UKWA appoints new head of training
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has appointed Jerry Oughton as its head of training. The new role reflects the commitment of the Association to placing skills training and personal development at the heart of a wider strategy to attract more young people into the industry, says UKWA CEO Clare Bottle. “This year’s National Conference was […]
Minister for Employment encourages people to join ‘brilliant’ warehousing sector
On a warehouse visit to UKWA member ILG (International Logistics Group) in her constituency last week, Minister for Employment Mims Davies was enthusiastic in her praise of the warehousing and logistics sector for the vital work they undertook during the global pandemic and the great services they continue to provide, encouraging people to ‘join such […]
UKWA: logistics workers should be exempt from self-isolation
Clare Bottle, the new chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), has written to Rachel Maclean, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, making the strong case for logistics workers to be exempt from self-isolation as the ‘pingdemic’ sweeps the country causing shortages of supplies. Clare states: “During the earlier phases […]
UKWA: Bottle appointed CEO, Bowker appointed chair
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has announced that Clare Bottle FCILT has been appointed as the organisation’s new chief executive officer, effective from July 1 2021. Bottle, who will take over the role from Peter Ward, joins UKWA from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, where she was associate director of warehousing, responsible for managing 3PL contracts and […]
What does the Queen’s Speech mean for Logistics?
UKWA CEO Peter Ward comments on the Government’s agenda. “In the Queen’s Speech yesterday, the Government outlined its priorities for the country post-pandemic and post-Brexit. “For the warehousing and logistics sector, there were some key takeaways. The emphasis on training and education, with the lifetime skills guarantee designed to boost jobs, was welcome news and […]
‘Mixed bag’ budget: Government must do more for our industry says UKWA chief
Commenting on the UK budget, Peter Ward, CEO of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), has expressed disappointment that the Government has done little to support the warehousing and logistics sector, which has supported the economy through the global pandemic and is faced with the costs of massive transformational change. He said: “While we all recognize […]
UKWA to host virtual panel event
On March 3, the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) will be hosting a virtual panel discussion with leading speakers from major logistics user brands to discuss the radical changes retailers are having to make following the global pandemic, continued closure of ‘non-essential’ high street stores and the super-acceleration of on-line shopping. High profile speakers Chris Warn, […]
UKWA teams up with Cambridge to develop warehouse integrated platforms
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) is working with an elite group, including the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing, on a project to promote the integration of IoT (Internet of Things) with operational platforms aimed at capturing efficiencies and driving productivity in logistics and warehousing. The project, IoT Data Integration Platform for Supply Chain companies, […]
Will UK warehousing suffer its own ‘Brexodus’?
United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) CEO, Peter Ward, has expressed the Association’s disappointment and frustration that the UK government “seems not to have recognised the critical labour shortage facing the warehousing and logistics industry”; a sector that depends on immigrant labour – particularly at peak times, such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas. Ward […]
