St Modwen has submitted a planning application for some 80,000 sq ft of speculative warehousing at its 55 acre Access 18 scheme in Avonmouth, Bristol.

Barberry Developments is proposing to build a £15m 157,000 sq ft distribution centre at Burton-upon-Trent.

Evans Property Group has unveiled plans for a one million sq ft high bay distribution and warehousing facility in Lincoln.

KN Drinks Logistics has won a contract with Anheuser-Busch Europe, which makes Budweiser.

Marks & Spencer’s food depot in Bristol is to have an RFID-based sortation system from Dematic.

Palletways has bought its Italian operation after licensing it out in 2002.

Dennison Trailers has moved its FastParts operation into bigger premises opposite its curtainsider factory in Lancaster.

Dairy Crest is to use Paragon’s single depot routeing and scheduling software for the daily planning of store deliveries from four of its dairies.

Sainsbury’s has renewed its primary logistics contract with NFT for a further three years.

Theo de Pencier has been appointed chief executive of the Freight Transport Association.