Heathrow chief urges UK government to “seize the opportunity”

Heathrow Airport’s chief executive officer, John Holland-Kaye has urged the UK Government to “seize the opportunity by expanding the hub airport would deliver”. His call comes ahead of today’s budget statement from the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, where Osborne will discuss the European Union. Holland-Kaye says: “If the Government is serious about building the country’s economic strength then it […]

BIFA welcomes George Osborne’s Autumn Statement

British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed the news in the UK Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement transport capital spending will rise by 50 per cent to a total of £61 billion as it will boost freight forwarders. This funding is reportedly the largest road investment programme that has been made in the UK since the 1970s. […]