Lomas speaks Danger at door in Express Logistics.
A sector reluctant to change and rich in trackable repeat.
First cell Motorola Dynatec 8000X to iPhone 18 delivered to door.
2025 – 65 billion deliveries to door.
The heartbeat graph – a sector rich in repeat – 75 year barcodes.
Following a Govt shift in assessment for the Express manager degree, the front line express delivery operative apprenticeship is on the radar.
DWP and Skills England are to continue the revision of ST0103 Express Delivery Operative level two apprenticeship, there will be a strong focus on new assessment procedures.
Moving to a single method of assessment, employers so far have asked for assessment aligned to the learning workbook, portfolio.
The IOC education panel remains strong , co-chairs Louise O'Neil Whistl and Trevor Hoyle former SVP FedEx remain at the helm.
Olly Craughan, Head of Sustainability DPD UK, commented, ‘Large panel vans are the workhorse of our final mile operation.’
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