All Ethical trade articles – Page 63
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ArticleGreasley goes to La Playa
Raoul Greasley has moved to Cambridge-based farm insurance broker La Playa.
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ArticleAgrexco hounded by pro-Palestine protesters
Police were called to Agrexco UK’s Hayes headquarters yesterday to prevent Palastine solidarity activists from disrupting its business.
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ArticleConcordia students nose ahead
The first students to take part in the Concordia Agricultural Bursary Scheme (CABS) have achieved a UK Graduate Diploma in Rural Management and Supervision.
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ArticleLabour issues worry Florida
A potential shortage of pickers is already worrying Florida grapefruit growers ahead of the start to the harvest in October.
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Evenett joins TCS team
After a period of strong growth, London Hire TCS has brought in David Evenett to bolster the company’s sales team.
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ArticleVital move for labour agency
Peterborough-based labour provider Vital Recruitment has moved into new custom-built 5,000sqft premises, as it gears up for sweeping changes in its sector later this year.
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Greenery director to join Syngenta
Marketing director at The Greenery, Hein Bemelmans, will leave in July and take up a position as sales director for Syngenta Seeds in northern Europe at the end of August.
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Migrants work harder - new study reveals
UK employers prefer to appoint migrant workers for low-skilled, low-waged jobs, rather than reluctant, ‘lazy’ UK nationals, a new study has revealed.
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SAWS gets four more years
The seasonal agricultural workers scheme gets a four-year repreive.
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ArticleChiquita unveils certified fruit
Chiquita Brands International is launching a new banana label onto the European market.
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Doyle gets pallet promotion
Schoeller Arca Systems (SA Systems), has appointed Peter Doyle as business development manager (pallets).
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Foreign fruit pickers picket
Foreign fruit pickers have been protesting over pay and conditions at one of the UK’s biggest fruit farms.
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Hadlow gets closer to business and community
Hadlow College, one of the UK’s elite specialist centres for land-based training and educational programmes, has launched Hadlow Corporate, a new Business and Community Development Unit (BCDU).
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Freelance recruitment service launched
A different type of recruitment consultancy that caters for freelance roles and focuses on the food industry, and fresh produce, has been launched.
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NZ website boosts picker numbers
A New Zealand fruit-picker recruitment website has been generating 70 employment enquiries a day.
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Stowaways in orange cargo
Seven people are being treated for hypothermia after being found in the back of lorryload of oranges in Kent.
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ArticleRoadfreight costs spiral
The costs of operating a maximum weight 44-tonne articulated lorry increased by 5.6 per cent in 2004.