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The shortage of digital talent is a massive challenge for the logistics industry, potentially bigger than the lack of drivers according to the UK head of one of the world’s largest transportation technology platforms. Nick Ghia, General Manager UK at C.H. Robinson, which supports some 119,000 market sector customers and …

Make UK Legal Services has launched a new suite of downloadable toolkits to support organisations to adapt and future-proof their business in this volatile working environment. Make UK’s suite of services has been developed to help and empower organisations to successfully manage change, through template policies, guides, checklists and planning …

Jobs are going almost daily, from retail assistants to aero-engineers, and inevitably including a good few logistics and supply chain staff. But all is not necessarily doom and gloom, as there are some outstanding vacancies out there. Fortunately, crises always create opportunities, and this one is no exception as organisations …

Bis Henderson Recruitment, the specialist supply chain and logistics recruitment consultancy within the Bis Henderson Group, has appointed high-profile supply chain practitioner Alison Kirkpatrick as Executive Search Consultant. With over 29 years’ experience in the sector, mostly at director level, Alison brings a wealth of knowledge to Bis Henderson’s expanding …

In a major new development for the sector, a Level 3 Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard and end point assessment (EPA) have been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The 36-month course will be recognised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (I/MechE), the …

Only 8% of young people see logistics as an attractive career option. 42% don’t even know what logistics is. Image problem and lack of awareness to blame, say experts. A new report by Talent in Logistics reveals the logistics sector has a significant recruitment problem, which could potentially cause the …

The United Kingdom Warehousing Association UKWA has warned that continuing uncertainty over Britain’s post-Brexit immigration policy is leading to a shortage of labour that will have serious ramifications across the logistics industry. “At a time when the UK is experiencing the lowest youth employment rate since the 1970s and the …

Bis Henderson Academy has completed the first phase of a major initiative to help leading chilled foods logistics services provider, NFT, take early advantage of the government’s Apprenticeship Levy. After conducting an in-depth analysis of NFT’s skills needs, Bis Henderson Academy has engaged in a learning and development programme for …

The nature of order fulfilment in ecommerce is changing radically, and with it, the demands placed upon the human resources needed to manage and support it. With leading online brands looking to further upscale their operations for picking single items, conventional methods are starting to show the strain. In the …

Bis Henderson Space – As consumers, we all have a desire to receive our online purchase as quickly as possible. Essentially, we want it ‘now!’ Next-day delivery is no longer seen as fast enough and, for retailers, those who offer a same-day service are increasingly winning competitive advantage. Research carried …