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 …
Dundee, Scotland: Langdons, part of Stef since 2022, has bought Long Lane Deliveries. Long Lane, a family-run business set up in 2002 and a long-standing partner to Langdons, handles chilled, frozen, and ambient food deliveries in the UK. It operates 140 vehicles from two sites, in Bellshill and Dundee. Stef now operates 750 vehicles at …
Dover, UK: The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) is sounding the alarm about the potential cost implications of the new border checks, due to be introduced in January 2025, on imported goods from the EU. The FPC is calling on the government to provide immediate clarity on when the checks will be introduced and which products …
Atherstone, UK: Discount retailer Aldi has revealed it is looking to recruit 250 new apprentices between now and the end of the year in warehousing and HGV driving, as well as in stores. Successful applicants on the programme will have the chance to gain industry-recognised qualifications while they earn and will also be eligible for …
Northampton, UK: Dachser’s Smart Border Connect is proving a game changer, the company says.Mark Rollinson, regional managing director, Dachser UK and Ireland, says the company’s Smart Border Connect clears many of the hurdles now in place at the UK border, which in turn gives British exporters straightforward access to the EU market. “We’ve come up …
London, UK: Seafrigo has appointed Mike Parr as chief executive PML Seafrigo UK and Ireland. His appointment comes a year after Seafrigo acquired PML. Parr was the former managing director of PML. Eric Barbé, group chairman, Seafrigo Group, said, “Seafrigo has exciting expansion plans in place to enable the business to continue in its journey, …
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