Littlehampton, UK: Humidity control firm Condair has released a new podcast that explains how freezer and cold store operators could benefit from using dehumidifiers to combat ice and mist. Dave Marshall-George, sales director at Condair, said: “Using dehums in a freezer will prevent mist and reduce ice, both inside the cold store and on the …
Kirkcaldy, Scotland: Fife Creamery is moving from diesel-powered refrigeration, adopting Thermo King’s compressor-driven and Frigoblock’s electric, inverter-powered fridges. The move will help reduce costs and the carbon footprint without compromising the cold chain. Diesel-free refrigeration will allow Fife Creamery to reduce its fuel consumption by up to 200,000 litres, equivalent to emitting up to 526,000kg …
London, UK: One in four small businesses would have to shut down, shrink, or restructure if the government does not extend energy bill support for small businesses beyond the potential 31 March cliff edge, according to the Federation of Small Businesses. The federaton warns that discontinuing government energy support at the end of March would …
London, UK: The RHA’s latest annual Haulage Cost Movement report shows that the costs of operating a lorry at 44-tonnes have increased by 19% over the last year. The survey shows an 11.6% increase in costs excluding fuel, or 19% including fuel, based on a 44-tonne articulated vehicle and trailer. The RHA says that hauliers …
Barcelona, Spain: The 26th GCCA European Cold Chain Conference takes place on 20-22 March 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. The event is expected to bring together some 200 cold chain professionals from Europe and other regions, representing multiple segments of temperature-controlled logistics including warehousing, all-mean transportation and freight, port operations, design and construction, equipment and technology. …
Welwyn Garden City, UK: Tesco’s distribution teams are partnering with 15 of the retailer’s major suppliers to reduce the number of trucks on the roads this Christmas. The retailer’s ‘road traffic control’ team has reviewed which suppliers deliver to the same locations, and has been able to consolidate and streamline the routes suppliers use when …
Bath, UK: Haulage prices have fallen 11% in the past year, but are likely to rise as the thinly spread road freight industry enters its busiest period, according to the latest TEG Price Index report. The average price-per-mile for road freight vehicles has dropped for the second month in a row, as the industry prepares …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: Yesterday’s reinstatement of the Operation Brock traffic management system on the M20 for coast-bound traffic, will provide more certainty for those moving goods across the UK border, says Logistics UK. The traffic flow management system will be used between junction eight for Leeds Castle and junction nine for Ashford, and aims to …
Sittingbourne, UK: Cook Trading has increased production capacity of its ready to cook meals by adding another spiral freezer from Starfrost. Cook produces 30 million meals per year sold in 90 of its own shops and more than 900 stores. Starfrost custom-built a mechanical freezing system, which has been designed to integrate with Cook’s processing …
Coventry, UK: Lee Prentice was crowned the first ever Transport Manager of the Year, at Logistics UK’s Transport Manager event this month. Prentice, who is transport manager at Greggs, was presented with his trophy as well as a £1000 holiday voucher, after wowing the judges with his knowledgeability. David Wells, chief executive, Logistics UK, said: “The …
Reading, UK: The Cold Chain Federation is urging government to continue allocating energy bill relief to cold chain facilities beyond the current Energy Bill Relief Scheme, due to end on 31st March 2023. The government is currently conducting a review into whether it will continue to provide energy bill relief from 1April 2023, but it …
Manchester, UK: The freight and logistics sector in critical North of the UK could by 2050 be worth more than £30bn and employ more than 500,000 people, according to a new report. The Freight and Logistics Strategy for the North of England, launched today by Transport for the North, is the first pan-Northern Freight & …
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