Peterborough, UK: JS Davidson has spent almost a million pounds upgrading its Peterborough cold store. J S Davidson, formerly known as Chiltern Cold Storage, spent £220,000 installing a new compressor and air-cooled cooling tower with a further £400,000 on electrical upgrades. A £250,000 warehouse management system from Principal Logistics Technologies will improve stock management, traceability …
London, UK: The Society of Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is calling for an urgent, government-led strategy to drive uptake of zero-emission trucks to meet decarbonisation targets. It wants the government to deliver a strategy within the next 12 months that focuses on the specific requirements of HGVs to enable operators to plan and invest, while …
Thornton-Cleveleys,, UK: Organic Heat Exchangers predicts large cost savings from its new energy storage system, EnergiVault. The patented system is undergoing trials following installation at a pharmaceutical site in the north-east of England, where it has been integrated with an existing chilled water system. The bolt-on cold thermal energy storage system adds a range of …
London, UK: The UK government has launched a two-month consultation on its plans for a Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate for the van and car sectors. But there is still huge uncertainty about the government plans and if there is to be any help for operators making the switch. The Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate will compel …
London, UK: The economic downturn has hit global warehouse construction hard, according to research by Interact Analysis. Warehouse construction has suffered from the effects of poor economic conditions across much of the globe, in particular rising interest rates. It is expected the US will see a “meaningful” downturn within the next 12 to 18 months …
London, UK: GXO Logistics has won a contract to help Sainsbury’s run several fresh and frozen food warehouses following an overhaul of the retailer’s supply chain. Sainsbury’s has simplified its logistics operations, moving to three dedicated partnerships across transport; food; general merchandise and clothing by the end of 2024. Previously Sainsbury’s had different contracts for …
Stornoway, Scotland: DFDS has acquired Scottish haulage firm DR Macleod which provides refrigerated transport as part of its services. The company’s website says: “We operate a large fleet of refrigerated vehicles and trailers capable of carrying your goods whether chilled, frozen, ambient or a mix of all three in one multi-temperature load. We are contracted …
Greeley, Colorado, USA: Lineage Logistics has installed a new, thermodynamic cycle called a freeze point suppression, at its 115,000-square-foot cold storage and blast freezing site in Greeley, Colorado. Freeze point suppression allows users to freeze more product, achieve higher efficiencies and better moisture management throughout the site. Rebound Technologies provided the new system called IcePoint …
London, UK: Yusen Logistics has joined a pilot scheme aimed at reducing empty running and slashing carbon emissions. The Logistics Living Lab project is part of Digital Catapult’s Digital Supply Chain Hub. The pilot involves Vodafone Digital Asset Broker, Microsoft, Yusen Logistics, Fuuse, and Parity Technologies. The project is designed to enable hauliers to use …
Lisburn, Northern Ireland: Three logistics companies in Northern Ireland, including McCulla (Ireland), have written to the Telegraph about their concerns over the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework is a proposed post-Brexit legal agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom, announced on 27 February 2023. It is designed to address the problem of the …
London, UK: The travel chaos at Dover at the start of the Easter weekend was an obvious manifestation of post-Brexit life and the burdens it places on UK citizens. The problem was simple: additional passport checks on every non-EU person delayed ferry boarding. And it will only get worse becuase from November EU rules require …
Reading, UK: The government’s proposals for new food controls on all goods imported to the UK from the EU will fuel shortages and price inflation, warns the Cold Chain Federation. Post-Brexit checks on goods coming to the UK from the EU are to be reduced, the government says, with a new model announced to “minimise …
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