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Logistics UK appoints new Head of Road Freight & English Regions Policy
Maddi Solloway-Price, coming to a regional freight council soon near you so register now!
Welcome to Logistics UK, Maddi, can you share a bit about your background.
My career has been focused on building meaningful stakeholder relationships within a membership organisation, the creation of persuasive policy and the delivery of impactful campaigns. I have run campaigns for former and current politicians and most recently was Chief of Staff to a Member of Parliament.
What attracted you to the role?
Logistics UK is unique compared to many other trade organisations. Rather than focusing on one mode of freight, it focuses on the full operation across land, rail, air and water. Logistics UK is renowned for its membership engagement and internal expertise, and these are certainly aspects that attracted me to the role.
I’m really interested in how good policy can impact and improve businesses and lives and want to be part of the team influencing good policy and effecting change for our members.
Hopes and achievement goals at Logistics UK for 2025
To continue to build on the policy asks of our members and effectively bridge the relationship between the logistics industry and government. I want to play my part in driving home the importance of logistics to local and national economies and how quite literally our country would come to standstill without our members.
Logistics policy should be at the forefront of the growth agenda, and it is my job to make sure that our members have the opportunity to influence how this is shaped.
Register for regional freight council here.
Published On: 20/02/2025 14:43:18
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