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FTA at the Skills Show
...the Skills Show at Birmingham’s NEC. More than 70,000 young people are expected to attend this free to attend event – the UK’s largest skills and careers event for young...
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Interview
The chemical supply chain: addressing ongoing challenges
...important and diverse industries in the world, spanning from chemical manufacturing to distribution and beyond. A large and complex global chemical supply chain – requiring a wide range of skills,...
News
Standard approval to counter skills shortage
...Mags Simpson, policy manager at FTA, explains, the standard cannot come quickly enough for an industry which has been plagued with skills shortages in recent years; “The news that the...
News
Driver shortages create barrier
...much in the spotlight, existing challenges continued to present barriers – one of the biggest being driver shortages across the UK and Ireland. During recent conversations, several distributors have told...
News
New apprenticeship programme sees first HGV driver qualify
...record in logistics, was set up in response to the national shortage of Class 1 HGV Drivers. The logistics sector, like many others, is facing a huge skills shortage and...
Insight
COP26 Blog 3: A just energy transition
...opportunities that attract the best and brightest talent. “With today’s focus on people, I’ve been speaking with OPITO – the global skills body for the energy sector.” People crucial to...
News
Drivers – recruiting and retaining
To tackle the problem of recruiting and retaining staff in the logistics industry, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is to hold a Logistics Skills Shortage Summit in March. The FTA...
News
Prax Lindsey launches first-of-its kind apprenticeship to support low carbon transition
...of highly skilled engineers is diminishing year on year, apprenticeships are the perfect solution to ensuring that Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery has the skills required in their workforce to meet...
Interview
The evolving scope of fuel logistics
...fortunate not to be heavily impacted by the shortages thanks to our strong reputation and proposition for drivers. However, driver shortages elsewhere prompted the fuel crisis of late 2021 and...
Opinion
Are you liable for missed deliveries?
The current shortage of HGV drivers is well documented. A combination of Covid, Brexit and other factors has meant that there are simply not enough drivers to meet UK demand....
Opinion
Industry initiatives working but HGV driver shortages remain chronic
The UK’s HGV driver shortage remains chronic, according to Logistics UK’s analysis of the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey data. But, with the number of HGV...
Opinion
CBA welcomes recognition of HGV driver shortages
Another industry body has responded to the announced Government actions to mitigate the chronic shortage of HGV drivers in the UK, with the Chemical Business Association (CBA) welcoming aspects of...
News
Logistics sector report shows recovery signs
Much has been made in the past year of the shortage of HGV drivers and other logistics workers. But after a challenging 12 months for the sector, a new report...
News
Urban Driver apprenticeship tackles HGV driver crisis
...driver shortages than other distribution, the next generation of HGV drivers will always be vital for the provision of future tanker drivers. Putting apprentices in the driving seat The new...
News
Sector shortages addressed in campaign launched by Logistics UK
...from a wide range of businesses of all sizes from across the logistics industry. Government backed campaign targets NextGen By shining a spotlight on the skilled, complex nature of the...
News
Guide to funding support for logistics employers
As has been reported through Fuel Oil News (here), the logistics industry is facing a serious shortage of skilled workers. In response, business group Logistics UK has launched a new...
News
NI Oil in Reserve Force exercise with Royal Logistics Corps (North Irish) Regiment
...locations within the site using the large, Close Support, and small, Unit Support, tankers to test the Regiment’s skills, capability and readiness. “Fuel testing is paramount as fuel quality is...
Analysis
Clean energy jobs now outnumber fossil fuel ones as transition drives growth
...future skills Energy sector employment in 2019 is divided approximately into thirds among fuel supply (coal, oil, gas and bioenergy), the power sector (generation, transmission and distribution), and energy end...