Novi, Michigan, USA: Lineage has raised $4.44bn in its US initial public offering, the company said this week. Investors say it is the largest IPO so far this year. The company priced just under 57m shares in New York at $78 per share. Its shares will begin trading on Nasdaq today (July 25). Lineage operates …
Boroughbridge, UK: Reed Boardall has added two new 42-tonne Volvo FM Electric 4×2 tractors to its fleet. The trucks , supplied by Crossroads Truck and Bus, join an all Volvo 200 vehicle, quarter of which are gas-powered trucks – the FM Electrics will work together to create a 24/7 zero-tailpipe emission operation. The new trucks …
Arnatveit, Norway: Asko Vest, Western Norway’s largest food wholesaler and subsidiary of NorgesGruppen now operates electric city and drawbar trailers using Thermo King’s electric V-1000 and Frigoblock HKi systems powered by E-Coolpac battery packs. Asko Vest plans an al electric fleet by the end of 2026 and is pioneering independent electric refrigeration systems. This effort …
Reddich, UK: Oakland International staff colleagues and friends are training for a three-day and 200-mile bike ride from Brighton to Warwick in September to raise funds for children’s charity Molly Ollys. Oakland International strategic innovation manager Luke Attwell said: “We are a team of eighteen friends, colleagues and family members who have all decided to …
Colchester, UK: CambridgeHOK Refrigeration has a £1.5m deal with Stourgarden – a major UK onion packer and processor. Stourgarden packs and processes 75,000 tonnes of Red, Brown and Pink onions a year, mainly to supply a high-profile retailers, restaurants chains and food manufacturers. Already one of the biggest onion packers and processors in England, it …
Gorsey Point, Widnes, UK: A new NHS Supply Chain temperature-controlled regional distribution centre is now fully operational, supplying products and medical equipment to hospitals and other health care providers across the North West. The 400,000sq ft Gorsey Point centre is around three times larger than the site it replaces, providing 60,000 pallet spaces – an …
Dublin, Ireland: US software providers Aptean has bought Dublin-based Principal Logistics Technologies which provides warehouse management and supply chain software. PLT systems manage operations across single- and multi-site systems with experience in 3PL logistics, bulk commodities, chemicals, cold storage, grocery, pharmaceutical, wholesale / distribution, manufacturing and retail verticals. “PLT has a proven track record and …
Bedford, UK: Movianto UK is taking over the warehousing and distribution of all Aguettant infusion bags to the NHS. Movianto UK has supplied NHS hospitals for over 20 years and is “known and trusted supplier to the NHS”, says Claire Broomfield, managing director, Aguettant. The collaboration follows the acquisition of Carelide by Laboratoire Aguettant in …
Accra, Ghana: Transaid has funding from the Puma Energy Foundation to lead a new two and a half-year project supporting HGV driver training standard in Ghana. Transaid’s selection to lead the work follows more than three years’ experience working in Ghana, where it developed the training standard and built driver training capacity at the institutional …
London, UK: The government has launched Skills England which aims to “bring together key partners to meet the skills needs of the next decade”. Prime minister Keir Starmer pointed out that between 2017 and 2022 skills shortages in this country doubled to more than half a million, and now account for 36% of job vacancies. …
Hartlepool, UK: Camerons Brewery, the largest independent brewer in the North East of England, hired a cold storage container from ICS Cool Energy to solve its problem of how to store chilled beer and drinks for a music festival. Previously, Camerons relied on cold storage vans but the provider ceased trading. “We were in a …
Trowbridge, UK: Meals provider Apetito is spending £14.3m on 200 refrigerated electric vans for its Wiltshire Farm Foods fleet. The vans will be rolled out this year as the company moves towards net zero. The investment is a key milestone to convert 75% of Wiltshire Farm Foods delivery fleet to electric vehicles before the end …
Tel: 0118 988 4468
Cold Chain Federation Ltd.
7 Diddenham Court, Lambwood Hill,
Grazeley, Reading, Berkshire RG7 1JQ
©2026 Cold Chain Federation
The Cold Chain Federation Ltd. registered in England and Wales, Company No: 6453302.
Registered Office: 7 Diddenham Court, Lambwood Hill, Grazeley, Reading RG7 1JQ