DPD has this week announced the five finalists they have chosen to participate in the first DPD EcoLaunchpad programme.

Those selected following the recent Pitch Day will go on to work closely with some of DPD's senior leadership team and experts to trial their solutions in a live environment.

This year’s award programme includes five driver-centric categories and four data-driven recognitions.

TfL Richard Sylvester, ‘Do freight drivers plan their routes?’

Inst Of Couriers, Carl Lomas said. ‘Yes, express logistics plans routes to every level, even the order of packages on the vehicle is optimised. During the Olympics our sector had great input from TfL on road works and incidents for the route network, this was very beneficial to roads movement.’

National Courier Awards decarbonisation award winner.

Evri orders first electric HGV and strengthens its fleet ahead of its peak period.

Louise O'Neil has become the new education group chair for the Institute of Couriers.

She takes over from Sue Bancroft, formerly Tuffnells.

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Historic turnout with largest mix of express companies ever.

Twenty-four courier Silver Cs in standing ovation celebrations.

DEFRA Minister, Trudy Harrison presenting decarbonisation awards to Evri for zero emission cargo bikes and O’Donovan for HVO fleet.

Step Change showcase of rail, robots and drones. Vamaris, DPD and Royal Mail winners.

Shadow Skills Minster Seema Malhotra delivers express apprentices to next generation at CitySprint and TOLL Logistics.

Cultural impact for Whistl and Smiths News.

Team award to Absolutely for Pharmacy solution.

Arrow XL took the Road Safety David Jamieson award.

Rt. Hon. Seema Malhotra, MP and Shadow Minister for Skills, visited the Evri site in Heathrow, Middlesex to tour the site and hear about the firm’s continued growth and its role as a facilitator of the growth for SMEs across all regions of the UK.

Apprenticeship winners, a Road Safety award, Supporting the Sector from Government win,  Eco & Clean Air Awards, Cultural Impact winners, Team Awards and three drivers of Step Change.