With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we’re talking about something that we truly love – logistics! An opportunistic and exciting employment path, here we’ll discuss five things there is to love about this industry and why logistics is a great career. Working In Logistics – What’s Not To Love? We may be a little […]
We recently caught up with our very own Ben Alker, Transport Planner here at The Barnes Group to find out about his career journey and what a typical day looks like for a Transport Planner like Ben. What does your role as a Transport Planner entail? I deal with the day to day operational running […]
Have you ever considered a career in logistics? It’s no big secret that the logistics sector has a skills gap, largely a generational one. Research from Unite shows that just 1% of HGV drivers in the UK are aged under 25. Not only this, but there’s a proven gender disparity in the logistics industry too. […]
Here we are again, 2019 is drawing to a close and it feels like just yesterday when we wrote our blog last year, preparing for what 2019 had in store. This past year has seen a great deal of back and forth on multiple variations of Brexit deals. Before 2018 came to a close, […]
Without logistics, your Christmas Day would look rather different. From the food to the presents, the decorations to the drinks – everything that makes the holiday season what it is, starts with logistics. It’s estimated that 4.7 billion miles are covered collectively in the UK every year to deliver presents on time. A further […]
Clean Air Zones (CAZs) – they seem to be cropping up in proposals all over the country. CAZs are areas where action is being taken to improve air quality and lower congestion, making for more sustainable logistics. Designed for cities or certain areas with high levels of urbanisation, Clean Air Zones are attempting to tackle […]
The logistics industry is typically male dominated, with female employees making up just 2% of the global sector. However, at Barnes Logistics we don’t see it as so. Women in varied positions make up a large chunk of our valued workforce, and we are always invested in encouraging more women into logistics. How can we […]
As a forward-thinking business in the industry, climate change and environmental issues are topics we have discussed at great length – from HGV Levies to emissions statistics. However, it has been noted by more than ourselves that the transport and logistics industry seems to take a disproportionate level of blame and, therefore, expectation for change. […]
The DVSA have recently announced that they will not be investing in the technologies to read data from new smart tachographs. Following recent EU legislation which lead to the mandatory move from digital to smart tachographs in new commercial vehicles this summer, the agency stated that the cost of these new technologies are too high […]
Can you ever imagine what life would be like without the convenience of next day delivery? Or perhaps you were hoping an item in your favourite shop was getting restocked so you could buy it during your next trip to your local high street but to no avail? Imagine that suddenly, multiple people are reporting that their […]