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Business Wire
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Nicola Lyons appointed Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Getlink
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Nicola Lyons joins Getlink (Paris:GET) as Group Chief Human Resources Officer and, as such, becomes a member of the Executive Committee. She will lead the Group's human resources strategy and key projects, including training, career development, recruitment and integration, as well as diversity and inclusion. Yann Leriche, Chief Executive Officer of Getlink, said: 'I am delighted to welcome Nicola Lyons. Her background in a variety of European cultural environments will be an asset in implementing the development plans of a group such as ours. Her knowledge of logistics and freight transport companies will be invaluable in achieving operational excellence.' With over 20 years of experience in international companies, Nicola Lyons has in-depth knowledge of the freight and logistics sectors. She began her career in 2001 in London with the Bouygues Group before joining the Fujitsu Group in 2005, where she gained promotion to Deputy Director of Human Resources. In 2009, she joined the industrial logistics company GEFCO as Human Resources Manager for the United Kingdom, a role she took on for the Benelux region in 2012. In 2015, she moved into global roles, first based in Paris, then in the Netherlands, for the Freight Forwarding (Air & Sea) division. Returning to Paris in 2020, she became Chief Human Resources Director for the EMEA region and then Chief Human Resources Director for the Integrated Logistics division. In 2022, she was appointed SVP Human Resources for Europe at the logistics and supply chain company CEVA Logistics (CMA-CGM Group). Nicola Lyons is a graduate of the University of West London (Applied Languages) and Coventry University (Human Resources). For the composition of the Getlink Executive Committee, please see: About Getlink Getlink SE (Euronext Paris: GET), through its subsidiary Eurotunnel, is the concession holder until 2086 for the Channel Tunnel infrastructure and operates Truck Shuttles and Passenger Shuttles (cars and coaches) between Folkestone (UK) and Calais (France). Since 31 December 2020 Eurotunnel has been developing the smart border to ensure that the Tunnel remains the fastest, most reliable, easiest and most environmentally friendly way to cross the Channel. Since it opened in 1994, more than 518 million people and 106 million vehicles have travelled through the Channel Tunnel. This unique land link, which carries a quarter of trade between the Continent and the United Kingdom, has become a vital link, reinforced by the ElecLink electricity interconnector installed in the Tunnel, which helps to balance energy needs between France and the United Kingdom. Getlink completes its sustainable mobility services with its rail freight subsidiary Europorte. Committed to "low-carbon" services that control their impact on the environment, Getlink has made the place of people, nature and territories a central concern.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Huge search being carried out as Manchester man, 24, goes missing in Spain
A 'land, sea and air' search has been carried out after a man from Manchester disappeared on Spain's Costa Brava. The 24-year-old man has named locally as Matthew Chapman. It has emerged that he left the UK in a van which was then found 'abandoned' at a viewpoint overlooking the Mediterranean, near Tossa de Mar. The Catalonian resort is about 60 miles north of Barcelona and the same distance south of the French border. READ MORE: Tributes pour in as 'Manchester's number one legend' Arthur Donnelly dies READ MORE: More than 2,000 people in Greater Manchester asked to be able to vote for London's mayor - now the Government has responded family are said to have reported him missing on Wednesday, April 30. Police and firefighters launched a two-day search operation to look for him, earlier this week. A helicopter and drones were used before it was called-off late on Thursday. A spokeswoman for the Mossos d'Esquadra regional police force said: 'It was a land, sea and air search which took place on Wednesday and Thursday. The investigation into the missing man's whereabouts is continuing.' It is not clear what the police's next steps will be. Catalan news website El Caso reported last night investigators had discovered Matthew travelled to France on May 1 on the Eurotunnel and spent time in Portugal and Spain before his mobile phone signal petered out near Tossa de Mar around 60 miles north of Barcelona. Officers are said to be keeping an open mind on what could have happened to Matthew. The Mossos d'Esquadra force previously led the probe into rugby player and X Factor star Levi Davis' disappearance in Barcelona. The last confirmed sighting of Levi was of him leaving an Irish pub in the Catalan capital on the night of October 29 2022 after taking a boat from Ibiza with just £35 in his pocket and no change of clothes. The port search and another in the Llobregat Delta, one of Catalonia's most important wetland zones near Barcelona where police said at the time sea currents could have taken his body or items of clothing, failed to yield any clues. They were organised after four members of cruise liner MSC Bellissima, which docked in Barcelona around eight hours after the pub CCTV sighting, said they had seen a man in the sea wearing the same light-coloured top as Levi and shouting for help in English. A lifebuoy was thrown to him and coastguards in Barcelona mobilised their helicopter called Helimer 203 and a vessel called Salvamar Mintaka. A boat operated by firefighters was also sent to the scene along with police and Red Cross vessels but they were stood down after it was confirmed no-one was missing from the cruise liner and police confirmed no-one had been reported missing in port waters or in the sea off Barcelona. A British tourist went missing at Alicante airport at the end of March after a stag do in Benidorm before being found. Jason Taylor, 36, vanished as he waited for a flight back to Birmingham, sparking a police manhunt which had a happy ending nearly four days later on April 1 when he was spotted walking along a nearby beach. Police sources said after he was found that the fact he didn't have his mobile phone on him had caused him extra complications.
