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Reuse charity saves £3,000 a year on fuel with Webfleet

London, UK: Toogoodtowaste has made significant cost and efficiency savings with Webfleet, Bridgestone’s fleet management system. The charity has slashed fuel consumption by more than 45 litres per week and gained an hour of operation per van per day, equating to annual savings of more than £3,000 and more than 2,000 calls. Toogoodtowaste – a …

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Brexit sees British food exports fall by £3bn a year

London, UK: British food sales to the EU have fallen by more than 16% on average across the three years since Brexit according to a report from the Centre of Inclusive Trade Policy. This equates to a £2.82bn a year drop in produce travelling from Britain to the EU. The reports says British businesses blamed …

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Reed Boardall’s profits jump despite competition

Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, UK: Reed Boardall has seen pre-tax profits jump to £2.51m in its latest financial results as it moves towards complete utilisation of its extended cold store. The company says that the rise in net profit to 1.9% of revenue (for the year ending March 2024) compared to 1.1% in the previous year, was …

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Latest News6th December 2024

Volker Perk new managing director for production at Krone

Spelle, Germany: Volker Perk has become managing director production at Krone Commercial Vehicle Group. The Krone Commercial Vehicle Group is realigning itself against the backdrop of the growing challenges of increasing automation in all production plants., the company says. The aim is to future-proof the European production activities for all locations. As part of these …

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Latest News5th December 2024

Americold’s Arkansa coldstore wins Built By The Best Award

Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Americold Russellville, Arkansas cold stores has won the 2024 Built By The Best Award by the Controlled Environment Building Association. The Built By The Best Award recognises groundbreaking construction projects within the controlled environment sector. Americold, in conjunction with Stellar, constructed this highly automated 136,000-square-foot, 140-foot-tall cold storage and distribution facility at …

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Latest News5th December 2024

TIP trials electric reefer technology

London, UK: TIP is running a series of ‘e-reefer’ trials offering new refrigeration technologies on a trial basis to cold chain customers. It allows users to experience first-hand how the innovations will affect their business. Initially, TIP offered, and continues to offer, trials of a battery and solar-powered fridge that provides zero emission refrigeration. The …

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Matthew’s Transport adds new MANs

Great Yarmouth,, UK: Matthew’s Transport has added several MAN TGX trucks to its fleet. “The addition of the MAN TGX trucks isn’t just an investment in our fleet; it’s an investment in our customers,” Matthew’s Transport says. “With these new vehicles, we can offer faster delivery times: eco-friendly transport, and icreased capacity. More trucks mean …

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Tesco and Direct Rail Services sign new deal

Tesco has signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with Direct Rail Services (DRS) to continue the operations of Tesco container trains by rail until 2028. The new agreement ensures that DRS will operate the following trains: Gottfried Eymer, NTS rail director, said: “We’re very pleased to continue our long-standing work with Tesco, which has developed over …

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Latest News4th December 2024

Petit Forestier upgrades with a transport management system

Paris, France: Petit Forestier is using Generix Group’s transport management system) to reduce the company’s environmental impact and that of its clients. Laurent Simoneau, director of projects and methods at Petit Forestier Group, said: “The Generix TMS is software adopted by the Group in 2021 to manage and optimize our transport operations. As logistics specialists, …

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Latest News4th December 2024

Star Refrigeration’s Astrid Prado appointed co-chair of Women in RACHP

Glasgow, Scotland: Astrid Prado, Star Refrigeration’s head of marketing, (pictured above) has been appointed co-chair of the Women in Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Heat Pumps (RACHP) group. The group was established by the Institute of Refrigeration in 2016. It is dedicated to supporting and promoting career development for women across the industry. It offers opportunities …

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Latest News3rd December 2024

Sustainability success for Sysco GB

London, UK: Sysco GB, has scooped a major sustainability award at the Green Apple Awards. Sysco took the Retail and Wholesale Waste Management Green Champions award for the work it has undertaken at its British sites to improve sustainability. This includes increasing recycling rates of materials like wooden pallets, cardboard and shrink wrap as well …

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Last-mile logistics award for Hubl

London, UK: Hubl Logistics clinched the Last-Mile Logistics Award at the CiTTi Awards 2024. The award highlights the company’s approach to tackling some of the toughest challenges in the cold chain and logistics industries. The award recognises Hubl’s contribution to last-mile delivery, using technology to drive sustainability while reducing costs. Hubl’s zero-emission CoolRun delivery pods maintain temperature …

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