Government
The Department for Education (DfE) has boosted the capacity of HGV driver training courses to just over 11,000 places, just in time for Christmas.
Other
Over the past year, a shortage of HGV drivers has caused issue across supply chains for a range of sectors. Data presented by the Office for...
Agri-Business
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, along with the Department for Transport and the Home Office, has published a guide for employers to recruit workers on the temporary visa scheme.
Agri Politics
Up to 5,000 temporary visas will be made available for poultry workers to travel and work in the UK just in time for Christmas, the government has announced.
Forestry
A UK Christmas tree retailer has warned of a potential shortage of real trees this year, due to the on-going staff and HGV driver shortages, as well as post-Brexit import regulations.
Rural Life
In an effort to tackle the current UK-wide HGV driver shortage, new measures have been added to driver testing, allowing for roughly 30,000...
Dairy
Farmers across the UK are dumping milk and giving it away, due to the current lorry driver shortage across the country...
