Warrington, UK: Colin Maher is the new managing director for Schmitz Cargobull UK and Ireland, taking over from Sebastian Terhechte, interim managing director. Maher says he is confident of doubling the company’s market share in the next five years. He joins the company after 27 years with a manufacturer of industrial weighing and inspection technologies, …
London, UK: A one-day conference, Supply Chain Resilience, for industry leaders to debate the issues affecting the resilience of the sector and identify ways to protect the movement of goods to their end customer is being staged by Logistics UK next month. The event at the America Square Conference Centre, London on Thursday 23 March, will …
Belfast, Northern Ireland: The RHA met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Lord Caine yesterday (22 February) to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol. RHA policy lead for Northern Ireland John Martin said: “We welcome the Prime Minister’s engagement to update business on progress with their negotiations with the …
London, UK: Supermarket shortages of some fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes, have been blamed largely on poor weather. In the last few days pictures of empty shelves of fruit and vegetables have appeared on social media. Supermarkets moved quickly to ration certain products. Asda has introduced a temporary three-pack limit for purchases of tomatoes, peppers, …
London, UK: The £56m that government has pledged to provide more electric vehicle charging points, must include those for commercial vehicles, says Logistics UK. The government is well short of its target of 300,000 charge points by 2030 with 34,637 installed by 2022 according to the Department for Transport. Denise Beedell, senior policy manager, Logistics …
London, UK: Digitalisation and automation are the tools to handle tough times and the theme for the UK Warehousing Association’s conference next month. Warehousing has been revolutionised with warehouses more sophisticated offering complex value-added services. “This new landscape and the fresh set of challenges it brings is driving a predicted surge in digital transformation over …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Logistics UK is running electric/hybrid vehicle training courses which cover safety awareness, preparing the vehicle for repairs and carrying out system repairs and component replacements. The safety awareness online course is now live on Logistics UK’s website and is designed to support members as the transition to electric and hybrid vehicles continues …
Oswestry, UK: Cold Move has gained a BRCGS AA+ Grade for its Oswestry site following an unannounced audit. BRCGS is a globally recognised robust standard for food safety in the supply chain. This will be the first time Cold Move has achieved AA+ grade and on its first unannounced audit since version 4 of the standard was …
London, UK: P&O Ferries and Finnlines have added sailings on the Zeebrugge-Teesport route. P&O Ferries will charter Finnlines’ MS Finnpulp for three days a week under a new services agreement. This move will increase the overall number of P&O Ferries sailings to six and give customers more options on the key trading route between Britain …
Durham, North Carolina, US: Phononic has launched its Actively-Cooled Tote 2000 following from its first actively-cooled tote launched in 2021. The updated version is claimed to be the first sustainable solution for grocery’s end-to-end cold chain fulfilment. It has a thermoelectric-based cooling platform that eliminates toxic refrigerants and environmentally destructive hydrofluorocarbons but metes refrigerated and …
Crewe, UK: GS Davies & Son has a new Volvo FH Globetrotter 6×2 tractor. The new FH will be distribute chilled and ambient foods within the company’s warehouses. Driver comfort was a priority in the specification said Adrian Davies, director, GS Davies & Son,. “We know just how hard truck drivers work, and how much …
Sherborne, Dorset, UK: Wholesaler Hunt’s Food Group has acquired the highest BRCGS (Brand Reputation through Compliance) rating of AA for its storage and distribution at its Sherborne depot. “The audit lasted three days, and they looked at every aspect of our operation, such as our documents, warehouse and fleet condition. We scored top marks throughout,” …
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