The Barker Review of the UK’s planning system has just published its interim report. Andy Griffiths, deputy managing director of ProLogis Developments, highlights the key issues for the industry.

Strategic land supply is a key problem in Scotland but there are encouraging signs of developer interest, reports Charlie Jacoby.

Miller Birch has celebrated the topping-out of Langley 255, the 255,000 sq ft (23,690 sq m) high specification distribution property at @ccess 26, Langley Mill, Derbyshire, the firm’s 30-acre industrial and distribution development.

Knight Frank is to market Slough Estate’s 225,400 sq ft Meteor Park scheme in Birmingham in conjunction with DTZ Debenham Tie Leung.

Eddie Stobart is moving to a new site at Appleton Thorn close to Junction 20 of the M6.

TNT Archive Services has almost doubled its storage capacity with the opening of a new £7m facility.

Vanderlande’s operating profit increased from £7.2m in 2004/5 to £16.7m in 2005/6.

Easilift Loading Systems has provided the latest in loading bay equipment for a £30 million ambient national distribution centre in Scunthorpe operated by Re-Vision Logistics and Bibby Distribution for Nisa-Today’s.

Robert Bosch has picked SSI Schaefer to construct bays of Regal 3000 shelving under existing bays of pallet racking.

Easilift Loading Systems has provided the latest in loading bay equipment for a £30 million ambient national distribution centre in Scunthorpe operated by Re-Vision Logistics and Bibby Distribution for Nisa-Today’s.