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 …
London, UK: 65% of UK firms have plans to cut emissions to net zero by the 2050 deadline, according to a new study. The report covering 2,005 organisations of all sizes and sectors by UK Business Climate Hub, found that only half of those surveyed were even measuring their carbon footprint. Those that did have …
Colchester, Essex, UK: Pilgrim Foodservice has officially opened its new depot in Colchester. It will enable Pilgrim Foodservice to expand its operations, ensuring more efficient deliveries of its products and services across Essex, Suffolk, and London. Charles Bateman, managing director of Pilgrim Foodservice said: “The positive customer feedback we’ve received since the depot started operating …
Brussels, Belgium: Thermo King has launched E-coolpac batteries to power its refrigeration equipment. The E-coolpac range of battery modules and extension packs deliver power from 15kWh to 105kWh and can be fitted or retrofitted to hybrid, LNG, electric or diesel-powered trucks, trailers and marine container chassis, where a genset currently fits. The E-coolpac project results …
Dover, UK: Logistics UK is warning that potential delays, caused by the new European Entry and Exit System (EES), could cost operators over £1,000 per truck. The association worked with independent modelling experts MDS to examine the potential impact of delays on trade across the Channel short straits – the route between Dover and Calais …
Reading, UK: The UK’s cold chain industry adds £14bn to UK GDP, supports 184,000 jobs and provides £3.7bn in tax revenue, according to a new report by Oxford Economics. But rising energy costs, up 46% in 2023 compared to 2022, weigh heavily on the sector despite over a quarter of cold stores running on renewable …
Bodmin, UK: Food wholesaler Bidfood has opened a 15,000sq ft depot in Bodmin, Cornwall, in a bid to ease the pressures on its Lee Mill depot in Devon. The company says the new site will cut delivery miles. Bidfood is using vans initially for online deliveries to complement the road network in Cornwall and North …
Lutterworth, UK: Culina group business CML has opened a £2m chilled consolidation centre in Lutterworth to support the growth of Aldi and Lidl in the UK and Ireland. The company also operates a single site consolidation centre in Telford. CML has created 140 jobs across warehousing, HGV driving and administration functions as a result of …
London, UK: Fuel duty could rise by as much as 10p per litre soon as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to reveal a “painful” Budget to fill a £22bn black hole. The RAC issued a warning that Reeves might have no option but to raise fuel duty by 5p per litre in October’s Budget. A 5p …
London, UK: Derry Group Ireland has been shortlisted for the title of “Road Transport Operator of the Year” at the Logistics Awards 2024, run by Logistics UK. Derry Group Ireland specialises in the storage, order picking and distribution of chilled and frozen product throughout Ireland with depots in Armagh (NI), Dublin and Cork (Republic of …
London, UK: Sunswap has obtained £17.3m from a funding round led by investment company, BGF. The £17.3m invested by Shell Ventures, Dutch venture capital fund, Move Energy, and existing backers Barclays and Clean Growth Fund, will accelerate the further development and production of Sunswap’s zero-emission truck refrigeraton. Sunswap’s “Endurance” is an electric system that eliminates …
Marshfield, nr Bath, UK: Mypower recently installed a large solar PV system for Marshfield Farm Ice Cream, based in South Gloucestershire. Background Marshfield Farm Ice Cream, a family-run business, started small but now supplies delicious ice cream nationwide to over 8,000 parlours, cafés, restaurants, and farm shops. Farmed by the Hawking family since the 1970s, the …
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