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Logistics company Challenge-trg Group is offering English lessons to its non-native speaking drivers and warehouse staff. The programme is being offered by Phoenix Training Services, which was acquired by Challenge-trg Group earlier this year. The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) qualification is aimed at those who would like to improve their speaking, writing, reading and listening, and is delivered in weekly 90-minute sessions over 13 weeks.
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The government has dismissed a leaked warning on the consequences of leaving the EU without a deal as a worst-case scenario and an attempt to foment anti-Brexit feeling.
It followed the Sunday Times publication of a civil service paper on 18 August that suggested that customs checks at Channel ports would ...
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Europa Worldwide has created a human resources and talent team It includes head of HR Elaine Robertson (right), head of talent Laura Watkin (middle) and Vanita-Dass Puri (left), who was recently promoted to group recruitment and talent manager. Alongside nurturing new talent, the team will work to address sector wide ...
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Global freight forwarder Geodis has appointed Peter Anetsberger as industrial projects director in Germany.
He reports to managing director of the German freight forwarding division, Antje Lochmann, who says: "Peter Anetsberger is one of our most experienced specialists. With his great commitment, he will further develop the German team in ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) appointed Liz Sumner as trainer – freight and customs procedures. BIFA has seen demand for its freight and customs training courses hit a record high, mainly due to the availability of a specific apprenticeship in Freight Forwarding, as well as the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. ...
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Air Partner's freight division has moved 400 tonnes of aid to Juba in South Sudan for a humanitarian organisation. The country that is currently hosting one of the largest number of refugees in the world. The charter company ran 18 flights from the US via Entebbe in Uganda, to transport ...
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Eurotunnel said its truck traffic in July was down 10% to 130,936 compared to July 2018, mainly due to the lack of recovery in the automotive market, and a slowdown in UK consumption. Since the beginning of the year, there has been a 5% reduction in truck traffic, to 940,000.
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Dachser has started construction of a new branch in Neumünster in the far north of Germany. The transit terminal for industrial goods and food will cost around €17.4 million and is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2020. Around 30 employees will work in the new location.
The groundbreaking ...
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FedEx Express is encouraging its employees to donate unneeded child car seats to help reduce road casualties in Moldova under its ‘FedEx Cares’ programme. The number of children seriously traumatized by car crashes in the eastern European country rose by 158% in 2018, with a key cause said to be ...
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Suffolk-based Morrison Freight says a 27% growth in sales over the last 12 months is due to the preparations it has put in place to minimise the effects of Brexit on the company. The business has seen a surge in new customers and has started a recruitment drive. Over the ...
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