London, UK: Trade union Usdaw has won a Supreme Court battle against Tesco over so-called proposals to ‘fire and rehire’ workers on less favourable terms. This was the final stage of a long-running legal battle in England – a similar case involving workers at the Livingston site has been stayed in the Scottish courts. Usdaw …

Banbury, UK: Culina-owned IPS, has retained the EcoVadis Silver award ranking it within the top 15% of companies that completed the assessment. “Our success is not just a standalone effort but a result of integrating sustainable practices across all areas of our operation”, Phil Walker, technical director, IPS, said. “From account management to logistics, customer …

London, UK: Lineage has laucnhed a competition, the Food Chain Innovation Challenge, for students and startups to pitch their innovative technologies or data solutions that address post-harvest food waste. The Food Chain Innovation Challenge will take place in three major locations: London on 14 November, and Amsterdam and San Francisco on 19 November 19. Students, …

Warwick, UK: Some 48% of UK fleet operators will be using AI in the next five years, according to a report by Bridgestone’s Webfleet. The global study finds the most significant future tech impacts on fleet management are expected to come from artificial intelligence, machine learning and electric vehicles. Fleets also expect to increase their …

Blue Cube PCS has launched its new blast freezer that significantly reduces energy consumption and costs while also giving back to charity. Manufactured in the UK, the all-new InnoBlast incorporates unprecedented levels of thermal efficiency and is predicted will save customers around 10% in energy costs – a figure that could easily translate to thousands …