SG Cuttings has taken Quorum’s 36,000 sq ft warehouse at the Europa Trading Estate in Kearsley, near Bolton, Lancashire on a 10 year lease at £3.51 per sq ft.

Kerry McDonagh is leaving DAF to become chief executive of Linde Material Handling (UK) and of Linde Heavy Truck Division on 1 September.

Great Bear Distribution has pre-let a 473,689 sq ft warehouse in Desbrough from Hampton Brook Developments and CJC.

Lincolnshire County Council has submitted outline plans for a 45-acre storage and distribution park at Kirton near Boston.

Wincanton has taken a three year lease on 8.82 acres of hard standing at Alconbury Airfield where it will store up to 1,8000 containers from Felixstowe for a major consumer goods retailer.

Non food retailers and food retailers have taken up the most new shed space on the market, taking a floorspace share of 35.4 per cent and 33.3 per cent respectively according to King Sturge.

Nissan is launching a range of compact, low emission engine lift trucks.

US express giant FedEx has chosen Iveco as a partner.

St Modwen is planning to build a 100,000 sq ft scheme capable of employing up to 250 people on a 4.

The 54,770 sq ft former Haldane Foods building, which includes various cold stores, at Interchange Park, Newport Pagnell is being offered freehold through Lambert Smith Hampton.