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ArticleClipper Logistics and Sheffield Hallam University join to offer degree apprenticeships
A total of 18 apprentices have started studying towards a degree in professional practice in management as part of an apprenticeship jointly run by Clipper Logistics and Sheffield Hallam University.The apprentices will work within Clipper’s logistics network with key customers including some of the biggest names in retail such as ...
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Davies Turner bolsters apprentice line-up with new intake
Davies Turner & Co has recruited another 11 people for this year’s trainee programme. The new recruits to the logistics company will learn all aspects of Davies Turner’s business during the two-year apprenticeship.Like their predecessors who have passed through the programme, now in its ninth year, they will have ...
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Hermes launches degree apprentice programme
Hermes UK has launched a degree apprentice programme that enables students to earn while they learn.In addition, they are guaranteed a job with the parcels company when they have successfully completed their degree course.The four-year programme is being run in association with Leeds Beckett University, and this year six students ...
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Training scheme to help former oil and gas workers gear up for careers on the road
A partnership in Scotland, between the RHA and logistics recruitment specialist, Driver Hire, is helping former workers from the off-shore oil and gas industry start new careers in road transport.“Whilst still a major employer in Scotland, the oil & gas industry has been shedding jobs for a number of years,” ...
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John Hawksworth joins Eddie Stobart Logistics as general manager
John Hawksworth, previously with Premier Logistics, Birds Transport and AM Widdowson, has joined Eddie Stobart Logistics as general manager of its retail division.Hawksworth left his role as group general manager at Premier Logistics after nearly three years with the Leicestershire-based firm in June.He has worked at a series of hauliers ...
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H&M Distribution appoints new commercial manager
Cambridgeshire based logistics provider H&M Distribution has appointed Vince Mattera as commercial manager.H&M Distribution is a member of the Palletways pallet network.He joins from Geodis and has worked in the logistics field for the past 11 years.In his new role he will be responsible for driving new business at H&M’s ...
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CEVA Logistics appoints new chief commercial officer
Laurent Binetti has been appointed chief commercial officer of CEVA Logistics and will join the company on 1 September.After starting his career in the retail industry, Binetti spent more than 20 years at Dell, holding senior commercial positions in Switzerland and the UK focusing on the EMEA regions. More recently, ...
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ArticleOftsed praises National Logistics Academy's 'significant progress'
The National Logistics Academy has been recognised for its "significant progress" in an appraisal of new apprenticeship training providers by Ofsted. Visiting the academy last month, Ofsted reported significant progress in meeting all of the requirements of providing an apprenticeship and ensuring apprentices benefit from high-quality training.The regulatory body's report ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail gets behind Think Logistics skills recruitment drive
Royal Mail employs approximately 141,000 employees and needs a constant flow of new recruits to join the business at all levels. Nadine Kemp, senior people business partner – central logistics teams – at Royal Mail, is a big fan of the Think Logistics programme to get the message about career ...
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Apprenticeship levy 'not working' after 2017/18 sees 10% of predicted starts
The Apprenticeship Levy is not delivering what it was designed for, according to a two-year review of the ‘Transport infrastructure skills strategy’ by the Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce (STAT). The report reveals the road transport sector recruited fewer than 10% of a projected 15,000 apprentices in the past year. STAT, ...
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Remember: apprenticeships are for people of all ages
Skills for Logistics MD David Coombes writes that while there is a huge push at the age of 16-18 on what they are going to do after they complete their time at school/college, a lot of people are not aware that apprenticeships are for people of all ages.Most people decide ...
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She's RHA shifts focus from women to wider workplace diversity
She’s RHA is widening its target audience with a new focus on inclusion and diversity rather than trying to attract just women to the transport industry.While the campaign’s founder Lesley O’Brien (pictured) told MT working to bring women in to the sector will “always be my passion” and will remain ...
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ArticleCitySprint hires former Royal Mail regional manager
Same day courier service CitySprint has taken on former Royal Mail regional manager Craig Eddy as director of operations.Eddy’s brief is to help drive growth in the firm’s final mile operations whilst maintaining service levels. He will also manage CitySprint’s fleet across all the firm’s operational centres.In the 19 years ...
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In an uncertain time it pays to invest in your team
David Coombes, MD for Skills for Logistics, takes a look at what you can to to ensure your businesses survives and prospers in these precarious times.Brexit. The word has become synonymous with uncertainty. Regardless of your political leanings, the UK's current state of affairs is nail-biting. So too is the ...
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ArticleWalkers Transport recruits group business analyst
Walkers Transport has recruited a group business analyst to facilitate growth at the company.Nick Atkinson joins the business after 12 years working on medical device supply chains. In his new role at Walkers he will manage, prepare and distribute data sets for the operator's Leeds and Manchester operations.Atkinson said: "My ...
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ArticleArrow XL builds training apartment for two-person crews
Arrow XL has built a £50,000, in-house training academy complete with a purpose-built apartment for developing its two-person delivery crews. The Development Academy's flat, housed at the company's Wigan HQ, contains a working kitchen, a living room and a child's bedroom, as well as two classrooms.Its two-person crews will be ...
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ArticleJohn Hawksworth leaves Premier Logistics
John Hawksworth has left his role as group general manager at Premier Logistics after nearly three years with the Leicestershire-based firm.Hawksworth has worked at a series of hauliers including the now defunct Birds Transport and Logistics, where he was a director and general manager for close to a year and ...
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ArticleGary Sharp returns to Bibby Distribution
Gary Sharp has re-joined Bibby Distribution as account director.He retired from his role as operations director at Canute Haulage Group in May.Sharp joined Canute in 2013 and according to the company’s website had responsibility for logistical operations.He was a divisional director at Bibby Distribution prior to this, clocking up close ...
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ArticleThompsons UK aiming to launch apprenticeship programme in 2019
Thompsons UK is to launch an apprenticeship scheme next year, which will aim to bring in four new body builders every year.The Croydon branch of the body builder is currently in the process of designing the programme, and is in talks with nearby Croydon College.Works manager Neil Butler is ...
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ArticleArrow XL brings in new customer experience manager
Arrow XL has hired a new customer experience manager to overhaul its strategy in the area. Fauzia Mulla joins the business from Three Mobile UK, where she was most recently head of support performance.The two-person delivery group has tasked Mulla with reshaping its customer experience strategy, and she will also ...