Rotterdam, Netherlands: CoolTech, a coldchain logistics conference, will help operators evaluate technology in the cold supply chain and how it can aid business. CoolTech is being held at the Hilton in Rotterdam from the 21 to 22 June in collaboration with the Port of Rotterdam. The event will explore the latest technological innovations and the advancing roles of digitalisation, data, automation and sustainability, …
London, UK: Nearly 100 Cold Chain Federation members met MPs and government ministers in the House of Commons last week and discussed the role that cold chain businesses will play in “meeting the challenges and opportunities ahead for the UK economy”. The reception, hosted by Andrew Jones (MP for Harrogate & Knaresborough), also celebrated the …
Burnley, UK: Daniel Miller has joined CoolKit as its first-ever finance director and Danny Hough (above left) as its head of technical and development. The finance director role is new for CoolKit. Miller (pictured above right) joins the company from Finnish paper and energy technology supplier, Valmet, where was UK managing director. Danny Hough, pictured …
Reading, UK: Tom Southall, policy director at the Cold Chain Federation, explains the implications and likely next set of customs changes for imports coming into force, in the latest Cold Chain News Digest – May issue, out now in digital format. Last month, the government said the introduction of sanitary and phytosanitary checks for imports, …
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA: Carrier is hosting a free webinar on electric transport refrigeration technologies that advance a sustainable cold chain. The one-hour webinar on May 25, 2022 is part of Carrier’s Healthy, Safe, Sustainable and Intelligent Cold Chain Program. Carrier has several low-emission transport refrigeration products for trailer, truck and light commercial vehicle …
Preston, UK: James Hall & Co has added three Volvo tractors to its fleet. The new Volvo Euro 6 tractors are the first at James Hall with an Ecodrive refrigeration system to be introduced to James Hall’s double-decked fleet. The fridges are powered by a generator that is driven by the tractor PTO. James Hall …
Rugby, UK: Enterprise Flex-E-Rent has opened a depot in Rugby to provide a hub for businesses. The site replaces a smaller depot in Coventry and is one of Enterprise’s 28 commercial vehicle depots in the UK. The new site includes three HGV workshop bays and seven van workshop bays, as well as washing and valeting …
Peterborough, UK: ISD Solutions has started work on a new factory for oat drink company Oatly in Peterborough. ISD Solutions, working for main contractor IFP Construction, will supply and install more than 45,000 square metres of panels at the site, due to open early next year. When complete, the factory will be one of the …
Nicola Smyrl, partner at Taylor Walton solicitors explains the legalities of holidays Luton, UK: This year there will be an extra bank holiday to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, meaning there will be 9 rather than 8 bank holidays in 2022. Many employers have queried whether this means employees are automatically entitled to additional time …
Palm Beach, California, USA: Carrier’s Lynx digital platform, a finalist in the Edison Awards, has won a silver ranking for excellence in the supply chain innovation category. The Edison Awards are a globally respected leader in honoring the highest levels of new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design and innovation. The Lynx system, co-developed …
London, UK: Government needs to clarify it policies on the route to net zero to give business confidence to invest in low carbon technology, says Logistics UK. Michelle Gardner, acting deputy director – public policy, Logistics UK, said: “With climate change one of the most pressing challenges facing the global community, logistics businesses are taking …
Fraserburgh, Scotland: Scots Seafood carrier JA Killoh has added two Actros L tractors to its fleet. The 2546 trucks, supplied by BLS Truck & Van, are the first new vehicles for JA Killoh which previously bought used. High prices for used trucks prompted the move to buy new, said owner James Killoh. “These are still …
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