Logistics trade show at the NEC, the show that has become the annual calendar must-visit. Stepping beyond the CV Commercial Vehicle show, this is rack, stack, pack, road, rail, air, sea & borders. Be sure to park the car front seats out of the sun as glorious summer beats down on the windscreen,
275 exhibitors, 75 conference sessions, 140 speakers, equipment spaces and networking opportunities aplenty. Over 10,000 shippers and BCOs are expected to attend over the three days. More service than ever before, adorned with smaller villages of support - from AI to packing, training to tracking, three days and it's not over yet, open until Thursday.
Hall 4 at the NEC - make sure you're wearing comfortable shoes! It's more than three times larger than a football pitch. Sign in and check out, Northampton courier firm Route One, they are right side of the entry with a team delivering all things to door. DHL to Maritime, Amazon to Malcolm. Trucks classic in best paint jobs to latest loading kit . Shiny racking in all shapes and even the carpets cleaned with commercial freight hoovers.
IOC Carl Lomas caught up with Jim French to talk training, focus on apprenticeship revision for express delivery operative, latest operator input for the knowledge and skills units. Both Jim and Carl properly dressed in their transport livery Carmen ties for the photo! The next Express degree starts at Univ West London are getting close. It's time to talk levy-paid free-of-charge degree from the workplace of your next generation managers.
Supporting others, charity Transaid were in full force displaying their cycle ambulance built for rural African roads. IOC chair Carl Lomas teamed up with Transaid boss Caroline Barber for a group selfie photo. If you did not make the NEC, the next best thing is an exclusive tour of the IOC photo gallery, take a look below.
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IOC chair Lomas with transport charity Transaid team at Multimodal
Route One Northampton team at Multimodal
Talking apprentice training Carl Lomas and Jim French
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