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XPO hits carbon targets six months early

US-owned logistics company XPO has achieved carbon neutral status for its 350,000sq ft UK and Ireland headquarters and national distribution hub at Crick, Northamptonshire 12 months ahead of plan, according to the company’s sustainability commitment. It was awarded the status by Carbon Neutral Britain in June this year, after reducing its site emissions before offsetting the final 1,124 tons of CO2e. The original target for reaching this status had been December ... [+]

XPO to energise Ares Power supply chain

XPO has joined forces with Ares Power which provides energy-saving products for households and companies. Ares Power which is is part of Kingdom Energy, in turn owned by Shanghai Electric will use XPO's services including customs brokerage, drayage, warehousing and network deliveries. In addition to its UK office in Holmes ... [+]

XPO offers two weeks’ pay to parents-to-be

XPO has enhanced paid paternity leave in the UK and Ireland to up to two weeks of full pay. The policy applies to new parents, either by birth or through adoption and will apply to all colleagues in any relationship. It is one of a range of policies being brought in ... [+]

Military medal for XPO’s efforts

Logistics company XPO, has achieved Silver Status in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The award recognises months of work in building, testing, and deploying policies and tools to help encourage and support military veterans, reservists, cadets and spouses to become a part of the ... [+]

XPO gets top marks for diversity 

A team from logistics company XPO achieved top marks in the Big Logistics Diversity Challenge 2023. The challenge, which was held this year at the Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire, brings together companies within logistics to take part in mental and physical team building events that all support inclusion and diversity. The XPO team ... [+]

XPO offers compassionate leave

Logistics company XPO is now offering 10 days of additional paid leave for colleagues in the UK and Ireland who are dealing with a miscarriage or stillbirth. It says that research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development showed that 74% of companies in the UK&I provide little or ... [+]

XPO appoints ops director

XPO has appointed Emmanuel Arnaud as operations director – Europe. Prior to XPO, he held senior positions during 18 years with GEFCO, most recently as divisional chief executive with responsibility for road, air and sea freight, and customs and logistics operations. He reports to Luis Gomez, XPO’s president – Europe, ... [+]

XPO brings art to the Merseyside masses

A team of specially trained XPO drivers and a special truck  are piloting the Tate and MuMo museums’ Art Explora Mobile local visitors in locations across Liverpool, St Helens, Knowsley, Sefton, Wirral and Halton during April. The mobile exhibition displays artworks from Constable to Henry Moore, along with many contemporary artists. XPO ... [+]

XPO appoints IT leader

XPO has appointed David Picking to lead the company's technology organisation in the UK and Ireland. He has more than three decades of technology leadership experience in the retail, pharmaceutical, leisure, and logistics sectors. Prior to XPO, he served as chief information officer – EMEIA for Likewize, a global technology ... [+]

XPO offers Anglo-Scottish rail solution

XPO Logistics has introduced a road-rail freight solution for plastic pipe maker Wavin. It transports Wavin products by road from a production site in Chippenham, Wiltshire, to Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT), from where move by train to Grangemouth in Scotland. From there, the XPO fleet and drivers are ... [+]

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