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Hermes Europe CEO Carole Walker to retire in the summer
Carole Walker will step down from her role as CEO of Hermes Europe and take early retirement this summer.
Month: January 2019
Careers
More employers needed to promote logistics careers to students
Think Logistics is looking for logistics firms to offer over 90 internships or work placements for students around the UK between February and August this year. Employers taking part in the programme last year were so impressed with their interns that 75% said they would have been happy to offer them a full time job.
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Veolia fined £1m after employee run over by HGV and killed
Veolia ES (UK) has been fined £1m after one of its employees was run over and killed by a reversing lorry.
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Kidds Transport adds warehousing space as its business outlook brightens
Kidds Transport in Lancaster has put the devastating effects of 2015’s Storm Desmond behind it, investing £1.6m in additional warehousing following “tremendous growth”.
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Knights of Old selected as long distance partner for CAE Delivers
Irish parcel carrier CAE Delivers has selected Knights of Old as its long-distance haulage partner.
Industry News
UPN to move to new central hub next year
United Pallet Network (UPN) is to move to a new home next year as it makes provision for continuing growth.
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Hargreaves Services counts the cost of Wolf Minerals collapse
The insolvency of a major mining customer cost Hargreaves Services more than £8m last year, the group revealed today.
Careers
Driving training to the next level at UPS Integrad
Burton upon Trent was once a global brewing superpower and although that heyday is behind it, the town has successfully reinvented itself, retaining its international flavour and attracting the likes of UPS.
Air quality
Government slammed for passing the buck on air quality
The UK government has been accused of ‘passing the buck’ over clean air policies and ignoring practical solutions to reduce emissions.
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Boughey Distribution experiencing Brexit surge
Grocery distribution and warehousing specialist Boughey Distribution is experiencing a surge in activity as customers make contingency plans in case of a no-deal Brexit.