Appointments

Palletways London has appointed Colin Sturgess as its new general manager to develop the business in London, the South East of England and across Europe. Operating from Greenford, Middlesex, Palletways London is part of Palletways, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network. One of Palletways’ largest UK depots, …

Without suitable apprenticeships standards against which to train recruits, the apprenticeship levy is nothing more than a secondary tax on the logistics industry, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the business organisation representing the logistics industry. On the second anniversary of the Apprenticeship Levy (6 April), FTA’s Head of …

Valerie Kaminski has joined NewCold, a market-leader in automated frozen storage warehousing and logistics, in the role of Managing Director, North America. NewCold provides storage of frozen food in a safe and sustainable environment with state-of-the-art high-bay mechanized facilities that use over 50% less energy compared to conventional warehouses. The …

A second-year apprentice from Luton who works at Linde Material Handling in Milton Keynes is inspiring other young people to consider an apprenticeship to start their career in engineering. The apprenticeship programme at Linde Material Handling is a response to the ageing workforce in the engineering sector by shaping the …

Softbox, a leading global innovator and provider of temperature control packaging for the life science and logistics industries, has announced changes to the focus and talent of its leadership team to further develop truly innovative products and services for the cold chain logistics industry. Clive Bryant is appointed Global Product …

StocExpo Europe’s new divisional director has high ambitions to take it to the next level as the event prepares to celebrate its 15th anniversary serving the bulk liquid storage sector. Mark Rimmer has worked in energy exhibitions for more than 12 years and plans to use his experience to take …

As another two apprentices – Corey Seagrove and Andy Rogers – approach the completion of their four-year training programme, KNAPP UK is preparing to recruit more young people to start in September. Corey (20) and Andy (21) – both based at the site of KNAPP customer, John Lewis, in Milton …

Vehicle engineering business SM UK is to expand its apprenticeship programme to support the firm’s national growth plans. The Leeds-based firm took on its first apprentices in 2014 and has since created ten apprenticeship roles, all of whom have remained with the business. With the launch last year of a …

CommerceHub, Inc. (“CommerceHub”), a leading distributed commerce network for retailers and brands, today announced Philip Hall as the new Managing Director for the company’s European operations. Philip has spent more than 30 years in the retail industry helping retailers and brands use technology to provide exceptional customer experiences. Philip has …

Sam Pitfield, aged 19 from Rushden, was announced as the Training Centre Shield winner for Full Time Learner of the year at the Northamptonshire Industrial Training Association Ltd (NITAL) achievement awards ceremony held in Kettering in January 2019. As part of his apprenticeship scheme with NITAL, Pitfield holds the role …