Industry news of relevance to Fellows and Members
IOC fellow, Sue Bancroft, HR Director at Tuffnells is set to sign the first candidate.
In the photo, Bill Foreman, Depot Manager at Slough has put forward Atique Khan, ‘Tee’ to be the first ever candidate to start the brand-new Express logistics sortation course.
Following a successful trial, Whistl are pleased to announce they will offer their Whistl Parcels and Parcelhub customers Yodel’s new Xpect Mini and Medium 2-hour delivery window services.
DPD log every hundred thousand deliveries a driver makes, awarding a star each time.
This week we see a five star candidate at half a million deliveries logged - Chris 'Tommo' Thompson.
From Harry Potter wands to owl boxes: Yodel geared up for busy Valentine’s Day and reveals most unusual gifts
Final Mile first peak for 2022 as express sector delivers to the door for Valentines Day.
As risk of cost of living crisis begins to bite, Brits still planned to indulge on Valentine’s Day.
Call for transport leaders to help 'super-charge' skills and build diverse future workforce.
Consultation launched to better understand the skills needed to boost diversity, plug the skills gap and promote careers in the transport sector.
Dr Tracey Worth, CEO IOC launched the Year of Diversity Transport / Logistics / Freight (2019) which saw success in the promotion of inclusivity, diversity and improvement of skills leading to employment within the transport industry, and in particular the Express Delivery, Last Mile sector.
HM Government has again put out a call to boost diversity, skills and careers in the transport sector.
Swift Despatch, part of The APC delivery network has launched the first four electric vans in its fleet.
The launch of these electric vehicles (EVs) is part of the business’ ongoing commitment to invest in the growth of its zero-emissions fleet, supporting longer-term Government initiatives to improve air quality across Merseyside and Cheshire, and help the city of Liverpool achieve its target of carbon neutrality by 2030.
Yodel H1 2022 - ‘Triple-digit growth in food & flowers’
Strong Express logistics volume and revenue growth since the start of the Pandemic in the UK
State of the art Merlin2 sort.
Over four thousand new jobs.
Dept for Transport - 8 Changes to The Highway Code:
A new hierarchy of road users – leaving 1.5m space around cyclists
Rules for all types of road users have been updated in The Highway Code to improve the safety of people walking, cycling and riding horses.
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