Reading, UK: The Cold Chain Federation and the British Frozen Food Federation have joined The Move to -15°C campaign. The move follows Morrisons supermarket also declaring support by cutting some of its shop freezer cabinets to -15. Recent studies show that temperature increases do not compromise food safety or quality, but changing the standard would …
Manchester, UK: Pharmaceutical and healthcare distributor Trans-Bridge Freight Services has taken delivery of its first Carrier Transicold Vector E-Cool fridge. The new fridge is on a 13.6-metre Gray & Adams trailer as well as a Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 fridge. The combination allows Trans-Bridge Freight Services to predominantly power the system using electricity from …
London, UK: Lidl is working with IMA Architects on the construction of two regional distribution centres (RDCs) – one in Belvedre London, and the other in Leeds, according to Insider Media. In Belvedere,IMA Architects is rebuilding and expanding the existing centre. In Leeds, the council has approved plans to build a 581,200 sq ft distribution …
Biggleswade, UK: London, UK: Hultsteins is to provide sales and aftermarket services for the UK, Ireland and Sweden for Spanish electric fridge maker Courage. Courage Technologies, based in Sagunto-Valencia, Spain produces all-electric refrigeration systems for urban, inner city and ‘last-mile’ logistics operators using vans and box bodies from 2 cubic meters to 32 cubic meters. …
Dover, UK: The French border control zone at the Port of Dover is to be expanded to reduce the risk of queues at peak times when new EU rules come into force in November, the government says. Home Office minister Seema Malhotra will lay a Statutory Instrument in Parliament on Monday to allow French border …
Newcastle-Under-Lyme, UK: Artificial intelligence is fast becoming established as key to many business management software systems but yet to become a standard feature of a typical TMS. But transport managers should look favourably on its inevitable arriva, says Clare Chidlow, executive director at Haultech. “While media debate rages on about the best uses of AI – …
Minneapolis, MN, USA: Thermo King asked ChatGPT – an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool – what the impact of AI will be on the cold chain. Thermo King asked ChatGPT a series of questions about AI and the cold chain. Declan McAndrew, vice president of connectivity at Thermo King, reviewed the answers – he did not …
Novi, Michigan, US: Lineage Logistics has raised $4.45bn in biggest IPO in 2024. What’s behind the success. Lineage, the world’s biggest cold-storage operator by capacity, when it listed its stock on the Nasdaq exchange this past week, was the largest initial public offering in the US so far this year. At $78 a share, the …
Skelmersdale, UK: Oakland International is recruiting HGV drivers and transport staff for its newly opened depot in Skelmersdale. Oakland International needs fifteen HGV Class 1 drivers as well as to fill several transport and office-based staff roles. Lynne Pearson, transport manager, said, “Operations with Skelmersdale will initially undertake chilled distribution before expanding to become a …
Glasgow, Scotland: Aqua has saved a UK tropical fruit processor many pounds by re-using an old stand alone cold store. The processor was looking to store 200,000 individual fruits, all year round, which would be processed and distributed as snack packs or prepared fruit products for private brands. Old age of the stand-alone cold stores …
Boroughbridge, UK: Reed Boardall has added two new 42-tonne Volvo FM Electric 4×2 tractors to its fleet. The trucks , supplied by Crossroads Truck and Bus, join an all Volvo 200 vehicle, quarter of which are gas-powered trucks – the FM Electrics will work together to create a 24/7 zero-tailpipe emission operation. The new trucks …
Colchester, UK: CambridgeHOK Refrigeration has a £1.5m deal with Stourgarden – a major UK onion packer and processor. Stourgarden packs and processes 75,000 tonnes of Red, Brown and Pink onions a year, mainly to supply a high-profile retailers, restaurants chains and food manufacturers. Already one of the biggest onion packers and processors in England, it …
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