Easton, UK: Magnavale’s Easton warehouse is set to open later this year. The warehouse has 101,000 pallet positions and multiple floors dedicated to contract packing. “In recent weeks, we have watched the development come together piece by piece, with the installation of refrigeration pipework, cladding, roofing, and the installation of the refrigeration plant. “These milestones …
Northampton, UK: A round table chaired by the UK Warehousing Association chief executive Clare Bottle discussed how this month’s increases to the minimum and living wage will affect the logistics sector. The issue of wage increases was one of the hottest topics debated at the logistics round table, held in Northampton. The national living wage …
London, UK: XPO Logistics has enhanced its maternity benefits in the UK for soon-to-be and new parents in a bid to boost the company’s family-friendly policies. Currently pregnant employees – or those adopting children – are entitled to enhanced maternity pay after one year of service at XPO. Now, after two years of service, employees …
Reading, UK: The government’s publication of Common User Charge rates and eligibility for imports entering the UK through Dover and Eurotunnel have been met with disappointment by the Cold Chain Federation, describing it as “unhelpful”. “It is extremely disappointing that the government announced the charges at the last minute, leaving affected businesses little time to …
London, UK: Bakery wholesaler Bako has taken delivery of 24 new rigids with Gray & Adams bodies and Carrier refrigeration. A combination of Carrier Transicold Supra 1150 MT (multi-temperature) systems and engineless Iceland 11 MT units are fitted to the new vehicles. The trucks replace older vehicles and the move represents the first time Bako …
Welwyn Garden City, UK: The first of 151 Iveco E-Daily chassis cabs has been delivered to Tesco, with the remaining vehicles to come later in the year. Iveco says it is is supporting the supermarket on its decarbonisation journey with its eDaily vehicles in a two-battery configuration specified to optimise payload and range. This first …
Enfield, UK: Waitrose is weighing up whether to close a delivery warehouse in Enfield later this year as a result of potential rent increases. The warehouse, which handles online deliveries, opened in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic when there was a jump in online grocery shopping demand. According to Retail Gazette, a letter written to …
Melton Mowbray, UK: Samworth Brothers is using Titan solar-power, supplied by Marshall Fleet Solutions, on its fleet. Using the system is part of Samworth’s commitments to reducing its carbon footprint—including sending zero food waste to landfill since 2015 and removing 555 tonnes of packaging in its Food to Go category from 2020 to 2022. Samworth …
Portsmouth, UK: The new £24m border control post in Portsmouth may have to be demolished because repeated changes to post-Brexit border arrangements have made it commercially unviable. Designed to carry out checks on up to 80 truck loads of produce a day, the port now expects to process only four or five daily. The post at …
Dumfries, Scotland: Provisional liquidators have been appointed at Hayden Chilled, which handled chilled, frozen and ambient distribution and warehousing in the UK and Europe. The company’s website states that Richard Oddy and Blair Milne of Azets were appointed “joint provisional liquidators” of Hayden Chilled Ltd on 11 March. The website also states that “the company …
Birmingham, UK: Schmitz Cargobull has launched its all-electric S.KOe Cool in the UK and Ireland. Schmitz developed the reefer with e-axle generator to help operators meet increasingly strict emissions regulations. The S.KOe Cool has an electric cooling unit with integrated power electronics, a battery system and an electric generator axle, enabling emissions-free operation. The electrified …
London, UK: The Cold Chain Federation has joined 10 other logistics trade associations in urging the next government to recognise the value the sector provides to the economy and to appoint a dedicated minister for logistics with cross-departmental responsibilities. Phil Pluck, chief executive of the Federation, co-signed a letter which was delivered to the leaders …
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