National Learning at Work Day, which aims to improve workforce skills, is taking part on 22 May and Skills for Logistics is urging businesses in the moving, storing, handling of goods and the wholesale sectors to take part.
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RH Freight has appointed Bryony Attenborough to the newly created role of energy and environment officer.
Deutsche Post World Net saw its first quarter net profit fall 18.4 per cent to 407 million euros but said that both the logistics and express businesses performed well.
The finalists for the MAN Truck & Bus UK Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards have been shortlisted, with the winners to be announced at a ceremony on 12 June 2008.
Iveco is set to launch its Eurocargo 7.5 to 18 tonne truck range, with the introduction of an automated EuroTronic transmission as standard, in the UK this September.
The Freight Transport Association has published a document highlighting the importance of rail freight in the UK over the next 30 years, as containerised imports increase and congestion on roads continues to grow.
The Bristol operation of logistics provider NFT has won two health and safety Gold Awards for its training programme, risk control measures and enforcement systems, which have helped reduce accident levels by ten per cent in the last year.
British Airways World Cargo has started operating its summer schedule, which involves several changes to freighter routeings and bellyhold capacity on the passenger network.
TNT is bringing in a 100-strong fleet of electric vehicles in a bid to lower its carbon footprint and make TNT the “first zero emissions express and mail company”.
Volac has signed a deal with Bibby Distribution for the distribution and warehousing of its animal feeds and supplements business.
