Vilnius, Lithuania: Logistics provider Girteka, which operates almost 8,000 reefers, is acquiring Chereau refrigerated trailers to reduce its carbon footprint and help make the transition to zero carbon operation. It’s part of a four year partnership to evaluate new technologies on refrigerated trailers. Chereau’s vacuum insulated panels provide some 20% better insulation thus cut fridge …
Reading, UK: Tomorrow’s budget is an opportunity to extend the Climate Change Agreement scheme beyond its current end date of 2025, says the Cold Chain Federation. The cold storage climate change agreement provides a very effective framework for significant energy efficiency improvements in cold stores throughout the UK, and the scheme remains crucial as cold …
Reading, UK: Conor Eaton-Smith of K2 Cooling will host a Cold Chain Federation webinar on the suitability of Transcritical CO2 for distribution centre refrigeration. The webinar, at 12:30-13:15 on 21 March will include details on total cost of ownership, its competitive carbon footprint, ease of use, maintenance, and safety. Also under discussion is the reduced …
Telford, UK: Thermal insulation maker Seymour Manufacturing International has restructured its senior team as it prepares to launch new products. Kirsty Murrell (pictured) is now operations manager and health and safety officer; Ross Clarke has been appointed business development manager; and Chris Davies is now sales manager – with particular responsibility for SMI business in …
Osijek, Croatia: Croatia’s first distribution centre for fruit and vegetables has opened near Osijek, eastern Croatia. The refrigeration capacity of the centre, which has 29 cooling chambers, is 3,228 tonnes . The Є14.6m euro ($15.4 million) centre covers 8,182 square metres. It will provide local agricultural producers the ability to store, sort, pack and sell …
London, UK: Transport law law form Backhouse Jones is running a 2-day e-training transport manager refresher course next week but places are still available. “With the requirement for ‘continuing professional development’ of transport managers now specifically referred to in the Statutory Guidance issued by the senior traffic commissioner and also an area now considered by …
London, UK: Despite the overall welcome from business for the Windsor Framework to resolve Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trade issues, most companies still have a raft of questions about how it will work, according to a survey by Logistics UK. 79% of those surveyed welcome the certainty and more than half agreed the deal would reduce …
Lakeland, Florida, USA: Farm Cut, part of South Florida Produce, is leasing from Provender Partners, a 42,000square-foot, rail-served refrigerated warehouse in Lakeland, Florida. Provender acquired the vacant site (pictured above after refurbishment) at 5300 Great Oak Drive in late October, which marked the firm’s entry into the Florida market. The lease signing comes only months …
Trowbridge, UK: Catering supplier Apetito has taken delivery of 10 double-deck Gray & Adams reefers with Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 fridges. The specification follows trials of the system and an Eco-Drive-equipped tractor unit, which helped to reduce carbon emissions, deliver fuel savings and diminish operating noise. The move will play a key role in …
Marseilles, France: Ceva Logistics has committed to switching all its warehouses to low-carbon electricity by 2025. The commitment will rely on a combination of purchasing low-carbon electricity (renewable and nuclear) from local utility providers and increasing its own production of electricity using rooftop solar panels. By the end of 2025, the company expects to have …
London, UK: Britain need a long-term plan from government to use low carbon fuels, Logistics Uk says. “To date, LCFs [low carbon fuels] have received significantly less attention in policy and political debate than electric vehicles, however, current battery technology is not widely available in every type of logistics vehicle, and LCFs can provide a …
London, UK: The Unite union is warning that HGV drivers using the M25 face ‘Highway to Hell’ journeys this spring as workers employed by the joint venture company Connect Plus Services, who provide maintenance and undertake emergency responses on the motorway, ballot for industrial action over pay. Unite says that the 150 plus workers have …
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