Campeys of Selby signs deal with BEWI
Family transport firm Campeys of Selby has won its biggest contract to date thanks to its focus on pioneering sustainable distribution initiatives and robust roadmap to carbon neutrality. Headquartered in Selby, North Yorkshire, Campeys has signed a three-year deal with BEWI, a manufacturer of insulation and construction products, to become the exclusive logistics provider at […]
Wren Kitchens praises the Truckfile drive app
Wren Kitchens saw a massive increase in defect reporting – and a corresponding improvement in the speed of fault rectification – as a result of using the Truckfile Driver App. Wren, based in Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, has been using Truckfile since 2021. Latest figures show that following an initial leap in recording efficiency, gains have […]
Europa Road takes delivery of first electric vehicle
Europa Road has taken delivery of its first electric truck from innovative commercial vehicle contract hire business, Vertellus. Under Vertellus’ 3-month EV Discovery Programme, Europa Road will test the Renault Trucks E-Tech 18-tonne vehicle at its state-of-the-art groupage 1hub in Dartford. During the trial, Europa Road will use the electric truck to travel between its […]
FDC Holdings acquires 330,000 sq ft HQ
FDC Holdings, a logistics specialist based in Preston, has purchased its HQ building from Harworth, its former landlord. The 330,000 sq ft unit, situated on Four Oaks Road in Walton Summit, includes 20,000 sq ft of office space. The company has said it plans to invest £2m on a range of building improvements and capital […]
Michael Leeson joins Whistl Fulfilment
Whistl, the UK’s leading logistics specialists in e-fulfilment, mail and parcels has appointed Michael Leeson as Regional Director (South) for its Whistl Fulfilment division. Michael joins the company from Monsoon Accessorize, where he spent 15 years, most recently as Logistics Director. He has also spent five years working at Clipper Logistics in various managerial roles. […]
Centre for green hydrogen innovation launched
Heriot-Watt University has teamed up with hydrogen technologies experts Logan Energy and PlusZero to launch a new centre for green hydrogen innovation and product development. The consortium will collaborate on various hydrogen-related research and industry projects, such as clean-power generators, state-of-the-art refuelling infrastructure, and energy systems for heavy industry. “Working hand-in-hand with business is at […]
DeliveryApp – The ultimate tech courier innovator?
DeliveryApp – The courier service industry is facing an unprecedented number of challenges. From the setbacks caused by last-mile delivery to all the potential post-delivery issues, the innovation needed to overcome these battles is seemingly never ending. The pandemic changed things for many industries, continually throwing new challenges in their path, all of which needed […]
Macfarlane Packaging adds new electric vehicles to fleet
Macfarlane Packaging has added five new electric vehicles (EVs) to its commercial delivery fleet as part of the group’s wider investment in its carbon reduction strategy. The move sees Fraikin supply one 16-tonne EV articulated truck and four 3.5-tonne EV Luton vans to Macfarlane Packaging, which is a subsidiary of MacFarlane Group. The new vehicles […]
Zeus Labs continues expansion in the UK freight marketplace
Matt Jones joins from Wincanton, marking the next phase of Zeus Labs’ development Zeus Labs‘ expansion – the developer of the evolutionary new haulage and freight booking and management software solution, has announced the appointment of Matt Jones to the senior leadership team. Jones joins from Wincanton after 4 years, where he held senior […]
Space FTA Future Logistics 2020 Keynote Speaker Announced
21st century logistics businesses face the challenge of delivering in an ever-changing world, with the new technologies, modes of transport, a shifting workforce and other forces re-shaping the conventions which have dictated the shape of business to now. And with such rapid changes occurring daily, FTA’s Future Logistics Conference, to be held at ITT Hub […]
Connect Group Appoints Jon Bunting as Interim CEO
Connect Group has appointed Jon Bunting as its Interim Chief Executive Officer. Jon assumes his new position as Connect announces a strategic review of Tuffnells, one of its core businesses. The review will consider the actions and investments needed to create a sustainable recovery for Tuffnells, looking as well at the long-term prospects for the […]
Absolutely CEO Announcement: Stuart Godman Appointed as Successor to Jeremy Thompson
Absolutely, London’s longest serving courier business, has announced that it has appointed Stuart Godman as its new CEO. After 35 years, Jeremy Thompson is stepping down as Managing Director but will remain with the company as Chairman. Stuart Godman brings over 30 years of logistics industry experience. Most recently he was Chief Commercial Officer at […]
