Reading, UK: The Cold Chain Leaders 2021 listing, sponsored by Thermo King and produced in association with the Cold Chain Federation, is available in full priced £150. The report, highlights are shown in the September issue, sets out the top providers of temperature-controlled logistics services in the UK and Ireland with details of turnover, fleet …
Reading, UK: The government must support the food supply chain’s work to tackle a key barrier to net zero, the Cold Chain Federation says. The federation is asking government to commit to the series of “meaningful support measures” necessary for the businesses which transport fresh and frozen food and pharmaceuticals to achieve their new industry-led plan …
Glasgow, Scotland: Star Refrigeration has a free energy consumption benchmarking app that allows companies to compare sites’ energy performance against industry ‘best practice’. The app allows users to benchmark coldstore energy performance against best practice in order to gain an insight into the potential for reduction in energy costs and carbon emissions. This is a …
London, UK: The fuel shortage triggered by a tanker driver shortage is still affecting the southeast with Asda the latest business to report problems. Asda has cancelled home deliveries today in parts of Kent citing lack of fuel for its vans. Other supermarkts in the region are believed to be in a similar position. About …
London, UK: Temporary visas are to be issued to 300 overseas fuel tanker drivers “immediately”, the government has announced. Under the bespoke scheme, those foreign drivers will be able to work in the UK from now until the end of March. Of the orginal promised 5,000 visas, the remaining 4,700 will be extended by two …
London, UK: Tevva has launched a British-designed 7.5-tonne electric truck. The truck will be made at a new factory in the London Thames Freeport. Asher Bennett, chief executive, Tevva said: “Technology is transforming the commercial vehicle sector at pace, making it safer, greener, and entirely more efficient. But meaningful change is a gradual process, it …
There should be a long-term strategy in place to deal with the UK’s supply chain crisis, says Mike Parr, managing director, PML. “Morrisons, Marks & Spencer and the Food & Drink Federation have all publicly commented on the serious supply chain crisis which is threatening the nation. As a leading industry player and provider of …
Tunbridge Wells, UK: A new report on merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the logistics sector reveals that most companies are feeling more confident about their financial prospects this year than before the pandemic. The UK Logistics Sector M&A index 2021, carried out by Logistics UK and Carter Backer Winter (CBW), in conjunction with research …
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK: The Nichirei Logistics Group has acquired UK temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics firm Norish. According to a statement, Nichirei Holding Holland, the European subsidiary of the Nichirei Logistics Group (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nichirei Corporation), has concluded a share transfer agreement with Norish and agreed to acquire all shares in Norish …
Avranches, France: Chereau has a new energy-efficient refrigerated trailer. The trailer, which will be on display at Solutrans in Lyon in November, can be powered in three different ways: on the mains via a 380 volt socket, or by a battery pack. The battery pack is recharged by an energy recovery axle or by the …
Basingstoke, UK: Aspiring HGV drivers can now jump the queue for training and sitting their Class C+E driving test by applying directly to Gist. Gist has launched its own fully accredited HGV training and testing centre in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Gist is recruiting up to 80 eligible Class C drivers and provisional HGV licence holders to …
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