Derby, UK: SmartParc and Segro have built a high-tech food manufacturing and distribution campus on a 155-acre site in Derby with Veolia providing the heating and cooling using ‘clean’ energy.The 2m sq ft campus style hub offers flexible spaces ranging from starter units at 3,500sq ft to manufacturing units up to 400,000sq ft. The site …
Lusaka, Zambia: Nicoletta Effah, a graduate operations management trainee for GXO, has embarked upon a six-month secondment as a project officer for Transaid. Her arrival marks 15 years since Transaid first partnered with the Industrial Training Centre, the only public commercial driver training school in Zambia – to build capacity to deliver driver training to …
Rotterdam, Netherlands: Maersk has started construction of a cold store in Rotterdam. The 40,000sq metre cold store will “improve Maersk’s cold chain service in northwest Europe by offering simpler and more integrated supply chain solutions from its logistics hub in Rotterdam”, said Michel Blonk, regional construction project manager for Europe.
Slough, UK: Sovereign Speed has diversified into the temperature-controlled sector adding a multi-temp’ Cool Liner trailer from Krone to its fleet. Sovereign Speed is based in Germany, providing express handling services for general and time-sensitive freight in the UK and on the continent. The Cool Liner can carry most perishable goods including pharmaceutical products. It …
London, UK: The UK government is bringing forward an Automated Vehicles Bill over the course of the next parliament, paving the way for use of self-driving vehicles on UK roads. The move, announced in the King’s Speech, could “make last-mile delivery and long-haul freight services more efficient and reduce congestion”, says the government. The bill …
London, UK: Marks & Spencer said its acquisition of Gist last year delivered over £30m of benefits during the first half of its financial year. Announcing its results for the 26 weeks to 30 September, the company said: “In food, the integration of Gist has gone well, with early cost savings and multiple small improvements …
Evesham, UK: Bannister Transport is to use Sunswap’s solar power refrigeration on all its 40 trailers within the next two years. The decision follows a two-week trial showing that the Bannister Transport fleet will be able to run 80-85% of the time from solar energy. In addition to reducing emissions, this transition will improve operational …
Cambridge, UK: Marshall Fleet Solutions has gained ISO 14001 accreditation, a set of standards defined by International Organization for Standardization, mapping out the specifications and evaluation criteria for environmental management systems. Marshall Fleet Solutions’ push for ISO 14001 certification ties into the broader Marshall group’s Ambition 2030 programme, which focuses on developing sustainable products and …
Fraserburgh, Scotland: Gray & Adams and Sunswap are building reefers for Samworth Brothers following a trial earlier this year. The trailers use battery and solar-powered refrigeration and will provide a third of Samworth’s 2024 fleet upgrade. By replacing trailers traditionally fitted with diesel powered fridges with Sunswap technology, the trial in effect removed significant nitrogen …
London, UK: XPO Logistics has developed a new XPO Logistics Driver Excellence Academy to ease the UK driver shortage. The academy is already running at four XPO sites: Kirkby Thore in Cumbria; Leeds in West Yorkshire; Ilkeston in Derbyshire; and Dordon in North Warwickshire . XPO created an academy toolkit so that any site can implement …
London, UK: The Roofing and Cladding division of ISD Solutions has created what it believes is industry leading air tightness in a new distribution centre in Essex. ISD used Kingspan’s Quadcore system at London Gateway’s new build industrial distribution centre at the mouth of the River Thames. ISD worked with Goldbeck Construction to install the …
Saffron Walden, UK: Labcraft has a safety light designed for lifting decks in trailers. The lamp is mounted at the trailer rear on the inside wall and displays a red warning light when the trailer deck is moving. Only when the lifting deck is locked into place and the trailer is safe to enter, does …
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