Hallmark Cards has awarded a contract to Savoye for the automation of its 220,000 sq ft Dawson Lane warehouse in Bradford.

Sbh.uk has completed a new 12,022 sq m distribution centre for L’Oréal. Located off Junction 27 of the M1, it will store and distribute brands from L’Oréal’s Luxury Product Division.

Elite Worldwide reckons it is the UK’s first carbon neutral courier and is urging others to take a similar approach.

St Helena in the south Atlantic is so isolated that it was chosen for the exile of Napoleon following the Battle of Waterloo.

Gladman Developments has got the green light to build a 361,205 sq ft speculative distribution warehouse near Runcorn, Cheshire.

Are sale and leasebacks a sign of trouble or good financial planning? Liza Helps investigates.

Nippon Express (UK) has secured a 15-year lease on a 124,800 sq ft warehouse in Hayes close to Heathrow.

Paul Carvell, has become chief executive of Business Direct. Carvell has been the non-executive chairman since June 2006. He is replacing Tim Houstoun, who will remain on the board as an executive director.

Charlie Jacoby heads west down the M4 but he reckons that the fabulous rents around the airport make Heathrow a contender for top warehouse location.

Available industrial floorspace rose by 4.3 per cent between December 2005 and June 2006, according to King Sturge ‘s latest UK Industrial & Distribution Floorspace report.