Fraserburgh, Scotland: Gray & Adams has supplied Waitrose with 18 bodies for gas-powered rigid trucks. Waitrose operates a mixed fleet of refrigerated trailers and rigids, mostly built by Gray & Adams. The 18 tonners are used for central London deliveries and to meet sustainability targets are and gas-powered Scanias with electric fridges. The combination of …
London, UK: Gist has worked with charity network FareShare over the last year to redistribute food that is too good to waste. Since January Gist have provided 265 tonnes of food, which equates to over 631,000 meals, to support communities across the UK. To maximise efficiency of surplus redistribution, Gist and FareShare have linked Gist depots …
London, UK: New regulations governing Driver Certificate of Professional Competence will introduce more flexibility and better targeted training, says Logistics UK. Currently, drivers must undertake a block of 35 hours’ training, but the new regulations make training more targeted an flexible. Chris Yarsley, senior policy manager, Road Freight Regulation, Logistics UK said the new legislation will …
Keighley, UK: Timothy Taylor’s brewery has taken delivery of two new temperature-controlled curtainsided trailers with a Carrier Transicold Vector 1550 fridges. The Carrier Transicold Vector 1550 units are on 13.6-metre Lawrence David trailers, replacing older equivalent products in Timothy Taylor’s mixed commercial vehicle fleet. The trailers will will operate from the company’s brewery in Keighley, …
London UK: Sysco has won the Sustainable Wholesaler of the Year award at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors Awards. The judges cited Sysco’s “holistic approach to sustainability” for its success. The decarbonisation of its fleet, renewable energy expansion, plant-based food programmes and its community support programme were among the key reasons that saw Sysco GB …
Dubai: Sixty three countries have pledged to cut cooling-related emissions at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai. The Global Cooling Pledge marks the world’s first collective focus on climate-warming emissions from cooling, which includes refrigeration for food and medicine and air conditioning. It commits countries to reduce by 2050 their cooling-related emissions by at …
Warrington, UK: Iceland Foods, has completed a 20-year lease on a 505,000sq ft distribution centre in Warrington. The site is on the Omega West logistics park, the largest mixed-use development site in the North West covering around 2.5 million sq ft of logistics space. Law firm Gordons advised Iceland Foods on its new lease. Commercial …
Novi, Michigan, USA: Lineage has endorsed the Join the Move to -15 C initiative to reassess the international temperature standard of -18C, established in the 1930s and untouched for nearly a century. This initiative offers a chance for industry-wide collaboration to explore practical avenues that would contribute toward realising the shared net-zero goal for the …
London, UK: This website, coldchainnews.com, has been ranked as number 3 for best cold chain websites and blogs by FeedSpot. Lineage, the world’s largest cold chain logistics provider, takes the number one slot followed by the Global Cold Chain Alliance‘s site. ColdChainNews.com says it “provides the first and best news on temperature-controlled matters from Britain, …
Atherstone, UK: Aldi is to become the first supermarket to pay all warehouse staff at least £12 an hour from 1 February 2024. The new minimum hourly rate for warehouse and store staff, which increases to £13.55 within the M25, takes effect from 1 February 2024. Aldi says the move makes it the first supermarket …
Boroughbridge, UK: Reed Boardall has gained a Silver award, accredited by the Ministry of Defence, as part of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme recognising Reed Boardall’s commitment as an armed forces-friendly organisation. Reed Boardall has over 20 veterans, regulars and reservists in the business with eight soon to join. The Silver award, nominated by a …
Newhouse, Scotland: Sysco GB is expanding its Newhouse site. The £15m investment will create around 100 new jobs and expands the site by more than 25%. The site’s expansion will allow Sysco to increase the amount of locally sourced Scottish products, it says. Te Newhouse site will grow to more than 200,000 sq feet once …
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