Stoke-on-Trent, UK: Prohire has appointed of Dean Bailey as operations director. He was previously with Hexagon Leasing and Ryder. His remit encompasses the company’s Vehicle Maintenance Units in Stoke-on-Trent and Tunbridge Wells, as well as its mobile technicians. He will also be responsible for fleet engineering and fleet compliance. Bailey said: “I’m genuinely excited about joining …
London, UK: Accountancy and business advisory group BDO has published its Logistics Confidence Index for 2024 which shows that the UK logistics sector has seen a “remarkable recovery, with confidence bouncing back from near record lows in 2023”. This year’s score is 57.6, up from 47.3 in 2023. This is the highest level of confidence …
London, UK: Road Haulage Association managing director Richard Smith is calling on the government to invest in infrastructure that is “fit for purpose” in order to keep the economy moving and competitive Smith says that the government’s pledge to deliver on a pre-election promise to support local authorities by improving roads and addressing the decline …
Bonita Springs, Florida, USA: “At a time of ongoing instability in our global economy and society, the cold chain has proved its value and resilience,” said Sara Stickler, the new chief executive of the Global Cold Chain Alliance speaking at the start of the 2024 GCCA Convention in Florida. Over three days, this year’s convention …
Ferentino, Italy: NewCold broke ground this week on what will be the largest temperature-controlled warehouse in central and southern Italy. The €70m cold store will begin operating in 2026. It is located next to the Ferentino plant of Froneri, the world’s second-largest packaged ice cream company. The two structures will be connected, enabling efficient storage …
Dunfermline, Scotland: Cluny Fish began its dealings with Gray & Adams in 1981 when it moved away from outsourcing logistics to an in-house arrangement. Then, it ordered several 7.5 tonners and last year added another Gray & Adams bodied tuck to its fleet. Louie Patterson, owner of Cluny Fish, said: “Commitment to customer service, product …
Bicester, UK: Foodservice supplier Sysco GB has installed solar panels on roofs at three more depots in the UK, doubling the power generation capacity across the company’s network. Rooftops at its Newhouse (North Lanarkshire), Reading and Warrington depots will now generate almost 3 million kWh per year combined, building on installations at Aylesford and Harlow …
North Shields, UK: Kitwave Wholesale Group is to acquire Creed Foodservice which supplies a wide range of products and services to caterers and chefs, including frozen and chilled. Kitwave says the move will “significantly expand our geographical presence, bridging our operations in the North and South and creating a fully integrated national delivery network”. Chris …
Coventry, UK: Fraikin is spending £35m on 400 new vehicles to support its UK national short-term rental fleet. The new additions, which are all compliant with Transport for London’s Direct Vision Standard and have Fraikin’s digital Mysmartfleet technology, now means that 80% of the company’s rental fleet will be under a year old. The vehicles …
Liverpool, UK: The Road Haulage Association team met small business minister Gareth Thomas at the Labour Party conference this week to stress the importance of continuing the fuel duty freeze in the Budget to support hauliers. The RHA said it had also had “productive conversations” with Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Treasury minister Darren Jones, skills minister …
Telford, UK: Thermo King used Cold Chain Live! the Cold Chain Federation’s annual conference and show, to display and discuss transformative solutions to decarbonise the refrigerated transport industry. “We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to decarbonise the cold chain and the entire commercial transport industry. The technology is already here, and it’s time to adopt these …
Dover, UK: The government decision to delay the need for additional costs and checks on fresh produce imports from the EU until July next year will be “welcome news for those responsible for moving these goods into the country”, Logistics UK says. The government said plans to introduce checks on some fruit and vegetables, from …
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