London, UK: Inflation has eased slightly to 10.1% from 10.5% the previous month as fuel price rises slowed. Decreased transport costs were one of the main drivers of the lower inflation rate, along with restaurants and hotels, as prices dropped in cafés and restaurants from the December Christmas period to January. Grant Fitzner, chief economist, …
Burnley, UK: CoolKit has restructured its senior management team. Former finance director Daniel Miller is now managing director; Mike Scappaticci joins as head of fleet sales; and Matthew Kershaw is the new head of operations. Rupert Gatty, chief executive, CoolKit said: “By creating an experienced executive team, we are now firmly out of the blocks …
London, UK: Victoria Pittman, head of client services and business development at Granby has joined the United Kingdom Warehouse Association’s management board. Neil Bowker, chair, UKWA board said: “We are excited to welcome Victoria to the board, she understands the importance of warehousing and distribution to the supply chain and is a passionate advocate for …
Evesham, UK: Primafruit, a fresh produce importer, has introduced fully automated counterbalanced trucks at its Evesham warehouse. Toyota Material Handling supplied its Autopilot range of automated guided vehicles for the storing and packing operation. Fresh fruit arrives at the 41,000sq metre site from Europe and South America and is taken by the automated trucks from …
Wrexham, UK: Refrigerated transporter C&M Transport is celebrating its 20th Anniversary by adding several New Generation Daf tractors to the fleet. One of the new Daf is an XG show here with new side skirts, visor and lights galore. C&M Transport provides temperature-controlled services in the UK and Europe for food and drink Industry. “Our …
Breda, Netherlands: Fully integrated automation in cold stores is an opportunity to trim operating costs, according to NewCold. “Around the world, cold storage facilities face challenges of rising operating costs, rigorous product and safety standards, and evolving environmental regulations. Because cold storage requires a significant energy input, energy efficiency offers an expanding opportunity to trim …
Perth, Scotland: Fresh produce supplier Stewarts of Tayside has added ten Daf New Generation XF 480 6×2 tractors and ten Gray & Adams refrigerated trailers to its fleet. Finding for the new vehicles was by Asset Alliance Group. The 44-tonners are supplied on three-year contract hire, while the trailers with dual temperature fridges arrive on operating lease contracts. …
Ashford, UK: Sysco UK has called for greater cross-industry collaboration, as it launches its latest electric vehicle, built as part of a partnership that it hopes will be the catalyst for widespread, fully electric, multi-temperature deliveries. The new electric vehicle will become the first foodservice vehicle to carry the Climate Stripes graphic, which is …
Ashford, UK: Brakes, part of Sysco, is using two new Frigoblock-refrigerated electric Daf rigids for deliveries to test the performance of the vehicles and temperature control systems. The electric 19-tonners have Frigoblock EK25 and FK2 fridges. The Electra truck with EK25 unit has been in operation since late 2022, while the electric Daf LF truck …
Keilaranta, Finland: Neste and Scania are piloting digital verification of individual truck usage of renewable fuels. The system combines data from Scania’s fleet management software with Neste’s fuel emission data, to provide up-to-date data for greenhouse gas emissions reporting and sustainability communications. Customers using the system can compare the climate impact of their use of …
London, UK: The RHA has called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to introduce a minimum 15 pence per litre fuel duty rebate for transport operators in its submission to the Treasury, ahead of the Budget on 15 March. “We’ve seen operating costs for our members increase by 20% & fuel prices by 40%. It’s unsustainable,” the …
Coventry, UK: The Cold Chain Federation has revealed the speaker line-up for its Cold Chain Climate Summit in March 2023. This is the first event of its type to explore the key issues, challenges and opportunities for the cold chain in responding to, and preparing for, net zero. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Claire …
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