Leeds, UK: LF&E Refrigerated Transport, which delivers pharmaceutical products, is using Marshall Fleet Solutions’ solar powered Titan system on its vans. LF&E operates over 200 dual temperature-controlled vans from 13 depots delivering to patients, hospitals and businesses around the UK. LF&E has worked with Marshall Fleet Solutions since 2010 on fleet electrification. “We are delighted …
Reading, UK: Last year the Cold Chain Federation collated data on the UK cold chain including cold stores, temperature-controlled vehicles and the environment and market the industry operates in. The data was published in the federation’s first-ever Cold Chain Report. This year, the federation is repeating the exercise to gather opinions from professionals across the …
Southport, UK: Family-owned Nationwide Produce has expanded one of its warehouses in Evesham by 75% after securing a £3.5m loan from Lloyds Bank. The funds were used to increase the space of its warehouse in Evesham from 32,000 sq ft to 56,000 sq ft. The expansion also saw the business’s pallet capacity rise from 900 …
Layton, Lancashire, UK: Wholesale catering supplier Trevors Warehouses, based near Blackpool, has applied for planning permission to build a new food warehouse alongside its existing site. The company intends to split the building equally between a freezer storage area, and an area at ambient temperature. The business supplies food to over 1,300 national and local …
Upgrading refrigerated equipment with telematics can cut food wastage says Greg Tuthill, chief commercial officer, SeaCube Containers Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, USA: It is estimated that 1.3 billion metric tons of food are lost or wasted annually, translating to a financial loss of $1 trillion (USD) per year. And without significant changes, this problem is …
Ashford, UK: Brakes has introduced 30 new Gray & Adams double-deck trailers into its primary distribution fleet, working out of its national distribution centre in Grantham, Lincolnshire. The trailers have Thermo King Advancer A500 fridges supplied and installed by Marshall Fleet Solutions. Paul Vernon, head of fleet, Brakes, said: “At Brakes, we are taking a …
Belfast, Northern Ireland: Manfreight is to lease a new warehouse in Belfast Harbour. Belfast Harbour funded the development of the new 4,600sq metre cold store beside the port’s ferry terminals and container terminal. The warehouse will serve Northern Ireland’s agri-food producers and retailers for imports and exports. Cnstruction of the cold store has started with …
Hatfield, UK: Ocado is to close its oldest distribution centre in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, later this year. Activity at the site will transfer to a new automated warehouse in Luton, due to open this year.The Hatfield warehouse handles around a fifth of Ocado orders. Tim Steiner, chief executive, Ocado Group, said: “As the online grocery channel …
London, UK: Asda has partnered with autonomous vehicle technology company Wayve to trial home delivery using self-drive vehicles. Selected customers of the Park Royal superstore in London will be the first to have grocery orders delivered by self-driving vehicles. The year-long trial will give the supermarket the ability to autonomously deliver groceries to a catchment …
Mullingar, Ireland: Lidl Ireland has opened its newly extended Mullingar regional distribution centre. Lidl spent €80m on the site which is one of the Lidl group’s largest worldwide and one of the largest distribution centres on the island of Ireland, Lidl has also invested €1m on around 3,000 solar panels which should reduce the centre’s …
Birmingham, UK: Hydrogen Vehicle Systems has a new hydrogen-powered tractor at the CV Show. The 40-tonne tractor is the first indigenous UK hydrogen HGV. It has a 370 mile (600 kilometre) range and can be refuelled in 20 minutes. Hydrogen Vehicle Systems investor, EG Group, has a refuelling network able to provide hydrogen produced by …
Glasgow, UK: Dunns Food and Drinks says delays receiving new vans means some of its vehicles will not meet emission standards by the time Glasgow’s low-emission zone takes effect and risks massive fines if it continues to deliver. In an interview with BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme, Julie Dunn, operations director, Dunns Food …
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