Peterborough, UK: Construction has started on Lineage Logistics’ new 92,000-pallet, automated warehouse in Peterborough. Lineage also expects its new Heywood warehouse to be in operation in March 2021 which will add 22,000 pallet positions to the existing location. “Our large expansions in these two critical logistics hubs highlight Lineage’s commitment to adapting to our customers’ …
London, UK: The Road Haulage Association has warned that there is an 80% chance of “chaos in Kent” on January 1 because the government is in denial about the urgent need to put post-Brexit customs systems in place. The RHA’s chief executive Richard Burnett was speaking to the Future Relationship with the European Union Committee …
Dartford, UK: Europa Road, part of Europa Worldwide, has launched a new customs product to minimise transit time delays between the UK and mainland Europe after the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December. The new product, Europa Flow, is based on the premise that delays are created by the need to contact importers prior …
London, UK: JJ Foodservice has reported record sales in August as the eating out market picks up and consumers continue to shop in bulk. For the four weeks in August 2020, total sales at jumped by 9.27% compared with the same period the previous year. JJ Foodservice picked up thousands of new customers after launching …
Manchester, UK: Commercial vehicle security company Maple has launched Drivers’ Cargo and Road Transport Security Guide. Written in collaboration with the Road Haulage Association, DHL, Royal Sun Alliance Insurance, Motorway Buddy and National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service, the publication is the follow-up to the original Cart Security Guide produced in 2017. This latest edition of …
London, UK: Gillian Brooks, a driver with Gist, has been named Microlise Driver of the Year Award for 2020, beating more than 225,000 other UK drivers and becoming the first female driver to win the award. Brooks, pictured above, who has more than 30 years’ experience as an HGV driver, has been with Gist for …
Sherborne, UK: Hunt’s Foodservice has added 31 new vans and trucks, a mixture of replacements and additions, to its 120-vehicle fleet. The new vehicles are all MANs and include twenty vans, three 7.5-tonners, two 12-tonners and six 18-tonners, all with refrigerated bodywork. Carrier Transicold Pulsor 400 multi-temperature fridges cool the vans with Supra 550, Supra …
Werlte, Germany: Trailer maker Krone and Shippeo, which makes automated tracking systems, have partnered to provide real-time estimated time of arrival (ETA) for Krone’s trailer telematic systems. Customers will be able to receive the ETA for deliveries, powered by Shippeo’s proprietary machine learning algorithm. “There’s a growing demand for trailers with built-in ETA prediction capabilities …
The UK logistics industry is well prepared to deal with the consequences of another UK-wide lockdown if a ‘second wave’ of the Covid pandemic hits Britain this winter says Charlie Walker, director, Walker Logistics. Hungerford, Berkshire: The Covid crisis impacted on third party logistics companies (3PL) in different ways – depending on the type of …
Newark, UK: Thermotraffic UK has taken a half share of Kevin Hancock. Both companies provide temperature-controlled logistics. The investment will give Thermotraffic, part of Japan’s Nichirei Group, access to coldstorage. “In combining the logistics expertise, specialised knowledge, and business ideas of both our companies, we are convinced that this partnership will be of great value …
Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire: Jon Stowe has taken over as managing director at ACS&T. He has taken over from Malcolm Johnstone who led the business from 2006Stowe was most recently operations director at Nisa Retail and previously held senior positions at Wincanton Logistics, AF Blakemore and Jenks Sales Brokers. “I am delighted to have been …
Rotterdam, Netherlands: The 23rd GCCA European Cold Chain Conference is scheduled for 23 – 25 November 2020 at the Hilton Rotterdam. The conference for temperature controlled professionals will see attendees come together as a to share challenges and opportunities in the food supply chain. Topics to be discussed are: Consumer Behaviour & e-Commerce Industry Trends & Innovation Talent Recruitment …
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