The role and state of freight and logistics in the UK economy

The movement of freight is vital to the British economy, whether it is raw materials for manufacturing, fuel for electricity generation or the transport of consumer goods, the population of Britain relies on freight transport for its high standard of living and economic prosperity

Freight and logistics is a very significant part of the economy, estimates vary significantly and depending on research definitions the sector employs 1.7 to 2.2 million people across 63,000 to 193,000 companies which is up to 8% of the UK workforce. These companies have a collective turnover of £770bn and a GVA of circa £55-96bn which equates to 26% of the total economy

On a global level UK Supply Chains are co-dependent with international logistics to a significant degree, and UK capabilities playa a major role outside our island boundaries. We exported £298bn and imported £399bn of goods in 2011 all of which are handled by the freight and logistics sector with a direct impact on UK value add and competiveness

Labour costs are beginning to increase in the developing world by the end of Sept 2012 31 Chinese regions had increased minimum wages by 21.7% while other developing nations such as Bangladesh and Vietnam are benefitting, the lack of skills and infrastructure coupled with the increasing costs of global freight transport are leading many businesses to consider returning production to the developed world Reducing UK logistics and transport costs substantially would enable the UK to compete more effectively beyond labour unit costs and productivity   

The UK is ranked 10^th out of 155 in the world for logistics by the World bank in their 2012 logistics performance index, in contrast the UK was ranked 8^th in 2011, however it is important to note that the UK is in the top ten percent for its freight and logistics capabilities and is widely recognised for its supply chain leadership through world leading institutes such as Cranfield  

Logistics Sales Consultants

Logistics consultants is the leading UK provider for; graduate jobs in logistics, careers in logistics, Purchasing jobs in logistics, Warehouse Jobs, Procurement jobs in logistics and Supply Chain Jobs. 

Logistics Consultants is without question the largest and best recruitment website for people seeking jobs in logistics in the UK. 

Other sites may claim to be the leader on their websites, on Google advertising, or on media directories. But don’t be fooled, dig a bit deeper, get passed the cheap words. Ask, on what basis is a job site the leader in their specific field, who do the large logistics companies actually work with? Answer Logistics Consultants JWS

If a site other than Logistics Sales Consultants has been recommended to you as the best place to find a job in logistics, ask why? On what basis are they the best? They are more than likely simply a web advertising agency promoting website links not jobs. 

Lets get to the point. Logistics Consultants JWS is the leader based on the jobs that it finds for people seeking transport jobs, procurement, logistics, supply chain, jobs in logistics and warehouse jobs based upon:

More jobs found for site visitors
More leading logistics companies using the sites service
More registered candidates
More applications generated

In fact, the only thing that we are aware that we can be beaten on is cheap advertising to third parties.

We advertise jobs on behalf of Employers, Niche purchasing & Supply chain recruiters, Purchasing & Supply chain divisions of large general recruiters, Media Buyer and Agents. 

We are the principal UK business dedicated exclusively to online logistics jobs.

We are experts in the areas of supply chain, purchasing, and logistics, as well as in Internet advertising and recruitment and we are always happy to provide advice about specific online recruitment campaigns or skill availability and salary levels, etc.

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