London, UK: The start of National Apprenticeship Week (February 6-12) has prompted the RHA to call again for a skills levy to replace the current apprenticeship levy (AL) scheme. Rod McKenzie, the RHA’s director for policy and public affairs, said: “Although well-intentioned we have heard loud and clear from our members that it (AL scheme) …
Amsterdam, Netherlands: TIP is pushing emission-free refrigerated trailers using solar energy to power the fridge. The company has launched two innovations: the E-reefer, using the net to power its battery, and the AxlePower, using the reefer’s lost energy as a power source for its refrigeration unit. TIP is also piloting Endurance; a battery and solar-powered …
Slough UK: Bidfood has launched four food-inspired landscapes on its vehicles following a competition among its staff. As a nod to the company’s strapline, ‘Inspired by You’, the competition sought a design to inspire the next Bidfood landscapes and win a £500 voucher. After receiving nearly 100 entries, a panel of experts with knowledge in …
London, UK: From Monday 13 February new regulations apply governing clandestine entrants to the UK. The changes include: There is more detailed information on the government Border Force website.
Doncaster, UK: Pharmaceutical wholesaler Mawdsleys is building a new cold store in Doncaster. Contractor Russell WBHO has started work on the £12m extension that will double the size of the firm’s existing cold store and distribution site at Redhouse, Doncaster. The project is due for completion this summer. The 152,000sq ft portal frame warehouse comprises …
Nottingham, UK: A consortium of universities and tech companies have completed pilot studies looking at how smart technology could eliminate food waste in the food chain. The project aims to save 1.8m tonnes of food waste in northwest Europe and prevent 5.5m tonnes a year of CO2 emissions. The project is led by Professor Ramakrishnan …
Easton, UK: Magnavale’s Easton site, which has 44,000 temperature-controlled pallet locations, is adding blast freezing. Magnavale says it has the largest blast freezing capacity in the UK and already provides blast freezing at its Chesterfield, Scunthorpe, Warrington sites. Magnavale says the additional service on top of its frozen storage will create opportunities for customers. In …
Paris, France: Stef, the French temperature-controlled food transport and logistics provider, reports its turnover for last year at €4,264.2m, up 21.6% (14.2% on a like-for-like basis). Much of this came from its fourth quarter contributing €1,136.7m for the fourth quarter alone, up 19.7% (12.6% on a like-for-like basis). But fourth quarter revenues although up 12.6% …
Willenhall, UK: AF Blakemore, the largest UK wholesaler to Spar, has appointed Carol Welch as its new chief executive. She will join the business in April, succeeding Jerry Marwood who is leaving to spend more time on his non-executive directorships and consultancy roles. Welch joins the business from the Odeon Cinemas group, where she is …
Nairobi, Kenya: PML Kenya has installed a $300,000 vacuum cooler to improve temperature control measurement and management at Mitchell Cotts Air Cargo Terminal in Nairobi. The new Weber vacuum cooler can extend the life of products by 2-7 times than usual cooling methods. The system cools products from 20-30 degree C to 1-5 degree C …
London, UK: Exporters must prioritise plans to move to the UK government’s new export platform to avoid potentially costly delays, says Rhenus UK. The UK’s legacy customs platform is being replaced by a new model. Exporters have until late 2023 to move to the new system. Import declarations moved over to the Customs Declaration Service …
Ballymena, Northern Ireland: McBurney Transport is fitting its new refrigerated trailers with solar panels to keep fridge batteries charged and prevent battery-related breakdowns. The panels are from Genie Insights and installation follows a one-year trial. McBurney is now fitting 146 new trailers with Genie Insights’ solar panel kits. McBurney measured its fridge battery-related costs and …
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