75% of shoppers ‘will boycott grocery brands’ over environmental concerns
Over three-quarters (77%) of UK grocery shoppers have, in the last 12 months, switched, avoided or boycotted buying certain products, or would consider doing so in the future, based on brands’ environmental policies. Kantar questioned over 1,200 UK consumers between the ages of 16 and 65+ about their concern over a range of environmental issues, […]
Hydrogen car school lesson packs downloaded 10,000 times
A set of teaching resources focusing on hydrogen and fuel cell car technology delivered by Arval UK and launched earlier this year has now been downloaded more than 10,000 times. Developed in partnership with the Hydrogen Hub project of which Arval is a member, the education pack supports the Chemistry element of Triple Science for GCSE […]
EVENT REVIEW: Total Supply Chain Summit – Manchester 2019
The UK’s senior supply chain, distribution and logistics professionals converged on The Midland in Manchester for two working days of networking and connection building at the Total Supply Chain Summit. More than 60 delegates and a host of leading industry suppliers and solution providers talked through projects, objectives and challenges in a series of one-to-one […]
Register for the 2020 Fleet Summits
Following the success of the recent Fleet Summit, we are preparing for 2020 with not one but two annual events. Plus, a new name and a new look! Registration is now open for the 2020 Fleet Summit – Register here for your complimentary guest pass. 8th & 9th June – Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire 9th & 10th November – Whittlebury Park, […]
Zizo joins University of Buckingham’s Knowledge Exchange Programme
Data analytics for business and logistics specialist Zizo has entered a long-term partnership with the School of Computing at The University of Buckingham, becoming an Academic Partner as part of the school’s Knowledge Exchange Partnership Programme. The aim of the partnership is to bring mutual benefits for the school, staff, students and the data analytics industry as a […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Keeping warehouses moving
By PALLITE As warehouses across the country look for new ways to boost capacity and increase efficiency to help manage ever-growing customer demand, a Northamptonshire-based expert has come up with an innovative way to do both. PALLITE® are known for their lightweight yet strong paper transit packaging solutions including pallets, pallet boxes and layer pads. But […]
Total Supply Chain Summit 2020 – Registration open!
We’ve just closed the doors on another super successful Total Supply Chain Summit and already we’re making plans for our first 2020 event. It takes place on May 18th & 19th 2020 at Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire and registration is open now for you to reserve a complimentary guest place. Talk face-to-face with innovative and budget-saving suppliers for […]
Get ahead with your 2020 fleet strategy
Make sure you join 60 of your peers at the next Fleet Summit, which is taking place June 8th & 9th 2020 at the Heythrop Park Resort in Oxfordshire. The event is free to attend for industry professional delegates and will enable you to:- – Meet new innovative and budget-saving suppliers – Learn via our […]
Do you specialise in Order Fulfilment? We want to hear from you!
Each month on Supply Chain Briefing we’ll be shining the spotlight on a different part of the logistics and distribution market – and in December we’ll be focussing on Order Fulfilment. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help supply chain industry buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re […]
FTA raises government immigration policy concerns
The FTA has responded to the government’s call for evidence regarding the salary threshold for a future immigration policy, stating that proposed post-Brexit salary thresholds could impact the logistics sector. In a statement, the industry has asserted that with unemployment is at its lowest on record, and with logistics currently reliant on EEA workers to […]
