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Low tariffs post-Brexit - just FTA's cup of tea

The government’s commitment (announced on 26 June 2017) to securing existing duty free access to UK markets for 48 of the world’s developing nations will ensure that British manufacturers ...

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FTA delighted DUP deal seals investment for NI road improvements

Yesterday’s announcement of an extra £400m infrastructure funding for Northern Ireland as part of the Government’s deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) represents a great

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Logistics sector needs European workers to keep Britain trading, says FTA

Without workers from the European Union, the UK’s freight and logistics sector could grind to a halt, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA). And while the Government’s policy paper ...

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Clean air targets require support for businesses not just buses, says FTA

The Mayor of London’s announcement of an £80m support package to retrofit the city’s buses to help them meet the costs of air quality compliance shows once again that the onus for ...

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Government must support freight sector to hit carbon reduction targets, says FTA

The Committee on Climate Change’s latest report to Parliament on progress towards reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shows that there is still much work to do to get significant carbon ...

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Transport strategy must deliver fully, says FTA

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) – the country’s biggest transport trade body representing half the UK fleet - says the Government’s new transport investment plan is good news for ...

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FTA Transport Manager conferences celebrate success with bigger venues

The Freight Transport Association’s Transport Manager conference series sponsored by Iveco returns this September to new bigger venues following last year’s record-breaking events ...

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FTA says M6 toll announcement is good news for freight

This morning’s announcement by M6 toll operator Midland Expressway that goods vehicles are exempt from a planned price increase when using the road has been welcomed by the Freight ...

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Logistics sector can prove Barnier wrong, says FTA

As David Davis meets with leading British businesses today (Fri) to discuss the trading implications of Brexit, the country’s leading membership association for the logistics industry has urged all ...

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FTA says report balances workers’ rights with need for flexibility, but falls short of defining self-employment

The UK’s biggest transport trade body, the Freight Transport Association (FTA), has welcomed the recommendations in Matthew Taylor’s report on modern working practices published ...

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