London, UK: Gist has launched a safety training programme which will result in every manager in the UK receiving a formal qualification and recognition from the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. Every Gist manager, some 700 employees, will undertake the IOSH training programme, Managing Safely. It is the market-leading health and safety course for …
Stockholm, Sweden: Volta Trucks is to launch four electric trucks and is targeting over 27,000 vehicle sales per year. The trucks, from 7.5 to 19 tonnes, will be sold in Europe with a city-specific strategy, followed by North American and Asian markets by 2025. The 16-tonne Volta Zero will be the first vehicle delivered, with …
Novi, Michigan, USA: Lineage Logistics has made its first foray into the Spanish cold storage sector, acquiring refrigerated warehousing and storage company Frigorificos de Navarra (Frinavarra) and a coldstore in Gijón. Frinavarra is based in Milagro (Navarra), Spain, and operates refrigerated warehousing and storage, also providing blast freezing, tempering, and modified atmosphere storage services. It …
Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK: Cutting fuel use is a key part of the low carbon agenda and vehicle aerodynamics have a major role to play in that, says air kit maker Aerodyne. But it’s not just about diesel use: aerodynamics also helps increase the range of electric vehicles. A new Fuso e-Canter fitted with Aerodyne’s air management …
Brussels, Belgium: Thermo King is working with Va-Q-tec on vaccine distribution. Va-Q-tec, which makes boxes for temperature-controlled logistics, uses Thermo King Magnum Plus and SuperFreezer refrigerated containers. These Thermo King containers can maintain stable temperature set-points between -70 degrees Celsius to + 30 degrees Celsius, allowing Va-Q-tec to condition the phase changing materials used in …
London, UK: Sales of vans in April boomed with registrations up 23.2% on a five-year average, according to data from the Society of Vehicle Manufacturers and Traders. 30,440 vans were registered in April, the highest-ever total for the month since records began, taking sales back to 2019 registration levels. Large vans accounted for much of …
Aylesford, Kent: KFF has acquired 18 Iveco Daily vans with twin-compartment Solomon Commercials bodies and Hubbard multi-temp fridges. KFF supplies frozen, chilled and ambient foods to wholesalers and hospitality outlets in the south of England and Midlands from two sites at Aylesford, Kent and Witney, Oxfordshire. The 71-vehicle fleet with twin-compartment bodies make some 20 …
Singapore: Atlantic Container Line is acquiring 150 new containers with Carrier Transicold PrimeLine refrigeration and Lynx Fleet, a digital monitoring system. Atlantic Container Line, part of the Italian Grimaldi Group, is adding the new 40-foot, high-cube refrigerated containers for fleet expansion. The units will be placed into service on trade routes between western Europe and …
Strasbourg, France: Bolloré Logistics and Strasbourg Airport are building a dedicated pharmaceutical warehouse on Strasbourg Airport’s business park. The 10,000sq emtre, temperature-controlled warehouse, operated by Bollore Logistics will open in January 2022. It will consist of two temperature-controlled cells, at +2°/+8°C and +15°/+25°C, reserved for high-value-added storage and logistics operations including the processing of export …
Amersfoort, Netherlands: Dutch retailer Albert Heijn has introduced electric minibuses in Amersfoort for grocery deliveries. The retailer expects to roll out light electronic vehicles for grocery deliveries in the country over the next two years. The initiative kicked off with two electric vehicles in Amersfoort and the retailer plans to operate 14 vehicles by June. …
Peterborough, UK: The UK’s ongoing driver shortage, and the new changes to IR35 (off-payroll working) tax rules, have created a perfect storm for the logistics industry, according to the Road Haulage Association. The RHA’s comments came as the Grocer reported that driver shortages are now having an effect on deliveries to convenience stores. “The driver …
Paris, France: Temperature-controlled food logistics company Stef saw a limited drop in turnover in the first quarter of 2021, despite the uncertainties surrounding the health situation and economic environment. Overall, turnover of €788m was down just 2.8% on a like-for-like basis for the quarter. Group turnover in France was down 3.1% as a result of …
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