Dr Tracey Worth at Express logistics final mile Round table – Even the corners were full for Inst of Couriers Heads of Industry Employer event.

Inst of Couriers Heads of Industry Round table, 17th Sept.

A Red Hot agenda delivered in Express Logistics

Dr Tracey Worth reports the detail - Every seat taken, Network and Natter lunch on a national scale from Liverpool & Manchester to London with Sameday alongside Nextday, Regionals and Nationals nattered, delivery to door over a buffet lunch that doubled up with bacon baps, Curly Wurly chocolate bars and washed down with the crescendo of clappers as Fellows rattled the vision for the National Courier Awards coming up on Oct 22nd.

Fellows delivered the challenge agenda for delivery to Door. Headline discussion moments for final mile at the round table.

IOC chair Carl Lomas asked the heads of industry fellows for their headline challenges at the Sept roundtable, the answers signpost our sector issues today. The hot discussion topics are driving the next call for master class speakers.?

Recruitment – new blood for our sector

Worker Status

Rate of Change – from lean to peak

Regulatory change – New Govt

Educational awareness – the apprenticeships

AI & ESG

Digital marketing

IOC sameday fellows feedback - ?from Liverpool Andy Martin, Quickline, ‘fantastic afternoon! We thoroughly enjoyed the meeting and found it really insightful.’ Paul Carvell, ‘The agenda ratted through everything our sector needs to know.’ Individual fellows have been receiving the power points and the full master class notes will be posted on the IOC web over the coming weeks. If you missed it, set your diary for the next one, Jan 28th 2025.

Round table with Every seat full even filling in the corners.

Crown Procurement CCS bid for logistics in 2025.

Melanie Stancliffe - New Govt impact on Worker Status law, control and day one effect.

Mark Burell – The Moran Temp controlled Logistics model.

DfE Trailblazer apprenticeship group discussion and priority vote for the duty of delivery drivers.

DEFRA – DFT - DVSA & TFL delivering updates.

Neil Christie ‘myth breaking parcel packaging’ No plastics, what is available for delivery.

Cargo bike update from Alan Dickinson subgroup chair.

Free of charge to fellows. Institute of Couriers, Heads of Industry roundtable has gained an enviable reputation for the quarterly must attend for the Express Logistics sector. Sept 17th, a red-hot agenda did not disappoint.? Central as it gets, hosted in central London WC1. Heads of Industry is the place where Express logistics talks.? Network and natter over a free lunch before a packed, fast-moving agenda of keynotes supported by Govt department briefings from DFT, DEFRA, DVSA, Regionally, TFL and more.

Melanie Stancliffe – What does new Govt mean to logistics? Day One contracts! Vicky Tordoff Crown Procurement CSS, bid process to govt for 2025 across logistics - Mark Burrell Moran Logistics, focused on family before delivering inspiration on temperature control transport model.? A DFE Trailblazer vote workshop on the duties of delivery for the apprenticeship drivers brought thought and pen to paper.

Matteo Novati, BSI? keynote EV standards at charge locations. - Hazel 4D, Neil Christie myth breaking cost of parcel packaging and the relevance to the sustainability of delivery.? TFL review Bio-diversity on the roadside. DFT Phil Martin explained the new transport ministers structure. DVSA Bob Hannigan summarised the DCPC deadline and talked about compliance reform.? DEFRA Lyndsay Cracknell CAZ update followed by an update on the new IOC cargo group by Alan Dickinson. To close Dr Tracey Worth delivered latest update on the National Courier Awards with a tour of the categories and an outline of the evenings events Oct 22nd.

IOC Heads of industry has already sent the power point slide sets to senior fellows, the headline summary and detailed delivery notes will be ready next week.

Watch out for the Master class key note detail delivery on the IOC web at www.ioc.uk.com