Paul Caine, Warehouse Solutions Manager, KINAXIA
Charlotte Firth, Engineering Graduate, Wincanton
Wins recently achieved by Logistics UK's policy team.
With the deadline for the end of the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans now just seven years away, attention is increasingly turning to the provision of the public EV charging infrastructure currently available across the UK.
A pioneering project from scientists at the University of Southampton could usher in a new ‘Age of Sail’, where large cargo-carrying vessels once again cross our oceans powered solely by the wind.
Callum Brough, Site Manager, GXO
Rail freight is vital to the UK economy for two reasons. Firstly, it carries over £30 billion in goods and contributes £2.45 billion to the UK economy each year.
Vans play a key role in the UK economy, particularly given the growth of urban and rural logistics activity in recent years.
Logistics UK announced the return of its popular Future Logistics Conference earlier this week (28 February 2023), due to take place at ITT Hub on 10-11 May 2023.
Steve Agg (pictured above), chair of the Governance and Standards Advisory Group (GSAG), explains the group’s pivotal role in ensuring that FORS remains the UK’s leading fleet accreditation scheme.
Offender Employment is a campaign run by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), which encourages businesses to hire prison leavers and offer training opportunities within prisons.
Beverley Wise, Webfleet Regional Director for Bridgestone Mobility Solutions
Kulraj Singh Banwait, Finance Graduate Associate (3rd Year Placement), GXO
Despite the electrification of more than 70% of all passenger train operator rolling stock in the UK, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the vast majority of Britain’s freight trains remain powered by diesel.
The past month has been another busy one in the Logistics UK press office, with the team continuing to ensure that the business group maintained a significant presence in the news.
More than 200 Logistics UK members, parliamentarians, government officials, senior businesspeople and young people assembled at the Houses of Parliament last week (6 February 2023) to celebrate the passing of a major milestone for the industry-led Generation Logistics campaign.
Logistics has, for many decades, remained something of an enigma. Although it has always been vital for underpinning trade and commercial activity, the general public has not always been aware of how indispensable the industry is to the wider UK economy.
Aviation’s long dependence on CO2-emitting kerosene has made it one of the most difficult transport modes to decarbonise.
Alex Williams, Economic Analyst, Logistics UK
Five apprentices share their stories during National Apprenticeship Week
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