The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is rebranding as Logistics UK in a move to drive further achievements for its members.
Chief executive David Wells said the new name – one of a number of new innovations planned for 2020 – was an evolution that would ensure the organisation’s branding would tie up with its existing work on representing logistics in the UK.
He explained: “It is important to note that we are not changing our focus, or the important services, support and advice that we provide to members. This is a natural progression in our name, which has been under way for several months already. Evolving our name is not something that I or the Board take lightly, but it’s something that we believe is essential if FTA is to continue to grow and achieve more for its members in a fast-changing world.
“I’m really proud of what FTA has achieved over the years, and while we already provide a broad range of high-quality services to the industry, the core of what we do is representation of our members’ interests through effective lobbying and negotiation with policy makers. Our change of name is designed solely to support and strengthen the many policy wins we already achieve on behalf of our members.”
He added that during his 10 years at the helm of the FTA, the industry had changed beyond all recognition.
“When I started at FTA, things like autonomous and electric vehicles were in their infancy, while the idea of drone deliveries was the thing of imagination, yet now they are accepted as part of our supply chain. I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved as an association in the last decade, but am now looking to the future to ensure that we continue to shape the industry of tomorrow, and get the best possible results for our members.
“And we are not alone in recognising that the logistics industry of the future will be very different from the one we all operate in today,” he continued. “The creation of a new ministerial role, Minister of State for the Future of Transport, to oversee and shape the development of the logistics sector, directly acknowledges the interconnectedness of supply chains. This is another example of how the world around us is changing, and why evolving our name now will help strengthen our voice and our influence.”
