Retail growth within Heathrow Airport has increased dramatically from one side of to the other the past ten years.

Retail growth within Heathrow Airport has increased dramatically from one side of to the other the past ten years, however the infrastructure has seen little change to accommodate this bourgeoning Congestion, both on airport roads and at loading bays, was a significant riddle with an average of 439 supplier moves to 240 retail outlets being made each day.

Clearly with the unravelling of Terminal 5, this congestion would alone increase. BAA's challenge was therefore to find a of the present day distribution strategy that improved efficiency and reduc congestion and pollution. Its solution was to establish an off-airport consolidation middle managed by the logistics provider Exel forward its behalf. ...