Tag

Expanding Heathrow will help the economy to take off

Partner content

19 Nov 2015 Transport

Expanding Heathrow will help the economy to take off

Conservative MP Philip Davies calls on the Government to support Heathrow expansion adding it will 'allow the private sector to deliver for Britain'.

Government failure to help hauliers poses 'real threat to the UK's economic recovery'

Partner content

19 Nov 2015 Transport

Government failure to help hauliers poses 'real threat to the UK's economic recovery'

The Road Haulage Association asks the Government to help the freight sector address its driver shortage through additional funding in the Comprehensive Spending Review

Partner content

12 Nov 2015 Transport

Resolve the Calais situation – waiting until someone gets killed is simply not an option says RHA

The current situation at Calais may be slipping from the headlines but has not gone away.

Partner content

11 Nov 2015 Transport

Heathrow traffic and business commentary October 2015

A record 6.56 million passengers chose to travel through Heathrow in October (+3.9% on October 2014), making it the busiest October to date

Shortage of HGV drivers is ‘a real threat to Christmas’ - Road Haulage Association

Partner content

11 Nov 2015 Transport

Shortage of HGV drivers is ‘a real threat to Christmas’ - Road Haulage Association

Hauliers and logistics professionals joined MPs at an event in Parliament to mark National Lorry Week and to hear about current issues facing the haulage sector in the crucial months before Christmas.

Partner content

10 Nov 2015 Economy

Heathrow welcomes SMEs at annual Business Summit

The 19th annual Heathrow Business Summit opened its doors today, welcoming an estimated 200 small and medium sized enterprises from across the country that are looking to bid for the many contract opportunities Heathrow provides.

Partner content

06 Nov 2015 Education

Heathrow Academy celebrates eleventh year and saving taxpayers £8 million

Heathrow Airport has directly contributed more than 4 million to skills and training at the Academy

Partner content

05 Nov 2015 Transport

Councillors backing Pavement Parking Bill

With just one month to go until the second reading of the Pavement Parking Bill, councillors across England and Wales have expressed their support which is great news for the Guide Dogs campaign.

Partner content

05 Nov 2015 Transport

RHA National Lorry Week – raising the profile of the nation’s essential service provider

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has declared the first ever National Lorry Week (26-31 October) to be an outstanding success and has confirmed that plans are already being laid for an even bigger scale event in 2016.

Partner content

05 Nov 2015 Economy

Employment tax fraud a serious concern, says RHA

Fraud involving the tax status of lorry drivers is becoming a serious concern for the transport industry, the Road Haulage Association (RHA) warns.

Partner content

04 Nov 2015 Transport

Heathrow Chief Executive pledges guarantee on air quality limits with expansion

Heathrow promises triple lock guarantee to keep air quality within EU legal limits, should Heathrow be allowed to expand

Partner content

04 Nov 2015 Environment

Go-Ahead achieves highest carbon disclosure project score in transport sector

The Go-Ahead Group plc is joint first in the transport sector with a 96C score (up from 84B last year) for its disclosure on corporate greenhouse gas emissions and climate change strategies.

Partner content

03 Nov 2015 Transport

Heathrow announces plan to double cargo volumes

UK exporters are set to benefit from the doubling of cargo volumes at Heathrow, the UKs biggest port for goods by value.

03 Nov 2015 Transport

Lilian Greenwood MP & Daniel Zeichner MP: Buses are vital for our communities – but passengers need reform

Shadow Transport Ministers Lilian Greenwood MP & Daniel Zeichner MP call on the Government to bring forward its promised Buses Bill and make bus tendering a viable option for local transport authorities.

Partner content

30 Oct 2015 Transport

Freeze fuel duty, fund training, make money. RHA presents George Osborne with a win, win, win proposal

The Road Haulage Association @RHANews is pressing the Chancellor to make an announcement in his Autumn Statement that he will continue to freeze fuel duty.

Partner content

30 Oct 2015 Transport

Wales leads the way in National Lorry Week, says RHA

The Welsh Government has committed to training up to 180 unemployed people to drive lorries, in a move that is warmly welcomed by the Road Haulage Association (RHA). Details of the programme were set out at a meeting in Cardiff this week.

Partner content

29 Oct 2015 Culture

Heathrow funding major artwork at Paddington Crossrail station

Heathrow is co-funding an impressive new work of art with the City of London Corporation in the new Paddington Crossrail station.

Partner content

28 Oct 2015 Transport

Results for the nine months ended 30 September 2015

Demand at Heathrow continues to grow with traffic up 2.3% to a record 56.9 million passengers

Partner content

27 Oct 2015 Transport

Yasmin Le Bon launches new style book collaboration with Heathrow

International supermodel visits Terminal 5 to launchA Journey in Style,a photography collection of jet-set style through the ages and featuring an introduction from Yasmin

Partner content

25 Oct 2015 Transport

Hauliers warn of empty shelves at Christmas as driver shortage bites and government refuses truck driving apprenticeship

The Road Haulage Association has issued a stark warning that consumers could see empty shelves this Christmas as the chronic lack of truck drivers affecting their industry worsens.

Partner content

23 Oct 2015 Transport

Heathrow receives three sustainability accolades

Heathrows vehicle fleet, energy use, and public transport networks have all been singled out as the best in the industry by media awards this month.

23 Oct 2015 Transport

Changes needed in the taxi and private car hire market

Lord Bradshaw reflects on his debate this week in the House of Lords on the taxi and private car hire market.

Partner content

19 Oct 2015 Economy

Heathrow declares world class ambition for retail service

Heathrow has today launched an in-depth review of its retail service offer, partnering with luxury lifestyle group and concierge service company Quintessentially to realise its corporate vision to deliver the best airport service experience in the world.

Partner content

19 Oct 2015 Transport

Go-Ahead companies shortlisted for UK bus awards

Go-Ahead is pleased to note that several of its bus operating companies have been shortlisted for awards at the UK Bus Awards.