FTA Ireland Skills Shortage Briefing -11am 31st August 2021
Join us for FTA Ireland Skills Briefing promoting Logistics/Driver Vacancies, Tuesday 31st August at 11am. Register here, we hope you’re able to join us!
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
HAULAGE SKILLS SHORTAGE WILL HIT IRELAND’S ECONOMY WITHOUT GOVERNMENT HELP, SAYS FTA IRELAND
Irish hauliers need government support to recruit new HGV drivers into the logistics industry, before the country’s supply chain starts to break down, according to industry group FTA Ireland. According to Aidan Flynn, General Manager at FTAI, with the industry already suffering a shortage of suitably qualified HGV drivers, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
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RATIFICATION OF WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED CERTAINTY, SAYS FTAI
FTAI welcomes yesterday’s (28 April 2021) announcement that the European Parliament has approved the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) agreed between the EU and the UK in December 2020. While the agreement has been implemented in the EU on a provisional basis since the 1 of January 2021, its ratification provides much-needed certainty to industry
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
IRISH HAULAGE WORKERS NEED URGENT PROTECTION FROM COVID-19, SAYS FTAI
International transport workers need to be offered COVID-19 vaccinations as a matter of urgency, according to FTA Ireland (FTAI), the business group representing the Irish logistics sector. Aidan Flynn, General Manager of FTAI, comments: “It is inconceivable that international transport workers – the individuals we rely on to provide the nation with the essential goods