As shoppers return to the High Street, online sales have fallen for four months in a row, with Amazon and Etsy reporting a marked slowdown in growth. But e-commerce expert ParcelHero predicts online will level out at a quarter of all retail sales. Shoppers may be flooding back to High Streets and shopping centres,…
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The government has published the formal Government Response to the Operation Brock consultation, ‘Removing sunset clauses and provisions for EU Exit and COVID-19 pandemic from existing traffic management legislation’. This Consultation ran for four weeks from the 26 May to 20 June. The Government Response sets out the decision to remove measures relating to COVID-19…
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As CILT is set to celebrate excellence with another year of its annual awards, we caught up with Harald Hamley, Annual Awards Committee Chair, to find out more about this year’s event, what to expect and his tips for submitting a winning entry. How long have you been chair of the judging panel and what…
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EV Cargo, the UK’s largest privately-owned logistics provider, is urging the UK Government to do more to deliver a short-term solution to address the country’s current supply chain challenges. The ongoing and well-documented driver shortage is being compounded by manufacturing, retail and supply chain workers having to undertake necessary COVID-19 ‘pingdemic’ self-isolations. So…
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Europa Warehouse is investing £11 million to implement automation systems at its 715,000 sq ft third-party logistics site in Corby. Europa is working with psb intralogistics GmbH to implement the new technology. The family business based in Pirmasens, Germany, is a provider of innovative automation solutions which are tailored to customer business requirements.…
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Transport for London (TfL) is set to start using new technology from two UK start-ups to reduce road danger and disruption caused by roadworks and unplanned incidents on the road network. In 2019, TfL launched an innovation challenge called RoadLab, which called on the UK’s leading innovators to develop technology that could make roadworks…
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The Royal College of Art and PA Consulting have been appointed to deliver an ‘iconic’ British electric vehicle chargepoint design, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. The design will be unveiled at COP26 in Glasgow this November and could be seen on streets across the country from 2022. This project gets underway as…
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Freight transportation services provider XPO Logistics is sponsoring the first-ever Tamworth Pride Festival on 14-15 August in Staffordshire. According to the company, the theme of the event, “Celebrating You”, also signals XPO’s support of LGBTQ+ employees and allies in the UK. Dan Myers, managing director – UK and Ireland, XPO Logistics, said: ”Diversity…
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Road-users in England’s south west are set to enjoy safer, quicker and smoother journeys, as Highways England delivers a £200 million package of improvements across the region over the next few months. Well-known motorways and major A-roads including the M4, M5, A40 and A38 are all included in the package. Planned works include…
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DPD Group’s parcel delivery network DPD UK will acquire same day distribution company CitySprint, subject to regulatory clearance. This follows a period of growth for CitySprint, which has seen continued demand for its services as businesses require more urgent and time critical same day deliveries. Once completed, DPD UK’s customers will be able…
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