Chesterfield, UK: Magnavale is expanding its Chesterfield cold store adding 23,000 pallet locations to an existing 40,000 positions at the site. Groundwork and the foundations for the new building are in progess. Magnavale’s Chesterfield site provides multi temperature-controlled storage, blast freezing, microwave up-tempering, contract packing, and other services. The additional space will allow current Magnavale …
Birmingham, UK: The Commercial Vehicle Show is set to open next month at the NEC, Birmingham. The event tales place on 18-20 April and promises the latest vehicles, trailers, equipment, and technology. For cold chain operators there is a dedicated Cool Chain Sector with refrigerated vehicles and bodywork, side by side with the latest fridge …
Grimsby, UK: HSH Coldstores, supported by UMC Architects, has submitted a full planning application to North East Lincolnshire Council for development on the 11.5-acre Estate Road 2 site at South Humberside Industrial Estate. The site is currently occupied by Associated Cold Stores and Transport, which HSH acquired last year. Planning permission is sought for the …
Madrid, Spain: Lineage Logistics has opened a new Southern Europe headquarters in Madrid.The new headquarters highlights Lineage’s continued investment in the region and lays the foundation for continued growth, the company says. The increased focus in southern Europe creates stronger connections to Lineage Logistics’ network of hubs in northern Europe. The new offices build on Lineage’s …
Dover, UK: P&O Ferries’ newly commissioned Fusion Class vessel, P&O Pioneer, is due to enter service in Dover on the channel short sea crossings. The newly commissioned ferry is set to be the world’s largest hybrid double-ended ferry and is expected to cut fuel usage on the Dover-Calais crossing by 40%, P&O Ferries says. The …
London, UK: Vehicle operators are reminded to ensure drivers are aware of the correct use of user-worked level crossings. The warning comes after a Rail Accident Investigation Branch investigation into an accident at Home Farm crossing where a delivery van and a train collided at the user-worked level crossing, near Alsager, on 11 February 2023. …
Southampton, UK: Ferytrans, a temperature-controlled transport provider and owner of BigFoot Logistics, is reducing emissions and fuel consumption from its fridge units by using Ecogen CostSaver in its fleet. Manufacturer Hultsteins says the bolt-on hybrid system Ecogen CostSaver will reduce CO2 by around 75 to 90% depending on operation – whilst eliminating harmful diesel emissions …
Southampton, UK: Students from the University of Southampton visited Meachers Global Logistics to learn more about the logistics industry. The group of 16 students, studying Transportation Planning and Engineering, visited Meachers’ Nursling site in Southampton. The visit was an opportunity for the students to gain real-world insight into the logistics industry and see first-hand how a logistics company operates. Meachers’ commercial director, Gary …
Ashford, UK: Brakes is supporting British growers and seasonal British food by backing a campaign starting this month. Brakes’ sponsorship of Love British Food will see the company create resources, including recipe ideas, supplier stories and other merchandising ideas to help customers capitalise on British Food Fortnight in September, the key period in the year …
Leicester, UK: The number of timber pallet repairs reached 100,000 in the UK and Ireland as businesses increased pallet re-use, says Epal. Epal said more repairs took place for the first time during 2022, as businesses increased pallet reuse for reasons including sustainability and reducing costs. Production of new timber pallets also grew year-on-year in …
Market Drayton, UK: John Kerrigan, Culina’s Irish business leader, and also chief executive of Fowler Welch, is upbeat about prospects for the businesses following a contract with a retailer set to boost Irish sea trade. The contract, due to start this month, involves 80 to 100 loads per week from England to Northern Ireland with …
A new white paper from Bis Henderson Consulting suggests cost-to-serve analysis should be a core driver of retail supply chain planning. Neil Adcock, managing director, Bis Henderson Consulting and author of the report explains. A new white paper from a leading supply chain consultancy suggests retailers are too fragmented in their approach to determining their …
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