A section of dual carriageway in Northamptonshire has become the first in the country to be resurfaced with a pioneering new material that is designed to help roads last significantly longer. England’s motorways and major A-roads are expected to be resurfaced every 10-12 years because water, sun and air, combined with the weight of heavy…
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The Civil Aviation Authority has issued 630 fines since February to airlines carrying passengers without the right documents. It remains a requirement for all passengers, no matter which country they have travelled from, to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 3 days before departure and to self-isolate on arrival. A…
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The European Union (EU) has shared the findings of its EU-funded study into how the Internet of Things can and will support collaborative logistics. ICONET, a 30-month research project funded by the EU, has just delivered final outputs, and the EU is keen that these results are shared with organisations involved in the transport and…
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HM Revenue & Customs has sent guidance to your Institute with regards to using Postponed VAT Accounting (PVA). Accounting for import VAT on your VAT return (also called Postponed VAT Accounting) means you’ll account for and recover import VAT on the same VAT return, rather than having to pay it upfront and recover it later. This…
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The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has recently announced that traders moving organic products from Great Britain (GB) to Northern Ireland (NI) are now eligible for financial support, following the expansion of the Movement Assistance Scheme (MAS). MAS means traders do not need to pay certain certification costs for moving agri-food products from GB to NI.…
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By Tim Wright, Managing Director of Invar Systems Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement of a capital allowance ‘super-deduction’ could be a game-changer for many warehouse owners and operators. The super-deduction, which will apply for two years, allows firms to claim 130% of their expenditure on approved plant and machinery against their tax liability. There is…
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XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, has announced that it will be funding the delivery of equipment, materials, and resources across the UK this year in a partnership with a national charity that provides camps for children with serious illnesses. Having first partnered with the children’s charity, Over The…
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First Aberdeen and Aberdeen City Council are celebrating this week after their hydrogen double-decker bus fleet notched up its first major milestone – completing 100,000 miles of operation. Since launching into customer service in January, the fleet of 15 First Aberdeen buses, manufactured in the UK by Wrightbus, has already saved a whopping 170,000kg of…
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CEVA Logistics is further driving its sustainability agenda across its U.K. operations by migrating its entire company car fleet to fully electric vehicles by 2025. This month the company has taken delivery of the first fully electric cars as Phase One of its new program. First all-electric cars delivered this month No petrol or diesel…
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Woodland Group, one of the UK’s largest privately owned logistics companies, has launched new rail freight connected services at iPort Rail, Doncaster. The service begins this month and moves containers between ports of Felixstowe and Southampton with further services to London Gateway and Immingham to follow. By May more than 140 container movements are expected…
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