TRUCK DONATIONS EXPAND NUMBER OF HGV DRIVERS TRAINED ACROSS ZAMBIA

Two heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) which had previously operated in the UK will help train hundreds of new and existing truck drivers in Zambia, having entered service at the Industrial Training Centre (ITC) in Lusaka, after being donated by supporters of Transaid. This contributes to an ongoing partnership between Transaid and the ITC which aims…


MOZAMBIQUE ROAD SAFETY PROJECT ENHANCES SKILLS OF HGV DRIVERS

A Transaid-supported project has helped to successfully train more than 450 HGV drivers in Mozambique over two years, with 100 per cent* of those surveyed following the training saying the initiative has helped them to be better at their job. Transaid’s significant involvement was part of the initiative Employment and Skills for Development in Africa…


DATE ANNOUNCED FOR SCOTTISH TRANSAID DINNER 2024

The road transport industry in Scotland has confirmed plans to hold a second Scottish Transaid Dinner, which will take place on the evening of 12 September 2024 at the Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa near Grangemouth. It follows the inaugural dinner in September 2022 which was attended by more than 200 people and raised over…


UK LOGISTICS EXPERT’S LECTURES INSPIRE STUDENTS IN TANZANIA

Matthew Kibble, Managing Director and former owner of Matthew Kibble Transport, has returned from Tanzania after delivering a series of three inspirational talks on behalf of international development organisation, Transaid, at the National Institute of Transport (NIT), located in Dar es Salaam. Kibble’s talks focused on building his company, cost control, and buying and selling…


ASSET ALLIANCE GROUP PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR TRANSAID

The UK’s fastest growing commercial vehicle finance and sales company, Asset Alliance Group, has signed a three-year corporate partnership agreement with international development organisation Transaid. By becoming a corporate partner, Asset Alliance Group will contribute time, knowledge, and resources to support Transaid’s road safety and access to healthcare projects across sub-Saharan Africa, where it has…


TRANSAID LAUNCHES UK CYCLE CHALLENGE: NEWCASTLE TO EDINBURGH

Transaid is calling upon the transport and logistics sector to sign up for its latest cycle challenge, set to take place between 19 – 22 September 2024. The 159-mile ride, over two days in the saddle, will begin in Newcastle and finish in the grounds of Edinburgh Castle. The first day’s ride will see cyclists…


TRANSAID EXCEEDS SECOND PHASE OF DRIVER TRAINING GOALS IN UGANDA

International development organisation Transaid has concluded phase two of its Professional Driver Training project in Uganda, with 890 predominantly HGV drivers being trained over a two-year period – exceeding the project’s original training goal by more than 15 per cent. Delivered in partnership with local non-governmental organisation (NGO) Safe Way Right Way, the project set…


TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRY CELEBRATES A QUARTER CENTURY OF TRANSAID AT ANNUAL SHOWCASE

International development organisation Transaid celebrated its 25th anniversary last night in London with its largest ever showcase, attended by more than 170 industry supporters, partners and development organisations. Transaid’s Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, addressed assembled guests, thanking them for their interest, enthusiasm, and commitment to Transaid’s life-saving work. The event, held at the London…


GXO GRADUATE BEGINS SIX-MONTH SECONDMENT WITH TRANSAID IN ZAMBIA

Nicoletta Effah, a Graduate Operations Management Trainee for GXO, has embarked upon a six-month secondment as a Project Officer for international development organisation Transaid, supporting its longstanding road safety project in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. Her arrival marks 15 years since Transaid first partnered with the Industrial Training Centre (ITC) – the only public commercial driver…


TRANSAID GRANTED MOVEMENT FOR GOOD AWARD TO SUPPORT DRIVER TRAINING ACTIVITIES IN GHANA

Transaid has secured a valuable Movement for Good Award from the Benefact Group, which it will deploy to help save lives by ensuring Ghana’s professional road transport sector continues to grow in a safe and sustainable way. The undisclosed sum forms part of a share of £500,000 being donated by Benefact Group to help charities…


TRANSAID’S LONDON TO PARIS CYCLE CHALLENGE RAISES MORE THAN £65,000

A team of 40 riders drawn from across the transport and logistics sector have completed a 187-mile cycle ride from London to Paris to raise funds for Transaid’s work in sub-Saharan Africa, which is focused on improving road safety and access to health for rural communities. Upon reaching the French capital yesterday (24 September) the…


TRANSAID WELCOMES IRON MOUNTAIN AS NEWEST CORPORATE MEMBER

International development organisation Transaid has welcomed Iron Mountain as the latest supporter to enrol in its corporate membership programme. Iron Mountain, the global leader in innovative warehousing, storage and fulfilment, data centre infrastructure, asset lifecycle management and information management services, will help support Transaid’s critical work in sub-Saharan Africa through its membership. The aim is…


TRANSAID ROAD SAFETY PROJECT IN GHANA WELCOMES BRITISH DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER

The British Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana, Keith McMahon MBE, has visited Transaid’s professional driver training programme in Tema, Greater Accra, to see how the international development organisation is working to improve road safety in the country, which has seen an increase in road crash fatalities in recent years. During the visit he observed practical…


TRANSAID PATRON VISITS DP WORLD HUB IN SOUTHAMPTON

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Patron of international development organisation Transaid, visited corporate supporter DP World’s Southampton logistics hub on Friday (July 14), to meet with staff at what has become the UK’s most productive container terminal. During the visit, HRH saw DP World demonstrate a new pinning station which has been introduced to…


TRANSAID GROWS BOARD WITH NEW TRUSTEE APPOINTMENTS

International development organisation Transaid is welcoming three new Trustees to its board this month, following two earlier appointments made in February and March. This sees the board grow to 14 members in Transaid’s 25th anniversary year, each bringing a wealth of industry experience and knowledge. Three of the new appointments replace long-standing trustees who have…


