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 …
Warwick, UK: Gist and Magnavale were among the winners of the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards 2024, announced during the Cold Chain Federation’s Climate Summit at Warwick University last week. Other award winners included Lineage Logistics and Star Refrigeration. F W Mansfield & Son won two awards – one for energy efficiency (small cold store of …
Reading, UK: The UK can lead the world moving from a frozen food temperature set point of -18C to -15C, said speakers at the Cold Chain Climate Summit 2024 yesterday. Moving to -15 from -18 degrees will “secure massive reductions in the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of the UK food supply chain”. The …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has gained the BRCGS AA+ grade third party certification for two of its depots. All Oakland International’s UK and Irish depots are BRCGS AA graded. Louise Smith, group supply chain certification and compliance manager, Oakland International, said: “Working within the supply chain food safety is of paramount importance, so for us to not only retain but …
Bradford, UK: Morrisons is looking to cut the number of staff working in its chilled operations as part of a restructuring of its logistics network. According to the Grocer magazine, Morrisons wants to consolidate the number of warehouse managers at seven of its distribution centres under a single operations manager role. Some of the company’s …
Cambridge, UK: Businesses tend to prioritise the short-term cost of implementing sustainable solutions over the long-term return on investment and environmental impact according to a Cold Chain Federation webinar panel discussion. The panel included Peter Staines, Marshall Fleet Solutions’ renewables Technical manager, Joanne Swift, group sustainability manager P&M group, and Ian Merchant, national projects sales …
Harrogate, UK: Bettys Craft Bakery has put two electric temperature-controlled vans into its fleet. Bettys Craft Bakery is part of Bettys & Taylors Group, a family business running Yorkshire Tea, Taylors of Harrogate, and Bettys Café Tea Rooms. Prohire’s vehicle hire and alternative fuels division, ProGreen, provided the vehicles with bodies built by Bespoke Bodies. …
Reading, UK: The proposed Border Target Operating Model, planned to start at the end of April, will jeopardise the UK’s food supply chain, warns the Cold Chain Federation. It has written to Defra Secretary Steve Barclay, arguing that the government’s plan for full border checks for imports from the EU poses a major challenge to …
Dubai, UAE: Consultant Thomas Eskesen, who worked for Maersk for 30 years, has been appointed chair of the Join the Move to -15 deg C, according to RAC Plus. The initiative is designed to build up a coalition of companies in favour of storing frozen food at -15 deg C, rather than the lower temperature …
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