Logistics Companies: Urgent Request! Influence the 'Northern Powerhouse' Freight & Logistics Strategy (Deadline: Sun. 18th October)

Monday, 12 October 2015

AN URGENT MESSAGE TO THE LOGISTICS COMMUNITY, AND STAKEHOLDERS, IN SHEFFIELD CITY REGION:

TRANSPORT FOR THE NORTH (TfN) IS DEVELOPING THE UK'S FIRST PAN-REGIONAL FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS STRATEGY - PART OF THE NORTHERN POWERHOUSE INITIATIVE.

TO INFORM THE STRATEGY, INPUT IS BEING SOUGHT FROM STAKEHOLDERS VIA AN ONLINE SURVEY. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO:

INFLUENCE THE NORTH'S FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS STRATEGY
HIGHLIGHT THE NEEDS OF SHEFFIELD CITY REGION'S LOGISTICS SECTOR
ENSURE THAT SHEFFIELD CITY REGION IMPORTANCE AS THE NORTH'S CENTRAL LOGISTICS HUB IS FULLY RECOGNISED WITHIN THE STRATEGY

TRANSPORT FOR THE NORTH'S RECENT REPORT ON THE NORTHERN TRANSPORT STRATEGY SPECIFIES THE MAJOR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE NORTH'S TRANSPORT NETWORK FIT FOR PURPOSE AND GROWTH. THESE INCLUDE: EXPANDING RAIL FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY; NEW, CROSS-PENNINE ROAD/RAIL TUNNELS AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN SHEFFIELD AND MANCHESTER CITY REGIONS; UPGRADING THE A1 AROUND DONCASTER AND WIDENING THE M62. ENSURING THAT THESE INVESTMENTS ARE DELIVERED IS OUR PRIORITY, AND YOU MAY WISH TO HIGHLIGHT THEM IN YOUR SURVEY RESPONSE.

THE SURVEY WILL CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY 18TH OCTOBER. WE THEREFORE ASK YOU TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY BEFORE THIS DEADLINE.

TO INFORM YOUR RESPONSE, INFORMATION AND DATA REGARDING SHEFFIELD CITY REGION'S LOGISTICS HUB CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.LOGISTICSHUBUK.COM.

Thank you for your support!

Steve Gill

Chair, LogisticsHubUK Sector Group

Sheffield City Region LEP

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY

Read the original message from Transport for the North (TfN):

Transport for the North Freight and Logistics Strategy

Stakeholder Survey – Request for Your Input

Transport for the North (TfN) has appointed Mott MacDonald and MDS Transmodal to produce the UK’s first pan-regional freight and logistics strategy.

Producing this strategy will allow TfN to determine the steps that are required, in terms of network and policy development, to realise the freight and logistics industry’s potential. As we gather baseline data and start to develop the strategy, we are seeking input from across the sector in 3 key areas:

Strengths and opportunities
Constraints and issues
What interventions, developments and investments are needed for the sector to realise its full potential?

We would also like to give you the opportunity to share any relevant data or written material with the study team and highlight any project proposals or planned investments which you feel should be considered as part of strategy development.

In order to collect this information, we are running an online survey which can be completed at www.tfnfreight.org. The survey will close at midnight on Sunday 18th October.

On October 1st, we held a stakeholder conference in Liverpool where we presented some of our baseline work and discussed the key areas noted above with stakeholders. The baseline presentation slides from the conference can also be found at www.tfnfreight.org.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to contribute to the development of the strategy.

If you have any questions about thestudy please email: contact@tfnfreight.org