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2025 Fellows' Gowning
evening 27th Feb 2025

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IOC fellow Darryl Claypole in Tour de Football cycle challenge

Chesterfield based IOC fellow Darryl Claypole, a former professional footballer, is calling express logistics final mile cyclists of all ages and abilities – we need you!

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TfGM Travel update - 24 Feb 2023

Greater Manchester Highway Works on the Key Route Network from 24/02/2023

Street	Area	Start	End	Traffic Management	Promoter	Description	Link
Trinity Way	Salford	Wednesday 14/07/2021	Monday 31/07/2023	Lane Closure	Salford City Council	Highway improvement	Map
Broad Street	Salford	Monday 04/10/2021	Thursday 30/03/2023	Lane Closure	Salford City Council	Carriageway widening	Map
Blackburn Road	Bolton	Monday 25/04/2022	Friday 24/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Bolton	Highway improvement	Map
Moss Bank Way	Bolton	Monday 25/04/2022	Friday 24/02/2023	Lane Closure	Bolton	Highway improvement	Map
Crompton Way	Bolton	Monday 25/04/2022	Friday 24/02/2023	Lane Closure	Bolton	Highway improvement	Map
Huddersfield Road	Delph	Monday 04/07/2022	Friday 31/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council	New highway installation works	Map
Corporation Street	Manchester	Monday 18/07/2022	Friday 31/03/2023	Lane Closure	Manchester	Highway improvement	Map
Fairfield Street	Manchester	Thursday 01/09/2022	Friday 31/03/2023	Lane Closure	Manchester	Highway improvement	Map
Manchester East Airport Link	Woodford	Monday 26/09/2022	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Lane Closure	Stockport M.B.C	Highway Authority Works	Map
Rochdale Road	Manchester	Tuesday 11/10/2022	Wednesday 22/03/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Manchester	Highway improvement	Map
Manchester Road	Heaton Norris	Monday 09/01/2023	Friday 10/03/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Stockport M.B.C	Highway improvement	Map
East Lancashire Road	Worsley Ward	Monday 09/01/2023	Friday 09/06/2023	Lane Closure	Salford City Council	Highway improvement	Map
Ashton Road	Oldham	Monday 09/01/2023	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	Cadent Gas Limited	Gas Works	Map
Blackburn Road	Bolton	Monday 09/01/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Bolton	Highway resurfacing	Map
Preston Road	Standish	Monday 09/01/2023	Sunday 19/03/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Wigan	Drainage works	Map
Wigan Road	Ashton-In-Makerfield	Monday 09/01/2023	Friday 14/07/2023	Road Closure	Wigan	Highway Authority Works	Map
Hollin Lane	Hollins	Monday 09/01/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council	Highway improvement	Map
Hyde Road	Denton	Monday 09/01/2023	Wednesday 26/02/2025	Lane Closure	National Highways	Works	Map
Manchester Road	Greenfield	Tuesday 17/01/2023	Friday 05/05/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council	Highway Authority Works	Map
Hyde Road	Denton	Wednesday 18/01/2023	Friday 17/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Broad Street	Salford	Monday 23/01/2023	Friday 24/03/2023	Lane Closure	Salford City Council	Highway maintenance works	Map
Kingsway	Manchester	Monday 30/01/2023	Friday 17/03/2023	Lane Closure	Cadent Gas Limited	Gas Works	Map
Liverpool Road	Irlam Ward	Monday 06/02/2023	Sunday 12/03/2023	Lane Closure	Salford City Council	Highway improvement	Map
Leigh Road	Hindley Green	Monday 06/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Wilbraham Road	Manchester	Wednesday 08/02/2023	Monday 24/04/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Manchester	Highway improvement	Map
Barlow Moor Road	Manchester	Wednesday 08/02/2023	Monday 24/04/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Manchester	Highway improvement	Map
Scholes Bank	Horwich	Wednesday 08/02/2023	Monday 27/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Marsland Road	Sale	Friday 10/02/2023	Tuesday 04/04/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Cadent Gas Limited	Gas Works	Map
Queens Road	Manchester	Saturday 11/02/2023	Friday 10/03/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Manchester Road	Partington	Thursday 16/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Handforth Bypass	Cheadle Hulme	Friday 17/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Lane Closure	Stockport M.B.C	Highway improvement	Map
Walkden Road	Walkden South	Saturday 18/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Lane Closure	Cadent Gas Limited	Gas Works	Map
Liverpool Road	Barton	Saturday 18/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Cadent Gas Limited	Gas Works	Map
Chaddock Lane	Worsley	Saturday 18/02/2023	Monday 27/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Cadent Gas Limited	Gas Works	Map
Wigan Road	Bolton	Saturday 18/02/2023	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Cadent Gas Limited	Gas Works	Map
Wellington Road North	Heaton Norris	Monday 20/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Lane Closure	Stockport M.B.C	Highway Authority Works	Map
Wellington Road North	Heaton Norris	Monday 20/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Lane Closure	Stockport M.B.C	Highway Authority Works	Map
Crescent	Salford	Monday 20/02/2023	Monday 27/02/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
King Street	Wigan	Monday 20/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Lane Closure	Cityfibre	Works	Map
Oldham Road	Middleton East	Monday 20/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council	New highway installation works	Map
Oldham Road	Newbold	Monday 20/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council	Highway Authority Works	Map
Harrogate Street	Wigan	Monday 20/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Lane Closure	Cityfibre	Works	Map
Queens Road	Manchester	Tuesday 21/02/2023	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Topley Street	Manchester	Tuesday 21/02/2023	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Lees Road	Oldham	Tuesday 21/02/2023	Thursday 02/03/2023	Road Closure	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Queen Street	Wigan	Tuesday 21/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Buxton Road	Great Moor	Wednesday 22/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Lane Closure	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Edge Lane	Stretford	Wednesday 22/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Lane Closure	Uk Power Distribution	Works	Map
Bolton Road	Atherton	Wednesday 22/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Bt	Works	Map
Milnrow Road	Belfield & Howarth Cross	Wednesday 22/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Ix Wireless Ltd	Works	Map
Bridge Street	Heywood Town Centre	Wednesday 22/02/2023	Monday 27/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Newhey Road	Newhey	Wednesday 22/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council	Highway Authority Works	Map
Wilmslow Road	Manchester	Wednesday 22/02/2023	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Brsk Limited	Works	Map
Middleton Road	Chadderton	Thursday 23/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Bt	Works	Map
Lees Road	Oldham	Thursday 23/02/2023	Wednesday 15/03/2023	Road Closure	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
High Street	Lees	Thursday 23/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Bt	Works	Map
Deane Road	Bolton	Thursday 23/02/2023	Monday 27/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Ix Wireless Ltd	Works	Map
