Gricignano d’Aversa, Italy: Last month, CubeCold Europe acquired Frigocaserta, a southern Italian temperature-controlled warehousing company. Domenico Razzano, managing director, Frigocaserta taks about the company’s background and future plans as part of CubeCold. “I entered this business in 2008 without any prior knowledge of it,” Razzano said. “I joined as an accountant. I became the chief …
Reading, UK: The Cold Chain Federation has welcomed the government’s decision to introduce a new six-year Climate Change Agreement scheme, as revealed in the autumn statement. The new scheme would ensure businesses continue to receive reduced rates of Climate Change Levy until at least March 2033. Tom Southall, executive director, Cold Chain Federation, said: “The …
Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics has opened its third site; the latest in Atlanta, Georgia. The racked site is operational and designed to handle frozen and chilled temperatures from -20 to 38 ̊F with 44,000 pallets. Arcadia’s cold storage network includes its Fort Worth site, a Phoenix site, and now the Atlanta …
Calgary, Canada: Lineage has started work to expand its Foothills cold store in Calgary, Canada. The is planned to serve as a centre of excellence for businesses exporting meat and other products to Asia and around the world. The expansion is planned to add 30% more capacity and with 1,500 pallet positions for blast freezing, …
Rueil-Malmaison, France: Carrier Transicold unveiled at the Solutrans exhibition a new version of its Vector HE 19 fridge. An initial prototype is being tested with Fraikin and Martin Brower. The new version of the Vector HE 19 can run on a new refrigerant with a lower global warming potential, to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions without …
Reading, UK: Phil Pluck is the new chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation. Pluck takes over from Shane Brennan at the end of the year. Paul Bennell, president, Cold Chain Federation, said: “Phil has extensive experience in leading membership organisations across a range of industries and I am looking forward to working with him as …
Warrington, UK: Iceland is building a £80m distribution centre in Warrington. The building stage of the 550sq ft site is finished ready for the internal fit-out. The warehouse is due to open in late 2024, according to an article in the Warrington Guardian. This will be Iceland’s largest distribution centre – supplying more than 350 …
Leeds, UK: BFP, a bakery ingredients wholesaler, has taken delivery of 4 Isuzu 13.5 tonners. The Isuzu F135.240 chassis, supplied by JDS Trucks, have Gray & Adams refrigerated bodies with G&A fridges.
Feltham, UK: Langridge Organic Products has added seven Isuzu N75.190 refrigerated trucks to its fleet. Isuzu 7.5 tonners account for the majority of its fleet. Two of the new Isuzu trucks were specified with new temperature-controlled bodies by local company TLC Bodies. The remaining five new had existing Paneltex refrigerated bodies refurbished and swapped from …
London, UK: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt should prioritise support for the logistics sector in this week’s autumn statement, to avert the damage that an economic downturn could cause to the nation’s finances, according to Logistics UK. Chief executive David Wells says that logistics needs to be supported “to help prevent long-term economic damage caused by lack …
Kansas City, Missouri, USA: Vertical Cold Storage has begun construction of a multi-modal distribution centre in Kansas City, Missouri, expected to open in 2024. “Vertical Cold Storage is excited to deliver the first facility in Kansas City to offer the value-added services of blast freezing, case picking, and expedited intermodal transportation solutions adjacent to the …
Harnes, France: Lineage has opened a new cold store in Harnes, France. The new Harnes site, in the Hauts-de-France region, “is a key node in Lineage’s smart global cold chain network and a testament to our commitment to helping service our customers’ needs”, said Harld Peters, president, Lineage Europe. Lineage’s Harnes II is automated with …
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