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Philip Tracey joins judging panel for Irish Logistics & Transport Awards 2027

Author: Archie Villaflores

Philip Tracey, CEO of Ace Express Freight, joins the judging panel for the Irish Logistics & Transport Awards 2027, bringing more than three decades of experience across freight, customs clearance and logistics. His experience leading a multinational logistics provider will bring valuable commercial and operational insight to the evaluation of entries across Ireland’s logistics and transport sector.

Liquid Global Group targets furniture retailers with freight platform

Author: Archie Villaflores

Liquid Global Group, the UK freight platform, is encouraging furniture retailers to simplify freight sourcing through its logistics marketplace. The platform connects businesses with vetted freight forwarders who bid competitively for shipments across ocean, air and road.

Teesside and Sary-Arka sign cargo partnership deal

Author: Archie Villaflores

Teesside International Airport and Kazakhstan's Sary-Arka Airport have signed an MoU to explore new cargo services between the UK and Central Asia. The partnership targets scheduled and charter freighter routes, strengthening trade links between Europe and Asia.

ASCO opens new Teesside logistics office at Wilton Centre

Author: Archie Villaflores

ASCO, the Aberdeen-based energy logistics group, has opened a new office at Teesside's Wilton Centre to support its growing energy and infrastructure project portfolio. The hub will serve ASCO's operations across central UK and the North East.

Crown Fine Art appoints regional director for UK and Ireland

Author: Archie Villaflores

Crown Fine Art has appointed Rosalind Patient as Regional Director for its UK and Ireland business. Patient joins after 20 years at Christie's, where she led complex logistics and operations across the fine art and luxury sector.

Andrew Ingredients cuts fleet costs with Pocket Box software

Author: Archie Villaflores

Andrew Ingredients has adopted Pocket Box Fleet software to streamline transport and warehouse operations, cutting maintenance costs by 10 percent. The Lisburn-based bakery ingredients supplier has also freed up more than 40 hours of staff time weekly.

Declan Allen appointed Judging Coordinator for Irish Logistics & Transport Awards 2027

Author: Archie Villaflores

Declan Allen, Head of Logistics, Supply Chain and Project Management at Technological University Dublin, has been appointed Judging Coordinator for the Irish Logistics & Transport Awards 2027, bringing over 30 years of academic leadership and industry engagement alongside an international profile in logistics skills development spanning WorldSkills competitions in Kazan, Salzburg, and Lyon. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, published researcher in supply chain management, and former Head of Department of Transport Engineering at Dublin Institute of Technology, Allen brings authoritative oversight to the evaluation of entries.

Building the Supply Chain: Why the National Development Plan Must be Treated as a Construction Logistics Investment Decision

Author: Archie Villaflores

Ireland's €275 billion National Development Plan is creating a decade-long demand signal for construction materials logistics and site delivery. Operators who build specialist bulk transport and CBAM-compliant import logistics capability now will be better positioned than generalist competitors when NDP delivery accelerates.

Bullet Express promotes COO Grant Donald to CEO

Author: Archie Villaflores

Bullet Express, the Glasgow-based logistics firm, has promoted chief operating officer Grant Donald to chief executive, succeeding John McKail from 1 November. McKail, who led the 2023 buyout, remains on the board as a non-executive director.

Fortidia appoints new sales partner for franchise network

Author: Archie Villaflores

Fortidia UK has appointed Samantha Loveday as Sales Partner for the Midlands and South, strengthening its franchise support team. Loveday joins from DPD Group to support franchisees across Mail Boxes Etc, PACK & SEND and World Options.

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