The UK road-haulage industry is under pressure to recruit a new generation of HGV drivers, but the financial cost of entering and working in the profession is rising. Forecasts indicate that as many as 400,000 new drivers may be needed each year to meet economic demand.The workforce profile makes...
REWE is combining warehouse automation with employee training and specialist technical support at its fresh and chilled goods centre in Oranienburg, Germany. The approach is intended to reduce the pressure of physically demanding work while ensuring that staff can manage the automated system in...
Girteka is developing new transport operations in Riga, Latvia, and Oradea, Romania, creating local opportunities for drivers, transport specialists and managers.The company is approaching 100 locally registered trucks in Latvia, while Romania is preparing to receive its first vehicles and drivers....
Global manufacturing is at a critical inflexion point. The rapid pace of digital transformation — driven by automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and evolving supply chain dynamics — requires that organizations adapt swiftly to remain competitive. Yet, digital transformation shouldn’t be...
The manufacturing industry is transforming with key trends in talent and compliance for 2025. Talent trends include Generative artificial intelligence (AI), evolving employee experiences, skills training, and labor shifts, while compliance focuses on AI laws, pay transparency, wage requirements...
ZF Friedrichshafen will cut around a quarter of its workforce in its electrified powertrain technology unit by 2030 under a restructuring deal reached with its works council and labour union IG Metall, the German auto supplier said on Wednesday. The move is part of a broader plan announced by ZF...
Amazon has announced the opening of a major new fulfillment center hub in Leeds, which is set to create over 2000 jobs and strengthen the company’s logistics network across the UK. The new fulfillment center at Gateway45 represents a significant £500 million investment. This...
Changes in U.S. trade policy have contributed to a growing sentiment of unease and insecurity among frontline workers — those engaged in shift work or non-salaried employees, who typically have to be present in a specific place at an assigned time to do their job — roles which are often...
A group of job seekers from Northamptonshire will be the first people in the UK to benefit from the Prologis Warehousing and Logistics Training Programme (PWLTP) when they take part in a pilot training session for the initiative. In a week where European Supply Chain Day (15th April) will...
Decarbonisation of the global maritime industry could support the creation of up to four million green jobs by 2050. Demand for e-fuels is set to scale to over 500m tonnes by 2040, requiring additional 2TW of renewable energy generation capacity and £3.2 trillion of infrastructure investment....
