London, UK: The UK Warehousing Association is asking the chancellor to reconsider, in the spring budget, how business rates are calculated for warehouses and to increase the level of transitional support.
And the association want the Energy Bills Discount Scheme to continue with energy bill support for businesses at a reduced rate. UKWA is requesting more support in this area for warehousing – and particularly for temperature-controlled warehouses where bills rise in the summer months.
The association is also asking for help for the warehousing sector to use the untapped potential of solar with a ‘super-deduction’ first-year 50% tax-break to be extended to at least 2030 to support warehouses in installing solar panels.
It has also asked for support for skills. The Generation Logistics campaign, supported by the Department for Transport, has already paid dividends in helping raise the profile of the industry and attracting workers to the sector. UKWA believes it is deserving of government’s continued support and requests further funding.
Clare Bottle, chief executive, UK Warehousing Association, says: “Warehousing is one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK, together with the wider logistics community, we contribute £139bn gross value added to the UK economy, with an estimated one in ten workers in the private sector employed within our industry.”
