Appointments

The Cold Chain Federation is pleased to announce that Phil Pluck joins the federation today (Monday 20th November 2023) as its new Chief Executive The Cold Chain Federation is the membership body leading the UK’s temperature-controlled logistics industry. Phil Pluck brings to the Cold Chain Federation a wealth of experience …

At the end of 2023, Kat Moss will complete her two years of service as Chair of the LEEA Board and will be succeeded in January 2024 by the current Vice Chair, Oliver Auston. Kat has been pivotal in many key initiatives, such as the Lifting Technician Apprenticeship that is …

JS Davidson, one of the UK’s leading temperature-controlled solutions specialists, has expanded its senior management team by appointing David Davidson as its new Operations Director, a brand-new role for the business. The son of Managing Director John Davidson, David’s new role will involve overseeing the day-to-day operations at JS Davidson, …

Mercedes-Benz Trucks welcomed a new cohort of qualified Mercedes-Benz truck technicians to its UK Dealer Network – and gave them the ultimate inspiration for their future careers. If the 55 attendees at this year’s graduation day celebration were in any doubt about how high they could potentially fly, Mercedes-Benz Trucks …

Pallet-Track is delivering ambitious plans to strengthen its network following the appointment of a senior logistics specialist. Kerry Rayner has been appointed Network Development Manager at the Wolverhampton based pallet network and brings over 20 years’ experience to the role. Having held roles at the Hazchem Network, TPN and Birmingham-based …

Mike Cairns has been appointed Divisional Director at Mitsubishi Electric’s Automation Systems Division (ASD) in the UK. This follows the retirement of current Divisional Director, Roger Payne, who had a successful and distinguished 37-year career at Mitsubishi Electric. Mike will be responsible for the entire UK operation, which includes sales, …

Palletways UK has announced the strategic promotion of Vanda Roberts to head up the network’s commercial team. Having successfully turned two depots in Scotland into successful, profitable Palletways-owned operations, Vanda’s move to the position of Head of Commercial will support the network in its sales aspirations. As the former Senior …

Logistics UK has today (25 September 2023) announced the appointment of Tim Rolfe as the business group’s new Director of Human Resources (HR). A Fellow of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development), Mr Rolfe has over 25 years of experience in senior HR roles, as well as running …

The Level 3 Lifting Equipment Technician Apprenticeship is now available for delivery in England as an Open Programme. This means the teaching is delivered via online classrooms and there are no minimum cohort requirements. From August, one cohort will run every 3-months, with mock exams conducted at LEEA in Huntingdon …

A persistent shortage of labour remains a major issue for the UK warehousing and logistics sector. Automation and robotics are proven to help businesses significantly improve productivity and increase efficiency. But automating manual tasks is only half of the story. As fulfilment demand continues to increase, the way warehouses operate …