LSA at the Heads of Industry Express Logistics top table

Express Apprenticeship vote for behaviour units at level two. Safety in delivery is number one behaviour.

Logistics discussions included Worker-status – fuel values - DfT – DEFRA on NOx Clean air vehicle zones.

Stuart Godman delivered operator keynote from a pallet lens.

Keith Doe spoke Thames zero emission delivery to the London wharfs.

Yesterday, LSA were at the table for the quarterly roundtable for Heads of Industry in Express logistics delivery to the door - 60 billion items a year; mail, parcel, food and meal. . The round tables have become the jewel in the crown of top line briefing sessions in express logistics.

LSA chair Carl Lomas applauded a huge agenda success for the Q2 round table, ‘The quarterly Heads of Industry has become the jewel in the crown of top line briefing sessions for express logistics. The May event delivered value in knowledge and decision-making. An outstanding brief on future fuel values, an interactive decision process to worker status control from the Bolt case, a new way to move East to West parcels into London, add Govt briefings from DEFRA, DFE and DfT and the result was a magical mix of express logistics final mile content applauded by attendees at the table. Icing on the cake was a passionate insight from outside the sector in the operator review by Stuart Godman who delivered on oversize plus in the world of pallet networks.. Set the date July 3rd for the next one. ‘It's one to attend for express logistics.’

20th May Roundtable Heads of Industry was hosted at Guildhall meeting room one in City of London. Started with a network and natter over a buffet lunch. Meet and natter for an hour from twelve rallied between national, regional and local SME discussions.

LSA chair Carl Lomas hosted a brainstorming focus group for key challenges in delivery to door, the key words were

Sector consolidation at head of discussions with recent Yodel, DHL, Evri deals.

Diversification of sector opportunity.

Lean Business models, express logistics has little room left for value tweaks.

Budget, NI costs, customer call for discounts to express sector

Recruitment is a key challenge.

Benchmarking needed for incidents, H&S and or road traffic

Alternative Vehicles – Cargo bike investment

EAV latest news on cargo bike and steps to Trek for parts and next models

Finance for SMEs becoming very tight

Security focus was about police engagement

Red Hot agenda. Masterclass keynotes included operator focused by Stuart Godman who spoke ‘Pallets are easier than parcels'. Worker status expert Melanie Stancliffe from Cripps spoke on the Bolt decision. Keith Doe introduced zero emission express freight on the Thames River. Trevor Hoyle asked fellows for their opinion in a vote on the behaviour units for the latest update of the Express Delivery apprenticeship that was time-lined by DFE IFA Andy Scott. Sion Pithouse, Senior Policy Advisor, Road Transport talked DfT Security code. Callum Macpherson delivered Diesel derivatives update post US 'Liberation Day'. Cargo Bike latest EN 71860 led by Alan Dickinson. Lindsay Cracknell updates on clean air zones nationally. Dr Tracey Worth outlined the next key dates and invited commitment from the brands engaging in the final mile delivery engagement with the Lord Mayor's Show. IOC Hon fellow, Alderman Alison Gowman did the reveal of the character set to make the delivery to Mansion House..