London, UK: In a matter of days the UK leaves the single market as the post-Brexit transition period ends but still there is no clarity about UK borders and a raft of other details. Duncan Buchanan, the policy director of the Road Haulage Association, said he is expecting something “between shocking and a catastrophe”. And …
With just weeks to go until the end of the transition period, Road Haulage Association chief executive Richard Burnett describes the challenges ahead and how the association can provide crucial guidance to international hauliers. Ever since voters took the decision to leave the EU back in 2016, we have been lobbying, campaigning, and shouting to …
London, UK: The government has finally published its long-awaited Haulier Handbook to act as a “one-stop shop” for key information and advice for the end of the transition period although some issues are still to be resolved due to the ongoing discussions on a UK/EU trade deal. Questions still remain on a number of topics, …
London, UK: The National Audit Office has warned in a report on Britain’s Brexit readiness that “many traders and third parties will not be ready for new EU controls.” It stressed that crucial IT systems have yet to be tested and transit areas for lorries are not ready as the government attempts to prepare new …
London, UK: Government ambitions to phase out petrol and diesel vans in favour of electric vehicles by 2030 will fail without government action to provide a charging infrastructure, says Logistics UK. Denise Beedell, policy manager for vans and urban, Logistics UK, said: “With electric vehicles making up only 1% of all vans sold in the …
London, UK: For the 47 years since the UK has been part of the European Union trade has been easy. Few operators have any experience of anything other than loading the truck and worrying about the schedule for meeting a continental delivery slot. Come 1 January all this ends and while drivers will not have …
The coronavirus pandemic has spurred collaboration. But the potential for more is vast, says Louisa Hosegood, Digital and Strategy Director at Bis Henderson Consulting. “Supply chains today are required to deliver ever-better service levels while simultaneously bearing down on cost and meeting aggressive new sustainability agendas. This has to be achieved against a background of …
Reading, UK: Cold storage in the UK accounts for 12% of total warehouse space with a further 1.551m sq m) currently under construction, according to a new report by Savills, undertaken in collaboration with the Cold Chain Federation. Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic have placed significant emphasis on supply chain resilience and the shift from …
London, UK: Britain is set for a no-deal Brexit with talks between the UK and EU about a post-Brexit trade agreement “over”, a Downing Street spokesman said. There was “no point” in discussions continuing next week unless the EU was prepared to discuss the detailed legal text of a partnership, he said. Earlier today, the …
Lambourn Woodlands, UK: Walker Logistics has its own in-house developed track and trace system to keep the warehouse and head office coronavirus safe. When temporary or permanent staff or visitors to Walker’s premises arrive on site they are required to use their smart phone to scan a QR code which links directly to a short …
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK: The pandemic has transformed the way businesses approach the supply chain and will do so for the foreseeable future, continuing to affect health and safety in warehouses, distribution centres and logistics hubs, says Jim Roberts, (pictured above) product manager at Beaverswood. Respondents cited the need to re-evaluate their processes at sites and …
London, UK: Analysis by the London School of Economics suggests that Brexit will cost the UK two to three time more than the coronavirus epidemic. Bank of England’s latest forecast of the impact of Covid shows a reduction of 1.7% of GDP to the economy up to 2022. “Our modelling with LSE of the impact …
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