RHA welcomes PMs stance on fuel duty
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has welcomed reports that the government has recognised the impact of fuel duty on the economy. Reports emerged earlier this week that one of the changes to be ushered through in a upcoming ’emergency budget’ will be a cut in fuel duty – the first for eight years. Some sources […]
Standard Chartered confirms first supply chain finance transaction on blockchain
Standard Chartered and Linklogis have recently completed their first joint deep-tier supply chain financing transaction for Digital Guangdong and its upstream suppliers. The project is part of an ongoing strategic collaboration between the two parties since signing a memorandum of understanding in February and marks the first time that the Linklogis platform has jointly delivered deep-tier supply […]
Do you specialise in Labelling & Packaging? 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 September we’ll be focussing on Labelling & Packaging. 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 […]
Fleet Services Management Summit – There’s still time to register!
There are a handful of delegate places still available at this autumn’s Fleet Services Management Summit – a unique event designed specifically for fleet management specialists. 11 & 12 November 2019 – Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire Your personal two-day experience will be created based entirely on your own requirements and interests… Receive a bespoke itinerary of […]
Meet the partners you need at the Total Supply Chain Summit
Looking for new supply chain solutions? Start right here… Sourcing new suppliers, solutions and innovations is time-consuming and, frankly, dull. Hours of Googling, arranging meetings and travel… but there is another way. The Total Supply Chain Summit is our answer. 4 & 5 November – The Midland Hotel, Manchester This two-day event will give you […]
IBM and Chainyard unveil Trust Your Supplier blockhain network
IBM and blockchain services and consulting specialist Chainyard have announced Trust Your Supplier (TYS), a blockchain network designed to improve supplier qualification, validation, on boarding and life cycle information management. Founding participants alongside IBM include Cisco, Anheuser-Busch InBev, GlaxoSmithKleine, Lenovo, Nokia, Schneider Electric and Vodafone. Trust Your Supplier is designed to eliminate manual time-consuming processes […]
Looking for new supply chain solutions? Start right here…
Sourcing new suppliers, solutions and innovations is time-consuming and, frankly, dull. Hours of Googling, arranging meetings and travel… but there is another way. The Total Supply Chain Summit is our answer. 4 & 5 November – The Midland Hotel, Manchester This two-day event will give you the opportunity to meet with innovative and budget-saving suppliers, […]
The Fleet Services Management Summit: An event created just for you
This autumn we are hosting the Fleet Services Management Summit – a unique event designed specifically for fleet management professionals like you. 11 & 12 November 2019 – Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire Your personal two-day experience will be created based entirely on your own requirements and interests: Receive a bespoke itinerary of 1-2-1 meetings with suppliers […]
RHA implores Gove to act on ‘no deal’ Brexit safeguards
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has called on the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove, to act urgently so that goods can continue to flow across borders in the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit. In a letter to the cabinet minister in charge of Brexit arrangements, RHA Chief Executive, Richard Burnett set out the […]
Future fleet fuel mix in flux
Fleets of the future will use an increasingly diverse range of fuels – but there remains a mixed picture for diesel company cars despite new technology that is making them more environmentally friendly. That’s according to new research from Arval, which asked fleet managers how the availability of new diesel vehicles with equal NOx and […]
