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Logistics UK announces new Public Affairs team

Logistics UK has announced the creation of its new Public Affairs team, which will focus on building relationships with UK and devolved parliaments and governments – including Westminster and Whitehall, the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as regional Mayors and combined authorities.

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Logistics UK launches its annual Logistics Industry Survey

To ensure that it continues to focus on the topics that matter most to its members, Logistics UK launched its annual Logistics Industry Survey earlier this week (10/01/23).

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Logistics UK urges members to apply for funding from DfT’s new £7m tech fund

Logistics UK is urging its members to apply to a £7m Freight Innovation Fund (FIF), launched by the Department for Transport earlier this week (9 January 2022) to help the transition to net zero.

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Logistics UK announces new appointments to policy team

Logistics UK announced the appointments of Jonathan Walker as the new Head of Infrastructure and Cities and Jonas Keat as a new Policy Advisor in December.

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New LCV 2022 registrations down to lowest levels since 2013

According to figures released today (5 January 2022) by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), 282,139 light commercial vehicles (LCV) were registered in 2022, the lowest annual figure since 2013 (271,073).

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Logistics UK strongly opposes proposals to charge HGVs and vans to enter Cambridge

The proposals by the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) to introduce charges for commercial vehicles as part of a new ‘Sustainable Travel Zone’ in Cambridge has met with stiff opposition from Logistics UK.

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Industry presses Immigration Minister for skills shortage support

Logistics UK has participated in a joint letter – together with UKWA, BIFA, Chemical Business Association, Cold Chain Federation and RTITB – sent to Minister for Immigration, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP (pictured above), highlighting the industry’s critical labour shortage ahead of the upcoming Shortage Occupation List (SOL) review.

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Leon Daniels named as new President of CILT(UK)

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK – CILT(UK) – has announced that Leon Daniels OBE will be its new President for 2023.

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Logistics UK names J Murphy & Sons Ltd Van Business of the Year

Logistics UK has named global specialist engineering and construction company J Murphy & Sons Ltd as Van Business of the Year at its annual Logistics Awards, which took place in London last week (8 December 2022).

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Logistics UK announces 2022 award winners

Logistics UK has announced the winners of its sixth annual Logistics Awards, following a celebratory gala dinner held at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge on Thursday 8 December.

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Launch of Generation Logistics Ambassador programme

Phil Roe, President of Logistics UK, announced the launch of the Generation Logistics Ambassador Network at the Logistics Awards last week (8 December 2022).

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Logistics has adapted well post pandemic but skills shortages persist, says Logistics UK President

The logistics industry had navigated the post-pandemic economy well in 2022, but the issue of skills shortages remains stubbornly acute, according to Logistics UK’s President Phil Roe.

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Logistics UK backs call for motorists to plan ahead, as Operation Brock is reinstated

Logistics UK, which is a member of the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF), a partnership of organisations and agencies, is backing the KRF's call for motorists to plan their journeys in advance to help avoid any unnecessary delays as Operation Brock returns to the M20 on Sunday (11 December 2022).

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DVSA services to be impacted during strike action starting next week

Driving tests and other services offered via the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) are likely to be affected by industrial strike action over the next two months.

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Logistics UK announces new Head of Trade and Devolution

Logistics UK announced the appointment of Nichola Mallon as Head of Trade and Devolved Policy within its highly experienced policy team earlier this week (5 December 2022).

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Logistics UK calls for operators of EVs to share their stories

Are you an operator who has already transitioned part or all of your van fleet to electric vehicles? Or perhaps you have paused your transition to EVs owing to operational or other reasons?

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Transport manager uses his loaf to scoop Logistics UK award

Logistics UK announced the winner of its first ever national Transport Manager of the Year competition last week (1 December 2022).

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Logistics UK broadly backs ULEZ expansion, but asks for flexibility

Last week’s announcement (25 November 2022) that London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will expand to include all boroughs from August 2023, will provide an opportunity for operators within the capital to take active steps to plan vehicle replacement or upgrades, Logistics UK has said.

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Bath engages with Logistics UK members over its proposed CAZ charges

Bath & North East Somerset Council (BANES) met with Logistics UK earlier today (1 December 2022), ahead of a public consultation on whether to charge Euro VI HGVs £50 a day to enter its Clean Air Zone (CAZ).

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Winners of Logistics UK’s Van Awards eye top prize

The seven winners of Logistics UK’s Van Awards 2022, announced in September, are now anxiously awaiting the big reveal of who will be named Van Business of the Year at Logistics UK’s glittering Logistics Awards to take place next week (8 December 2022) at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.

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