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Our features section tackles the broader issues affecting logistics, such as the political and economic landscape, COVID-19, Brexit, automation and global trade.

Top space scientist leads Future Logistics Conference 2022 line up

From trains, planes and automobiles to space age solutions, Logistics UK’s Future Logistics Conference 2022 is set to shine a light on the very latest developments in transport, and spark debate about the future of one of the economy’s most critical sectors.

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Top pain points of logistics companies and how to solve them with tech

Profitability directly depends on how the process of transporting and storing materials is organised.

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New conference aims to help senior business leaders navigate the recovery

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.

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Apprenticeships – the key to unlocking the next generation of talent

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.

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Supply chain degree apprenticeship proves attractive to women

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.

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Policy Campaign Spotlight – February 2022

Highlighting campaigns currently being run by Logistics UK’s policy team.

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Continental set to expand training capabilities for 2022

Continental Tyres is further growing its in-house ‘ContiAcademy’ training centre following an increase in demand for courses.

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Levelling up – will government plans help rebalance transport in the UK?

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.

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Solving transport’s productivity puzzle

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.

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Highway Code changes designed to enhance road safety for all

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.

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Policy wins – February 2022

Wins recently achieved by Logistics UK's policy team.

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Law commissions’ report paves the way for a driverless future

Driverless vehicles have long been a staple topic of discussions concerned with the future of transport.

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What is in store for rail freight in 2022?

Taken in the round, 2021 could be described as a positive year for rail freight.

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UK battery pioneer receives millions in government funding

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.

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The role of technology in improving talent retention within UK logistics

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.

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Could smart street lighting help usher in an autonomous future?

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.

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Hydrogen ship trial to take place in Tees Valley

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).

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Two months in the media – December 2021 and January 2022

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.

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Helping van operators deliver tomorrow

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.

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PD Ports partners with Recovery Connections to provide wellbeing support for employees

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.

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