This will be a year of growth for the CCF’s Expert Groups, writes CCF deputy chief executive Tom Southall The Cold Chain Federation (CCF) is on a mission to support our members to strive for the highest standards. We’ve invested heavily in industry-leading guidance on topics ranging from health and safety to net zero, energy …
Cold chain companies should get their hands on this comprehensive new report about investing in renewable energy, writes CCF deputy chief executive Tom Southall. The cold chain uses a lot of energy, with cold storage alone using around 5 Terawatt Hours. Enough to power more than a million homes each year – and that’s without …
Investing in cold chain infrastructure in or around UK ports is becoming an increasingly viable option for companies in the sector, but to establish an operation does come with plenty of considerations, writes Dan Parton. Tesco caused a stir last July when it announced a multi-million-pound investment in a new distribution centre at DP World …
Cold chain companies have a great opportunity to help tackle food insecurity and cut down waste. Nick Hughes investigates. The task of producing just the right amount of food for sale is a constant challenge for a food industry built on hyper-efficiency and measured on its ability to keep shelves stocked all year round. Inevitably, …
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 …
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