IoC news
Industry news of relevance to Fellows and Members
IOC ask "What is a Cargo Bike?"
A lively January IOC sub group meet for the Cargo Bike operators, with both London-centric members and national brands operating cargo bikes UK-wide was chaired by Alan Dickinson from Evri in early January 2025.
IOC Road Safety group chair, Chris Floyd comments for Jan 2025 on Tachograph retrofitting for goods journeys crossing and recrossing the UK / Ireland border.
· Investment in operations and service of around £35m helps deliver record 173 million parcels in the nine weeks to 28 December 2024 [1], up 12% on last year
· Evri delivered biggest-ever individual trading week for parcels of 24.7m, as customers grabbed Black Friday (29 November 2024) bargains during a price-focused ‘thrift-mas’ [2]
· Almost 4,000 parcels delivered to UK households every minute in peak delivery weeks
Yodel helped Kids in Mind deliver thousands of toys to children across the country for Christmas Day.
DPD supports Cody Dock habitat restoration project next to Docklands super-hub.
DPD has donated £50,000 to Gasworks Dock Partnership to support the nature conservation work at Cody Dock on the banks of the River Lea, adjacent to its flagship London sortation centre, Docklands.
Industry encouraged by DfT to shape UK transition to zero emission vehicles
DfT seeking views on how to restore the 2030 phase-out date for new purely petrol and diesel cars and make the transition to zero emission vehicles a success.
This week, Evri, and GMB Union have announced a ground-breaking pay deal for the union’s couriers – an industry first that will give its self-employed couriers access to paid sick leave.
FedEx say UK parcel deliveries to hit 1.29 bn this festive season, making the UK parcel market the busiest in Europe.
Independent study predicts a 10.9% increase for the courier and express parcel market compared to 2023 peak in the UK market.
European parcel deliveries between October and December will be sufficient to fill the entire structure of Wembley Arena thirty-four times over.
The evolution of the standard proceeds with a Duty List for our front line.
Brand, collection & delivery – metrics all voted by voice of employers to be key to our next generation front line.
Mark O’Sullivan, Chief Operations Officer of Yodel, is celebrating the impressive feat of amassing 25 years in the parcels industry.
Hear Mark discuss his journey, inspirations, and experiences at Yodel too.
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