It may be good to talk, but it is vital for all parties to talk at length when planning an extension. Thorough planning and regular dialogue will ensure that business will continue unaffected by what is happening on the other side of the wall.

Miller Developments and The Royal Bank of Scotland joint venture Omega Warrington and landowner English Partnerships have submitted an outline planning application for the first two phases of the £1Bn Omega development at Warrington.

Provider of distribution accommodation to the logistics industry ProLogis has unveiled the latest addition to its M25 portfolio – a 14,880sq m high bay facility which has unrestricted use.

Parkfield Projects has been commissioned to provide a new £6M, 4,538sq m state-of-the-art head office and distribution centre at Maidstone from KFF Food Service, which provides frozen, chilled and ambient food distribution in London and the South-east.

Lynx Express has moved to a larger 2,046sq m purpose-built branch on the Gloucester Business Park in Gloucester. The express parcels company’s previous depot was in St Oswald’s Road, Gloucester.

Property investment and active management specialist Ashtenne Holdings has paid £8M to buy a 51,150sq m logistics warehouse in Amersfoort, near Utrecht, in the Netherlands from Hays.

With 69 stores nationwide, upholstered furniture retailer DFS is well aware that providing shorter delivery times to customers will help keep it ahead of the competition. Delivery times are normally a week, from the time of order, but increased customer d

Kaysersberg Plastics has introduced a new pallet, lid and belt system for the engineering, automotive, appliance, food and pharmaceutical industries and which removes the need for non-reusable packaging.

Tractel (UK), in conjunction with Stayfast UK, has developed a solution which will enable operators of stacker truck equipment in narrow aisles to escape in the event of an emergency.

Crawford Amber has developed a BUS-networked loading bay control system which is claimed to be the first of its kind. The new Supervision i400 offers advanced operation and maintenance functionality, seamless integration with facility management systems a