By: Centre for London. With the number of parcels delivered in London expected to double by 2030, a new report has set out an ambitious roadmap to make deliveries and freight journeys more sustainable and efficient. The proposals include introducing 10,000 pick-up points and lockers for parcel deliveries, new mayoral powers to incentivise…
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Waitrose is to become the first supermarket in the UK to trial a new generation of electric vehicles. Following a significant investment, groceries from Waitrose’s St Katherine’s Dock store will be delivered to customers entirely by electric vans equipped with cutting edge wireless charging technology – putting the supermarket at the forefront of green…
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A special ‘Climate Train’ has operated between the Netherlands and Scotland carrying passengers to COP26, the international climate change conference in Glasgow, thanks to a partnership between Avanti West Coast, Eurostar, NS, ProRail and Youth for Sustainable Travel. Official delegations from the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Germany joined young people, MEPs, and NGOs such…
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Wincanton has secured a new five-year contract with MGA Entertainment, the manufacturer of children’s toys and entertainment products. The new partnership will see Wincanton providing omnichannel supply chain solutions for final mile deliveries to retailers across the UK and direct to customers’ homes. Operating from Wincanton’s automated multi-user warehouse facility in Middlewich, Cheshire,…
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A London-wide advertising campaign has launched in a bid to cut air pollution and carbon emissions. Led by the City of London Corporation and Camden Council, and funded by the Mayor of London, the ‘Engine Off, Every Stop’ campaign features posters, bus rears, and billboards on roadside sites and petrol stations across the capital.…
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OASIS Group has become the latest business to locate at DP World’s rapidly expanding port-centric logistics park at London Gateway. Situated on the doorstep of Europe’s largest consumer market and given a further boost by London Gateway being a central pillar of Thames Freeport, the 108,973 sq ft warehouse will be taken on a…
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Yodel has invested over £1 million in a new sortation system that is specially designed to handle delicate and irregular shaped parcels. The new system, called ‘Merlin2’, will be located at Yodel’s Shaw sorting centre and is the business’ second automated ‘out of gauge’ sortation facility, following the success of the original Merlin which…
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On 23 October, Etihad Airways operated its most sustainable flight ever, leveraging the learnings developed over the last two years of its sustainability programme to reduce carbon emissions by 72% in absolute terms compared to the equivalent flight operated in 2019. The London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi flight is part of the Etihad Greenliner…
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Parcel delivery company Hermes has announced an ambitious Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programme designed to reduce its impact on the planet, promote equality and fairness and increase transparency about its operations. Nancy Hobhouse, who recently joined Hermes as Head of ESG from John Lewis where she was Senior Sustainability Manager, will steer the…
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DHL Supply Chain has announced the launch of Driving Ambition, a new training programme which aims to tackle the national driver shortage with a long-term solution by providing fully funded training for applicants to qualify as LGV drivers. The Driving Ambition programme removes a key barrier to a career in logistics by providing company-funded…
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