Northampton, UK: As industry and commerce gears up for the post-pandemic ‘new normal’, supply chain talent specialist Bis Henderson Recruitment is seeing a marked upturn in demand for senior Human Resource executives. Leigh Anderson, managing director, Bis Henderson Recruitment says, “Logistics operators, and distribution and fulfilment functions across retail and manufacturing, are realising that the …
Farnborough, UK: The first Innovation and Technology in Transport Hub event, which also hosts Logistics UK’s Future Logistics Conference, takes place on 30 June 2021 and 1 July at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre. The event will show the latest developments in road and passenger transport, while the Future Logistics Conference will provide an opportunity to debate …
London, UK: Peter Ward, chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association, is to step down after six years. His successor will be named shortly, the association says. Ward Joined the association in 2015. Chair of the association’s management board, Nicola Ridges-Jones said, “As UKWA CEO Peter has been a passionate advocate for our industry, raising the profile …
Birmingham, UK: Birmingham’s clean air zone comes into effect today but there will be no charges for the first two weeks. Non-compliant HGVs will be charged £50 a day and vans £8 a day to drive through the city centre under the clean air zone rules. The zone applies everywhere inside the A4540 Middleway Ring Road …
London, UK: Petit Forestier has supplied a customer with 123 new rigids, all using Carrier Transicold’s Syberia multi-temperature fridge. It is the largest UK order to-date for the engineless fridge technology and will help improve the customer’s fleetsustainability. The trucks are 15, 18 and 26-tonne Dafs that will operate on food beverage deliveries to high …
London, UK: Microlise is holding a webinar on the driver shortage. The webinar, which takes place at 11.30am on 23 June, will focus on the recruitment and retention of drivers. One of the presenters is Rod McKenzie, policy director at the Road Haulage Association, who will talk about the size of the driver shortage and …
London, UK: UK warehousing has undergone seismic change and growth according to a new report. The report, The size and make up of the UK warehouse sector, shows a 32% rise in the number of warehouses, a trend towards bigger warehouses, with demand for units of 1m plus sq ft increasing by a 242% and, …
Nottingham, UK: The University of Nottingham is kick-starting a £1m project to develop dual-use energy storage technology, capable of delivering hydrogen to a fuel cell and generating direct cooling for refrigeration. Dual-use hydrogen energy storage could put the food cold chain on road to net zero, the university says. The system would allow hydrogen power …
Rugby, UK: Hultsteins and Trailar are offering a combined refrigeration system that reduces annual diesel usage, cuts running costs by a “significant margin” and reduces emissions. “Our hydraulic-drive fridge systems draw a small amount of energy from the truck via an engine-mounted PTO but despite the very small amount of fuel required for this, Hultsteins …
Eindhoven, Netherlands: DPD Netherlands has acquired BK Pharma Logistics and BK Sneltransport, logistics companies that handle the temperature-controlled transport of food and pharmaceuticals. Paul Bouwmeester, managing director of BK Pharma Logistics and BK Sneltransport, said: “This cooperation with DPD will be of huge benefit to us. By working with DPD Netherlands, we will have the …
Minimising heat loads, optimising operational practices and employing the most environmentally friendly technology are the way forward for achieving Climate Change Agreement standards, says Dermot Cotter, managing director, Star Technical Solutions. Glasgow, UK: The UK government has set itself an ambitious target of reaching net-zero carbon by 2050. Considering that the cold chain sector contributes …
Bath, UK: Despite the green hype, many major logistics companies have yet to commit to measuring carbon emissions, the first step towards meeting net-zero targets, according to a survey by Ti Insight. The survey, undertaken for the Foundation for Future Supply Chain, found that most logistics companies have yet to start measuring and publishing their …
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