economic prosperity for the region.

Robert Cleeve of King Sturge says: “Although the UK has seen three consecutive years of increases in industrial floor space availability, the latest level of increase was minimal at 0.5 per cent. However, in the South West there was nearly 1.4 million sq

A further 600,000 sq ft of land has been released at Carisbrooke Investment’s 55-acre Haverhill Business Park in Suffolk for bespoke freehold and leasehold buildings up to 200,000 sq ft.

St Austell Brewery has snapped up the 100,000 sq ft former Borders Books warehouse on the St Columb Major Business Park, near Newquay, as a new regional distribution centre.

Marks & Spencer is to delay the construction of its £67m distribution centre in Bradford as it slashes non-essential spending following a sharp fall in profits.

German corrugated cardboard manufacturer Prowell, has signed a 15-year lease to occupy Pioneer 210, which totals 210,000 sq ft of speculative warehouse space at Ellesmere Port. The agreement marks Prowell’s first venture into the UK.