European Supply Chain Day aims to raise awareness within the broader population of the value of logistics and supply chain activities in our everyday lives. A main focus will be with young people as we seek to inform them of the great career opportunities that exist within our profession. This is a unique opportunity to raise the profile of our profession and I encourage all levels of participation in this new and exciting European development.

‘It was a great endorsement of everything good about being a CILT member.’

Against a febrile debate with claim and counter-claim about HS2, the Institute has taken a calm and considered view of its merits and weighed up the alternatives. On every measure, we judge the economic, social, demographic, commercial and environmental arguments for the line to be sound and secure. We have no doubt that it will deliver handsomely for the UK.

We support the HS2 project

Our generation inherits an urban road network largely designed for horse drawn vehicles, or at best slow post-war era cars. This is an opportunity to invest in new roads on which cyclists, and modern passenger and freight vehicles can co-exist safely. Successful projects elsewhere in Europe point the way for a much more cohesive network, as friendly to the cyclist as it is accessible to the buses which get people to work and the freight operators that keep our towns and cities’ stores stocked.

“The role of freight transport in keeping London moving during the Olympics was vital, and this was not forgotten with the formation of the new Task Force. Roads and the movement of people, freight and services are essential to the economic success of London - a city where people live, work and play.”