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The shocking revelation that hundreds of thousands of people working in the logistics sector have no qualifications highlights the fact that vocational training is needed more than ever before. Jessica Davies reports.

Barloworld has six accredited training centres across the UK, employs 32 mobile instructors and trains around 6,000 operators each year.

EMPATHY Net-Works is a project part-funded by the European Social Fund and Hull University Business School, to help encourage women into the logistics and supply chain industries.

Jet Environmental’s air induction systems are purpose designed to produce low carbon footprint and provide cooling via night time purge, when external temperatures are lower.

Batteries are a green alternative to diesel engines, in the running of forklifts with total component recovery of 83.6 per cent

As the industry starts to gear up for Christmas, companies are having to consider if they have the capacity to meet the demand peaks. If not, a temporary warehouse could be the answer.

Wind is the world’s fastest growing energy source and in the UK we have about 40 per cent of Europe’s wind resource.

Companies are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their commitment to the green agenda. But there are still a lot of grey areas regarding which technologies companies should invest in to guarantee a greener future. Jessica Davies investigates.

According to Solarcentury, owners and tenants of industrial buildings are increasingly turning to photo-voltaics or solar electricity as the simplest, most viable way to harness the financial and environmental benefits of on site renewable energy.