London, UK: Adjusting frozen food storage temperature guidelines across the supply chain is one of nine key points in the British Frozen Food Federation’s manifesto for the next government. Rupert Ashby, chief executive, British Frozen Food Federation, said: “Our industry has a key role to play in tackling several of the key challenges that will …
Lisburn, Northern Ireland: McCulla Ireland has secured a £3.1m investment from Lombard for an additional 25 trucks, including 11 powered by biogas The new vehicles are expected to cut carbon emissions by 79%. Some 85% of McCulla’s Northern Ireland fleet is now powered by the biogas produced by an anaerobic digester plant located at its …
Redditch, UK: FareShare and Oakland International have saved multiple tonnes of food from going to waste over the past 18 months. Dale Fiddy, non-executive director, Oakland, said, “Our ongoing FareShare partnership keeps on going from strength to strength with last year’s food savings speaking volumes. “Of the millions of meals provided they have directly benefitted …
London, UK: The British Meat Processors Association is calling on the government to urgently review the charges associated with the Border Target Operating Model, as they are “significantly higher” than the government has estimated. The BMPA says that the full impact of border controls, which came into force on 30 April 2024, is now “hitting …
Warrington, UK: Carrier Transicold has increased its installation capability, skills and capacity in the UK to meet the growing demand for engineless refrigeration systems. Investment by Carrier Transicold and two of its service partners, Lynton Refrigeration and Robson Refrigeration, position them to meet growing demand from fleets, bodybuilders and vehicle manufacturers for engineless units. “We’re …
Lębork, Poland: Lineage Logistics has expanded its coldstore in Lębork, in Pomorskie, northern Poland, where Lineage also has a site in the port of Gdańsk. The expansion increases the warehouse’s pallet space capacity by some 30% to over 40,000 pallets. Mobile racking systems have also been implemented on the new site. The opening of the …
Felixstowe, UK: Maritime Transport will develop, lease, and operate Tritax Symmetry’s planned £750m rail freight interchange at Hinckley. When operational, the 40-acre site will be capable of handling 16 trains a day removing more than 83 million HGV miles from UK roads, the company says. The new terminal, which will sit alongside 7 million sq …
London, UK: Constellation Cold Logistics has pledged support for #JoinTheMoveToMinus15, a movement to reduce the temperature of our freezers from -18°C to -15°C. The standard temperature used across the cold chain has been -18°C for over 90 years. It doesn’t reflect the innovations in technology, efficiency and our increased understanding of our impact on the …
London, UK: Brakes has provided the equivalent of 10 million meals to FareShare in the ten years since the two organisations have worked together. The partnership between FareShare, a UK food redistribution charity, and Brakes sees donations from Brakes support UK charities including community centres, older people’s lunch clubs, school clubs and hospices. Paul Nieduszynski, …
London, UK: Recruiting talent for the cold chain sector, emission-free transport refrigeration technologies, and investment in cold chain infrastructure, were just three of the topics discussed at this week’s Cold Chain Federation Parliamentary event. Over 150 temperature-controlled logistics operators joined the federation in the House of Commons to discuss the Cold Chain Manifesto with ministers, …
Glasgow, Scotland: The Port of Greenock has expanded its reefer point infrastructure from 32 to 220. The £750,000 investment into reefer point infrastructure at the port marks a significant upgrade to the country’s refrigerated cargo capabilities, the port operator says. The increase in reefer points will increase ease of access to global markets for food …
London, UK: UK electors go to the polls on 4 July to elect a new government. “The general election on July 4th marks a real fork in the road for the food supply chain,” says Cold Chain Federation chief executive Phil Pluck. “The next government must provide new support to help tackle major food supply chain …
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