newsExpert witnesses from industry and academia, including group engineer at Tesco and SME sustainable refrigeration pioneers, Hubbard, Dearman and Iceotope, presented to the Birmingham Energy Institute policy commission last week to warn against the risks of apathy in refrigeration and cooling markets.
articleTwo new cold store MR reach trucks supported by two MPX power pallet trucks are proving to be a robust, reliable and low-cost materials handling solution in sub-zero temperatures at Chiltern Cold Storage.
productThe market for temperature-controlled foods is becoming increasingly important, with logistics processes for refrigerated or frozen foods offering more challenges and demands. The industry is extremely energy intensive and strict hygiene and labor protection requirements must be taken into consideration throughout the entire production chain.
productYale Europe Materials Handling and distribution partner, Briggs Equipment, will put the focus on materials handling solutions for the perishable goods supply chain when they exhibit at the Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution (TCS&D) show on 16 and 17 September.
newsGlobal cold chain firm AGRO Merchants Group has bought The Sawyers Group (Sawyers), which is based in Northern Ireland.
productWhen a major food distribution warehouse needed to upgrade its in-house chiller it called upon the services of leading chiller hire companies, Andrews Chiller Hire, to provide an alternative solution that would keep warehouse temperatures at a safe level for preserving stored food.
productAfter receiving a call from Bryans Salads, Union Industries visited its site the same day and provided a quotation for the installation of a Rapid Roll Door. Within a month, Union had installed its market-leading Bulldoor High Speed Door, complete with features such as radar infra-red activation, safety light curtain and photocells.
productLeader in single envelope cold store construction, ISD Solutions, has completed a multi-million euro frozen and chilled storage facility for Spanish pharmaceutical and healthcare giant, Grifols. The warehouse forms part of the company’s new International Logistics Centre on the IDA Business Park in Grange Castle, Dublin.
articleChris Sturman, Chief Executive of FSDF has been announced as the recipient of this the TCS&D lifetime achievement award.
productPDQ Specialist Courier Services caters for the pharmaceutical, hazardous and scientific analysis industries. PDQ’s fleet is based on Mercedes vans and trucks, all fitted with Carrier Transicold refrigeration systems and using the latest state of the art temperature monitoring and tracking equipment supplied by Seven Telematics.
productAndrews Chiller Hire has virtually doubled its fleet of FC90 Fast Chill models in response to increased demand for temporary chiller hire across the food and drinks industry.
articleThe FSDF is the sole trade body which represents and supports the interests of the entire food logistics industry.
blogThe UK government have promised an EU referendum by the end of 2017, but what will the result of this referendum mean for the safety of British businesses? And what should we be doing about it?
articleGrifols is the world’s third-largest plasma product manufacturer and opened the Bioscience Division of its new worldwide operations facility in Ireland.
newsNorgine BV has opened its new £4.5 million temperature controlled warehouse on its current site in Hengoed, Wales.
productGoya Developments and Barwood Capital have bought a Cambridge site for a 140,000 sq ft warehouse development.
productAstraZeneca will invest the sum building a state of the art packing and warehouse facility at the company’s location in Macclesfield.
productPallet pooling specialist, IPP Logipal UK & Ireland, part of Pooling Partners, has won a sole-supply contract from Kanes Foods, one of the UK’s most respected suppliers of fresh prepared chilled produce to the major multiples. Previously, Kanes Foods dual-sourced its pallets.
productSamuel Grant will exhibit its Samson Nano palletwrapper at Foodex 2016.
articleDave Mayne, UK operations manager at integrated logistics provider Partner Logistics, looks at the challenges faced by the cold storage industry faces and how warehouse automation can help to overcome them.
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