It was great to be part of this successful transaction.” The management team was led by Colin McCarthy and the transaction was backed by Lloyds Development Capital and Santander. Colin McCarthy Managing Director of Panther, said: “This is an exciting point in the business’ journey ...

Clarke Willmott has advised the management team on the £17 million management buy-out of nationwide, Northampton-headquartered, Panther Logistics. Panther, which has eight regional hubs throughout the UK was recently named as one of the Sunday Times/ Virgin Fast Track 100 Companies.

A busy forum, opened by TfL boss Mike Brown, well-attended with a big slant to politics, 50 days to the new mayor, blue-sky thinking. Carl Lomas IOC spoke of exploding e-retail home delivery numbers, ‘half of retail, home delivered  by 2020’ setting the question to Ian Wainwright, ‘is it sustainable and are we ready?’

 

Jamie O’Hara, chief political advisor for TfL talked elections, "50 days to the mayoral election; it's going to be a new mayor. Vote on May 5th,new Mayor takes office on the sunday"

 

TfL Commissioner Mike Brown opened the 2016 Freight Forum

I want to work collaboratively with you. Enjoy the 'Streets Ahead' exhibition in the room. Put LoCity Conference - May 26th - in your diary...

 

Ian Wainwright then spoke about the continuing TfL action plans, up to and beyond the London Mayoral election.

 

Diary double opportunity, same venue as IntraLogisteX - at the Ricoh Arena...

Carl Lomas IOC chair comments, ‘Logistics two for, four hundred guests at FTA summit on the ground floor, packed isles upstairs, guests walking on the yellow carpets of the Golden triangle IntraLogistex show. To see best practice and talk logistics shop.

 

Institute of Couriers at the IntraLogisteX show, Ricoh Arena Coventry, March 16/17th

Answer our survey - ‘How do Logisticians shop on-line?

Derby Univ, Manchester Met University and Sheffield Hallam University will crunch the numbers to find the answer.

Carl Lomas IOC chair delivered a key note lecture to a full house, ‘Implications of the evolving home delivery market for the UK courier industry’

Alistair Cochrane, fellow of the Institute of Couriers & the former managing director of TNT Express in the UK, has been appointed operations director of Parcelforce Worldwide.

 

IOC marks National Apprenticeship Week with honorary award for top logistician from the next generation of workforce.

A top East Midlands apprentice has been recognised for his efforts in becoming a trailblazer in the logistics industry.

The success of 20-year-old apprentice of the year Daniel Blay, who works for CEVA Logistics, has been singled out with the award of the first honorary membership presented by the Institute of Couriers.

IOC chairman Carl Lomas reports on the Royal Logistics Corps Foundation Launch at TfL March 2016.

What is more important, speed or reliability? Maj Gen Angus Fay talked about the valley of death between concept and capability. ‘We need last mile edge to beat our enemy.’ ‘A single data platform for everything logistics would be a game changer!’

 

Newly gowned fellows of the Institute of Couriers were guests for the Transport Banquet held at the Mansion House, by kind permission of the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor & Master Carmen, Mark Griffiths. The lavish annual event is an opportunity of highest level networking in transport. The new 2016 IOC fellows welcomed a chance to catch up on the recent IOC heads of industry event, there was much discussion about inner city final mile access for electric cargo bikes & the success of the  Express delivery trailblazer submission with BIS. From DPD to CitySprint the talk was all final mile.