Warrington Road	Wigan	Friday 24/02/2023	Friday 24/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
London Road	Hazel Grove	Friday 24/02/2023	Saturday 25/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Stockport M.B.C	Drainage works	Map
Wilmslow Road	Manchester	Friday 24/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Fulcrum Pipelines Limited	Works	Map
Hyde Road	Manchester	Saturday 25/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Lane Closure	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Wigan Road	Atherton	Saturday 25/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Bt	Works	Map
Heaton Moor Road	Heaton Moor	Saturday 25/02/2023	Saturday 25/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Washway Road	Sale	Saturday 25/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Lane Closure	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Ashton Road	Oldham	Saturday 25/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Kingsway	Manchester	Saturday 25/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Lane Closure	Bt	Works	Map
Bridge Street	Heywood Town Centre	Saturday 25/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Wilmslow Road	Manchester	Saturday 25/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Portland Place	Stalybridge	Sunday 26/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Cadent Gas Limited	Gas Works	Map
Bolton Road	Atherton	Sunday 26/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
East Lancashire Road	Tyldesley	Sunday 26/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Lane Closure	Virgin Media	Works	Map
Cheetham Hill Road	Manchester	Sunday 26/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Lane Closure	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Bury Road	Bolton	Sunday 26/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Ix Wireless Ltd	Works	Map
Blackburn Road	Egerton	Sunday 26/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Crompton Way	Bolton	Sunday 26/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Ix Wireless Ltd	Works	Map
Albert Road	Farnworth	Sunday 26/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Its Technology Group	Works	Map
Blackrod Bypass	Blackrod	Sunday 26/02/2023	Friday 27/10/2023	Two-Way Signals	Cadent Gas Limited	Gas Works	Map
Manchester Road	Sparthbottoms & College Bank	Sunday 26/02/2023	Sunday 26/02/2023	Lane Closure	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Princess Road	Manchester	Monday 27/02/2023	Saturday 04/03/2023	Lane Closure	Manchester	Highway maintenance works	Map
Bury New Road	Manchester	Monday 27/02/2023	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Dukinfield Road	Hyde	Monday 27/02/2023	Friday 10/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	Network Rail -Promoters National	Works	Map
Chapel Lane	Wigan	Monday 27/02/2023	Monday 27/02/2023	Road Closure	Wigan	Highway resurfacing	Map
Topley Street	Manchester	Monday 27/02/2023	Friday 24/03/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Stockport Road	Manchester	Monday 27/02/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Atherleigh Way	Leigh	Monday 27/02/2023	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Lane Closure	Transport For Greater Manchester	Highway Authority Works	Map
Worsley Road	Worsley	Monday 27/02/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Cadent Gas Limited	Gas Works	Map
Manchester Street	Oldham	Monday 27/02/2023	Friday 31/03/2023	Lane Closure	Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council	Highway Authority Works	Map
Eccles Old Road	Salford	Monday 27/02/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Vodafone	Works	Map
Manchester Road	Denton	Monday 27/02/2023	Monday 27/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Blackburn Road	Bolton	Monday 27/02/2023	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Lane Closure	Ix Wireless Ltd	Works	Map
Langworthy Road	Salford	Monday 27/02/2023	Monday 27/02/2023	Two-Way Signals	Virgin Media	Works	Map
Ellesmere Road	Wigan	Monday 27/02/2023	Monday 27/02/2023	Lane Closure	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Stockport Road	Mottram	Monday 27/02/2023	Friday 17/03/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Chaddock Lane	Worsley	Monday 27/02/2023	Sunday 05/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Cross Street	Hindley	Monday 27/02/2023	Monday 27/02/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Virgin Media	Works	Map
Chorley New Road	Horwich	Monday 27/02/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Multi-Way Signals	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Albert Royds Street	Belfield & Howarth Cross	Monday 27/02/2023	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Lane Closure	Transport For Greater Manchester	Highway Authority Works	Map
Great Ducie Street	Manchester	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Wednesday 08/03/2023	Multi-Way Signals	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Cross Street	Sale	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Monday 06/03/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Buxton Road	Great Moor	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Lane Closure	Stockport M.B.C	Highway improvement	Map
Washway Road	Sale	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Thursday 02/03/2023	Lane Closure	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Ashton Road	Oldham	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Lane Closure	Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council	Highway Authority Works	Map
Oldham Way	Oldham	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Lane Closure	Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council	Highway Authority Works	Map
Liverpool Road	Ashton-In-Makerfield	Tuesday 28/02/2023	Monday 06/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	Vodafone	Works	Map
Buxton Road	Heaviley	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Manchester Road	Shaw	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council	Highway Authority Works	Map
Worsley Road	Worsley	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Cadent Gas Limited	Gas Works	Map
Manchester Road	Oldham	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Tuesday 07/03/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Moss Bank Way	Bolton	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Lane Closure	Ix Wireless Ltd	Works	Map
Moor Lane	Bolton	Wednesday 01/03/2023	Wednesday 08/03/2023	Lane Closure	Electricity North West	Works	Map
Wigan Road	Hindley	Thursday 02/03/2023	Thursday 02/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	Bt	Works	Map
Oldham Road	Failsworth	Thursday 02/03/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Lane Closure	Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council	Highway Authority Works	Map
Oldham Road	Newbold	Thursday 02/03/2023	Wednesday 08/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council	Highway Authority Works	Map
Worsley Road	Farnworth	Thursday 02/03/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Multi-Way Signals	Bt	Works	Map
London Road	Hazel Grove	Friday 03/03/2023	Sunday 05/03/2023	Lane Closure	United Utilities Water Limited	Works	Map
Bolton Road	Atherton	Friday 03/03/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	Bt	Works	Map
Lancaster Road	Salford	Friday 03/03/2023	Friday 03/03/2023	Two-Way Signals	Bt	Allow access to telecom infrastructure	Map

