Boroughbridge, UK: Reed Boardall’s turnover grew in the year to March 2022 but it posted a £4.1m loss before tax. Reed Boardall’s turnover grew by 6.2% In the year to March 2022, compared with the previous year, rising from £69.8m to £74.1m. But in the face of poor trading conditions it posted a £4.1m loss …
Bridgnorth, UK: Clive Cowern Transport has taken ten new temperature-controlled trailers, all taking advantage of telematics. Nine of the trailers have Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 multi-temperature fridges, one has a mono-temperature Vector 1550. The digitally enabled units connect to Carrier Transicold’s telematics platform, allowing improved operational efficiency throughout the life of the products. The …
Yverdons-les-Bains, Switzerland: Swiss Airtainer has a new active air freight container which has received regulatory approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency. It enables the company to begin offering its unit-load device for shipments. “We are extremely satisfied that our technology has passed the rigorous standards of EASA,” says Eduard Seligman, chief executive, Swiss Airtainer. …
Reading, UK: The government must ensure all cold storage operators can qualify for enhanced support when energy bill relief is slashed at the end of March 2023, the Cold Chain Federation says. Only a small proportion of cold storage operators will qualify for enhanced support based on the government’s initial eligibility list, the federation says. …
London, UK: The government has launched a fund to help small to medium-sized businesses develop greener freight. The £7m fund is to be spent over three to develop ways to make it easier to move freight from one mode of transport to another. The freight innovation fund will go to up to 36 small and …
London, UK: Support for businesses energy bills is to be reduced from April, the government has confirmed. The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme will reduce not cap energy costs for businesses and will last until the end of March next year. Firms will get a discount on wholesale prices and those paying under a certain …
Preston: GBA Logistics has acquired a new fleet of a compressed natural gas tractors with funding from HSBC. It is the first major alternative fuels investment for GBA as it works towards a 2040 net zero target. The vehicles will operate on specific routes in the north and east of the UK, with the potential …
London, UK: Hauliers exporting goods to the European Union faced new obstacles in the first days of January from a glitch in the UK’s digital customs system and new language demands from French authorities. Drivers were unable to enter details of shipments in the government’s Goods Vehicle Management System because it did not recognise the …
Fraserburgh, Scotland: James and Peter Gray, joint managing directors of Gray & Adams, were awarded OBEs in the New Year Honours list. The brothers received an OBE for service to the industry and the community of Fraserburgh after recently celebrating the 65th anniversary of the business. James and Peter’s father, the late Jim Gray, established …
Reading, UK: The year ahead will be challenging, not least with an energy crisis playing out, says Shane Brennan, chief executive, Cold Chain Federation. In an overview of the federation’s year ahead he said: “As ever the Cold Chain Federation will be tackling the cold chain’s biggest issues throughout the year. The most pressing concern …
London, UK: Hydrogen internal combustion engined vehicles are in their infancy in terms of rollout but mass production is predicted to take off within five years, according to new research from Interact Analysis. Although the costs of the engine and the vehicles themselves are relatively low, their running costs are currently high, making the total …
Villepinte, France: Petit Forestier, via its Lecapitaine subsidiary, has acquired Strate Forme, which make custom-moulded polyester parts for refrigerated vans. Strate Forme had €3.9m turnover last year. The acquisition allows Lecapitaine, which designs and builds refrigerated bodies for vans and trucks of all sizes to broaden its range of refrigerated light commercial vehicles. “This acquisition …
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