O’Donovan Waste are first in sector to achieve ISO 39001
IOC fellow Jacqueline O’Donovan reports she has achieved a momentous milestone by becoming the first dedicated final mile waste company to receive the ISO 39001 certification from BSI, which evaluates the management system of road safety and that seeks to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries from traffic accidents.
O’Donovan have already achieved ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and BH OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety)
Have you applied for the Fulfilment House Due Diligence Scheme ?
FHDDS, HMRC’s new scheme started in April and aims to tackle VAT and customs duty fraud by overseas importers.
The FHDDS affects UK-based businesses that store imported goods on behalf of non-EU customers. You must be approved by HMRC and your application needs to be submitted online to HMRC by 30 June 2018.
Milestone qualification for Express courier sector.
Hold the front page, Institute of Couriers Chairman Carl Lomas announced at the Microlise transport Conference, May 16 to the largest audience of transport professionals in the UK. Express courier Trailblazer is published today.
This will bring levy-funded training to front line final mile drivers.
IFA Trailblazer launch for express courier drivers
Five thousand expected in first year for levy paid twelve month qualification in Express final mile delivery.
Three years in the making, employer built for next generation final mile delivery operators.
The training is already indexed and mapped, find it on the IOC web.
Mike Brown welcomed Tracey Worth as the new lead on Diversity.
It is such an important role that I know Tracey will bring huge enthusiasm and drive to the role and we look forward to supporting her. I am delighted she has accepted this important role
Thousands of depots at sortation round-table, IFA Coventry May 9th 2018
Express trailblazer employer group met in strength on May 9th at the Coventry HQ of the Institute for Apprenticeships. Thousands of express sortation depots were at the table to talk knowledge, skills and behaviour, developing vision for a new trailblazer standard for the sortation hub operatives in the express sector.
Institute of Couriers on stand 1026 at the UK and Ireland's largest transport and logistics event - Multimodal 2018
- 225 exhibitors
- 9,500 visitors
- 35 conference sessions
- 85 speakers
- The Multimodal Mixer - networking for exhibitors and visitors
- 12 Awards
Exclusive sneak-peek of the exhibitor stands before the doors even open ! see our photo-gallery of the stands
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