Thousands of tonnes of nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste will help families facing food insecurity, thanks to new grants offered on Tuesday 10 June 2025.  Grants totalling £13.6 million have been offered to 12 food charities across England – including  FareShare, City Harvest, and Food in Community – to redistribute an estimated …

Peel Ports Group a Cold Chain Federation member has officially unveiled its new £30m RoRo (Roll-on, Roll-off) berth at London Medway as it welcomed a key freight service to the facility. The UK’s second largest operator hosts guests at the port in Sheerness for a ceremony to mark the completion of the new in-river vessel …

World Refrigeration Day and the European contractors’ group AREA have signed a new memorandum of understanding to promote further co-operation between the two bodies. The enhanced MoU introduces new areas of collaboration, including public outreach campaigns to showcase cooling’s role in modern life, youth engagement and STEM-focused initiatives, targeted support for women and underrepresented groups …

In March of this year, Cold Chain Federation member Schmitz Cargobull, Europe’s leading manufacturer of semi-trailers, trailers, and bodies based in Münsterland (Germany), and GT Trailers, a leading manufacturer of high-volume bodies and trailers based in the Opole region of Poland, announced their strategic partnership. The relevant authorities have now approved the cooperation and Schmitz …

Telford-based temperature-controlled transport specialist Dale Brothers has freshened up its fleet with three new S.KO COOL semi-trailers from Cold Chain Federation member Schmitz Cargobull. The mono-temperature, box-body reefers join the fourth-generation family business’s 110-strong trailer fleet as replacements. Approximately 60 per cent of Dale Brothers’ trailers carry the blue elephant logo. Neyland Dale, Joint Managing …