The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK – CILT(UK) – has published a comprehensive manifesto request outlining policy priorities and recommendations for the future of the UK’s transport, logistics and supply chain sector ahead of the 2024 General Election. Created by experts from across the transport, logistics and supply chain sector, the
As a leading 4PL service provider, X2 works with clients across the country to expand their logistics capabilities with access to an enormous network of reputable hauliers. Both filling the capacity of SME hauliers across the country and integrating scalability into the logistical functions of its client-base, X2 is a reputable and increasingly-known 4PL service
British CERN Partner Sights International Growth With New Financing Deal : A small manufacturer trusted by scientists across six continents receives new export funding UK Export Finance (UKEF) is backing a £300,000 financing package for Quantum Detectors, a small high-tech manufacturer in Oxfordshire supplying laboratories around the globe. Based at the Harwell Science and Innovation
The Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo is the UK’s leading retail-focused logistics exhibition. Key UK automation distributor RARUK Automation Limited will be showcasing the latest robotic technology to improve the efficiency of internal logistics operations. The event will be taking place on the 27th and 28th of February at the ExCel London. RARUK Automation
UKEF (UK Export Finance) has issued loan which guarantees British exporter Innovo Group to secure a €415 million contract to deliver critical infrastructure projects in Benguela Province, a region in the west of Angola adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean. The support has been issued through UK Export Finance (UKEF) – the government’s export credit agency – and means that projects will now go ahead to improve the region’s potable water supply, storm drainage, sanitation, roads, public
Yamazaki Mazak’s investment in its UK manufacturing facilities was one of the main draws behind strong attendance at its recent annual Open House. The event, themed ‘Building For Your Future’, linked the increase in capacity at the company’s European Manufacturing Plant with its ability to now offer significantly shorter lead times on key machines. In
UKEF : The UK’s export credit agency (ECA) has become a founding member of a partnership convened by the UN to help export finance reach net zero emissions by 2050. UK Export Finance has rallied together export credit agencies from around the world to join a Net Zero Export Credit Agencies Alliance being launched today
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered his Autumn Statement to Parliament last Wednesday, including 110 measures for growth across the board. Menzies’ accountancy and strategic advisory experts shares a summary of the main points relating to the manufacturing sector: Specific investment towards the manufacturing sectors: Wider support benefitting the manufacturing sector About Menzies Accountancy MENZIES the full
A newly-minted EU agreement on waste shipments is set to remove a legal roadblock to make it possible for a raft of non-OECD ship recycling yards to be included on an EU-approved list, which would unleash much-needed shipbreaking capacity for a massive wave of tonnage due to be scrapped over the coming years, according to
A new Acas zero hours contract survey has found that three in five workers (61%) are unaware of the rights of people on zero hours contracts. Acas commissioned YouGov to ask workers at the end of August on how aware, if at all, they were of the rights of a worker employed on a zero
