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.
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