Comment from FTA Re-approval of Cat C+E Apprenticeship Amendments
The Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s (IFATE) approval of the drivers’ C+E apprenticeship is recognition of much hard work by FTA, which speaks for the logistics industry, in partnership with the Apprenticeships Trailblazer Group. However, as Sally Gilson, Head of Skills Development at FTA, explains, there is still much more work that needs to […]
Think Logistics and FTA Launch Video Series to Attract Young Workers
In partnership with FTA, Think Logistics has launched a series of short films to promote a career in the logistics sector to young people. The videos, which are available free of charge to logistics companies, showcase the benefits of working within the sector through a series of bite-sized case studies. The short films cover a […]
International logistics expert says Prime Minister’s Brexit proposals are worse for Britain’s EU traders than his predecessor’s
An international logistics expert has said Boris Johnson’s draft EU withdrawal agreement and political declaration would be more damaging for Britain’s businesses than the versions concluded by his predecessor. Adam Johnson, director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight, was commenting on the framework finalised by the current Prime Minister with the EU in Brussels on 17 […]
Declining EU Migration Hits the UK Logistics Sector
Logistics businesses are struggling to fill job vacancies as the number of EU nationals immigrating to the UK for work continues to plummet, according to a report released this month by FTA. The organisation, which speaks for the UK logistics sector, is asking government to recognise how reliant the industry is on EU workers and to […]
Amara Partners with Clipper Logistics to Facilitate Growth
Clipper Logistics is pleased to announce a new partnership agreement with Amara, the luxury homewares and accessories e-tailer. Clipper has been at the forefront of retail and high-value logistics for more than twenty-five years and will provide the e-tailer with bespoke e-fulfilment services. Amara, the luxury homewares and accessories e-tailer, was founded in 2005 and […]
P&O Ferrymasters Offering Customs Declaration Services
P&O Ferrymasters, the multimodal logistics operator, has entered into a strategic partnership with SGS Maco in order to offer customs declaration services to its customers. The partnership’s goal is to maintain an easy and fluid declaration for the import and export of goods to and from the UK, in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit. “This […]
Talent in Logistics to Challenge Industry Perceptions at FTA Event
Only 8% of people aged between 11-20 years old consider logistics to be an attractive career option, according to a recent study by Talent in Logistics. To help businesses understand and overcome the factors discouraging young people from joining the logistics workforce, Ruth Edwards, Talent in Logistics’ Business Development Director, will present the findings from […]
FTA to Provide Free Brexit Readiness Workshops
With less than 40 days until the UK is due to leave the EU, goods vehicle operators must ensure they are fully prepared for a No Deal Brexit. To provide hauliers with the information they need to keep their EU-UK operations running as smoothly as possible, FTA has launched a series of free half-day workshops, […]
Updated Plans for Newcastle Clean Air Zone Still Punish Local Businesses
The updated plans for a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Newcastle will hurt local businesses while failing to provide the most effective method to improve air quality, according to FTA, the voice of the logistics industry. With Newcastle City Council due to a launch a public consultation into its updated plans in late September […]
UK Businesses Need to Prepare for No-Deal Brexit
An international logistics expert has urged UK businesses to continue preparing for a no-deal Brexit. Adam Johnson, director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight, said traders should not be fooled by well-publicised government rebuffs in the House of Commons during the last few days into thinking such an outcome, possibly as soon as 31 October, was […]
Logistics Business Expansion Creates New Jobs
More than 30 jobs are due to be created by a warehousing and logistics operator that has doubled its space at Wakefield 41 Business Park. The operator in question, Integrated Third Party Logistics (ITPL), which has been at the park since 2011, has expanded its premises from 100,000 sq ft to 200,000 sq ft. The […]
FTA Response to Yellowhammer Document Release
FTA, the voice of the logistics sector, has worked closely with government over the past three years to develop new trading processes for the UK’s businesses to use after Brexit, but the Yellowhammer document shows that there is still much that could go wrong and still has to be done to keep Britain trading effectively. […]
FTA Responds to Hammersmith Bridge Repair Work
