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Industry news of relevance to Fellows and Members
45 Shortlisters for the National Courier Awards.
National Courier Awards date is Tuesday October 27th 2026.
Entry deadline has closed – 45 Shortlisters revealed today.
Top secret – ‘There is a Services to Industry winner!’
Topspeed - proud moment for everyone at Winsford hub.
The King’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development at our Winsford Operations Hub
Stephen Clegg – ‘a collective achievement.’
‘Vision Zero an ambitious plan.
‘Safety numbers on London roads are improving’
FULL QUARTERLY COUNCIL MEETING – Wed 14th October 2026.
Florida-based firm specialising in US-UK delivery and returns channel.
The learning plan today - identifying goods units K15 – USO exclusion of goods in tracked sort.
October Homework question was 'animal exclusion, dead or alive?'.
Join West Thames College delivering Express Sortation apprenticeship for Whistl in this narrative Oct lesson extract.
‘Express sortation, our sector sort tracked by barcode’
‘A seventy-five year history originating from supermarkets.’
Final mile, last mile trade delivery.
Transporting livery over the Thames to trade in the City of London.
Transport fuel and trade for a magic ceremonial City event showcasing final mile delivery in an age gone by.
Guildhall meeting room energy for express logistics.
Fellows biggest concern is fuel.
‘Fuel prices are driving our couriers out of sector!
Dr Tracey Worth, Rousing applause for naming the first-ever Degree graduands of express logistics manager Hons BSc degree.
Westminster asked sector to talk delivery to door in the 8sq miles.
Heatwave fluid balance for drivers hunting toilets.
A red Hot agenda in express final mile.
Step Change in express logistics final mile.
Two feet forward for final mile 15kg at 6 km an hour
Stepping to delivery up to in UK ‘Tech Town’ Barnsley.
Diesel over two pounds at the pumps.
Inst of Couriers Carl Lomas at the Fuel Livery Ezra lecture - ‘shock without re-set’
Claudio Galimberti, Partner & Chief Economist of Rystad Energy.
‘Energy at the Edge: Security, Scarcity and the New World Order’
‘Oil prices have experienced periods of extreme volatility.’
‘The global energy system today is at a pivotal moment.’
China road transport is seeing a strong shift to electric trucks as diesel prices rise.
Russia’s refining output has plummeted.
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