Graeme Wilson of UK Pallets says the market is no longer in the embryonic stage but has not yet reached full maturity.

Included in the Appendix C TR34 2003 specification is a truck simulator which has been developed to help gauge the correct flatness of floors. The simulator method has been used in the US for nearly thirty years and was also used in the UK in the early 19

The market for mezzanine floors has been fuelled by a recent boom in property prices.

TNT Logistics [now renamed Ceva] has re-ground its floors at its Hams Hall distribution centre bringing it into line with the TR34 DM2 flatness standard.

A new European standard on warehouse flooring is due to come out for public comment in the spring. But already it is re-igniting the debate on just how flat a warehouse floor needs to be.

Chocolate retailer Thorntons has implemented the Aldata Gold retail management software. Thorntons has some 350 shops and 200 franchises.

Despite Britain’s 24 million online shoppers spending record amounts on goods in the run-up to Christmas, it seems a significant number of retailers endured a difficult festive season.

Unilever is running a trial of Electronic Product Code Information Service to collect and access information from within its logistics environment and from trading partners in the supply chain.

The warehouse management system is at the core of the logistics operation and the basic functionality is well defined but there are still areas of development.

Neville Baxter and his four sons re-organised the company’s management so that the second generation, led by managing director Ian Baxter, has now taken over the running of the business.