Storage & rackingLatest developments in the storage and racking systems with case studies highlighting trends…

Sbh.uk is to project manage and act as quantity surveyors for a new 19,300 sq m (210,000 sq ft) warehouse and office complex on First Point, Burton-on-Trent, for Eden Park Developments. The scheme is due to be completed in June 2006.

Cert has created the Cert drinks network as part of its plan to become the dominant provider of warehousing, transport and consolidated delivery services in the off-trade drinks sector.

Demand for managerial interims in the logistics industry is at a record high, according to supply chain recruitment specialists George Henderson Recruitment.

Mitchell’s of Mansfield has won a new distribution contract with Italian heating giant Irsap.

Recruitment group Hays has merged its Purchasing and Logistics divisions to create Hays Purchasing and Supply.

Asda is to appeal against an Employment Tribunal’s £850,000 fine.

New Look has given Accenture a 10-year contract to manage and maintain its UK and European core trading, supply chain and retail operations systems.

The European Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2006 are now open for entries. Companies wishing to find out how they compare with Europe’s leading players in supply chain management should log on to to

It’s May 2006 and so we should have reached the point where digital tachographs are mandatory.