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July 2024
Day in the life of a Transport ManagerBOOK NOW
30/07/2024 10:00:00 - 30/07/2024 11:00:00

 

When: 30 July 2024, 10:00 - 11:00
Where: Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Jonathan Woollard, Transport Manager, Shawston International Ltd

This event is intended to provide details on the challenges faced daily by a transport manager. It will cover a typical day in the life of a TM with information on what daily tasks are required to remain legal. This will be in an interview format with question directed at the quest specker Jonathan Wollard of Shawston International Ltd. 

Jonathan will provide an overview of his day and how he keeps compliance for the business stable daily, weekly and monthly. Topics will include:

KPI reporting systems
Driver daily checks
Tachograph systems 
Inspection intervals
Manager responsibilities
Record keeping

Booking for Members-FREE
To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at forums@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: TM0011 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.

Booking for Non Members - £5.00 inc. VAT
To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at forums@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: TM0011 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.

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 forums@ciltuk.org.uk

Competencies;

  • FM1.1 Freight Transport Operations and Services
  • Bespoke technical competencies
September 2024
Visit to Didcot Signalling CentreBOOK NOW
04/09/2024 17:45:00 - 04/09/2024 20:00:00

 

When: 4 September 2024, 17:45 - 20:00
Where: Thames Valley Signalling Centre, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 7HE
Speaker: Gary Abbott, Project Operations Interface Manager Western Route Network Rail







The Thames Valley Group is delighted to have secured a visit and presentation to the Thames Valley Signalling Centre (TVSC), which is one of the UK's most sophisticated centres. 



The TVSC is responsible for signalling the railway from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads. This includes some of the country’s busiest mixed traffic railway with 125mph passenger trains, large quantities of freight trains, and the introduction of high frequency Elizabeth Line services which will cross London once fully open.



This visit will give you a great insight into the complexities of signalling thousands of trains across a large network and see the recent progress of Network Rail’s signalling and infrastructure investment programme particularly in the Bristol and Oxford areas.

As usual with Thames Valley Group events, afterwards attendees are warmly invited to continue the evening at a local Public House near Didcot Station.

Booking for Members and Non-Members-FREE
To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at regions@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: TVG0452 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.

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


Competencies:

  • TP1.1 Transport Infrastructure and Network Resilience
  • TP1.2 Transport Nodes and Connecting Links
  • TP1.3 Demand and Capacity Management
Visit to Reading West Station & PresentationBOOK NOW
24/09/2024 18:00:00 - 24/09/2024 20:00:00

 

When: 24 September 2024,17:45 - 20:00
Where: The Three Guineas Public House, Station Approach, Reading RG1 1LY
Speaker: Mary O’Neill, Senior Portfolio Manager at Great Western Railway (GWR)



The Thames Valley Group are delighted to have secured a visit and presentation to the newly refurbished Reading West station. 

The station, which supports West Reading on the Reading to Basingstoke line with trains every 30 minutes in either direction & only takes 3 minutes to Reading Station!



In 2021, work began on a new station building on Oxford Road, as well as a new entrance from Tilehurst Road, and a new bus interchange. The rebuilt station was opened in March 2024.



The event will start with a presentation/update by Mary O’Neill, Senior Portfolio Manager, GWR, followed by a trip on the  3 minute journey to Reading West with a visit to the station, followed by a train back to Reading station.

As usual with Thames Valley Group events, afterwards attendees are warmly invited to continue the evening at the Three Guineas Public House outside Reading Station.



Please note delegates are advised to purchase tickets in advance for the train to Reading West.

**Attendees should aim to be in the Firefly Lounge (downstairs) of the Three Guineas by 1745 for initial refreshments, with return rail tickets to Reading West station already purchased, prior to the briefing from Great Western Railway's Mary O’Neill, before we board the train to Reading West at 1825. Q&A and networking will continue in the Firefly Lounge on our return at approximately 1930.**

Booking for Members and Non-Members - FREE
To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at regions@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: TVG0451 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.

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


Competencies:

  • TP1.1 Transport Infrastructure and Network Resilience
  • TP1.2 Transport Nodes and Connecting Links
October 2024
Visit to Pinewood Miniature Railway, WokinghamBOOK NOW
06/10/2024 10:30:00 - 06/10/2024 13:00:00

 

When: 6 October 2024, 10:30 - 13:00
Where: Pinewood Miniature Railway Society Limited, Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road, Wokingham, Berks.  RG40 3AQ
Speaker: Tim Taylor, Secretary, Pinewood Miniature Railway Society

Pinewood Miniature Railway Society was formed over 25 years ago and is a not-for-profit volunteer organisation.



Our railway consists of 5" and 7 1/4" dual gauge ground level track that runs for nearly half a mile through delightful Berkshire woodland.