Following the announcement that only cars and buses will be allowed to use the Hammersmith Bridge once repair works are completed, Denise Beedell, Policy Manager for Vans and Urban at FTA, the business organisation representing the logistics sector, commented: “FTA is calling for Transport for London and Hammersmith & Fulham Council to allow – at the very least – light commercial vehicles (LCVs) to use this strategically important river crossing once […]
Respite Opportunity Presented to Logistics Operators
As the UK government announced a further £2 billion in funding and the EU extended access to the market after the UK leaves, the possibly of a brief respite presented itself to logistics operators preparing for Brexit. During a spending review, in which chancellor Sajid Javid declared “an end to austerity”, he pledged the £2 […]
FTA Celebrates Reaching 18,000 Members
FTA is celebrating a major milestone after signing Thomas Ridley & Son Ltd as its 18,000th member to confirm its position as the largest and most influential business organisation representing the UK logistics industry. Working with a range of diverse businesses from major retailers to smaller courier companies, FTA is delighted to celebrate its most recent […]
Ready for a No-Deal? – Brexit Checklist
New Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stated clearly that the UK will leave the European Union on 31 October 2019 – with or without a deal. Yet for logistics operators, there are still many questions unanswered, or working practices which will require clarification in order to ensure the seamless movement of goods and services domestically […]
Time for Politics to Give Way to Action, Says FTA
The time has come for government to put the politics of Brexit to one side, come clean with industry, and share its full impact assessment for a No Deal departure from the EU, according to FTA, the organisation which speaks for the logistics sector. After this weekend’s leak of the government’s own Operation Yellowhammer report […]
XPO Logistics Renews Partnership with Arco
XPO Logistics, a global provider of transport and logistics solutions, has been awarded a multi-year contract renewal by Arco, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of safety equipment, workwear and safety services. “We have seen a continuous improvement in distribution performance over the two years of our partnership with XPO. This has helped us strengthen […]
UK Businesses Should Take Government Freeports Claims with Pinch of Salt
An international logistics expert has said UK businesses should view the government’s rhetoric about its proposal to introduce freeports after Brexit with some scepticism for now. Adam Johnson, director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight, said the government had just created a Freeports Advisory Panel, including ministers from the Treasury and Department for International Trade, plus […]
Futurologist to Headline FTA Future Van 2019
Expert futurologist, Fergus McVey of 7th Sense Research, will be headlining FTA’s brand new one-day conference, Future Van 2019, taking place at the NAEC in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire on 3 October 2019, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Vans. Providing an exclusive glimpse into the future – derived from robust qualitative and quantitative research – his session will arm operators, manufacturers and industry leaders with the knowledge they need to embrace […]
DSV Shortlisted in FTA Logistics Awards
DSV has been named as a finalist in the Rail Business of the Year category in the 2019 FTA Logistics Awards. The awards, now in their third year, celebrate the companies and individuals who have made a significant contribution to the logistics and supply industry and have become acknowledged as the ultimate celebration of one […]
Success for Connect Group at Leading Health and Safety Awards
Leading logistics specialist, Connect Group, has been awarded 10 accolades by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for its commitment to health and safety for a third consecutive year. Presented at an awards ceremony held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, both Connect Group’s brands, specialist parcel carrier, Tuffnells and magazine and newspaper […]
Expert Urges UK Businesses to Review EU Contracts
An international logistics expert has urged UK businesses to review contracts they have in place with companies in the EU urgently following Boris Johnson’s appointment as UK Prime Minister. Adam Johnson, director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight, said affected enterprises should undertake these analyses with a view to seeking any changes needed in the event […]
Shortlist Announced for FTA Logistics Awards 2019
FTA has announced the shortlist of the 58 finalists in the running to win an accolade at the prestigious FTA Logistics Awards 2019, following a record number of entrants this year. The awards, now in their third year, celebrate the companies and individuals who have made a significant contribution to the logistics and supply industry and […]
