Logistics UK has repeated its call for HGVs not to be forgotten as the country pivots towards zero-carbon fuels for vehicles, following the publication of a report warning that catastrophic environmental impacts were becoming inevitable. The Int…
A ‘cost of business’ crisis is having a significant effect on the mental health of fleet operators and their drivers, according to research by Bridgestone and Webfleet. Its study found 76% of operators believe work pressures are intensifying and…
Delivering goods into busy towns and cities has always been a complex job for logistics operators, exacerbated in recent years with the introduction of air quality and safety regulations. But industry has always risen to the challenge and we see…
Demand for warehouse workers in the UK has rocketed, with the number of online job adverts almost doubling in some areas of the country, according to research. The North East showed the biggest increase in adverts, with 1,050 placed in December …
RED Corporate Driver Training has appointed training expert Colin Paterson (pictured) to a newly created role of corporate marketing. Paterson joins the business after spending nearly five years as head of marketing at AA Drivetech. […]
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Plans to increase the fees charged by vehicle recovery operators to 28% falls “far short” of what is required to meet the spiralling costs crippling firms, according to the Association of Vehicle Recovery Operators (AVRO). […]
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Ed Sheerbin, Gary Bineker and Binnie the Pooh are just three of the winning names for environmentally friendly bin lorries clearing up the waste in Suffolk following a competition among residents. The trucks are fuelled […]
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Logistics property developer Chancerygate has accelerated its expansion plans in Europe with the appointment of Jason Sharman as European director. Last year, Chancerygate entered the European market for the first time with the €4.5m acquisition…
Logistics UK met with foreign secretary James Cleverly this week to discuss difficulties on the free movement of trade that have arisen as a result of the Northern Ireland protocol. Cleverly and the Secretary of […]
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Item Products, Europe’s largest designer and producer of recycled plastic components for the packaging and point-of-sale industry, has recently launched a new website. The new look responsive platform not only reflects the company’s expertise in develo…
2022 was the worst year for retail in five years. New research by the Centre for Retail Research reported that 17,145 high street shops closed last year. Contributory factors included soaring energy costs and wider inflation, but arguably e-commerce ha…
Established for over 20 years innovation and collaboration are at the heart of Plastic Mouldings Northern Ltd (PMN), an industry leader that ‘never stands still’.
The main output at PMN is the production of vacuum formed plastic parts, which sees the…
Beoley First School in Redditch enjoyed a jolly Christmas Fayre thanks to local family business Oakland International who generously sponsored the school’s Christmas Carousel.
Headteacher of Beoley First School, Ben Irving, said: “This year was the f…
Dozens of Lincolnshire residents are being offered the opportunity to be trained up as HGV drivers after a local college secured funding. Lincoln College said it would create a “pipeline of job-ready” candidates to hauliers […]
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