Theale, UK: Cold Chain Technologies has acquired Tower Cold Chain. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. UK-based Tower makes and operates passive reusable temperature-controlled containers used to transport high-value life sciences products. “Tower has developed an impressive portfolio of highly technical, robust reusable products capable of exceeding the stringent requirements of global pharmaceutical clients,” …
London, UK: TIP is trialling the Thermo King and BPW trailer axle-powered refrigeration system. The energy generated from the axle is stored in a high voltage battery which, in turn, provides power to the refrigeration unit when needed. The trial sees a new TIP refrigerated trailer go into operation in the UK by a TIP …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has become a long-term sponsor and supporter of Women in Cold Chain. The initiative is to encourage female school leavers and university graduates, as well as women from other sectors, to consider exploring a career in the temperature-controlled storage and distribution industry. Dean Attwell, chief executive, Oakland International, said: “We are …
Bletchley, UK: Marine & Cargo has put the first all-electric Schmitz Cargobull S.KOe Cool trailer into operation in England, delivering to McDonald’s UK distribution centres. Andrew Marshall, managing director, Marine & Cargo, says: “We’ve had the S.KOe Cool on the road for a few weeks now and the early signs are really positive. The technology …
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 …
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