Ashford, UK: Brakes has been awarded the Sustainability Champion accolade by hospitality organisation, the British Institute of Innkeeping. The award recognises the work that Brakes has undertaken to champion sustainability in the foodservice sector in its three focus areas of people, product and planet. Some of the initiatives that Brakes has launched include: People“We are …
Belfast, Northern Ireland: Food producers and distributors in Northern Ireland face disruption from today as government vets began a five-day strike. Some meat plants and abattoirs may have to shut, resulting in disruption to the food supply chain but supermarkets are playing down any risk of product shortages. Stormont’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural …
Burlington, New Jersey, USA: Balford Farms, a food distributor, has introduced an Orange electric terminal truck to its fleet. Penske Truck Leasing provided the electric truck that will support Balford Farms’ warehouse and distribution centre. The electric truck, one of the first in the mid-Atlantic, will reduce Balford’s carbon footprint by over 15 tons annually by …
Andover, Hampshire – Since launching into the UK market in 2018, Cross Rental Services’ growth story is nothing short of spectacular. Following initial start-up the Andover based business now has nationwide delivery and service capability, with distribution depots in; Andover, Birmingham, Stoke-on Trent, Haydock, Kent, and Glasgow. Originating from the long-established Cross Refrigeration business, Cross …
London, UK: Gridserve is leading a government-backed consortium to develop a new network of charging sites for electric HGVs at motorway service areas, truck stops and depots. Gridserve calls the project Electric Freightway. The Department for Transport and Innovate UK call it the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator programme. The Electric Freightway project, which …
Paris, France: Stef is set to buy Netherlands-based Bakker Logistiek subject to approval by Dutch regulators. Closing is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2024. This acquisition will strengthen Stef’s territorial coverage and broaden the range of transport, logistics and packaging services dedicated to food products. Bakker Logistiek, a fourth-generation family group, handles …
Dublin, Ireland: Thomas Hughes is the new managing director for Constellation Ireland. His appointment follows the acquisition of VF Coldstores in Dublin and Colso Coldstorage in Cork, completed earlier this month. Hughes was formerly managing director Ireland for Americold. He started his career as a general warehouse worker, and has a deep practical knowledge of warehouse …
Lebanon, Indiana, USA: NewCold opened its automated cold store in Lebanon, Indiana, yesterday. The $300m site is among the largest in the world. “We believe this facility sets a new benchmark for our industry,” said Bram Hage, chief executive, NewCold. NewCold aims to make its warehouses increasingly grid-independent, using their own power generated from a …
Lao Cai, Vietnam: Two temperature-controlled trains carrying vegetables and fruit have departed from Yuxi in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province for Vientiane in Laos and Lao Cai in Vietnam. It is the start of temperature-controlled express services on the China-Laos and the China-Vietnam railways, connecting Yunnan to the inland Chinese regions and the China-Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor. …
Birmingham, UK: Refrigerated vehicle and cold store rental company Petit Forestier has enlisted a new batch of students onto one of the UK’s only transport refrigeration engineering apprenticeship programmes. Over the last 10 years the company has taken on over 100 young people through official learning programmes. They started off life as multi-skilled engineering courses …
London, UK: The RHA is calling on the government to introduce an emissions-linked rebate to encourage hauliers to switch to low-carbon fuels ahead of the autumn statement in November. A move to make low-carbon fuels such as HVO more cost effective could help the industry accelerate its decarbonisation journey, says the RHA. Low-carbon fuels can …
London, UK: A quarter of UK van drivers (25%) experienced mental health issues last year, while two-thirds (66%) felt overwhelmed at least once a month, according to a study by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The cost-of-living crisis was cited as a leading cause of stress (54%), followed closely by work-life balance (36%) and finances (35%). The …
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