Not-for-profit training organisation Road to Logistics and Sysco GB, have been named Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Company of the Year at the 2026 Multimodal Awards.
The award recognises a partnership that includes a joint programme delivered at Sysco London, the company’s largest site in the country, which was designed to open the door to logistics careers for people who would not normally get the opportunity to enter the sector.
Working together, the organisations designed dedicated logistics training programmes delivered on-site at Sysco London. Each programme combines sector‑specific training, RTITB‑accredited forklift truck qualifications, employability support and long‑term mentoring and removes barriers that often prevent people from succeeding in traditional recruitment processes.
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Interview preparation, assessment centre formats and employer expectations are built directly into the employability training, helping learners gain confidence and familiarity. Participants also receive one‑to‑one mentoring from the start of the programme through to twelve months after entering employment.
Across three cohorts at Hemel Hempstead, 30 individuals completed the programme and 90% secured employment with Sysco GB.
Katrina Simpson-Haines, HR director, Sysco GB, said: “Winning DEI Company of the Year is a testament to what can be achieved when businesses rethink how they recruit and who they reach. Our partnership with Road to Logistics is helping people build new futures while strengthening the long-term resilience of our sector. At a time when economic and social pressures have widened opportunity gaps, we all have a responsibility to champion social mobility and help remove the barriers that hold people back. I’m incredibly proud of the colleagues, mentors and leaders who have made this programme such a success.”
