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London, UK: The government is consulting on streamlining the driver licensing process and allowing car drivers to drive 7.5 tonne trucks to help tackle the UK’s continuing HGV driver shortage. The Department for Transport has published a call for evidence paper, which suggests that car drivers could be given the right to get behind the …

London, UK: Arla Foods, XPO Logistics, Bidfood, ACS&T Logistics, Samworth Brothers Lidl Northern Ireland, McCulla (Ireland), are all shortlisted in several categories for this year’s Supply Chain Excellence Awards. The winners will be announced on 8 November at a dinner at London Hilton hotel.

Tunbridge Wells, UK: Generation Logistics – a year-long national campaign which aims to shift perceptions of the industry and attract the next generation of logistics workers – launches on 10 August. The campaign will use a broad mix of media to convey its key messages, including television, radio, print and digital, as well as social …

Heathrow, UK: Iain Bruce has joined PML as its finance director. Bruce , who is law graduate and Chartered Accountant, previously held finance posts at McLaren, Johnson & Johnson and PepsiCo. “I am looking forward to sharing my experience and expertise to help expand operations geographically and introduce PML to new global markets, while also …

Langlands Park, East Kilbride, Scotland: DHL workers for Sainsbury’s have voted for a week-long strike that will hit supplies to stores throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland. The unit Unite says that 96% of DHL workers, on a 68 %turnout, voted to take strike action. They rejected DHL’s final pay offer which Unite says represents a …