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We are delighted to announce that ATC is the winner of two categories at The Irish Logistics and Transport Awards 2020 held online this afternoon. The Irish Logistics and Transport Awards were established over a decade ago to celebrate excellence in the...
3 Areas to Be Ahead of Come January 1st
With January 1st 2021 a little over a month away, there is still much ambiguity around Brexit and the impact it will have on our industry. Regardless of how ongoing negotiations pan out, there is undoubtedly going to be delays and frustrations as the UK and EU get to...
ATC Recruits New Apprentice from Logistics Associate Apprenticeship (LAA) programme!
ATC have been strong supporters of the Logistics Associate Apprenticeship (LAA) since its launch in September 2018. As Alan said before, “we put a great emphasis on carving out careers for our employees here in ATC, not just a job. For this reason, the apprenticeship...
ATC Granted Planning Permission for New European HQ
Eighteen months ago, it was becoming evident that we were outgrowing our two facilities in Dublin and that we needed to develop a new building to support our expansion of the team and our service offering. One day while scouting along the N7, I saw a plot of...
The Impact of BREXIT on Just-In-Time Delivery
It has been some time since we spoke about BREXIT here, but given the recent developments and news coverage centred around the logistics industry, I felt it was time to put pen to paper. In my last blog, I quoted Feargal O’Rourke from PwC who said: “the only thing we...
How Education Empowers Development
Approaching my 50th birthday, I started to reflect on my career in Logistics & Supply Chain, over the past 35 years. Through my educational journey opportunities opened up, as my professional network grew. While I had considerable experience behind me, it was...
Maintaining Final Mile Standards During Crisis Times
The events of the past couple of months have disrupted long-established work patterns and challenged us to re-think many of the fundamentals of work and life. The pandemic has given many of us a real wake-up call both personally and professionally, prompting us to...
The Silent Role of Our Data Centres
Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Resilience, 24/7/365 - these are all terms that we associate with data centres. After all, it is the role of the data centre to protect and process our data, no matter what the emergency and that is precisely what they have been...
Zero Emissions Drive in Logistics Industry
The logistics sector as a whole is passionate about meeting the government target of becoming a zero-emission industry, but it needs support. As our regular readers will know, we are very environmentally conscious here in ATC. All of our vehicles adhere to the latest...
The Digitalisation of Logistics and Supply Chain Operations in 2020
The theme at the Transport Management Virtual Summit in January was "The Digitalisation of Logistics and Supply Chain Operations in 2020". Today I want to shed some light on some of the key trends highlighted during this event and demonstrate how ATC is continuing to...