All Recruitment & Training articles – Page 4
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ArticleLogistics UK urges former HGV drivers to rejoin sector
Hundreds of spaces available on government-funded HGV refresher training courses, Logistics UK says
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ArticleNew global chief executive for Fairtrade International
Sandra Uwera is announced as the new global chief executive officer, replacing former interim Nyagoy Nyong’o
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ArticleSouth African stonefruit industry aims to transform lives
A series of projects launched by the country’s stonefruit business looks to improve the lives of workers
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ArticleFyffes expands marketing team
Áine McElroy joins as marketing executive responsible for bananas and pineapples in Ireland
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ArticleJupiter support for female recruits
Jupiter Group continues to offer practical on-farm experience to female students in South Africa as a way of addressing gender marginalisation
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ArticleLST appoints new plant scientist
CEA tech specialist brings on board Laura Briers, a PhD researcher in Plant Physiology at the University of Nottingham
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ArticleSteve Murrells to step down as Co-op CEO
Shirine Khoury-Haq, group CFO and CEO of Co-op Life Services, to become interim group CEO after AGM in May
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ArticleKilbride named MD at Henderson Brown
Founder Martin Brown steps up to chairman role in a number of moves within fresh produce recruitment consultancy
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ArticleBSF assesses labour impact of war in Ukraine
Soft fruit industry body warns that Russian invasion of Ukraine could reduce overall productivity of Britain’s soft fruit pickers this season
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ArticleSix Vitacress farmers clock up 170 years
Salad producer celebrates six workers, including planning and quality manager Andy Roberts, who has been with the company for 50 years
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ArticleHGV driver numbers ‘stabilising’
Fall in driver numbers slows thanks, in part, to higher capacity for driving tests, Logistics UK reports
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ArticleTraining programme supports net zero in Kent
Growing Green is inviting up to 40 businesses to take part in pilot scheme to help reduce their carbon emissions
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ArticleZarrin helps revive Dominica bananas
Iran’s Zarrin Group is calling on Indian expertise to assist Dominica’s banana industry, still recovering from 2007’s devastating hurricane
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ArticlePrison worker boost for horticulture
New law means prisoners can take advantage of apprenticeships in key sectors to prepare them for work on release
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ArticleEx-forces targeted for fresh produce careers
MDS scheme to triple its intake and target ex-forces and career changers to help boost fresh produce industry employment
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ArticleAldi reaffirms support for British suppliers
Retailer has invested £1.6 billion with UK suppliers since start of pandemic and plans to spend £3.5bn by end of 2025
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ArticleIGD appoints new social impact director
Naomi Kissman will lead grocery research charity’s initiatives to champion diversity, improve consumer health, limit environmental impact and boost sustainability in the sector
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ArticleMorePeople's Peter Hunt retires
Recruitment firm's co-founder steps down 21 years after starting the well-known business with Guy Moreton
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ArticleDisruptions fail to halt Keitt progress
Given the challenges of the past year, the Kenyan exporter has been cheered by its ability to expand production and invest in its facilities
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Article‘Let’s support our drivers through supply chain crisis’
HGV drivers are facing huge challenges. It is time we treated them better and government planned proper solutions to their problems