LOGISTICS INDUSTRY NEEDS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, SAYS FTAI

PRESS RELEASEEMM/123/2105 November 2021 LOGISTICS INDUSTRY NEEDS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, SAYS FTAI FTA Ireland, the business group which speaks for the country’s logistics sector has welcomed the publication of the government’s long-awaited Climate Action Plan, which outlines how the country should achieve a 51% reduction in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by

ROAD SAFETY, SKILLS AND DECARBONISATION KEY FOR IRISH LOGISTICS, SAYS FTA IRELAND

Improving road safety, overcoming the skills shortage, and decarbonising operations are all vital to protect the nation’s supply chains and to future-proof Ireland’s logistics industry, according to FTAI Ireland (FTAI), the business group representing the sector. Responding to the Irish government’s consultation, Ten-year Strategy for the Haulage Sector First Consultation Document, Aidan Flynn, General Manager

FTA IRELAND TRUCKSAFE MEMBERS RECEIVE FUNDING FOR REDUCING THEIR CO2 EMISSIONS

12 FTA Ireland TruckSafe members will receive €86,760 to support their capital investment in environmental fuel management practices. These companies have signed up the ENPROVA/ECOFleet programme and have demonstrated their commitment to carbon reduction practices by developing fuel management policies and reducing their fuel burn, thus improving air emissions, spending less on fuel (on average

GRANT SCHEME WILL PROPEL THE SHIFT TO ALTERNATIVELY FUELLED HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES, SAYS FTA IRELAND

Following pressure from the Irish logistics sector, the government has this week announced the launch of its €2million Alternatively-Fuelled Heavy Duty Vehicle (AFHDV) Purchase Grant Scheme: Aidan Flynn, General Manager of FTA Ireland (FTAI) comments: “The launch of the government’s Alternatively-Fuelled Heavy Duty Vehicle Purchase Grant Scheme is an important step forwards in the decarbonisation

FTAI CALLS FOR URGENT GOVERNMENT ACTION ON TRADE

FTA Ireland (FTAI) welcomes the UK government’s announcement regarding the extension of trade easements for imports into Great Britain from the EU but calls for urgent action from the Irish government to do more to protect Irish businesses’ interests in the longer term. General Manager of FTAI, the organisation which represents the interests of the

STOP THE PROCRASTINATION: GOVERNMENT MUST DELIVER PROMISED HDV GRANT SCHEME, SAYS FTA IRELAND

The Irish logistics sector is committed to transitioning to cleaner Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs) but government procrastination on promised grants and infrastructure development is stalling this change for the Irish fleet, according to Aidan Flynn, General Manager of FTA Ireland (FTAI), as he comments: “The Irish government pledged to launch its Alternatively-Fuelled HDV Purchase Grant Scheme