Mülheim, Germany: Peter Großkopf, pictured above right, has retired and steps down from his advisory role with E-Cooltech. Großkopf (77) has worked in the industry for over 40 years to develop innovative transport refrigeration. He founded Frigoblock in 1978 and built the business into a world-leading brand before selling it to Thermo King in 2015. …
London, UK: The UK government’s low-carbon strategy has been criticised by an array of experts as having little merit. The plans contain no new government spending, and campaigners said they missed out key elements. Ministers are also thought to have rejected or modified scores of the 130 policy recommendations made by Tory MP Chris Skidmore …
Peterborough, UK: The RHA is pushing for increased security at roadside parking services to combat the increase in food cargo theft which has risen from £250m to £700m in just over a decade. Research carried out by the British Standards Institution has found that food and drink accounted for 17% of cargo thefts last year, …
Melton Mowbray, UK: Samworth Brothers expects to reduce its refrigerated trailer fleet fuel use by as much as a third by introducing Thermo King Advancer A400 fridges, supplied by Marshall Fleet Solutions. Samworth’s first order of Advancer A400 fridges has been delivered following trials and reviews of various options. These units were fitted by Marshall …
London, UK: The Competition and Markets Authority is investigating the completed acquisition by HSH Cold Stores Limited, part of Constellation Cold Logistics, of Associated Cold Stores & Transport Limited. No dates have been set for any decision. The Competition and Markets Authority served an initial enforcement order under section 72(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 …
Chesterfield, UK: Magnavale is expanding its Chesterfield cold store adding 23,000 pallet locations to an existing 40,000 positions at the site. Groundwork and the foundations for the new building are in progess. Magnavale’s Chesterfield site provides multi temperature-controlled storage, blast freezing, microwave up-tempering, contract packing, and other services. The additional space will allow current Magnavale …
Grimsby, UK: HSH Coldstores, supported by UMC Architects, has submitted a full planning application to North East Lincolnshire Council for development on the 11.5-acre Estate Road 2 site at South Humberside Industrial Estate. The site is currently occupied by Associated Cold Stores and Transport, which HSH acquired last year. Planning permission is sought for the …
Southampton, UK: Ferytrans, a temperature-controlled transport provider and owner of BigFoot Logistics, is reducing emissions and fuel consumption from its fridge units by using Ecogen CostSaver in its fleet. Manufacturer Hultsteins says the bolt-on hybrid system Ecogen CostSaver will reduce CO2 by around 75 to 90% depending on operation – whilst eliminating harmful diesel emissions …
Southampton, UK: Students from the University of Southampton visited Meachers Global Logistics to learn more about the logistics industry. The group of 16 students, studying Transportation Planning and Engineering, visited Meachers’ Nursling site in Southampton. The visit was an opportunity for the students to gain real-world insight into the logistics industry and see first-hand how a logistics company operates. Meachers’ commercial director, Gary …
Ashford, UK: Brakes is supporting British growers and seasonal British food by backing a campaign starting this month. Brakes’ sponsorship of Love British Food will see the company create resources, including recipe ideas, supplier stories and other merchandising ideas to help customers capitalise on British Food Fortnight in September, the key period in the year …
Market Drayton, UK: John Kerrigan, Culina’s Irish business leader, and also chief executive of Fowler Welch, is upbeat about prospects for the businesses following a contract with a retailer set to boost Irish sea trade. The contract, due to start this month, involves 80 to 100 loads per week from England to Northern Ireland with …
The growing popularity of online and convenience store shopping, together with the emergence of automated order picking robot technology, has caused many grocery and retail DCs to rethink their intralogistics strategies and place less emphasis on ‘zone picking’, says John Maguire from Narrow Aisle. “Of all the processes involved in modern warehousing, the ability to …
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