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Bringing Logisticsto SchoolsHelping to educate young people about the logisticsindustry in way that is both exciting and informative,Prologis has signed up as a sponsor of Business onthe Move, a board game that has been developedfor schools by The Very Enterprising CommunityInterest Company.Aimed at pupils across a range of ages and abilities,Business on the Move, challenges players to runtheir own multi-modal logistics business and to run itas efficiently, profitably and responsibly as they can.“Business on the Move is an excellent idea,” saidAndrew Griffiths, Managing Director of Prologis.“The game introduces young people to the conceptof a supply chain in such an engaging way that itcould inspire them to think about future careers inthe logistics industry.”The Very Enterprising Community Interest Companyhas tested Business on the Move with 540 pupils at30 schools and it will be producing 2,800 games fordistribution across the UK.HARD WORK ANDINSPIRATION AT THEARC SCHOOLA team of 25 Prologis employees – with expert guidancefrom Whiting Landscape – have created a sensory gardenand pond area at the Arc School, Churchend, Warwickshire.Catering for pupils from 11-14 years old who have complexbehavioural problems and consequent learning difficulties,the School offers excellent educational opportunities withina caring and therapeutic environment.The Prologis community project has helped to meet all threeof these aims, as Wendy Sanders, acting headteacher said:“The pupils were overjoyed that companies like Prologisand Whiting were taking the trouble to create somewhereas lovely as the sensory garden and pond area just for them.“We were keen that some pupils should help with the workand it has been a great success. Not only did they have awonderful day, but they have gained a degree of confidencethat and I have not seen before and some pupils have beeninspired to pursue landscaping as a career.”Prologis Joins NationalInfrastructure DebateAs the first Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects maketheir way through the new authorisation regime introduced bythe Planning Act 2008 and the Localism Act 2011, Chris Lewis,First Vice President at Prologis, has been invited to join thepanel discussion at the annual National Infrastructure PlanningAssociation (NIPA) conference.DIRFT III - the 7.8 million square foot rail-served distributionscheme at Daventry that Prologis is promoting together withjoint venture partners BT and Aviva Investors - is the firstdevelopment of its kind to be assessed under the new system.Drawing on his experience of the application process for theDIRFT III project, Chris will represent the private sector point ofview in - what promises to be – a lively discussion.Other conference speakers will include Nick Boles MP,Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Planning, Sir MichaelPitt, Chairman of the Planning Inspectorate and Dr StephanieHurst, Head of Planning Resources and Environment PolicyDivision, Department for Communities and Local Government.Find out more about Chris’ work on page 15