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Driver shortage crisis: UK business groups demand action

As the ongoing shortage of HGV drivers continues to affect the logistics and retail sectors, two of the UK’s biggest business groups, Logistics UK and British Retail Consortium (BRC) have today (22 August 2021) written to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to outline key three steps the government can take to overcome the problem and protect the supply chain.

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Prioritise the UK border to keep trade moving, Logistics UK warns government

The publication of today’s (09 February 2022) Public Accounts Committee report “EU Exit: UK Border Post transition” shows that government needs to place an urgent focus on arrangements at the nation’s borders if trade and passenger traffic is not to grind to a halt from this summer onwards.

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Building resilience into the supply chain: Logistics UK event to lead the conversation

Britain’s supply chain has been threatened with disruption like never before over the past decade, with Brexit, the pandemic, product shortages, border closures and the war in Ukraine slowing or stopping the passage of goods to their end customer.

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Preparing for supply chain disruption is vital for economic growth, says Logistics UK

Disruption to supply chains caused by issues such as post-Brexit changes to international goods movement, uncertainty regarding industry’s decarbonisation journey, emerging technology and skills shortages means logistics businesses have operated in a constant state of flux in recent years.

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2019 April 17

As reported in enews extra last week, the UK Government and EU have agreed to delay Brexit until 31 October 2019. The Government hopes to leave before this date, but only if a deal can be agreed;

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Youngest Transport Manager CPC candidate receives certificate at Skills Show

The youngest person ever to pass the demanding Transport Manager CPC exam will receive his certificate from the FTA at this month’s Skills Show at Birmingham NEC ...

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FTA says fuel freeze will help – but cut would have more impact

Announcing a seventh consecutive freeze in fuel duty in his Autumn Statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond today recognised the impact of the tax on businesses and families. But the FTA said ...

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Keep the UK competitive, FTA tells Chancellor

Britain’s ability to move goods around the world without additional cost or red tape must be a priority for the Chancellor, the FTA said in its submission to HM Treasury before this month’s ...

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EU staff are vital to logistics sector, FTA Chief tells Transport Secretary

FTA Chief Executive David Wells today told Transport Secretary Chris Grayling that EU workers are as vital to the logistics industry as they are to the NHS and construction sector ...

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Runway decision needed now, FTA tells Heathrow conference

The importance of Heathrow as a world-class hub for UK imports and exports was highlighted by FTA’s Chris Welsh today when he addressed a conference in London exploring the airport’s future ...

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