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Government invests £160m in four road schemes to boost regional growth
The government has announced a £160.8m investment in four major road projects in Newcastle, Cornwall, Greater Manchester and Southampton.
Month: June 2022
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Logistics industry key to success of government’s levelling up agenda, report finds
The UK logistics industry is one of the fastest growing areas of employment in the UK, bringing career opportunities to deprived areas targeted by the government’s levelling up agenda, according to an independent study by Frontier Economics.
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Bridgestone unveils ‘revolutionary’ tyre and fleet management solution
Bridgestone said its new integrated tyre and fleet management package will ‘revolutionise the fleet market’ by offering connected data and reporting under one agreement and delivered by a single partner.
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Winch & Co injects £250,000 into newly acquired business
Private equity firm Winch & Co has invested almost £250,000 into Dedicated Transport Solutions (DTS).
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Suttons Tankers pays tribute to Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Suttons Tankers have unveiled commemorative livery to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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Royal Mail hits back over management job cuts as strike action looms
Royal Mail said it did not recognise the figures Unite claimed were being cut from its delivery work and questioned why it was balloting for strike action after its restructure was completed.
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“Unfair, confused and misleading” – industry hits back over threat of supply chain levy
The logistics sector has slammed a new report by the Transport Select Commmitte (TSC) demanding it solves the driver shortage and upgrades rest facilities within two years or face a government supply chain levy.
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Uphold pledge to help cold chain operators hit by end of red diesel rebate, sector tells government
The Cold Chain Federation is calling on the government to make good on its promise to provide financial support to cold chain transport operators hit by the removal of the red diesel rebate for transport refrigeration units (TRUs), which came into effect on 1 April.
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‘Solve your problems within two years or face supply chain levy,’ Transport Select Committee warns logistics sector
The logistics sector must solve its driver employment crisis and fix its dearth of secure rest facilities within two years, or else the government should step in and impose a levy, MPs have warned.