Ian Harbour has been appointed the new general manager of Culina’s Milton Keynes distribution centre. Harbour was promoted from supply chain development manager.

Development is underway again at Eurocentral, the giant distribution park that nestles conveniently between the M8 and the M74 on the eastern side of Glasgow.

St Modwen Properties has secured planning consent for 800,000 sq ft of warehousing at its 55-acre Access 18 scheme in Avonmouth, Bristol.

Catesby Property Group has recently acquired a five-acre site alongside the M6 and close to the centre of Birmingham on which it plans a £8 million distribution scheme. A detailed planning application for two 50,000 sq ft buildings has been submitted.

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.