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Barrie Javens is new MD of Petit Forestier UK

London, UK: Barrie Javens has taken over as managing director of Petit Forestier UK. He replaces Neale Brothwood who has stepped down for personal reasons. However, Brothwood will remain with the business as a director. Javens said: “I am truly honoured and excited to take on the role of Managing Director for Petit Forestier United …

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Moran Logistics adds 15 Volvo tractors

Castle Donington, UK: Moran Logistics has added 15 new Volvo FM 460 6×2 tractors to its fleet. The new FMs – which meet Transport for London’s 3-star Direct Vision Standard rating – will be used for multi-drop delivery operations in urban areas. Supplied by Hartshorne Group, the trucks join a 250-truck fleet, a fifth of …

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Trailer liveries that can clean the air

Maidstone, UK: Fleet graphic provider, RGVA has a trailer coating capable of ‘cleaning’ pollutants from the air it passes through. The coating for RGVA Traxx trailer framing system was developed with Clean Air, Resysten, and Hollywood Monster. It is “a major step forward for the transport and logistics industry”, the company says. The ISO certified …

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Thermo King’s electric E-500e for light commercials

Brussels, Belgium: Thermo King has begun production of its electric E-Series designed for electric light commercial vehicles. “With the E-500e model, we deliver an all-electric solution that extends the limits of what is possible today, and help our customers do the same,” said Davide Fusciani, product manager Thermo King. ”The E-Series is not only 100% …

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Magnavale Easton monorail near completion

Chesterfield, UK: Installation of high-speed monorails, began in July last year at Magnavale’s Easton 101,000-pallet cold store, is near completion. The monorail system construction took 4 months: panning almost half a kilometre, it extends over two levels within the building. The monorails change speed to match the volume of pallets entering the cold store to …

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NewCold launches Sustainability Statement

Breda, Netherlands: NewCold has released a Sustainability Statement detailing its commitment to sound environmental, social, and governance stewardship. Bram Hage, chief executive, NewCold, said: “Sustainability is baked into our business model. We have never viewed sustainability and commercial imperatives as binary choices. Rather, they are complimentary. Fuelling the innovation that drives progress.” A key part …

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New checks on meat imports will cause supply chain disruption, warns BMPA

London, UK: The British Meat Processors Association has warned that the new requirement for meat importers to give pre-notification of the arrival of a consignment into the UK from 30 April could lead to meat lorries “idling in a lorry park with the refrigerator unit running for 24 hours”. The requirement to give 24-hour pre-notification …

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New deal for Northern Ireland goods

London, UK: The UK government has set out its plans to improve the flow of goods to and from Northern Ireland, a key demand of the Democratic Unionist Party in exchange for rejoining the region’s power-sharing government. The UK and the EU agreed a Brexit deal for Northern Ireland known as the Windsor Framework in …

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Sunswap goes pan-European

Leatherhead, UK: Sunswap, a provider of solar-powered refrigeration, is expanding overseas due to a new order from Netherlands-based leasing company TIP Group. Sunswap will be supplying TIP with a “minimum 20 Endurance transport refrigeration units”. Endurance is the world’s first purpose- built battery and solar-powered transport refrigeration unit, a sustainable alternative to diesel transport fridges, …

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Magnavale expands contract packing at Easton cold store

Easton, Lincolnshire, UK: Magnavale has expanded its contract packing lines at its Easton cold store. The move has led to a “huge increase in our packing, labelling and date-coding output”, says Magnavale. The new lines are suitable for a variety of ambient, chilled, and frozen food products. Amanda Cogan, chief operating officer, says: “These high-volume …

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Disruption expected from new border checks

London, UK: UK and EU trade disruption is predicted with EU exporters not ready for UK customs changes which start this month, warn trade associations. The new Border Target Operating Model comes into force in February and will be introduced in three phases. Initially, EU exporters of animal and plant products, such as eggs, dairy, …

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Lidl ups pay for warehouse staff to highest in sector

Tolworth, London: Lidl’s warehouse and store staff are set to receive the highest hourly pay rates in the sector with workers earning up to £13.85 an hour. From March 1, Lidl’s entry level rates will jump from £11.40 to £12.00 outside of the M25, rising to £13.00 with length of service. Meanwhile, those working within …

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