The resilience of the UK's supply chains was tested as never before during the pandemic and demonstrated how reliant UK plcPLC is on their continued success.
National Apprenticeship Week has seen a flurry of activity from the Department for Transport (DfT), Logistics UK and its members on how to develop new and promote existing apprenticeship schemes to attract the next generation of logistics professionals.
An Aston University degree apprenticeship is helping to illustrate that more women from the next generation are choosing a career in logistics and supply chain.
Highlighting campaigns currently being run by Logistics UK’s policy team.
Continental Tyres is further growing its in-house ‘ContiAcademy’ training centre following an increase in demand for courses.
The UK has long been one of the most geographically uneven of the world’s advanced economies. While London and the south east of England have powered ahead over the last few decades, other cities and regions in the UK have been left far behind in the race for economic growth.
Beverley Wise, Regional Director UK & Ireland for Webfleet Solutions, explains how digitisation can be the route to boosting output and more efficient ways of working.
The rules governing roads the length and breadth of Britain changed last Saturday (29 January 2022) as amendments to The Highway Code came into effect.
Wins recently achieved by Logistics UK's policy team.
Driverless vehicles have long been a staple topic of discussions concerned with the future of transport.
Taken in the round, 2021 could be described as a positive year for rail freight.
Britishvolt, a firm planning the mass production of electric car batteries in the UK, has secured government funding understood to be worth in the region of £100 million to build its first full-scale electric vehicle gigaplant in Northumberland, on the site of the former Blyth Power Station.
With the UK logistics industry feeling the effects of both a post-Brexit shortfall in self-employed drivers and the ongoing after-effects of the pandemic, companies are facing more pressure to retain their talent to meet the demand from the supply chain.
Imagine driving an HGV in a platoon formation along a motorway, knowing that your vehicle’s ability to communicate was neatly stored inside the lanterns of the street lighting lining the road.
The UK’s first demonstration of zero-emission marine technology was announced by a consortium of partners in the Tees Valley last week (19 January 2021).
The skills shortage and changes to border controls have featured prominently in the news over the past two months, and Logistics UK’s media team has achieved 952 pieces of editorial coverage between 24 November 2021 and 25 January 2022 on these subjects and others, creating the opportunity for 177 million people to see Logistics UK and its messages.
Vans play a crucial role in the UK economy, not only in delivering goods to the nation, but also as vital tools to keep our services and utilities running.
Logistics UK member PD Ports, owner and operator of Teesport and one of the largest port groups in the UK, has partnered with Middlesbrough-based charity Recovery Connections, a Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO), to offer well-being guidance for its employees nationwide.
Transport professionals interested in stealing a glimpse at the future direction of their industry are being urged to register for the free-to-attend ITT Hub conference and exhibition on 11 and 12 May 2022.
Transport for the North (TfN) launched a consultation on its Freight and Logistics Strategy for the North of England earlier this month (4 January 2022).
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