Appointments

Parcel delivery company DPD has announced over 700 new jobs in response to a rapid growth in Saturday and Sunday deliveries. The company created the new employed role of part-time, dedicated weekend delivery driver, following a 40% increase in weekend parcel volumes in the last year. The expansion is due …

Jungheinrich UK has welcomed Les Knight to the position of Sales Director, where he will be responsible for leading an expanding team and driving the business’s UK sales strategy in support of its current trajectory of annual double-digit growth. With industry experience totalling more than 25 years, Knight joins from …

The British International Freight Association BIFA has welcomed the news that the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) has delivered the final approval of the course assessment plan, which means that the International Freight Forwarding Specialist apprenticeship is now available for delivery. Over the past 18 months, BIFA has been supporting a …

Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics’; Stock Code 0636.HK) has announced the appointments of Mathieu Renard Biron as its Managing Director – Global Freight Forwarding and Patrick Cheah as Executive Director – Global Air. The appointments are a strategic move to push forward Kerry Logistics’ global IFF development strategy and …

Demonstrating its determination to deliver unrivalled customer service, leading specialist in industrial battery systems Hoppecke has made three new key appointments. As part of its investment in a dedicated nationwide team, Hoppecke has appointed Craig Brennan as account manager and Michael Wignall and Ian Sheils as field engineers. They join …

M&I Materials, a global leader in commercialising specialist materials for demanding applications in industry and science, has appointed Amanda Quadling to the role of Technical Director, as the company expands its footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Based in the company’s Manchester office, Quadling …

Britannia Materials Handling has appointed Andrew Cox as the new service manager. A highly-experienced engineer, Andrew brings with him years of knowledge from working with lift trucks of a wide variety of models and manufacturers — and in particular Mitsubishi — both in the workshop and out in the field. …

· The energy and utility sector has delivered significant progress in the first year of adapting to the apprenticeship levy · Apprenticeships are vital but form just one important part of the sector’s multi-faceted approach to meeting its skills needs and workforce resilience challenge · Labour market challenges are UK-wide …

A leading UK transport and third-party logistics specialist has continued to grow its team with the appointment of a new sales manager. Yvette Styer joins Kingscote Rojay Ltd. KRL, a member of Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network, from GKN Freight Services where she was an …

Renault Trucks has announced the appointment of Gareth Lumsdaine to the role of Network Truck and LCV Director for the UK and Ireland. Reporting to Nigel Butler, Renault Trucks’ Commercial Director, Gareth’s brief is to drive retail volume through the Renault Trucks dealer network to contribute to the overall growth …