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Sales of paper for shopping bags increases 400% in three years
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eading sustainable packaging manufacturer, DS Smith, has seen huge increase in paper
orders to meet consumer demand for recyclable alternatives due to Blue Planet effect.
Surprising new figures from packaging giant DS Smith have shown increased sales in paper for use in paper bags as retailers adapt to new attitudes towards single-use plastic.
Last year alone, DS Smith’s
Kemsley Paper Mill – the largest paper recycling mill in the UK – supplied enough paper to make around 400 million bags used by major retailers and food takeaway chains. Furthermore, DS Smith continues to see considerable growth from customers, with bag manufacturers requiring year on year increases in recycled paper to manufacture bags, with orders increasing by 400 per cent over the past three years.
NEW EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH TO HELP TACKLE LGV DRIVER SHORTAGE T
alent in Logistics has launched a nationwide LGV driver engagement survey in partnership with Pertemps Driving Division. The unique research project aims to uncover the reality of working as a professional LGV driver, with a view to identifying insights that will help the transport and logistics sector tackle its skills shortage. “Our sector has a massive skills shortage, but until now, nobody has really surveyed the people involved en masse – the LGV drivers - what they think the issue is,” says Ruth Edwards, business development director for Talent in Logistics. “This survey gives drivers a forum to express what is good and bad about their job, and how engaged they are in their role.”
“The survey will help employers, and our sector, understand some of the key challenges around attracting, engaging and retaining talent so that we can all find ways to improve,” Edwards continues.
The survey will ask drivers for their own views on the causes of the driver shortage and what could be done to attract more drivers, as well as their perceptions of their career. It will look at drivers’ attitudes to the company they work for, as well as topics such as training, career prospects, mental health, physical wellbeing, pay, employee benefits and leadership.
“As one of the UK’s largest suppliers of agency drivers, Pertemps Driving Division continually looks for new ways to improve the working lives of LGV drivers to ensure retention and attraction levels remain high for our extensive client base,” says Samantha Leleu, GM for Pertemps Driving Division. “This is a unique opportunity to listen to LGV drivers across the country to develop an even greater understanding of the issues that matter most.” Many of the leading businesses employing LGV drivers will be inviting their employees to complete the survey online. Talent in Logistics will also be visiting truck stops around the UK to conduct face-to-face interviews and encourage drivers to complete the survey. Hundreds of responses are expected. Those who choose to opt in, will be entered into a prize draw and one driver will win a £250 Love2Shop voucher.
The full results of the research, accompanied by expert commentary and insight, will be published as a whitepaper by Talent in Logistics and Pertemps Driving Division later in 2020. Research findings will also be explored at the Talent in Logistics Engage Conference in April 2020 and Attract Conference in September 2020. Employers who wish to take part in the research can request a unique code to send with a survey link to their drivers. Contact Talent in Logistics to obtain a code:
talentinlogistics@capitb.co.uk.
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AMRS FROM KNAPP SUPPLY WORKSTATIONS AT TUCKER
ogistics automation provider, KNAPP, has supplied a fleet of three of its Open Shuttle AMRs to fastenings specialist, Tucker GmbH in Germany. The self-driving and self-learning mobile robots supply decentralised workstations with materials from an automated small parts store. The Open Shuttles manoeuvre safely through the facility in Linden without optical or physical aids – navigating autonomously, reacting dynamically to obstacles and interacting safely with humans. The track-free design of the Open Shuttle system allows rapid installation and seamless integration into existing environments, as well as simple updates to warehouse layouts as needed. The vehicles also take care of energy management by docking at charging stations when required. The AMRs are controlled centrally through KNAPP’s fleet management system, with ‘swarm intelligence’ software allowing them to communicate with each other and distribute tasks according to their workload. With versions for handling plastic totes, cardboard trays and pallet loads, Open Shuttle AMRs from KNAPP are ideal for a whole host of material handling applications.
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