Transport & Logistics news in the UK | Page 2

An overview of news, trends and research in the Transport & Logistics industry in the UK:

Amey invests in new mobile data capability By investing a new mobile data capability, Amey Consulting hopes to help clients deliver better transport solutions.
11 January 2023
Professional services firms appointed to rail project Two engineering consulting firms have been handed a new contract to help plot the next phase of development for a new cross-national rail link.
02 January 2023
Rail supply market to hit €211 billion by 2027 The global rail supply market is expected to expand by almost 20% in the coming five years, according to a new study.
03 October 2022
Businesses struggling to adapt amid more supply chain shocks Having struggled to deal with the supply chain shocks of the pandemic, business ecosystems around the world are buckling amid a series of fresh problems.
27 July 2022
International transport selects picks Mazars for administration Global professional services firm Mazars has been appointed to the administration of Toogood International Transport and Agricultural Services.
30 June 2022
Atkins completes 1,000th accessibility audit of railway network The UK Government is undertaking a nationwide accessibility audit of its railway network, as it looks to support disabled travellers returning to public transport.
20 May 2022
Will global events lead to the end of supply chain globalisation? The last two years have wreaked havoc on many supply chains.
22 April 2022
Cellular connected drones market to reach $8 billion by 2030 Cellular connected drones could be about to become a major growth segment in the drones market.
21 February 2022
Curzon helps Highways England accelerate transformation A project for Highways England carried out by Curzon Consulting has been lauded by the 2021 MCA Awards.
17 June 2021
Why businesses should not underestimate supply chain’s value The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of supply chains in helping organisations to deal with demand surges and supply shortages, and as a lever for agility.
05 May 2021
Firms appointed to Manchester's professional services framework Transport for Greater Manchester has appointing over forty firms to its framework agreement for external professional services.
20 April 2021
Drones to become a mainstream delivery channel by 2040 Drones could account for one-third of same-day package deliveries by 2040, as unmanned technology and network scale dramatically bring down costs.
15 March 2021
SME trade a hidden jewel for UK's export sector The global pandemic wrought havoc on the UK economy in 2020, leaving business leaders and government officials looking for opportunities to shore up the nation’s ailing financial status.
16 February 2021
PA Consulting supports development of new sensor technologies Professional services firm PA Consulting is collaborating with the University of Birmingham, BAE Systems, BT and BP to help develop a new generation of sensor technology.
18 November 2020
London is Europe's top capital city for urban mobility London has been identified as one of the world’s most mobility-friendly cities, with urban mobility options found to be well above average in the UK capital.
20 October 2020
Covid-19 supply chain disruptions pose multi-trillion economic threat Global markets could forfeit as much as $5 trillion in economic losses, if they do not adapt their supply chains in the wake of the Covid-19 virus.
17 August 2020
Preparing global supply chains for the second wave of pandemic According to supply chain transformation expert Gopal Iyer, supply chains must evolve to learn lessons from the initial outbreak of Covid-19 if they are to withstand the pressures of a second wave.
12 August 2020
Consumers willing to pay more for sustainable packaging The overwhelming majority of global consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable packaging in order to decrease the impacts of plastic on the environment.
05 June 2020
Winding-up looms unless Bloodhound sniffs out investors The supersonic Bloodhound project looks to be under threat once more, as its current owner has suggested it has just one month to find new investment, or it will face being wound up.
10 March 2020
KPMG replaced by BDO as Wincanton auditor BDO has secured the auditing contract of logistics firm Wincanton, with the role commencing from April 2020.
05 March 2020
SNC-Lavalin appointed for Dublin MetroLink project Engineering professional services firm SNC-Lavalin has been appointed as an operations advisor for the proposed North-South MetroLink project in Dublin.
03 March 2020
Shipping can succeed by adopting technology Despite stormy seas for the global economy, the shipping industry has some causes for optimism, according to industry expert Richard Greiner.
31 January 2020
Property consultancy wins contract for Whitehaven bus station UK consulting firm Summers-Inman has won a contract to oversee the transformation of a Cumbrian bus station into a £4.1 million creative hub called Buzz Station & Watershed.
31 January 2020
Arup to help put UK on track for hydrogen trains UK railways could soon follow in the footsteps of other global transit systems by deploying a new generation of hydrogen-powered trains.
10 December 2019
Ordnance Survey hires Dragonfish for culture project The UK’s national mapping agency has appointed consultancy Dragonfish to help improve its corporate culture and employee experience.
28 November 2019
PA Consulting and O2 to improve road user experience A partnership of PA Consulting and communications group O2 have taken part in a ‘hackathon’ to help the roads industry solve some of its most critical challenges.
27 November 2019
Arup wins early-phase contract for East to West rail revamp Global engineering consultancy Arup has won a new contract to support the early phases of developing the East to West rail line between Oxford and Cambridge.
22 November 2019
Scottish haulage firm appoints KPMG administrators Corporate Road Solutions 24:7, a company based in West Lothian, has collapsed into administration, appointing KPMG to oversee proceedings.
18 November 2019
Four AI use cases in industrial and manufacturing companies The use of artificial intelligence can create major benefits to industrial companies. Aime Lachapelle, an expert in data & artificial intelligence transformation, spoke with Consultancy.
01 August 2019
Duff & Phelps secures accessible transport firms Following the administration of a group of charities providing transport in rural areas, Duff & Phelps has announced that it has found a buyer.
24 July 2019
How data insights helped Network Rail improve the South-East route Amey Consulting has leveraged data insights to assist Network Rail with the improvement of its South-Eastern route.
11 April 2019
How blockchain can drive transportation and logistics forward The much-hyped innovation of blockchain has been said to have a myriad of possibilities, as companies across the industrial spectrum seek to safeguard their supply chains and increase efficiency.
04 April 2019

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