The latest EU trade deal is a work in progress, writes CCF deputy chief executive Tom Southall GB-EU border rules set to change…again It’s been four and a half years since the first major set of post- Brexit changes impacting the movement of perishable goods between the UK and the European Union came into force. …
Designating the cold chain as Critical National Infrastructure will protect our food and medicine supplies, writes CCF chief executive Phil Pluck. ‘Why all the fuss’ is a question put to me just a few weeks ago, when I was discussing our sector and the Federation’s drive to get the cold chain recognised as Critical National …
The threat to the cold chain from cybercrime is growing and operators should be prepared, writes Nick Hughes. When M&S and the Co-op fell victim to cyber attacks in the spring of this year there was no hiding place for the retailers. Pictures of empty Co-op shelves soon started circulating on social media while M&S …
You should prepare now for the new Climate Change Agreement Scheme, writes CCF deputy chief executive Tom Southall. While energy prices have at least stabilised for the time being, they remain significantly above pre-2022 levels and are by far the biggest cost for cold storage businesses, along with labour costs. Despite the cost of electricity …
Lisburn, Northern Ireland: McCulla Ireland has trialled Hultsteins’ Ecogen2 refrigeration systems over the past year. The Ecogen generator, fitted to the tractor, allows the existing diesel-powered fridges to run on electricity during transit. McCulla operates a mixed fleet of 130 diesel and CNG trucks with 220 trailers and produces in-house biomethane for use in its …
Warwick, UK: Georgios Tetradis-Mairis, head of R&D futures, Nomad Foods; Dr Chloe Brimicombe, climate scientist, University of Graz, Austria; and Dr Tim Fox, consultant in climate change mitigation and adaptation, are the keynote speakers at the Cold Chain Climate Summit 2024. The summit takes place on 13 March at Warwick University’s Slate Conference Centre, and …
London, UK: The main focus of Logistics UK’s budget submission will be high fuel prices, says Mariefi Kamizouli, head of economics and productivity, Logistics UK. “The extension to the 5ppl cut in fuel duty is set to end on 23 March 2024, therefore the main focus of our response will be to ensure that costs …
With labour hard to find and performance at peak under scrutiny, businesses may be tempted to opt for a complete, turnkey warehouse automation project to solve all their problems in one move. But might a stepped approach make more sense? Dan Migliozzi, head of sales at Invar Group, considers the options. There can be little …
Reading, UK: The July issue of Cold Chain News is out now. In this edition, Cold Chain Federation executive director Tom Southall examines the import controls due to take effect from 31 October while journalist Nick Hughes speaks to the industry about the solutions available. Highlights from the Cold Chain Federations’s annual Cold Chain Report …
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA: Last month Compass Cold Storage cut the ribbon on a new cold store near Fort Smith in Mulberry, Arkansas. The new cold store, built by Ti Cold, has 18,500 pallet positions with a QFM In-Rack Freezing System. Cold Chain News spoke exclusively to Bob Tippmann, owner of Tippmann Engineering about trends …
Data and monitoring are critical to the pharmaceutical cold chain, says Christopher Engel, commercial supply chain service director, World Courier “In biologics logistics, there are established ranges for refrigerating and freezing drug substances and products. Logistics partners need to be able to handle products across these ranges with flexible capabilities underpinned by robust standard operating …
Karen E. Thuermer, a contributor to the Global Cold Chain Alliance’s COLD FACTS magazine, examines the growing role of inland ports in supply chains With ever increasing pressure on supply chains to improve cost structure and better optimise processes, a major focus has been on improving efficiencies. This includes the use of inland ports. “Among …
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