HS2 has started the search for a specialist contractor to deliver the high-tech monitoring systems that will enable remote supervisory control of railway assets and systems by key operational personnel allowing the UK to run some of the world’s most reliable, safe and efficient high-speed rail services. The new contract opportunity covers the design, manufacture,…
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evo-rail, part of FirstGroup, is launching rail-5G, the global first multi-gigabit communications service specifically designed for the railway. rail-5G powers the on-train Wi-Fi system with over a gigabit of internet data, which will allow passengers to experience unprecedented levels of connectivity, similar to what they would enjoy at home or work. The innovative new system…
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The aviation sector is set to benefit from further government support with the creation of an all-new Aviation Skills Retention Platform (ASRP) to boost employment and upskill candidates in the industry. The platform is an ‘online skills and recruitment centre’ specially tailored to find jobs for candidates who currently may be unable to work as…
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Wincanton has commenced operations at a new Customer Fulfilment Centre (“CFC” also known as a “dark store”) for Waitrose.com in Greenford, West London, making it the first supply chain partner to create a dark store for grocery home deliveries in the UK. Waitrose.com selected Wincanton as its supply chain partner in order to fast-track the…
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Local authorities across England have been granted more than £5 million in government funding to deliver innovative projects to improve air quality. The money, from the government’s Air Quality Grant, helps councils develop and implement measures to benefit schools, businesses and communities and reduce the impact of dirty air on people’s health. More than double…
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Meachers Global Logistics has acquired AFS Haulage, one of the South’s most established hauliers in a move that widens the range of services it can offer its customers. The acquisition of AFS, on 8th March 2021, has expanded Meachers’ business by opening new routes to market, such as Palletways, and adding specialist vehicles, including HIAB…
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Metro drivers are getting to step on-board a full-size replica of their new trains that are due to start arriving next year. A detailed mock-up of the new Metro cab, which is fully fitted out, has been built to assist with workforce familiarisation – a key part of the design process for the new £362m…
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The company has completed a five-year deal with Thomas Hardie Commercials Ltd of Middlewich for the supply of Volvo’s new generation FH model which will be in production from April. The new contract, worth around £11 million, will be for the supply of 127 vehicles on a two-year roll-out programme, with the first 25 being…
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Boris Johnson has said he wants to cut air passenger duty on domestic flights in a bid to boost travel connections across the UK. A consultation will examine options including creating a new lower domestic rate or exempting return flights. The move is likely to be welcomed by struggling airline operators hit by Covid, but…
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TfL and Siemens Mobility have unveiled the detailed design of the new generation Tube trains for the Piccadilly line, which will soon be in production to replace the existing 1970s fleet. The trains currently running on the line have become increasingly unreliable and expensive to maintain and will be 50 years old by the time…
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