Shepherd Developments and Eden Park Developments, have selected placed a contract with Clegg Construction to speculatively build a 3,800 sq m (41,000sq ft) industrial/warehouse building with 8m eaves.

Several speculative developments in the Midlands are due for completion shortly giving occupiers even more choice.

Plans for a up to 41,805 sq m (450,000 sq ft) of industrial and distribution space at the 7.23ha (17.86 acre) plot on the 12.14ha (30 acre) former Cransley Iron Works outside Kettering in Northamptonshire have been lodged with the local planning authority

Logistics Manager this month launches its new web site: LM-Sheds.com alongside its major new supplement: LM-Sheds: The Distribution Centre Directory.

Logistics Manager’s survey of Top Logistics Service Providers is designed to provide the key information customers need when selecting a logistics partner-size, geographical coverage, market specialisation and so on.

Freightliner has reported record handling volumes at Thamesport. Total movements to and from the port for last week in April ended at 1355 containers.

James Falkner takes a look at some of the latest projects in the warehouse storage and racking industry.

I attended an RFID seminar just recently where the presenter was bemoaning the fact he kept hearing the phrase: RFID is difficult you know – you have to understand the “laws of physics”

Management Dynamics has announced that it has formed a partnership with ILM Technologies, to offer a range of online business and trading services to manufacturers and exporters.

Asda has renewed its contract with TruckLOG’s manufacturer, Davis Derby. Davis has been supplying the TruckLOG access control modules and fleet management systems to Asda, since 1998.