London, UK: This website, coldchainnews.com, has been ranked as number 3 for best cold chain websites and blogs by FeedSpot. Lineage, the world’s largest cold chain logistics provider, takes the number one slot followed by the Global Cold Chain Alliance‘s site. ColdChainNews.com says it “provides the first and best news on temperature-controlled matters from Britain, …
Atherstone, UK: Aldi is to become the first supermarket to pay all warehouse staff at least £12 an hour from 1 February 2024. The new minimum hourly rate for warehouse and store staff, which increases to £13.55 within the M25, takes effect from 1 February 2024. Aldi says the move makes it the first supermarket …
Birmingham, UK: Transport managers at two cold chain companies have been recognised by Logistics UK at the Transport Manager of the Year competition. Sarah Wilkes-Jones, transport manager at Brakes, was named runner-up while Fiona Hamilton, regional transport manager at Constellation Cold Logistics, received a certificate as a shortlisted finalist. Chris Pratt, transport manager at EPD …
Ashford, Middlesex, UK: US freight forwarder AIT Worldwide is set to further expand in Europe with the purchase of UK freight forwarder Mach II Shipping. Mach II – more commonly known as Mach 2 – handles temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products. The purchase of Mach 2 will include its sites in the UK and the Netherlands, as …
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA: XPO has bid successfully to buy 28 service centres of bankrupt Yellow Corp for $870m. Yellow filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August. The company was one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in the US with 12,000 trucks and 35,000 trailers. XPO expects the deal, subject to court approval, to add …
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: RSA Cold Chain has signed a lease with DP World to develop a new cold store logistics hub. RSA Cold Chain is a joint venture of Dubai-based supply chain company, RSA Global and Americold, which is based in Atlanta, US. This new logistics hub, 40,000 multi-temperature pallet positions, will be designed, …
Boroughbridge, UK: Reed Boardall has gained a Silver award, accredited by the Ministry of Defence, as part of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme recognising Reed Boardall’s commitment as an armed forces-friendly organisation. Reed Boardall has over 20 veterans, regulars and reservists in the business with eight soon to join. The Silver award, nominated by a …
London, UK: Phase Change Solutions and First Series are to sell Phase Change Solutions Apollo Panels in the UK. The panels eliminate medicine waste and lower the carbon footprint through reduced energy consumption of refrigerators, Phase Change Solutions says. Trials of Apollo panels completed in August 2023 were highlighted in the Health Innovation East report. …
London, UK: ‘Tis the season to be merry despite the cost of living crisis. ColdChainNews.com and the Cold Chain Federation wishes readers the very best for the festive season. The weekly e-news sent by e-mail from Cold Chain News and the federation will take a short break from next week, 13 December, and re-appear on …
London, UK: DP World is calling for a revision to frozen food temperatures in a bid to cut costs and reduce the environmental impact of frozen food storage and transport. It is setting up an industry-wide coalition to explore the feasibility of changing the temperature that frozen food is transported and stored at from -18 …
Newhouse, Scotland: Sysco GB is expanding its Newhouse site. The £15m investment will create around 100 new jobs and expands the site by more than 25%. The site’s expansion will allow Sysco to increase the amount of locally sourced Scottish products, it says. Te Newhouse site will grow to more than 200,000 sq feet once …
London, UK: Urgent action is required to electrify the HGV sector in the UK in order to meet net zero targets for transport, according to a new report from the Green Finance Institute. The report, Delivering Net Zero: Unlocking Public and Private Capital for Zero Emission Trucks, urges collaboration between the government, industry and private …
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