BBC News
5 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Operation Brock rolled out on M20 in Kent again
A traffic-holding system for lorries queueing to cross the English Channel has been deployed ahead of the May Bank Holiday weekend and the school Kent and Medway Resilience Forum rolled out Operation Brock on the M20 between junction eight (Maidstone) and nine (Ashford).The contraflow was put in place earlier this week and a diversion route was put in place during the Brock sees lorries heading to Dover queue on one side of the M20, with the other carriageway operating as a contraflow, with traffic travelling in both directions. All Heavy Good Vehicle's heading for the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel must follow the signs to join Operation Brock at junction eight of the other coast-bound traffic, including local freight and car drivers heading for mainland Europe, should follow the signs and crossover to enter the contraflow on the M20 London-bound carriageway.
The Guardian
7 days ago
- Business
- The Guardian
Government considers sale of Brexit border checkpoint in Kent
The UK government is reportedly considering selling a post-Brexit border check facility in Kent that could fall out of use as a result of this week's trade pact with the EU. The site, based in Sevington, Ashford, was erected in 2021 with capacity for 1,300 lorries that were expected to face extra checks on plants and animal goods, including dairy and meat, entering and leaving Britain after Brexit. However, the deal between the UK and EU struck earlier this week is due to remove the need for routine health and veterinary certification on the import and export of farm products ranging from fresh meat and dairy products to vegetables, timber, wool and leather. The government is now on the hunt for a company willing to buy or repurpose the Sevington border control point. Ministers are said to have approached Eurotunnel directly, according to the Financial Times. The Port of Dover could also be in the running, having been in discussions with the government for years about the site. The Port of Dover chief executive, Doug Bannister, welcomed the UK government's deal with the EU. 'Clearly there is a lot of detail to work through on how that's to be implemented and we're keen to continue our discussions with government for what this means for the BCP [border control post] at Sevington,' he said. The new UK-EU deal could end up making 41 BCPs, built by British port operators in the wake of Brexit, redundant. The Guardian revealed on Wednesday that a separate £25m post-Brexit BCP in Portsmouth may have to be demolished as a result of the government's deal with the EU. The hi-tech facility at the UK's second busiest cross-Channel terminal was one of more than 100 BCPs around the country built to government specifications to handle post-Brexit checks on imports subject to sanitary and phytosanitary checks. Boasting 14 lorry bays, Portsmouth's 8,000 sq metre (86,000 sq ft) border site was designed to allow inspection of low- and high-risk goods in air-lock quarantine zones to prevent cross-contamination. However, it has been severely underused since it began operating in April last year, after the previous Conservative government's changes to the post-Brexit import regime, which significantly reduced the number of tests required. Sign up to Business Today Get set for the working day – we'll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning after newsletter promotion An average of three checks have been carried out each day at Portsmouth's BCP in the 12 months since it began operating, compared with the 80 a day for which it was built. It is understood that a decision on whether to close BCPs will depend on the final details of the UK-EU deal. Some checks, including on live animals, are expected to continue. A government spokesperson said: 'This government committed in its manifesto to negotiate an agreement to prevent unnecessary border checks, remove red tape for businesses and help tackle the cost of food, which is what we have delivered on.' Eurotunnel declined to comment.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Getlink SE: ElecLink: Suspension of Activity for Inspection
PARIS, May 19, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: As part of the enhanced monitoring operations implemented by ElecLink in 2025, a slight misalignment of the cable was detected in a limited area outside the tunnel in the United Kingdom. As a precautionary measure, and in order to carry out the necessary inspections and tests, operations have been suspended for a period of two weeks, with return to service expected on 2 June. The suspension of activity until 2 June will have an estimated commercial impact of approximately 20 million euros.1 About Getlink Getlink SE (Euronext Paris: GET), through its subsidiary Eurotunnel, is the concession holder until 2086 for the Channel Tunnel infrastructure and operates Truck Shuttles and Passenger Shuttles (cars and coaches) between Folkestone (UK) and Calais (France). Since 31 December 2020 Eurotunnel has been developing the smart border to ensure that the Tunnel remains the fastest, most reliable, easiest and most environmentally friendly way to cross the Channel. Since it opened in 1994, close to 518 million people and more than 106 million vehicles have travelled through the Channel Tunnel. This unique land link, which carries a quarter of trade between the Continent and the United Kingdom, has become a vital link, reinforced by the ElecLink electricity interconnector installed in the Tunnel, which helps to balance energy needs between France and the United Kingdom. Getlink completes its sustainable mobility services with its rail freight subsidiary Europorte. Committed to "low-carbon" services that control their impact on the environment, Getlink has made the place of people, nature and territories a central concern. ______________________________ 1 Estimated commercial impact, including contracted revenue for the period from 16 May to 1 June 2025, pending actual delivery of the service not delivered, revenue that, based on current market spreads, could have been generated in the context of short-term auctions, and expenses related to the suspension of the business. These items do not take into account the effect of the provision for profit sharing. View source version on Contacts Press contacts : Anne-Sophie de Faucigny : +33 (0)6.46.01.52.86Laurence Bault : +33 (0)6.83.61.89.96 Analyst and investor contact : Virginie Rousseau : +33 (0)6.77.41.03.39 Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
