productGoods monitoring
For sensitive goods such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals and other items, accurate monitoring of temperatures during storage and transit is critical.
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newsNew president for FSDF
The Food Storage and Distribution Federation has appointed Garry Tilburn of Reed Boardall Cold Storage as its new president. Mr Tilburn succeeds Malcolm Johnstone, who has stepped down after three years in the role.
productStar performance
The UK’s largest cold storage and logistics company, Yearsley Logistics has invested in a bespoke high efficiency cooling system from Star Refrigeration as part of an expansion to cold storage facilities at its flagship distribution centre in Lancashire.
articleFighting for food logistics
The FSDF is the sole trade body which represents and supports the interests of the entire food logistics industry. Working closely with members to identify the issues that really matter, the CEO, Chris Sturman and the federation’s administration team are committed to ensuring its members’ voices are heard by all the relevant governmental departments, NGOs, trade bodies and organisations, in UK and Europe.
productIncreased stock
Materials handling and process cooling specialist, AB Systems, has made a significant investment in the its Buckinghamshire-based headquarters to increase the volume of parts it is able to stock.
articleCold chain health and safety leadership programme launches
The Food Storage and Distribution Federation (FSDF) has launched a flagship Health and Safety Leadership Programme, designed to provide a highly visible declaration of the FSDF’s leadership for members who are committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all involved in the food storage and distribution industry sector.
productCold store expansion
A £4m project to expand frozen food firm Ardo UK’s cold store at Charing in Kent, is underway. The work, which will be undertaken by food and storage construction specialist, Chalcroft, will increase the size of the facility by more than 20%.
productArdo expands cold store operation
Work has begun on a £4 million project to expand Ardo UK’s state-of-the-art cold store at Charing.
articleSmart tips on managing your cold store trucks
Atlet delivers excellent advice to help you keep your trucks operating efficiently in the cold store.
productFog-free vision
JSP’s Thermex safety goggle is designed for use in the harshest of working environments and will not mist up, even at temperatures as low as -40°C.
articleFood supplier to Sainsbury’s and Morrisons buys Cold Stop
A leading producer of chilled ready-meals has installed Cold Stop curtains from Seymour Manufacturing International to help solve a temperature control issue.
productAnti-bacterial alternative
Producer of chilled ready-meals, Oscar Mayer, has invested in Cold Stop curtains, from Seymour Manufacturing International (SMI) at its Ferndale Foods factory at Erith in Kent.
productHigh density cold storage
SSI Schaefer has completed a year-long project to design, manufacture and install automated pallet handling and storage systems at the Spalding-based facility of T F Bowman & Son, which stores meat, food products, fruit and flowers in ambient, chilled, blast-frozen, frozen and tempered conditions.
articleHormann looks at the big picture
Temperature controlled operations have always been leading the logistics industry in terms of energy efficiency and environmental impact, since this represents a key element of their cost management.
productLow temperature headset
At LogiMAT in Stuttgart Imtradex highlighted its headsets for pick-by-voice in cold storage applications.
articleConveyor reaches high level for cold store
Rusmail has solved one of its most challenging handling problems to date using an inclined belt conveyor which needed to reach from ground level to a height of almost 6.5 metres for a food processing client.
articleAutomating the frozen food renaissance
For something that’s been on UK shelves since the 1950s, frozen food has been through something of a renaissance recently, says Swisslog UK sales manager Andrew Blair.
articleHigh bay cold store in the desert uses automatic stacker cranes
In the desert nation of Dubai, logistics service provider Integrated National Logistics (INL) stores food for the Middle East market in 40,000 pallet spaces.
productThe Intelligent Logistics Solution of the Future at Minus 24°C
“Food should inspire with taste and quality” is the motto and driving force behind the apetito group, whose headquarters are located in the Westphalian city of Rheine.
productPartner Logistics keeps its cool
Partner Logistics provides state-of-the-art, highly automated warehousing, primarily for frozen foods. It currently operates six large-scale deep freeze warehouses – two in the UK (of which one is the UK’s largest), three in the Netherlands and one in Belgium.
