2025 Fellows' Gowning
evening 27th Feb 2025
Career stairway, apprenticeships, qualifications, delivery material
Good practice in Express courier final mile
Drapers' Hall
City of London
Tue 22th Oct 2024
Hot-button issues in final mile.
Isle of Wight secures its second national award for outstanding customer service.
Inst of Couriers Fellows' Gowning event Feb 29th 2024
Ceremonial gowning of IOC fellows 2024
IOC announce Heathrow Airport Chief of Staff Nigel Milton as honorary fellow for 2024 - delivered Fellows' Gowning keynote.
National Apprentice Week success for logistics final mile in big turnout for Carmen transport logistics livery challenge across London.
Carmen Transport livery Apprentice challenge.
2025 biggest ever turnout – exceptional feedback.
Road time prediction added for degree-level apprentices.
Three teams under two hours get guest invites to House of Lords Transport reception Feb 27th.
Ministerial Keynote, Lilian Greenwood, ‘Well done for a future vision of the role of light vehicles to keep the country moving.’
Shadow Minister Gareth Bacon MP, ‘L cat vehicles are transforming business deliveries.
The sector is critical to UK’.
MCIA chair Neil Fletcher head of motorcycles Honda. ‘We need to see uncertainty ended.’
Delivering the love to door.
Flowers continue to dominate delivery to door.
Yodel say only one third of consumers buying Valentine’s gifts on the High Street.
Street names in the UK include Long Lover Lane, Sweet Pea Close and Honey Bottom.
Love Lane is the most common amorous-inspired street name, with 121 across the UK, whilst Saint Valentine features in 75 names.
Royal Mail analysed its database of all 32 million addresses in the UK for its research.
Govt confirm revision for Express delivery apprenticeship 13 point duty list.
Employer voice say the Duty List for front line final mile delivery should include: Brand, collection & delivery – metrics, parcel damage. Duty of integrity is essential! IOC heads of Industry voted full support for duty list.
Luke Edgar takes CEO.
MD for John Pye.
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