TRANSAID ANNOUNCES 2024 CYCLE KENYA CHALLENGE

Transaid is returning to Africa for its 11th cycle challenge on the continent and is calling on keen riders to take part in a six-day, 474km ride across majestic Kenya – where Transaid is currently undertaking a major project funded by the FIA Foundation. Taking place from 4 – 13 October 2024, the international development…


FIA FOUNDATION APPOINTS TRANSAID TO CONTINUE MOTORCYCLE HELMET SAFETY PROJECT IN KENYA

Transaid has secured an extension of its work funded by global road safety philanthropy the FIA Foundation, to lead the second phase of a project to establish a National Helmet Wearing Coalition in Kenya, using its extensive experience in motorcycle and motorised three-wheeler safety. Priorities for a new 13-month term are to secure the long-term…


TRANSAID WELCOMES BRIGADE ELECTRONICS AS LATEST CORPORATE MEMBER

Global vehicle safety systems supplier Brigade Electronics has become the latest company to pledge its support to international development organisation, Transaid. Brigade has been pioneering the cause of vehicle safety since 1976, when it introduced the first reversing alarm to Europe while exhibiting at the Motor Show in London that year. At the Commercial Vehicle…


TRANSAID BEGINS SAFE WALKING STUDY IN CAPE TOWN AND LONDON

Transaid is to begin a 10-month project which aims to better understand the strategies young men implement to keep themselves safe while walking to public transport in low-income areas, including possible impacts on employment and wider well-being. In a first for the international development organisation, which works to transform lives through safe, available, and sustainable…


TRANSAID INVITES INDUSTRY TO JOIN ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

International development organisation Transaid is inviting the transport and logistics industry to help celebrate its silver jubilee – as the charity marks a quarter of a century since it was formed by Save the Children, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) and its Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. During these 25…


TRANSAID ANNOUNCES RETURN OF LONDON TO PARIS CYCLE CHALLENGE FOR SILVER JUBILEE YEAR

International development organisation Transaid is making an early start on the celebrations for its silver jubilee next year, with the launch of a London to Paris cycle challenge. Riders from across the transport and logistics industry are invited to saddle up next Autumn, as Transaid prepares for a team to cycle 187 miles over three…


RECORD FOURTH DRIVER TRAINING INPUT COMPLETED BY JON ASPDEN

Jon Aspden, Head of Driver Training at Clipper Logistics, now part of GXO, has completed his fourth overseas secondment for international development organisation Transaid, spending two weeks working with professional driver trainers on Transaid’s road safety project in Ghana. His trip follows earlier inputs in Tanzania and Zambia, in 2009, 2012 and 2020, and saw…


TRANSAID ROAD SAFETY PROJECT IN UGANDA LAYS ON ROYAL WELCOME

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Patron of international development organisation Transaid, earlier today (28 October) visited the Safe Way Right Way Driver Training Centre in Uganda to see the second phase of Transaid’s Professional Driver Training programme in the country underway. Her visit provided an opportunity to meet with both Transaid and Safe Way…


CYCLE CHALLENGE DOUBLE-HEADER RAISES £230,000 FOR TRANSAID

A team of 40 riders drawn from the transport and logistics industry have completed a 505km cycle challenge across southern Malawi in soaring temperatures, pedalling through the spectacular Liwonde National Park to raise more than £205,000 towards Transaid’s projects in sub-Saharan Africa. The remarkable sum of money adds to the £25,000 raised by the 16…


TRANSAID EXCEEDS 50,000 PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS TRAINED IN AFRICA

Transaid used its annual showcase event in London yesterday (28 September) to celebrate two major road safety milestones met during 2022, whilst also highlighting the significant challenges facing its professional driver training projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking before an audience of around 100 corporate members and supporters, Road Safety Project Manager Neil Rettie announced that…


SCOTTISH TRANSPORT INDUSTRY SETS FUNDRAISING RECORD FOR TRANSAID

Transport and logistics companies from across Scotland came together last week for the inaugural Scottish Transaid Dinner, held on 15 September in memory of the late Jayne Gray of Stirling-based H & R Gray Haulage. The evening raised an incredible £105,110.50 and marked the largest sum of money ever collected for Transaid on a single…


GXO GRADUATE SWAPS KENT FOR KAMPALA

Tessa Wilson, a Graduate Management Trainee at GXO UK and Ireland, has commenced a six-month secondment as a Project Officer for the second phase of Transaid’s Professional Driver Training Uganda project, helping the country to respond to the huge rise in demand for HGV and PSV drivers. The appointment sees Tessa swap her previous placement…


TRANSAID PUTS THE FOCUS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT GENDER EQUALITY

Transaid has completed a major three-year project helping to broaden the understanding of the challenges faced by young women and girls as users of public transport in less accessible parts of three major African cities. It also looked at the steps which could be taken to help improve their opportunities for work in what is…


TRANSAID LAUNCHES SAFETY-FOCUSED DRIVER TRAINING PROJECT IN MOZAMBIQUE

Transaid is preparing to support refresher training for at least 400 heavy goods vehicle drivers within small and medium-size enterprises (SME) in Mozambique, just a few months after securing a contract to extend its professional driver training work into yet another sub-Saharan country. It follows a period of intense work by the Transaid team within…


JOAN AITKEN APPOINTED CHAIR OF TRANSAID

Transaid has announced the appointment of former Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, Joan Aitken OBE FCILT, as Chair of its board of trustees. Joan has been a long-time supporter of the international development organisation and has taken part in two Transaid fundraising cycle challenges, visited projects in Uganda and Zambia, and been a trustee since March…