Home News Features Compliance

🕒 Article read time: 2 minutes

Generation Logistics case study: Kailan Patel, Finance Apprentice, St Modwen


Whilst some come to logistics with skills and qualifications gained through previous study and work experience in different sectors, others choose our industry to be their route in to a career for life.

Kailan, a Finance Apprentice at St Modwen, is a great example of the latter. All his role requires is an accountancy and taxation qualification. The rest is learning on the job, becoming exposed to real business and real opportunities to progress outside of a purely academic setting. 

The spark of interest, for Kailan, came whilst studying at university. “I was asked to research the role of the supply chain, which exposed me to understanding the importance logistics has in business.” 

Learning on the job has its benefits, too. “My favourite aspect? I love that every day presents me with different challenges. It means I’ve had an opportunity to gain an understanding of the industry, and to widen my knowledge and skills by not limiting it to purely accounting practices.” 

A role with variety, the opportunity to progress and the chance to gain experience of real-world business. Who could argue with that kind of career path? 

Published On: 07/12/2023 12:30:00

 

Comments Section

If you are a Logistics UK member login to add comments.

There are no comments yet.



Latest articles

Out and about & in the mix

A snapshot of where the Logistics UK policy team has been and who they've seen in the past week.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

EV congestion charge will penalise operators, says Logistics UK

Transport for London (TfL) announced on 27 May that it is seeking views on a number of changes to the Congestion Charge to help keep London moving, encourage the uptake of electric vehicles and promote sustainable travel across the capital.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

New rail services launched to connect DP World London Gateway

Maritime Transport's two new intermodal rail services will connect DP World London Gateway with inland terminals at Ham Hall and iPort Doncaster.

Read time: 2 minutes

View article

Next page

Logistics UK’s Top 10 policy wins for 2023

E-news archive

You can also view our e-news archive here.

E-news archive

Interested in Membership?

Get in contact using the Membership Enquiry Form.

Membership Enquiry Form

Logistics Magazine Portal

The hub for finding relevant and informative features, news & compliance guides from Logistics Magazine

Logistics Magazine Portal Home

Sponsorship Opportunities

Learn more about advertising on the new digital Logistics Magazine, with a variety of advert options to reach 30,000 relevant readers.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Magazine Contents

News

Logistics Magazine will cover all the latest news on stories breaking in the industry, including developments on COVID-19,  Brexit, Clean Air Zones, transport law and decarbonisation.

News

Features

Our frequent features will tackle the broader issues affecting logistics such as the COVID-19 vaccination programme, technology and innovation, the political and economic landscape, global trade and the drive to reduce emissions across all transport modes.

Features

Compliance

Each month we explore a different topic in depth in our popular Compliance section, while each week we will publish answers put to our Member Advice Centre team.

Compliance

View Supplements and Previous Printed Editions

View Supplements and previous printed editions of Logistics Magazine here.

Previous