Helsinki, Finland: K Group has tested Thermo King’s electric E-200 fridge on an electric-powered MAN eTGE van on food delivery in Finland. K Group is the third biggest retailer in Northern Europe with over 1500 grocery stores in Finland. It has piloted fully electric trucks and vans as part of efforts to reduce emissions and …
London, UK: Dawsongroup Global is supplying the world’s largest humanitarian organisation with Polarstore coldrooms to support humanitarian response teams with vaccine storage. The contract includes the supply of sixty, 40ft Polarstore coldrooms and another 26, 20ft coldrooms. Each unit has a generator to provide power in the event of mains failure. All units have data …
Burnley, UK: CoolKit has spent £2.4m on over 100 new vans for conversion to meet expected demand from customers emerging from the coronavirus pandemic. Rupert Gatty, chief executive, CoolKit, said: “In our 15 years in business, CoolKit has built a strong reputation among suppliers and partners, which, during the pandemic has enabled us to navigate …
London, UK: BSI has joined Innovate UK, a consortium to help digitise the UK’s fresh produce supply chains. The two-year Trusted Bytes initiative led by Produce Logistics, will see the use of digital technology to help goods move across international borders and increase efficiency for the UK food sector. This will help to create proof of …
London, UK: Hauliers no longer need a Kent Access Permit to travel between the UK and the EU from today (20 April). The M20 moveable barrier will also be removed on 24 April. The government says it is easing the measures “as trade returns to normal levels” and “delays have been prevented thanks to hauliers …
Werlte, Germany: Krone launched its first refrigerated trailer in 1996 and to mark the 25th anniversary a special Edition of the trailer is being launched. Krone’s first refrigerated trailer was a collaboration with US trailer builder Wabash which supplied the refrigerated boxes. When imports were no longer profitable due to an increasingly strong dollar, Krone …
London, UK: Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that exports to the EU jumped in February, following a record slump in January following Brexit. Goods sales to the bloc rose by £3.7bn, or 46.6%, having fallen by £5.7bn, or 42% in January – although they were still well down compared with last …
Hythe, UK: Hultsteins, which makes an alternative to diesel-engined fridges, has appointed Longhurst Refrigeration as its UK aftersales service partner. Longhurst provides 24-hour cover to operators in the south of England and was recognised as Transport Refrigeration Service Provider of the Year at the TCS&D Awards in 2016 and 2018. “As a fully independent company, this …
London, UK: The removal of the rebate on non-road going diesel fuel, red diesel, has prompted a number of companies to market engine power-take-off driven alternators to power truck and trailer fridges using the standby electric socket. But how safe is this? Cold Chain News asked Dale Cornes, key account manager, Frigoblock, for advice. Frigoblock …
Cold Chain Federation chief executive Shane Brennan answers topical readers’ questions in the first of a regular series in Cold Chain News magazine 1) Is it realistic for cold chain businesses to achieve net zero by 2050?A commitment for 30 years’ time can only be achieved if we are also clear about the changes that …
London, UK: Dawsongroup truck and trailer has added ten new multi-temperature Volvo FL 245 18t rigids to its fleet, fitting them for the first time with Hultsteins Ecofridge Slimline hydraulic-drive fridge motors. John Fletcher, managing director, Dawsongroup, said the group has a track-record of innovation and early-adoption of new technologies. “If innovations appear reliable, we …
London, UK: Ceva Logistics has started a new logistics offshoot to focus on temperature-controlled services. Ceva is to open a network of more than 40 airfreight stations by the end of 2021. Some of the stations will also offer other services, such as contract logistics support. The stations will allow Ceva to service major healthcare …
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