Feltham, UK: Perishables logistics firm PML has promoted Ryan Parr to the position of operations director. Parr, who is 25, will be the youngest director in the company’s 17-year history with responsibility for the day-to-day running of PML’s operations, exports, warehouse, transport and sea freight. PML has also recruited three new import clerks. The move …
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK: The pandemic has transformed the way businesses approach the supply chain and will do so for the foreseeable future, continuing to affect health and safety in warehouses, distribution centres and logistics hubs, says Jim Roberts, (pictured above) product manager at Beaverswood. Respondents cited the need to re-evaluate their processes at sites and …
Corby, UK: NewCold’s second UK deep freeze store is on course to open next year with building work underway. The Corby coldstore is on a 23-acre plot and ideally sited in the ‘golden triangle’ of proximity to frozen distribution centres of food retailers and food service suppliers, says Jon Miles, country director, NewCold. “Everything is …
Is automated technology really a viable option for small and medium size 3PLs, asks Charlie Walker, marketing director of Walker Logistics. Recently there has been plenty of chatter about automation and robotics. And the message to businesses operating across a broad spectrum of industries is clear – the age of automation and the industrial robot …
London, UK: Supply chains face a ‘winter of chaos’ from a no-deal Brexit and a second Covid-19 spike, says supply chain management company Scala Consulting. David Howorth, executive director, Scala, said warnings from government this week of queues of 7,000 trucks in Kent and 48-hour delays at Dover, “have sent shivers down the spines of …
London, UK: Cold Chain News has published its Cold Chain Leaders 2020 report, listing the top players in UK temperature-controlled logistics. The Cold Chain Leaders 2020 listing, published by Cold Chain News magazine and sponsored by Refrigeco, is available now priced £99. This year’s listing shows that Culina Logistics had a standout year with turnover …
Fraserburgh, Scotland: Refrigerated body and trailer builder Gray and Adams has been listed at No 163 in the 16th annual Sunday Times Pwc Top Track 250. One of only 24 companies from Scotland, Gray and Adams beat its previous placing of 210 in the 2018 Top Track 250. Gray & Adams described this as especially pleasing …
Atherstone, UK: Discount grocery retailer Aldi is planning to add new distribution centres and expand existing ones as part of a £1.3bn investment. Aldi revealed the move when unveiling its latest financial figures, which showed that sales increased 8.3% to £12.3bn in the year to 31 December 2019, due to an “influx of new shoppers”. …
Reading, UK: The key challenges for the UK’s cold chain are set out in a new report from the Cold Chain Federation. The report, Shaping the Cold Chain of the Future: The Road to Net Zero, published today on the first day of the federation’s Cold Chain Live! Towards a Net Zero Cold Chain virtual …
Cold Chain Insight into Energy, 16-20 November – the first of the new virtual insight series
Geneva, Switzerland: Europe’s most influential transport groups and associations, including Logistics UK and the Road Haulage Association, have called on the British and EU negotiators to reach a deal on Brexit. The IRU has co-ordinated an open letter to EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier, UK chief negotiator David Frost, and prime minister Boris Johnson, calling …
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