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In case you missed it, Latest News18th January 2024

Marshall launches dedicated apprenticeship for refrigeration

Cambridge, UK: Marshall Fleet Solutions, as part of a “trailblazer” group, has launched the Mobile Transport Refrigeration Technician apprenticeship to install, service and repair transport refrigeration units. The trailblazer group include Morrisons, Petit Forestier, Nagel-Langdon, Turners of Soham, Michael Ward Refrigeration, Peter Staines Refrigeration, Coolmax Refrigeration, TIP Group, and Tesco. City of Liverpool College developed …

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In case you missed it, Latest News18th January 2024

Nichirei Logistics merges its European businesses

Rotterdam, Netherlands: Netherlands-based Eurofrigo, Thermotraffic Holland, and UK-based Kevin Hancock, and Norish, have merged to create a new end-to-end logistics service provider for the food industry in Europe. All four companies belong to the European arm of Japan-based Nichirei Corporation’s Logistics Division and will now continue as one, under the brand name Thermotraffic. The merger …

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From the Magazine, In case you missed it, Latest News16th January 2024

McCulla trials Hultsteins refrigeration

Lisburn, Northern Ireland: McCulla Ireland has trialled Hultsteins’ Ecogen2  refrigeration systems over the past year. The Ecogen generator, fitted to the tractor, allows the existing diesel-powered fridges to run on electricity during transit. McCulla operates a mixed fleet of 130 diesel and CNG trucks with 220 trailers and produces in-house biomethane for use in its …

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In case you missed it, Latest News15th January 2024

Government promises on roadworks to ease congestion

London, UK: A government crackdown on disruptive roadworks, designed to speed up journeys, is “positive” as congestion is a major cause of delays for the] industry, says Logistics UK. The comments came as roads minister Guy Opperman launched a street works consultation on a series of measures to prevent utility companies from letting roadworks overrun …

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From the Magazine, In case you missed it, Latest News15th January 2024

Cold Chain Climate Summit speakers

Warwick, UK: Georgios Tetradis-Mairis, head of R&D futures, Nomad Foods; Dr Chloe Brimicombe, climate scientist, University of Graz, Austria; and Dr Tim Fox, consultant in climate change mitigation and adaptation, are the keynote speakers at the Cold Chain Climate Summit 2024. The summit takes place on 13 March at Warwick University’s Slate Conference Centre, and …

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In case you missed it, Latest News10th January 2024

M&S Christmas food sales growth topped only by Lidl

London, UK: Marks & Spencer was Britain’s fastest growing supermarket in the Christmas quarter, according to NIQ. It said M&S’s food sales on a value basis rose 12.1% in the 12 weeks to end of December, year-on-year, with its share of the UK grocery market rising to 3.8%. Lidl GB’s sales over the 12 week …

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In case you missed it, Latest News9th January 2024

Samworth Brothers takes Sunswap solar technology

Melton Mowbray, UK: Samworth Brothers is to use Sunswap’s Endurance battery and solar-powered refrigeration system following a two-week trial. During the trial the solar technology removed 600g of nitrogen oxides and 65kg of tailpipe carbon dioxide emission that would otherwise be emitted by a traditional diesel fridge. The trial data indicated a £221 cost-saving per tonne …

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In case you missed it, Latest News8th January 2024

Dover port traffic chaos set to worsen

Dover: Operation Brock could operate for at least three years when the new port entry-exit system is introduced, warns Cllr Neil Baker, cabinet member for roads, Kent County Council. The post-Brexit biometric checks, due to be implemented in October this year, will replace the manual stamping of passports to track travellers from non-EU countries more …

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In case you missed it, Latest News5th January 2024

UK researchers back move to -15 degrees

London, UK: A London South Bank University research project is broadly supportive of industry calls to lift the temperature of frozen goods by three degrees. Researchers from the Transport, Industrial and Commercial Refrigeration project said that potential solutions to limit cold chain emissions include increasing the recommended set-point of storing and transporting frozen food by …

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In case you missed it, Latest News4th January 2024

Oakland tackles gender gap

Redditch, UK: Oakland International has launched several initiatives to help address the gender imbalance in the logistics industry. “Operating flexible shift patterns, trialling workplace childcare facilities, and offering the same pay rates irrespective of gender for both part-time and full-time workers, are all aimed to enhance gender diversity,” the company says. “Oakland believes a mix …

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In case you missed it, Latest News4th January 2024

NOx emissions from HGVs fall 70% says RHA

Peterborough, UK: NOx emissions from HGVs has been slashed by around 70% since 2013, according to estimates from the Road Haulage Association. It predicts that NOx will have fallen by 80% in 2026 in its NOx Emissions Assessment 2023. The improvements can largely be attributed to the introduction of cleaner Euro VI trucks onto the …

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In case you missed it, Latest News3rd January 2024

Lidl, Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Tesco take the Xmas prize

London, UK: Lidl, Aldi, Sainsbury’s and Tesco reported sales up over the Christmas period according to Kantar’s monthly data. Sainsbury’s sales were up 9.3% in 12 weeks to December 24; Tesco sales up 7.5% in the same 12 weeks, Kantar said. German-owned discounters Aldi and Lidl were the biggest winners among British supermarkets with Kantar …

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