Milton Keynes, UK: Waitrose & Partners has extended its contract with GXO for regional and national food distribution. Under the new agreement, GXO will continue to operate two key UK distribution hubs based within Waitrose’s Milton Keynes campus. Close to 85m cases per year are packed and dispatched at the 950,000sq ft Magna Park national …
Reading, UK: Companies participating in the government’s Climate Change Agreement for cold stores met the agreement’s target for energy efficiency improvements by the end of 2022, the Cold Chain Federation reports. The cold storage target for the end of 2022 required participating sites to improve energy efficiency by 6.67% against a 2018 benchmark: collectively, they achieved …
London, UK: Renault Trucks is to supply electric E-Tech T range trucks to two of the consortiums selected to receive funding as part of the UK government’s £200m Zero Emissions Road Freight Demonstration Programme. The programme aims to accelerate the uptake of zero emissions heavy goods vehicles. The E-Freight 2030 consortium, which is led by …
London, UK: The government has launched a £200m programme to roll out 370 zero-emission trucks and 57 refuelling and electric charging sites in a bid to “decarbonise” road freight. The government say HGVs contribute 20% to all transport emissions in the UK. The £200m funding will be spent on four green projects to roll out …
Brussels, Belgium, Thermo King has entered a long-term supply agreement with ZF Commercial Vehicle Solutions to offer ZF’s trailer telematics to refrigerated trailer data within one platform. “By partnering with market leaders and experts in their fields, Thermo King creates unique value propositions for our customers,” said Isil Dedeoglu, vice president for services and aftermarket, …
London, UK: UK supermarkets are upbeat about expectations for consumer spending over Christmas. Tesco, Britain’s largest retailer, plans to recruit 30,000 temporary workers for the Christmas period and said it was upbeat about prospects for Christmas trading. The jobs would mainly be in its larger supermarkets with roles on checkouts, store replenishment and picking orders …
Cork, Ireland: Constellation Cold Logistics is to buy Colso Coldstorage and enter the Irish market. Colso, a family-run business founded in 1974, has 24,000 pallets of storage capacity and provides cold storage services in Ireland, with particular expertise in the dairy and meat sectors. Carlos Rodriguez, chief executive, Constellation Cold Logistics said “Colso will open …
London, UK: Sysco GB, a foodservice wholesaler, is to offer training on sustainability to UK staff. Sysco has joined forces with specialist sustainability consultancy, Knowledge Labs from Nutritics, to create and deliver a bespoke training programme that will give Sysco staff the knowledge and tools to support customers in becoming more sustainable, it says. Initially starting …
Glasgow, Scotland: Hydrogen Vehicle Systems, a British based hydrogen-powered truck developer, has a five-point plan outlining the key steps required to realise the widespread adoption of hydrogen-powered trucks and a “call to action to drive the transition to a hydrogen economy”. HVS has identified and is calling for clarity on detailed timescales, supported by policy …
Hamburg, Germany: Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the series version of its battery-electric long-haul truck, the Mercedes-Benz E-Actros 600. The truck will define the new standard in terms of technology, sustainability, design and profitability, Mercedes-Benz says. The high battery capacity of more than 600 kilowatt hours – hence the model designation 600 – and a new, particularly …
Reading, UK: Tower Cold Chain has a new ‘small box’ solution for direct-to-patient, samples shipment, and last-mile deliveries. Among the new offering is a ‘click and collect’ service for pharmaceutical companies, airlines and 3PLs who rent the containers as well as the option to purchase – and customise – the for businesses preferring to integrate …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has extended its solar power use to provide almost 27% of its energy requirements at its three UK sites; Redditch, Bardon and Corby. The Redditch site is now in the region of 660,000kWh/annum, with the overall generation expected to be in the region of 25% of the current Redditch electricity demand. …
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