Reading, UK: The latest edition of Cold Chain News is now available to read. The autumn issue is packed with articles and updates from the cold chain industry. Highlights include: Access the digital copy here.
Wolverhampton, UK: Fresh meat wholesaler and distributor Blakemore Fresh Foods has started rebranding to Blakemore Meats with a new livery on its trucks. So far just one of the vehicles has the new livery but six more are to follow. Drivers will also have a new branded uniform. Blakemore says the rebranding “reflects the company’s …
London, UK: The Grocer magazine is running a free webinar on 12 November on Feeding Britain: How to make new post-Brexit import checks work. The webinar, which will be held at 11am and is sponsored by the EU, will discuss how to face the challenges head on, how to prepare for what the new checks …
London UK: The RAC believes that the government has “no option” but to reverse the Tories’ 5p per litre cut in fuel duty in the Budget, but Logistics UK and the Road Haulage Association and are both calling for a further freeze on duty. The RAC’s head of policy, Simon Williams, said: ‘We’ve reached the …
Edinburgh, Scotland: The Cold Chain Federation’s communications and external affairs director Liam Challenger has taken part in one of Transaid’s cycle challenges – from Newcastle to Edinburgh – to help raise funds to support Transaid’s life-saving road safety and access to healthcare projects. The challenges, which took place in both in the UK and Kenya, …
Santiago, Chile: Emergent Cold Latin America is expanding its El Olivo site in Maipú, Santiago, Chile. The move, which aims to boost efficiency and safety, will increase the site’s capacity to 32,000 pallet positions. Joaquín Del Campo, managing director for the Pacific Region at Emergent Cold LatAm, highlighted the importance of automation in improving operational …
Kolkata, India: Carrier Transicold unveiled its next-generation intelligent refrigeration at Refcold 2024 in Kolkata, India, last week. Carrier Transicold introduced the Supra A series designed to perform in high ambient temperatures up to 55 degrees C. Additionally, the Supra series offers better uptime and reliability with less maintenance, providing a quick return on investment Carrier …
Saragossa, Spain: Carreras has operated a Thermo King Advancer hybrid refrigerated trailer for almost 55,000km in fully electric mode using Thermo King’s AxlePower energy recovery system. Carreras has trialied the new refrigerated semi-trailer with Thermo King’s self-charging electric refrigeration system since January covering 55,000km. To reduce the tractor’s and trailer’s emissions footprint even more, Carreras …
Warrington, UK: Asda is investing in two new Bio-LNG (liquefied natural gas) refuelling sites as it makes progress towards reducing its overall carbon emissions and achieving net zero by 2040. Asda has worked closely with Gasrec – a fuel provider for commercial vehicles in the UK – on the project. The new refuelling sites in …
London, UK: The future of roads minister Lilian Greenwood pledged £12.5m last week to improve lorry parks and working conditions for drivers. The move will create 430 new lorry parking spaces, improve driver facilities such as dining areas, rest areas, and enhance security features, including CCTV and secure fencing. This funding is the latest government …
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA: GXO Logistics, which was spun off from XPO in 2021, is said to be exploring a potential sale, according to a report in Bloomberg News. GXO is believed to be working with financial advisers. It is suggested that the company began to review its options after receiving interest from potential buyers. However, …
Tewkesbury, UK: Cotteswold Dairy has returned to Asset Alliance Group to refresh its Daf-powered fleet. The family-run business has added 13 new generation rigids ranging from 7.5-tonne to 18-tonne Daf XBs, with a variety of power outputs. The order also includes two 26-tonne Daf 340 XDs. Ruairi Spencer, fleet logistics manager, Cotteswold Dairy, says: “We …
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