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Alternative Fuels in Construction Sector Vehicles
CILT
Speaker(s): Daniel Whiley, National Logistics Optimise and Development Manager (DW) – Tarmac Dominic Scholfield, Mobility Team Leader, Cenex Marie Mills, Rail Stone Solutions Jordon Webb, Rail Stone Solutions This is a chance to hear from 4 different speakers. Tarmac is developing a plan to introduce electric trucks and some of these are now in use. Dominic will speak about the work his team have been doing to quantify the challenge of transitioning away from diesel in the construction sector. Marie And Jordon from Rail Stone will discuss HS2 project and how they use rail as a multimodal solution.
Full Steam Ahead, A Presentation “Making Steam Across the World”
CILT
Speakers: Brain Hains – Volunteer at Didcot Railway Centre Brian is a lifelong railway enthusiast and has been involved with railway preservation for over 45 years, in various activities centered on restoration, maintenance, operation and education. For most of that time he has been a steam driver / instructor at the Swindon & Cricklade Railway, but has also ventured out elsewhere. He is now a tour guide at the Didcot Railway Centre. In addition he also run a website on behalf of the New Europe Railway Heritage Trust, an organisation to support and advise heritage railways in Eastern Europe, and to produce their quarterly newsletter “Eastern Star.”
Cuckmere Buses – 50 years and counting
CILT
Speaker: Wayne Evenden, Engineering Director Cuckmere Community Bus, run by volunteers, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026. Philip and Wayne will contrast the changes in operating a community bus service over 50 years looking at the services, drivers, structure, fares and vehicles, growing from just 2 services in 1976 to 20 different routes today with just under 50 trained volunteer drivers and other non-driving volunteers carrying more than 88,000 passengers a year. PAS1.1 Passenger Movement Principles PAS2.1 Passenger Movement Costing, Pricing, Obligations and Subsidies PAS2.3 Access, Inclusion and Sustainability through Transport Note: If you are not a current Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, please be aware our membership team may be in touch with you using your email address provided regards membership opportunities. If you do not wish to be contacted please email and let us know at regions@ciltuk.org.uk
The Warehouse of the Future: Why Logistics Shapes Modern Life
CILT
Speakers: Clare Bottle FCILT, Chief Executive, UKWA Warehouses are among the least visible yet most consequential pieces of modern infrastructure. They sit behind our online shopping, food supply, manufacturing systems and energy transition, shaping how economies function and how societies live. In this lecture, Clare Bottle, CEO of the UK Warehousing Association, explores how the role of the warehouse is changing in response to major global pressures: population growth, shifting consumer behaviour, automation, labour shortages, cybersecurity, and the urgent demand for renewable energy. Drawing on more than 25 years in operational logistics, Clare examines why warehouses are no longer just places to store goods, but complex socio-technical systems that integrate property, people, technology and power. The talk will look at: How consumer expectations and asset-light lifestyles are reshaping supply chains The rise of automation, AI and cybersecurity risks inside warehouses The growing energy demands of logistics and why warehouses matter to the net-zero transition The skills required to manage these systems, and the role of warehouse managers The social impact of warehousing, including employment and community value This lecture will be of interest to students of geography, economics, business, engineering, sustainability, planning, social policy and of course logistics!
Focus April 2026
Focus Logistics & Transport Magazine
The April 2026 issue of Focus turns its attention to smart cities and urban mobility. In our main interview, Rik Arends of Smart Freight Centre asks a deceptively simple question: how do you organise the movement of goods and people in a way that actually works – for people, and for the planet?
Living Streets Edinburgh
CILT
David Hunter CMILT has been the Convener (Chair) of the volunteer group Living Streets Edinburgh for five years. He was the founding Director of what is now the Transport for All charity and subsequently worked for many years leading a range of transport services for Edinburgh councils before leading governance, business and strategic planning roles at the National Library of Scotland. He is particularly interested in accessible transport and streets and won the inaugural Volunteer of the Year Award from Paths for All for his work on reducing pavement clutter. He now works part time as a consultant specialising in inclusive streets and transport.
Welsh transport journalism before and after devolution
CILT
Speaker: Rhodri Clark, Freelance Journalist Joint event with CILT (UK), ICE and CIHT Rhodri Clark is well known for his coverage of Welsh transport issues, both in the popular and specialist press. We are delighted that he will join us to give his perspective on covering developments in the transport industry both before and after devolution, as well as a wider perspective on how transport journalism has changed generally over the past 15 years. As a highly respected journalist, this promises to be a fascinating insight into the transport industry and how a changing policy environment has shaped it today. Rhodri graduated in music in 1990 and began contributing to Modern Railways in the same year. He became a trainee reporter with the Western Mail in 1991, on condition that he learned to drive. He was based in the Western Mail’s Cardiff and Swansea offices before becoming its North Wales reporter in 1997. He worked part-time for the Western Mail for 13 years, writing also for the transport trade press, and became wholly freelance in 2008. He now writes for various publications, including Modern Railways, Local Transport Today, Passenger Transport and Buses, and provides radio and TV commentary on Welsh transport for the BBC and S4C.
Rail Freight Forum Meeting: Growing Channel Tunnel and Domestic Intermodal Logistics
CILT
Time: 23 March 2026, 16:30 - 18:00 Where: Zoom Speakers: Kenneth Russell , Director , John G Russell (Transport ) Guy Bates , Head of Freight Development , Network Rail Julian Worth, Chair, Rail Freight Forum GROWING CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL FREIGHT AND DOMESTIC INTERMODAL SERVICES We welcome rail professionals, supply chain managers and logisticians to learn about recent and future developments in rail freight across Great Britain . This is part of the series of Rail Freight Forum meeting and visits designed to enhance the awareness and professionalism of CILT members 1. Welcome & Introductions: Julian Worth , Chair 2. Speaker Kenneth Russell Domestic intermodal 3. Questions & Answers 4. Speaker Guy Bates - Barking Terminal and other Channel Tunnel Developments 5. Concluding Remarks : Julian Worth
Supporting the Transition to Zero Emission HGVs: CILT(UK) Consultation Response
CILT(UK)
Particular attention should be given to enabling a healthy second-hand market for zero-emission trucks, which will be essential if smaller operators are to participate in the transition.
Winning with 3PL Management
CILT
Speakers: Sara Duncan, Head of Transport & Distribution, William Grant and Sons Sophie Ellis, Head of Planning & Customer Service, Rescu Solutions Ltd Retailers outsource warehouse operations but never outsource accountability. In today’s volatile retail environment, 3PL performance directly affects service, cost and brand reputation. Yet many partnerships drift into reactive management and diluted control. This session explores how senior retail leaders can strengthen governance, sharpen planning and build 3PL relationships that consistently deliver under pressure. A practical, experience led discussion for those accountable for retail supply chain performance. Highlights • Why most 3PL issues are governance gaps, not operational failures • How to align planning and expectations before peak pressure hits • KPIs that drive behaviour rather than just reporting • Managing 3PL partnerships without losing leverage • Early warning signs of service drift
