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, …
Luton, UK: Discount grocery store chain Lidl has opened its largest regional distribution centre in the world in Houghton Regis, Luton. The 1.2 million-square-ft warehouse, at a cost of £300m, will deliver more than 9,400 pallets daily to 150 stores. The new RDC has solar panels that generate 2,000,000kWH’s of electricity annually. It will operate …
London, UK: Operators are over-speccing charging points by up to 20% for electric vehicles, says VEV. A common misconception is the assumption that each electric vehicle requires a dedicated charger: this is not the case, VEV says. “Proper analysis of vehicle usage patterns, routes, and charging needs can reduce the required infrastructure needed, therefore lowering …
Reading, UK: Tower Cold Chain will be exhibiting its latest reusable passive container design for smaller shipments such as direct-to-patient, clinical trials and last-mile deliveries. The new product will be on show at the CPHI exhibition in Barcelona (24-26 October 2023). Alongside this, Tower will also show its other passive temperature-controlled containers for the pharmaceutical …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: More targeted government investment – combined with action to improve the flow of goods across borders and a commitment to work in closer partnership with the logistics sector – could boost GDP by £3.9 billion per annum by 2030, and generate enough revenue to finance the salaries of 20,000 nurses. That is …
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