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DPD UK acquisition of London same day courier company Absolutely

DPD UK, today (Feb 23rd) announces that it has completed the acquisition of longstanding final mile courier company, multiple National Courier Award winner, Absolutely, to further strengthen its same day delivery capabilities across the UK.

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Defining the term 'Express logistics' at IOC Heads of Industry in the City of London

Our favourite dozen - ‘clean and speed’ topped the bill.

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Yamaha OEM Electric Scooter final mile solution

Andy Pumfrey, Yamaha EV NEOS dedicated to courier

Yamaha were at the IOC round table to talk zero emission scooter bikes for final mile deliveries.

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Callum Macpherson Investec, ‘Energy market update for Transport ’

An exceptionally mild winter impacted gas values.

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Security sub-group reports on fraud at February Heads of Industry

Andy Magromallis chair of IOC sub group for security

‘All we want to do is deliver parcels’

One incident can involve many parcels.

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IOC launch new road safety & wellbeing group

A call for members –

First meeting is Monday March 9th and its virtual.

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Clean air keynotes at the IOC Heads of Industry round table

Graham Thomas Ocado IOC clean air chair introduces DEFRA

Express logistics is the cleanest sector in transport. Inst of Couriers sub group chair for Clean air is Graham Thomas from Ocado. Graham spoke exploding urgent delivery of food on the Ocado Zoom fleet, he detailed gas tractor units in linehaul to final mile electric van solutions.

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