Dover, UK: French temperature-controlled giant Stef is to acquire Langdons from the Nagel Group. The Langdon group operates in the UK temperature-controlled transport market and also handles imports and exports of chilled and frozen food between the UK and continental Europe. Its 1,400 employees and its eight sites enable it to deliver to 20,000 locations …
Manchester, UK: Business investment in logistics, haulage and warehousing has fallen for the second quarter in a row, according to the latest ONS data. “The pain being felt in the logistics industry has been underlined by two consecutive quarters of negative business investment, according to the latest ONS data that covers the sector,” says business tax relief …
Reading, UK: Changing from diesel fuelled fridges to net zero refrigeration tops the agenda in Cold Chain News this month (October issue). A major new report from the Cold Chain Federation takes on this challenge to achieve emission-free truck refrigeration. The Cold Chain Federation’s new report sets out the first ever plan for how the …
London, UK: The Road Haulage Association has told MPs that the widespread shortage of lorry drivers has not eased. The RHA’s policy director, Duncan Buchanan, was giving evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee about the impact of labour shortages on the supply chain. Buchanan said that “things are not visibly getting better …
Heathrow, UK: Mike Parr, managing director, Perishable Movements, appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain last week to speak out against the government’s proposed changes to the HGV driver regulations. “The UK government is planning to temporarily amend cabotage rules – which currently requires HGV drivers from the EU to only spend seven days in the …
Atherstone, UK: Discount supermarket chain Aldi has pledged to develop new and expanded distribution centres over the next two years as it plans to open 100 new stores in the UK. Aldi plans to build a new 1.3msq ft distribution centre in Leicestershire. The company won planning permission for a warehouse at Nailstone Colliery in …
Distribution and fulfilment operations are under increasing pressure to perform – but labour availability is tighter than ever. How can businesses boost capacity and still deliver a fairer outcome for staff? Dave Morris, director, Vitesse, a labour management software company, offers his view in this white paper on labour management. For a nation that for …
London, UK: The Department for Transport has launched a consultation to amend cabotage rules for up to six months so that foreign drivers can make unlimited drops in the UK over two weeks. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that “thousands more HGV deliveries could be made each month thanks to temporary changes to ‘cabotage’ to …
London, UK: The Unite union has raised the prospect of mass walkouts by lorry drivers if wages and conditions are not improved. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “The treatment of drivers across the board has been nothing short of a disgrace. As the prime minister said recently, the answer to the driver shortage is better …
London, UK: The overwhelming majority of UK HGV drivers feel undervalued, says a new survey by driver trainers, Pertemps Network. More needs to be done to keep experienced truck drivers behind the wheel and help address the current shortage – with more respect and improved conditions top of the list, Pertemps says. Initial findings from …
Dartford, UK: The union Unite has secured a ‘significant’ pay rise for more than 200 DHL lorry drivers employed at the Sainsbury’s regional distribution centre in Dartford. The increase, worth 6.2%, equates to at least £2,200 pound a year and comes after the drivers signalled their willingness to strike over pay during a consultative ballot …
London, UK: DFDS is to trial an electric trailer fridge developed by Sunswap. The demonstrator fridge, which uses electric refrigeration with battery and solar power, is expected to be in use next year with DFDS. Eddie Green, DFDS’s head of cold chain UK and Ireland, said: “We can eliminate emissions from our trucks operating our cold chain …
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