Glasgow, Scotland: The UK Warehousing Association will hold its next regional meeting in event in Scotland on 20 September. Malcolm Logistics will host the event at its Heritage Centre in Glasgow. Speakers include Andrew Malcolm, chief executive, Malcolm Group; Billy Allison, managing director (Scotland) Briggs Equipment; and Clare Bottle, chief executive, UKWA. The even is …
Tamworth, UK: Marshall Fleet Solutions has expanded, opening a new depot in Tamworth, West Midlands. The 26,000m² site is on Tamworth’s Birch Coppice Business Park. It is open all day, every day, providing Thermo King refrigeration and tail lift services. Mark Howell, managing director, Marshall Fleet Solutions, said: I’m delighted to be opening during our …
Reading, UK: Tower Cold Chain is running a networking event at its headquarters in Theale, Reading, to showcase its Centre of Excellence and latest technology. The event takes place on Wednesday 14 September. The event will enable Tower to demonstrate the design and manufacture of its reusable passive thermal containers for the pharmaceutical industry. Tower’s …
Birmingham, UK: The Cold Chain Federation’s conference, Cold Chain Live! takes place on 8 to 9 September at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre. “After three years in which the cold chain has been tested beyond anyone’s lived experience, the industry comes together to reflect on what we learnt about our people, our ways of working and …
Welwyn Garden City, UK: Tesco is rolling out its first 18 tonne electric truck: a Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide with Solomon Commercials refrigerated body. The new truck is delivering from Tesco’s Dagenham distribution centre to some 400 stores in Greater London. More electric vehicles are planned to enter service in the coming months. The …
Atlanta, Georgia, US: Stord’s Cloud Supply Chain is to use Fresh Del Monte’s cold storage infrastructure to allow it to handle temperature-controlled logistics. Fresh Del Monte has 22 cold stores available to Stord customers through the collaboration that will help Stord meet growing demand for cold storage from e-commerce channels. Last year, refrigerated and frozen …
Atlanta, Georgia, US: United Parcel Service is to buy Italian healthcare logistics firm Bomi Group UPS said it is focusing on high-margin businesses to offset declining volumes as the pandemic-fuelled e-commerce boom softens. Once the transaction becomes official, UPS said it will bring more than 350 temperature-controlled vehicles and 4 million square-feet to the UPS …
Nelson, New Zealand: Lineage Logistics has acquired New Zealand cold storage business, Cold Storage Nelson. CSN’s facilities, combined with Lineage’s industry-leading technology and innovation, will assist New Zealand customers to navigate increasing supply chain demands in New Zealand and internationally,” Jeff Rivera, global chief operations officer, Lineage, said. Expanding Lineage’s activities in Asia-Pacific through New …
Novi, Michigan, US: Lineage Logistics has finalised the acquisition of Canadian business VersaCold Logistics Services. The acquisition was first announced in April. VersaCold operates 24 temperature-controlled sites with 114 million cubic feet of capacity in Canada. It covers Canada’s most populous metropolitan markets including Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton and Montreal. “Welcoming VersaCold into the One …
Llanelli, Wales, UK: Food wholesaler, Castell Howell has added two new Volvo FH tractors with Carrier Transicold Eco-Drive systems and two new 13.6-metre Gray & Adams double-deck trailers. The trailers have Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 refrigeration powered by the tractor-mounted Eco-Drive system. The specification is aimed at cutting running costs and improving fleet sustainability. …
Rossendale, UK: Solomon Commercials has bodied an Electra Commercial Vehicles’ 19-tonne hydrogen-powered truck, for Sainsbury’s, the first of its kind to go into operation in the UK. Sainsbury’s is trialling the Electra E-Cargo as part of the Road to Hydrogen – a UK government-funded project linked to the Teesside Multi-Modal Transport Hydrogen Hub. Ben Smith, …
Cape Town, South Africa: Larna Jodamus, compliance manager of CCS Logisticsr is the Global Cold Chain Alliance’s 2022 Africa Future Leader Award recipient. She was presented with the trophy at the alliance’s conference in Cape Town this month.Finalists were judged and evaluated on their knowledge level of the industry, track record of excellence, communication skills, …
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