Wolverhampton, UK: Michael Bycroft has become the managing director at Asset Alliance Group. Previously managing director of Bus & Coach, Bycroft now assumes responsibility for the group and will oversee the truck and trailer contract hire, leasing and finance sales divisions, as well as the bus and coach, vendor finance and general asset finance sides …
Bagenalstown, Co Carlow, Ireland: AT&T Rentals has acquired Irish Chereau distributor, International Trailers. AT&T Rentals said “the coming together allows us to combine the rounded and comprehensive offering both companies are very proud of, to Chereau customers all over Ireland, the UK and beyond.” “As existing Chereau service partners, acquiring International Trailers has been a …
Fort Worth, Texas, USA: Schmitz Cargobull and the US trailer manufacturer Utility Trailer Manufacturer Company have founded a joint venture, Cargobull North America. As a first step, the partners have developed two transport refrigeration units based on the Schmitz Cargobull unit. The 625 Hybrid and 655 multi temp are meet the emissions requirements of California. …
Paris, France: Geodis has appointed Xavier Avrard as its chief strategy officer. n January 2023, Xavier took over the strategic development of the Europe region, particularly the integration of Trans-o-flex, a temperature-controlled logistics operator in Germany, acquired by Geodis. Avrard joined Geodis in 2014 as group controller. then became managing director for Projects Logistics In …
London, UK: Nearly £19m of funding has been allocated to 39 truckstops in England to upgrade parking and rest areas. The truckstops will each receive a share of £8m from the Department for Transport (DfT) and a further £11m from industry to significantly upgrade truck stops for lorry drivers. The improvements will improve showers, rest …
Johannesburg, South Africa: Commercial Cold Holdings has bought Sequence Logistics in a deal that will “allow CCH to deliver on its mandate by securing attractive long-term partnerships with market-leading retailers. This is CCH’s second acquisition: in 2022 it acquired CCS Logistics from Oceana Group. Commercial Cold Holdings has been appointed Paul Gibbons as chief executive. …
Chicago, USA: Kuehne+Nagel has expended its Chicago pharmaceutical operation which now has 21,000sq ft of temperature-controlled space. Greg Martin, senior vice president, air logistics, Kuehne+Nagel, said: “We are committed to investing in next-level facilities for our healthcare customers who need a company to rely on for quality assurance in the storage process.” The opening follows …
London, UK: Gist, now part of Marks and Spencer, has set up a Food Export team. The move follows volume growth over the past four years and is aimed at creating a more efficient and effective supply chain, the company says. Sean Dowling Jones, Gist’s new business director for Ireland, international, and global freight,recently transitioned …
London, UK: Aldi is planning to open 500 more stores in the UK, Giles Hurley, chief executive, Aldi UK and Ireland, told Sky News today. Speaking to Business Live with Ian King, Hurley said Aldi now has a long-term target of 1,500 stores – building on an earlier goal of opening 1,200 sites by 2025. …
Nairobi, Kenya: In the fight against food waste, farmers in rural Kenya are increasingly turning to mobile, solar-powered cold stores. Companies like SokoFresh, for example, can supply pay-as-you-go storage units to small volume farmers who grow fruit and vegetables such as avocados, mangos and French beans. About 90% of Kenya’s agricultural produce is understood to …
London, UK: The new Direct Vision Standard London means existing kit will have to be replaced, say transport associations. The RHA and Logistics UK are disappointed that their concerns about the new standards have not been considered, placing “a huge onus on operators, with no regulatory oversight from TfL and no accreditation process for the …
Springdale, Arkansas, USA: Tyson Foods, working with Gatik AI, is using autonomous refrigerated trucks in Northwest Arkansas. The trucks will operate 18 hours a day, delivering to Tyson’s warehouses in the Rogers and Springdale, Arkansas areas. The deployment will introduce Gatik trucks with commercial-grade autonomous technology to the Tyson supply chain, operating on predetermined short-haul, …
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