London, UK: The Transport Focus Lorry Driver Facilities Survey, published this week, found 63% of drivers and 78% of logistics and coach businesses were dissatisfied with the number of available stopping places in the UK. Logistics UK deputy director policy, Michelle Gardner, said: “It is extremely disappointing that drivers are reporting widespread dissatisfaction with the …
London, UK: Sunswap has gained the Innovation of the Year Award at the Made in Britain Impact Awards 2024. The award celebrates British manufacturing excellence, with judges looking for companies making a measurable impact through innovative solutions. Sunswap’s battery and solar-powered transport refrigeration unit, Endurance, impressed the judges with its fresh approach to a complex industry challenge. …
Atlanta, USA: Americold Realty Trust, reported revenue of $674.2m, a 0.9% change from $667.9 m in Q3 2023 and a change of 2.1% on a constant currency basis, in its third quarter ended 30 September, 2024. Global warehouse same store services margin increased to 14.5% from 3.5% in Q3 2023. George Chappelle, chief executive, Americold …
Berlin, Germany: UPS is to buy Germany-based Frigo-Trans and its sister company BPL.The acquisition will enhance UPS’s temperature-sensitive and time-critical logistics for the European healthcare sector. “The fast-paced innovation in the pharmaceutical industry is creating the need to have more integrated cold and frozen supply chains,” said Kate Gutmann, president of International, Healthcare and Supply …
Munich, Germany: Sono Group has launched its solar technology for reefer trailers shown earlier this year at IAA in Hanover. The solar panels provide independent power for up to 3-4 hours daily and the system has an expected payback period of approximately 3 years.
Spalding, UK: FreshLinc faced a challenging financial year after losing a retail contract which was absorbed into the client’s own distribution operations. This loss was a major factor in the company’s reported 4% turnover decline to £139.7m and a 23.2% fall in pre-tax profits to £1.3m for the year ending 3 February 2024. FreshLinc cited …
Rotterdam, Netherlands: Thermo King is showing its latest refrigerated container systems at Intermodal Europe 2024 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 12 to 13 November. “Cold chain integrity while minimizing carbon footprint and energy consumption, are key trends shaping the transport and logistics sector,” said Claudio Zanframundo, president Thermo King EMEA. “We protect temperature-sensitive cargo at every stage …
London, UK: The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) has found that GXO Logistics’ (GXO) purchase of Wincanton could reduce competition in the supply of contract logistics services in the UK. Both companies supply mainstream contract logistics services to business customers in both retail (such as groceries, fashion and apparel) and non-retail (such as manufacturing and …
Easton, UK: Magnavale’s cold store at Easton is entering the final stages, with the completion and commissioning underway. The site adds 101,000 pallet positions to Magnavale’s portfolio. The main building and plant rooms are fully complete, and testing of the automated storage and retrieval systems finished in October, setting the stage for the first intake …
Warsaw, Poland: Grocery retailer Auchan Retail Poland is building a fully robotic distribution centre that will use Ocado’s “smart technology”. The centre, in Wilcza Góra near Warsaw, is the second stage in the partnership between Auchan Retail Poland and UK business Ocado, which operates in online grocery distribution, logistics automation and robotics for the e-grocery …
London, UK: Emissions from fridges on vans is a overlooked danger says new research from Zemo Partnership. The study, on behalf of the Department for Transport, builds on that published in February 2024 and includes the results of tests on diesel refrigeration units. Regulations covering emissions from such units only came into effect in January …
Redditch, UK: Oakland International and Acorn Trade Partners (ATP) are collaborating with Grubby, a UK-based producer of plant-based recipe kits, to help the company further expand its business. The partnership has already been working successfully for a year. ATP, which is part of the Oakland International Group, works with new and developing brands to reach …
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