Warwick, UK: The winners of the inaugural Cold Chain Sustainability Awards were revealed at the Cold Chain Federation’s Climate Summit at Warwick University, yesterday. Among the nine awards presented were the Sustainable Cold Storage Operator of the Year award which was won by DFDS; the Sustainable Cold Chain Transport Operator of the Year award which …
London, UK: Industry has welcome most of the budget measures especially the continued fuel duty cut, but the lack of energy support has sparked concern. The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has thrown a lifeline to the industry by pledging to carry on with the 5p per litre fuel cut – originally introduced in March 2022 – …
London, UK: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is consulting on extending the the current Climate Change Agreement scheme. The government is considering extending the scheme with another certification period ending on 31 March 2027, providing further reductions in the Climate Change Levy for participants. The scheme would be open to new entrants …
Warmenhuizen, Netherlands: Dailycool, a meat, vegetables and fruit carrier, is operating the first Thermo King Advancer-e fridge in the Netherlands on a vehicle supplied by Refrigerated Trailer Rentals Holland. Refrigerated Trailer Rentals offers short and long-term rental of fully spec’d refrigerated trailers to customers in Benelux, Germany and the United Kingdom and operates a large …
Lyon, France: is exhibiting its passive containers at LogiPharma, 25 – 27 April at Centre de Congrès de Lyon, France. Tower is showing its newest container, the KTEvolution container for pharmaceutical, biological and biotech products that provides over 120 hour thermal protection. Richard Peck, global strategic account manager, Tower Cold Chain, will take part in …
Atlanta, Georgia, US: US temperature-controlled giant Americold has taken a minority stake in cold storage company RSA Cold Chain in Dubai. Americold, which paid $3.9m for a 49% share of RSA’s equity, said the move would “provide a scalable, investable operating platform for market entry and expansion in the Middle East and India”. RSA Cold …
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 …
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