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Latest News5th February 2025

CoolKit designated as Preferred Partner for MAN TGE

CoolKit, the UK’s largest specialist in refrigerated and temperature-controlled light commercial vehicles (LCVs), is proud to have been designated as Preferred Partner of MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd. This partnership further highlights CoolKit’s standing as a trusted and innovative leader in temperature-controlled vehicle conversions, aligning with the reputation of MAN Truck & Bus reputation …

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Latest News5th February 2025

Cold Chain Federation reacts to Chancellor’s growth speech

Rachel Reeves set out a series of major announcements on infrastructure projects, promising to go “further and faster” than previous governments  Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave a speech in Oxfordshire, outlining plans to expand the UK’s infrastructure and boost economic growth. Through a series of construction projects that she promised “would get Britain building”,  a promise that …

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Latest News5th February 2025

EFRA committee told products from Germany entered the UK after foot-and-mouth ban

Meat and dairy products from Germany continued to enter the UK after the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) ban came into force, MPs were told today. The UK government announced a ban on products from susceptible animals, including pigs, cattle, sheep and goats, from Germany after the discovery of FMD in a herd of water buffalo near Berlin …

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Latest News4th February 2025

Swisslog to showcase the breadth of its logistics solutions at LogiMAT

Swisslog, a global leader in flexible automated solutions, announced that it will showcase its latest industry-leading technologies at LogiMAT 2025, taking place March 11 to 13 at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre in Stuttgart, Germany. This year, Swisslog will celebrate the company’s 125th anniversary, reaffirming its commitment to the human side of automation and how it …

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Latest News4th February 2025

Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator Programme – Progress SummitT

This event is part of a series of events delivered by the Department for Transport and Innovate UK’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrations, a £200m programme deploying hundreds of zero emission HGVs and supporting charging and fuelling infrastructure. This event’s primary objective is to provide an in-depth overview of the progress achieved across the …

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Latest News4th February 2025

UK firms cutting inventory levels

This would represent a reversal in a trend which began with Brexit and accelerated with other disruptive events such as the pandemic and the Ukraine war which involved companies creating increased levels of inventory ‘just in case’ to ensure they could serve customers. This trend replaced long established ‘just in time’ low inventory policies operated …

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Latest News3rd February 2025

RHA report: 200,000 HGV drivers needed in next 5 years

With 81% all freight in this country transported by road, firms and drivers in the road transport sector are essential to keeping supply chains running smoothly. From food and medicine to fuel and construction materials, the industry plays a crucial role in society. A new report from the RHA entitled ‘Lorry drivers – the vital link …

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Latest News3rd February 2025

Americold to Build a Cold Storage Facility in Port Saint John, Canada Leveraging Strategic Partnerships with DP World and CPKC

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD), a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, real estate, and value-added services focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition, and development of temperature-controlled warehouses, today announced plans to develop its first Import-Export Hub in Canada at Port Saint John in New Brunswick. This facility will be the first-of-its-kind globally to bring together Americold …

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Latest News3rd February 2025

Beijer Ref sales up 10.9% in 2024

Wholesaler Beijer Ref saw net sales in 2024 rise 10.9% to SEK35,662m (€3.1bn) with EBITA up 11.1% to 3,776m (€328m). In a year that saw the addition of five new companies, organic growth was 1.9%. The 12-month result was buoyed by Q4 sales of SEK8,808m (€766m), up 15.5% on the same quarter in 2023.

Latest News29th January 2025

Martin Ryan & Sons improve efficiency and customer service with Eureka

One of Ireland’s best-known and long-established transport operators reports significant time saving, faster invoicing and improved job management since switching over to a new transport management system. Martin Ryan & Sons, based in Cappamore, Co Limerick, specialises in container transport and provides a diverse range of logistics and warehousing services for numerous industry sectors, including …

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Latest News29th January 2025

Schmitz Cargobull to expand its Vreden delivery centre for refrigerated and box body semi-trailers

Schmitz Cargobull, Europe’s leading manufacturer of semi-trailers, and the Mayor of Vreden, Dr Tom Tenostendarp, are delighted that planning permission has been granted for an extension to Schmitz Cargobull’s delivery area for refrigerated and box body semi-trailers at the company’s site in Vreden (Germany).   Construction is due to begin in the first half of 2025 …

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Latest News28th January 2025

Making the move to electric vehicles

Lowering the environmental impact of fresh produce delivery from New Covent Garden Market. A special event was held at 7:00 AM on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at the Food Exchange offices of the Covent Garden Market Authority in the Nine Elms Fresh Produce Market, London. Organised in partnership with Cold Chain Federation member Petit Forestier, …

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