Pinewood Railway members are real enthusiasts, and we are keen to welcome new members who want to join in with any of our activities.   Come down and see us on-site for a chat and a look round, we're down most Sunday mornings and Wednesdays.



The objectives of the society are:-
To operate, maintain and continuously improve a 7 ¼” and 5” multi-gauge, ground level, miniature railway in accordance with the terms of an agreement between the Society and the Pinewood Leisure Centre, Wokingham Without, Berkshire.
To further enhance facilities and to introduce training facilities for our junior members.
To bring together people interested in miniature and full-size railways and other forms of transport.

During our March to October running season, we provide members running on the first Sunday of the month, and public running on the third Sunday of the month. We also host birthday parties and have recently re-introduced our popular December Santa specials event.



We are looking forward to welcoming members of the CILT(UK) on Sunday 6th October 2024. Woodland train rides and a comprehensive site tour will be provided. Teas and coffees will be available on the day. During your visit we would welcome donations as a contribution towards our current projects which include upgrade works for our viaduct and signal box.

Booking for Members- Non-Members - FREE

To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at regions@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: TVG0453 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.

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

Consumer Representation for the Transport SectorBOOK NOW
15/10/2024 18:00:00 - 15/10/2024 19:00:00

 

When: 15 October 2024, 18:00 -19:00
Where: Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Anthony Smith, Director of Consumer Focus

When Anthony Smith announced his decision to step down from the helm at Transport Focus from the end of 2023, the chair Nigel Stevens said: “Anthony has dedicated almost 25 years to representing transport users. Transport Focus has become a trusted voice on their behalf, advocating in their interest and holding transport operators to account. The Board and colleagues are grateful for the commitment, leadership and passion Anthony has provided through a period of great change. He will leave Transport Focus in a strong position to face the challenges ahead.”

Now Anthony is Chair of the Heathrow Area Transport Forum, Independent Rail Retailers, National Transport Awards and Customer Service Excellence category at the National Rail Awards. He will reflect for us on how consumer representation in the transport sector has evolved so as to make the best use of all the communication tools now available. 

Booking for Members-FREE
To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at regions@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: SR0552 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.

Booking for Non Members - £5.00 inc. VAT

To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at regions@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: SR0552 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.

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

Competencies;

  • PAS1.1 Passenger Movement Principles
  • TP1.4 Information Systems and Intelligent Mobility
Workshop - The logistics of constructing a new machine producing light 10 billion times brighter than the sun.BOOK NOW
18/10/2024 10:00:00 - 18/10/2024 15:00:00

 

When: 18 October 2024, 10:00 - 15:00
Where: Diamond House, Main gate. Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Fermi Ave, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK 
Speaker: Mick Conmy FCILT, Diamond-II Logistics Manager


Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 36 and attendees will be vetted by Diamond Light Source prior to confirmation.

The UK’s largest particle accelerator is undergoing a upgrade programme starting next year and running through to 2029, it is the largest ever investment in UK science. It will involve construction of a new, even brighter synchrotron machine, which is essentially a giant microscope, producing light 10 billion times brighter than the sun.  The light is directed, via beamlines, into laboratories where research takes place in virtually all fields of science from health to energy.


To underpin this a logistics plan is currently being designed that creates a network of local and remote storage, kitting and assembly operations from scratch. 

A project team will handle the receipt, assembly and despatch of 17,000 SKUs of largely bespoke scientific instrumentation. Much of this is both very heavy and extremely sensitive. At the same time there will be a complex and overlapping extraction and removal process. Metal recycling will also form a big part of this project. 




Diamond Light Source, along with CILT Defence Forum and Central Southern Region will run a workshop to scope the art of the possible and look for innovative movement and temporary storage solutions for this project. Defence heavy-lift and expeditionary storage experts are already engaged in this, but wider industry experts are sought to workshop ideas about the most appropriate strategy to apply to this unique endeavour. 



After an initial briefing, there will be a descriptive tour of the facility giving unprecedented access to the current particle accelerator.  The workshop will then discuss concepts and exchange ideas about how to approach the programme.  The workshop will be held in the Diamond Light Source boardroom. 



Oxfordshire research centre gets £519m government investment - BBC News

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24125713.diamond-light-source-set-oxfordshire-expansion/

Booking for Members-FREE
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Booking for Non Members - £5.00 inc. VAT
To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at regions@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: TVG0449 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.

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

 

Competencies;

SC1.1 Supply Chain Networks, Design and Optimisation
SC1.2 Warehousing and Inventory
SC1.3 Distribution
SC2.1 Process, Production, Planning and Flow
FM1.1 Freight Transport Operations and Services
EQ1.2 Project Management
LE1.3 Costing, Finance and Resourcing
EQ2.1 Risk Identification, Reduction and Safety Management

 

Roundtable: Electrifying the Future: Electric HGVs, the key to decarbonisationBOOK NOW
31/10/2024 08:30:00 - 31/10/2024 11:00:00

 

When: 31 October 2024, 08:30 - 11:00
Where: VEV Offices – Address TBC – Within 5 minutes walk from London Victoria
Speaker: TBC, VEV

In partnership with the CILT UK Environment & Sustainability Forum

Electrifying the Future: Electric HGVs, the key to decarbonisation 


Join us for an exclusive roundtable event where industry leaders, sustainability experts, and fleet managers will gather to discuss the transformative impact of electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). This event will spotlight the findings from our recent 8-week pilot programme with electric refuse collection vehicles (eRCVs). 

