This practical session explores the key considerations when setting up, expanding or reconfiguring a warehouse and yard operation. It will look at how businesses can assess current challenges, improve layout and flow, reduce bottlenecks, and create safer, more efficient working environments both inside the warehouse and outside in the yard. The session will highlight the importance of planning before investing in racking, equipment, technology or automation, ensuring decisions are based on real operational needs rather than quick fixes. Topics may include storage, picking, vehicle movement, dock access, pedestrian safety, yard visibility, future growth, staffing, and system integration. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of the questions to ask before starting a project, the common mistakes to avoid, and how joined-up thinking across warehouse and yard operations can deliver better productivity, safer processes and a more futureproof facility. It is ideal for operators reviewing space, efficiency, safety, cost and resilience.