The funding forms part of Labour’s pledge to allocate £2.3bn to ease the UK’s transition to EVs. More than 382,000 EVs were purchased in the UK in 2025, with numbers up one-fifth from the prior year. The DfT notes that there are now more than 74,000 public chargers around the UK, with 20,000 added in …
The 2024 Thomson Reuters Global Trade report highlights key challenges businesses face, including supply chain issues and talent shortages, and notes that while technology offers solutions, it also adds complexity, requiring investment in talent and data. “Complexity” and “disruption” — those are the keywords when describing global trade and supply chain management in 2025, according …
A groundbreaking partnership forged at Cold Chain Live 2024 has resulted in KDM Solutions, a Scarborough-based cold store manufacturer, becoming the first in the UK to deploy an all-electric Thermo King Advancer A500E unit in their cold storage solutions. The collaboration, which began with a chance conversation between Kevin Chapman, Managing Director of KDM Solutions, …
Senior representatives from international development organisation, Transaid, have presented in two expert panels as part of discussions at the fourth Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, which took place in Marrakech last week, hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Morocco. Transaid Trustee and Head of Road Safety at Holcim, Astrid …
As the UK government’s target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 approaches, many companies are looking for ways to make their operations as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible. But switching from IC engine counterbalance trucks to electric powered, might not be the correct solution for all applications. Leading forklift truck supplier and Cold Chain …
IVECO has delivered two IVECO S-eWay Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks to BMW today, a partner in the H2Haul project. This European project, co-financed by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, aims to demonstrate the high reliability of hydrogen-powered trucks as a viable zero-emission solution for Europe’s transportation needs through field operation tests across multiple real-world missions, in …
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an interim report in its investigation of a merger between logistics companies GXO and Wincanton. The CMA independent inquiry group’s initial assessment of GXO’s takeover of Wincanton is that it is ‘likely to reduce competition in the supply of dedicated warehousing services to grocery customers in the …
Seasonal products by Moo Free, Waitrose, Morrisons, Asda, Booja-Booja, Coop, M&S, NOMO, Sainsburys, The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co, Tesco, Ocado, Bubbling Stove, Chocolates by Design and Catherine’s Originals have triumphed in the Free From Easter Award 2025, announced on Tuesday. The results of this Award that sits within the main annual Free From Food Awards …
Cold Chain Federation member Exide Technologies (www.exidegroup.com), a leading provider of battery storage solutions for industrial and automotive applications is proud to announce that it has been awarded the ISO 27001 certification from AENOR, a renowned trust-generating entity, for its information security management and data protection practices. This prestigious international standard has been established by …
Cold Chain Federation member Webfleet, Bridgestone’s globally trusted fleet management solution, is collaborating with Cold Chain Federation member Krone, a leading trailer manufacturer in Europe to offer an integrated telematics solution via its OEM.connect partner programme.Commercial fleet operators can now easily connect their Krone trailers to the Webfleet platform via factory fitted telematics, eliminating the …
The Vector® S 15 temperature-controlled trailer unit engineered for efficient transportation across all distances is now available. Cold Chain Federation member Carrier Transicold’s latest unit combines energy efficiency and reliability with a user-friendly design, meeting the industry’s high-performance demands. Carrier Transicold is part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), global leader in intelligent climate and …
Flexible Power Systems (FPS) has been collaborating with Cenex on Project SLICED (Smarter Logistics through In-vehicle, City and Energy Data). The feasibility study, funded by Innovate UK, has been exploring how the use of more information and data can improve the safety, efficiency, and environmental performance of logistics fleets operating in and around cities. As …
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