Burnley, UK: Temperature-controlled van converter CoolKit reports profits and revenue with turnover of £17.6m in the year ending June 2022, up 54% on the previous year. Profit before tax was up 298% to a record £1.08m. The results follow a year of growth for the business and a commitment to new light commercial vehicle stock, …
Lebanon, Indiana, USA: Netherlands-based NewCold, is planning a $150m expansion of its 380,000-square-foot facility at Lebanon Business Park. The company announced initial plans to locate in Lebanon in 2020, with an initial $150m investment, and became operational in the autumn of 2022. Jonas Swarttouw, NewCold’s executive vice president, and chairman, of North America, said: “This …
London, UK: Brexit is behind the dramatic fall in the UK’s competitiveness in logistics – plummeting from an average of sixth place to 19th – according to the World Bank’s 2023 Logistics Performance Index report. The UK had an average placement of 6th between 2012 and 2018 – in the years before Brexit. This drop …
London, UK: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is starting a four-week consultation on the introduction of charges for commercial plant, plant products and animal imports from the EU from next year. The measures are aimed at supporting the introduction of “bust biosecurity measures”. Defra says, “The consultation aims to ensure a fair …
Wellingborough, UK: It is now the time of year where many retailers and their supply chain partners will be starting to plan and secure their warehousing space and resource requirements for the Big One – the ‘golden quarter’ and the Christmas peak, says Steve Purvis, managing director, Bis Henderson Space. London, UK: Predicting requirements seven …
Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Electric trucks are coming, but fleets need to find the best charging strategies to keep them going, according to an in-depth report by McKinsey & Company. McKinsey estimates that electric truck adoption will exceed 30% by 2030 across different vehicle classes: light commercial vehicle, medium-duty truck, and heavy-duty truck. “The potential uptick …
Warrington, UK: Supermarket chain Waitrose & Partners has seen strong performance from seven all-electric temperature-controlled vans with Carrier Transicold Neos 100 units, acquired as part of a government-funded trial to test the validity of wireless electric vehicle charging. Carrier Transicold technology is helping Waitrose electrify all its vans and light commercials by 2030. Waitrose‘s new …
Tipton, UK: Narrow Aisle, which makes the Flexi Truck range of articulated forklifts, has launched a free warehouse planning service. It provides a turnkey package from design to the supply and installation of storage equipment including pallet racking, shelving, sprinklers, mezzanine flooring. Narrow Aisle’s design department will be headed by Paul MacBeath, who has joined …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has asked market analysis research firm Analytiqa to look into the distress load market in the UK and Ireland in order to “better understand the key issues”. Analytiqa is carrying out interviews with senior executives in the retail and manufacturing sectors in the UK in order to establish the frequency and …
London, UK: 81% of businesses within manufacturing, 3PL and retail industries, say staffing issues are driving warehouse automation needs, according to the Robotics and Automation report from consultancy Scala. The report finds that over half of businesses surveyed are planning to invest in warehouse innovations to overcome labour shortages and rising e-commerce demands. This includes …
Brussels, Belgium: Nathan James, operations manager at Lineage Logistics UK has received the Global Cold Chain Alliance European Future Leader Award. The award recognises talented young professionals who have the potential to become cold chain leaders and make a positive contribution to the development of the global temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics industry. “We had several …
Southampton, UK: Ferytrans has six new Scania compressed natural gas powered tractors with Ecogen systems to power the trailer refrigeration. Feri Lazar, managing director, Ferytrans, said, “Sustainability and carbon reduction are key drivers for our customers. These gas-powered tractors will reduce our carbon emissions by around 80%. Plus, by fitting Ecogen to run the trailer fridges …
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