Up to 500 jobs could eventually be created at book retailer Waterstones’ 157,500 sq ft new warehouse in Burton-upon-Trent.

Hong Kong-based power tools manufacturer Ryobi has taken Oxfordshire’s biggest speculative building the 167,409 sq ft ProLogis Park Didcot on Purchas Road.

Electrical retailer Comet has secured a pre –let ona 385,000 sq ft warehouse at Canmoor Developments and Kenmore’s 14.75-acre Arrow Park scheme on Edinburgh Way, Harlow.

Lambert Smith Hampton and Knight Frank are marketing the 89,412 sq ft former Royal Mail warehouse on South Marston Park, Swindon.

Logistics company iForce has taken Stoford Developments and Terrace Hill Group’s 237,444 sq ft warehouse known as Redd 42 on Ravensbank Business Park in Redditch.

Forth Ports is working on a masterplan for a whisky distribution park at the port of Grangemouth on the Forth. A layout for 1.6m sq ft of warehousing has been approved.

More than 100 Euro 5 Volvo FH-480, six by two tractor units have gone into service with Hanbury Davies.

The European Commission carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of various providers of international freight forwarding on 10th October.

CitySprint, the UK’s largest privately owned same day courier network, has taken over Axa Courier Express.

The 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority is looking for a system to monitor truck movements during construction of the facilities