Coventry, UK: The Cold Chain Federation has launched the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards to recognise and celebrate the businesses, innovations and individuals driving sustainability in the UK cold storage and temperature-controlled distribution industry. Applicants should use the relevant category’s short online form by the deadline of 31 January 2023. Five award categories are open for …
London, UK: Transport and storage has been worst hit by labour shortages since Brexit with a shortfall of 128,000 EU workers, according to new research. The 128,000 figure represents 8.45% of the total number of workers in the transport and storage sector. Other sectors badly affected include accommodation and food with a shortfall of 67,000 …
Dartford, UK: EWT Dartford has taken nine Thermo King Advancer A400 Systems for its new single compartment trailers. Marshall Fleet Solutions supplied the systems considered the quietest, most fuel-efficient system on the market, Marshall says. The Advancer A400 systems, which will be maintained by Marshall Fleet Solutions, will deliver maximum performance and significant cost-savings for …
Bicester, UK: Andy Pembroke (pictured above) is the new managing director of food wholesaler Fresh Direct. Peter Jackson, chief executive, Sysco in Great Britain, said: “Our fresh business is one of the key pillars to Sysco’s future growth and success in this country and having Andy at the helm of Fresh Direct is the perfect …
London, UK: The UK government plans to increase fines for hauliers found carrying illegal migrants into the country, but it has been warned the new penalties, which would apply “irrespective of driver compliance with security measures and schemes”, could exacerbate the worsening driver shortage crisis. The Home Office’s New Plan for Immigration study closed for comment yesterday, and alarmingly …
Fraserburgh, Scotland: Gray & Adams posted a 21% increase in revenues for the year to April 30. The improvement followed a “brief” closure during the previous year because of Covid lockdown restrictions. Turnover rose to £141.6m against £116.4m previously, while pre-tax profits rose by £700,000 to £4.9m. Gray & Adams has for the first time …
Sutton, UK: Food and beverage manufacturers are increasingly re-evaluating equipment procurement strategies following concerns over winter blackouts and the planned withdrawal of government financial support, says Matt Watson, European manufacturing sector expert, Aggreko Europe. Temporary hire specialist Aggreko’s warning comes in the wake of the news that the government is to reduce assistance on business …
Alzira, Spain: Grupo Mazo is a refrigerated transport, operator with 900 trailers and 350 trucks. Grupo Mazo was one of the first companies in Europe to develop remote tachograph downloading and a experienced user of technology in its vehicle fleet. In 2010 it began working with Astrata, which provides location-based connected vehicle and operating software. …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International has appointed James Whittall as its new Food Park development manager. “I am delighted to join Oakland International at the start of their journey to create socially and environmentally responsible food science, technology and manufacturing parks, with my immediate focus being to research low carbon technology and to expand our existing …
Spelle, Germany: Krone Group generated sales of around €2.5bn in the 2021/2022 financial year, up 15% on the previous year. Bernard Krone, chairman, Krone Group said: “In times of increasingly fragile supply chains in a globalised economic world and in a rapid technical development characterised by strong upheavals, it is more important than ever to …
London, UK: More should be done to reap the economic benefits that tackling climate change presents, says chair of the Net Zero Review, Chris Skidmore MP. Skidmore, a former energy minister, in his report, Mission Zero makes 129 recommendations covering areas including the greater role that business can be supported to play, making better use …
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