London, UK: Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, in a speech from Downing Street, said he would put back a ban on new fossil fuel cars and vans by five years, in a major U-turn among a raft of measures. Rishi Sunak said he is still committed to reaching net zero by 2020, but the transition …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has launched the UK Ukraine Trade Hub to assist Ukrainian manufacturers reach the UK market and expand sales. Initially twenty-seven products have been sourced via six different suppliers with foodstuffs including Beehive’s natural honey, Chumak’s sunflower oil, Bob Snail’s natural fruit snacks, granola and breakfast cereals from Dobrodiya, instant soups from …
Alfreton, UK: Leanne Leslie, senior operations manager, MAF Finance Group, (pictured above) has been named as one of the winners in this year’s Women in Supply Chain Awards. The awards, organised by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive, honour female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation …
San Francisco, USA: Ten billion or more times each day, electronic scanners read data encoded in black-and-white codes—barcodes—printed on or fixed to physical goods. In the upcoming business memoir The Barcode, Paul McEnroe tells his story of leading the team that developed one of the most innovative and influential technologies of our generation. Paul McEnroe …
London, UK: Over 1,200 delegates are already booked to attend Logistics UK’s Transport Manager autumn 2023 conference series, which kicks off on 21 September at Haynes Motor Museum in Yeovil. Places are available at the ten events that will take place around the UK, as well as a virtual event. Sessions at Transport Manager 2023 will …
Sherburn-in-Elmet, UK: Food wholesaler Reynolds Catering Supplies has a new, 19-tonne, Daf LF Electric operating from its Sherburn-in-Elmet depot on multi-drop deliveries around Leeds. NRG Riverside supplied the vehicle which has a Gray & Adams refrigerated body and a Slimline 15 fridge from Hulsteins. Based on a delivery cycle of over 100 miles (six hours …
Novi, Michigan, USA: Next week Lineage Logistics hosts its first Global Hiring Day. The event planned for 20 September will take place across several regions, including the US, Canada, UK and Asia-Pacific. Attendees can learn more about careers in the cold chain and Lineage’s activities. Candidates can also speak to recruiters about part-time and full-time …
Liverpool, UK: The UK cannot take food security for granted following the crises of the past four years, warns Paul Bennell, president, Cold Chain Federation. Bennell will tell the Cold Chain Live conference today: “It is striking that our country has started talking again about food security. We proved in Covid that we have a …
Normanton, West Yorkshire, UK: Temperature-controlled logistics company LF&E has chosen Microlise’s fleet performance and journey management modules to improve driver behaviour and company performance. Phase one of the project – which will see 49 vehicles fitted with tracking units to monitor fleet performance – is already underway. Phase two, which began earlier this year, will …
Cambridge, UK: The RHA has welcomed reports that Cambridge City Council will scrap plans for a congestion charge which would have meant a £50 daily charge for HGVs. Concerns had grown about the impact of a proposed peak time congestion charge amid a cost-of-living crisis. Cambridge City Council leader councilor Mike Davey told the BBC …
Lacock, UK: Stonegate Farmers has taken delivery of 15 Carrier Transicold Supra units, connected by Carrier’s Lynx Fleet telematics. Stonegate’s use of Lynx Fleet will allow the company to monitor and manage its refrigerated transport, automate key processes and improve logistics to increase performance and reduce total cost of ownership. The 13 Carrier Transicold Supra …
Kings Lynn, UK: Williams Refrigeration has a new version of its reach-in blast chillers and freezers. The range uses natural hydrocarbon refrigerant which has low global warming potential and zero ozone depletion potential. As the charge is less than 150g it falls beneath the threshold for hydrocarbon equipment, which means there is no requirement for …
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