Event Highlights:

  •  Proven Performance: Discover how our pilot programme saved an impressive 8,898kg of emissions, equivalent to removing two cars from the road, demonstrating the substantial environmental benefits of fleet electrification.
  •  Operational Efficiency: Learn how electric vehicles can perform just as effectively, if not more so, than their diesel counterparts, ensuring cleaner operations without compromising efficiency.
  •  Cost Savings: Explore the total cost of ownership (TCO) parity with diesel vehicles and the potential for long-term savings through reduced fuel costs and maintenance.

 What's in it for You?

  •  Exchange Ideas: Engage in meaningful discussions with industry leaders and peers about the future of electric HGVs and fleet electrification.
  •  Hear Learnings: Gain insights and learn how these findings can be applied to your own operations.
  •  Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded professionals and build relationships that could drive future collaborations and innovations.
  •  New Perspectives: Discover fresh viewpoints and strategies to accelerate your transition to electric vehicles and enhance your sustainability efforts.


Who Should Attend?

  •  Fleet Managers and Operators
  •  Sustainability and Environmental Professionals
  •  Logistics and Supply Chain Leaders
  •  Policy Makers and Industry Regulators


Don’t miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of sustainable transportation innovation. Join us in exploring how electric HGVs can drive a cleaner, more efficient future for your operations.

Please note the delegate will be vetted prior to the event by the host


Booking for Members-FREE

To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at regions@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: ABC0897 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.

Booking for Non Members - £5.00 inc. VAT
To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at regions@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: ABC0897 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.


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

SUS1.1 Social, Economic and Environmental Resilience 
DT2.1 Technology, Automation and Innovation
November 2024
Transforming traditional project logistics for green energy and sustainable-focused construction projects. - Physical AttendanceBOOK NOW
13/11/2024 18:00:00 - 13/11/2024 20:00:00

 

When: 13 November 2024, 18:30 - 20:00
Where: The Greyfriars Centre, Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1EH
Speaker: Scott Rogers, Veteran & Ex Senior Logistics Manager at Worley



The Thames Valley Group are delighted to have secured a presentation from Scott Rogers an RAF veteran, who until May 2024 was Senior Logistics Manager at a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

As a Logistics Subject Matter Expert, Scott led the design, development and delivery of the logistics solutions for green energy and sustainability-related construction projects in the UK and Europe. This ranged from initial bid development and concept definition through to detailed engineering design and construction execution.

Notable highlights included implementing a new approach to project logistics through an organic 4PL model. Hear how fresh strategy and execution plans were developed for all project logistics services and cargo, from first to final mile delivery, including interface management and customs clearance requirements. Understand how an operating framework including budgets, safety, quality and risk management, plus revised operating processes and procedures was built, leading to tenders with selected global 3PLs and freight forwarders for £50M+ of logistics services, and subsequent ownership of operational and contractual management. 

See how close collaboration with global colleagues within Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction and project controls was essential so that Logistics informed, influenced and shaped project design and execution. Get an appreciation of how external bodies including 3PLs, heavy lift providers, suppliers, subcontractors, and government agencies, both national and international also need to be included. 

Scott’s vast experience that made him the right person for this enormous challenge includes conceptual work leading the RAF’s Logistics capability development, operational delivery as Head of the Air Transport Operations Centre in Afghanistan for over a year, as well as commercial leadership roles in areas as diverse as Amazon Operations, operations management in the luxury retail sector and Sotheby’s (the fine art auction house) end-to-end logistics service delivery including inbound logistics, customs clearance, inventory management, travelling exhibitions, and order fulfilment (including export licensing). We will see how all of these contributed to his most recent successes in the sustainability sector.

As usual with Thames Valley Group events, afterwards attendees are warmly invited to continue the evening with informal discussion and networking at the pub opposite the venue.

Booking for Members-FREE
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Booking for Non Members - £5.00 inc. VAT
To book scroll to the bottom of this page, tick the T & C's box and click Book on event, if you have any difficulties email us at regions@ciltuk.org.uk quoting event code: TVG0454 with your Full name, title and company and we will book your place for you.

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

SC1.1 Supply Chain Networks, Design and Optimisation
SC2.1 Operations Management and Supply Chain Performance
FM1.1 Freight Transport Operations and Services
FM2.1 Mechanisms for Controlling Freight Operations


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