London, UK: The UK Warehousing Association is upbeat about the future, despite the coronavirus epidemic, says its chief executive Peter Ward. “We’ve seen a significant increase in our membership and high levels of engagement with our activities and communications,” he said at the association’s annual general meeting lasat week. Ward said that UKWA “has continued …
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA: Carrier has marked World Refrigeration Day with a white paper on the cold chain in a post-pandemic world. “The cold chain is in greater demand now more than ever,” said David Appel, president, refrigeration, Carrier. “Carrier technology plays a leading role in the safe transport of medicine and the global …
Reading, UK: The Cold Chain Federation has published a report demonstrating the critical importance of the cold chain to UK food supply, food safety and reducing food waste. The report, The Cold Chain, details how the industry is integral to the food chain, from farm to fork. It shows the contribution that cold chain businesses …
Brussels, Belgium: EU commercial vehicle registrations fell 44.4% in May as the coronavirus continues to takes its toll on business. Demand fell across all commercial vehicle segments and most markets. The four largest markets of the EU fell: Spain by 59%, Germany by 47.9%, followed by Italy down 36.5% and France down 35.0%. The UK …
Worcester, UK: Hultsteins has appointed Eco Truck Refrigeration to handle sales in the east of the UK. Eco Truck Refrigeration will sell Hultsteins’ diesel-free refrigeration products including Ecogen, its hybrid-power generator, pictured above. Graham Usher, managing director, Eco Truck Fridge, said: “I am delighted to be joining forces with Hultsteins and helping to promote these …
London, UK: Employers have a duty of care to their staff that is especially important as government’s plans to further ease lockdown restrictions from 4 July, warns the British Safety Council. “One metre-plus is ok, but two metres is better,” says the British Safety Council’s chief executive, Michael Robinson. The government has published new guidance …
Glasgow, UK: Star Refrigeration is a sponsor of World Refrigeration Day, a global initiative to raise the profile of the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sectors. The annual event, which takes place on Friday 26 June, focuses on the temperature controlled industry and its role in modern life. The event also highlights how refrigeration plays …
Maharashtra, India: The UK coldchain logistics market, valued at £3.64bn ($4.55bn) in 2018, is expected to grow by 23.6% to reach £19.48bn ($24.37bn) by 2026, according to a report by Premium Market Insights. The report, Cold Chain Logistics Market, published by Premium Market Insights, says that meat, fish and sea food accounted for the highest …
Cross Hands, Wales: Castell Howell Foods, one of Wales’ biggest food companies, has warned its 700 staff of possible job cuts due to the drop in hospitality trade during the coronavirus crisis. Castell Howell said weekly sales were down by 65% and it fears trade is “unlikely” to recover until 2021. “Major events have been …
London, UK: A strong rise in online grocery sales prompted Tesco to increase its warehouse staff by 12,000 to 35,000 and employ 4,000 more drivers, according to an article in the Guardian on the supply chain during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the article, online grocery sales have jumped from 7% to 11.5%. Tesco was …
Bracknell, UK: Waitrose is adding 150 new delivery vans to its fleet due to high online customer demand, enabling it to offer further increases in delivery slots to customers over the coming weeks. Waitrose has processed more than 150,000 online orders in a week for the first time: the figure is more than double the …
London, UK: The government will reimburse Northern Irish businesses if they are subject to tariffs due to a collapse in Brexit talks, says cabinet minister Michael Gove. “We want to make sure that in the event of there not being a free trade agreement of whatever kind with the EU that we are in a …
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