UKWA strengthens Policy team
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has appointed Jon Garson as advisory board consultation manager.
THE UKWA Policy team is tasked with engaging with government and other policy influencers to build awareness of the challenges facing the sector, promote the interests of the warehousing community and to contribute on behalf of members to relevant government consultations.
Jon brings many years of experience to his new role, as former CEO of the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce in Canada, and latterly operating a consultancy advising Associations on policy, public affairs and government consultations.
Jon’s role will be to co-ordinate and support the Policy Advisory Boards set up by UKWA to address some of the challenges identified in the government’s Future of Freight Plan. Currently, these include Property & Planning, Energy & Net Zero, People & Skills, Digitalisation & Robotics.
UKWA CEO Clare Bottle said: “The work of our Policy team has already yielded results, most recently in the Spring Budget. The UKWA Advisory Boards are a key part of this process, enabling UKWA to respond to consultative documents on behalf of the industry and to provide the latest advice and information to our members.”
