articleDeveloping clean cold tech
The diesel powered Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) is one of the trucking industry’s biggest environmental challenges. Dearman is working on a solution.
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productBurnt Tree incorporates Transcan 2
When Burnt Tree announced the launch of its brand-new temperature controlled vehicle rental and contract hire operation ‘Refrigerental’, it specified the Transcan 2 temperature monitoring system from Seven Telematics as its standard fitment on all its refrigerated vehicles, covering the whole fleet from CDV’s right through to 26t multi-temp rigids.
productThermally efficient retail DC
Leader in composite panel cold store solutions, ISD Solutions, is completing work on a new 175,000 sq ft frozen food distribution centre for frozen food retailer, Farmfoods, to support its UK wide store network.
productReduced refrigerant
Frozen and chilled food products supplier, Brakes recently replaced the cold storage refrigeration plant at its Bishop’s Stortford facility with a new system from industrial cooling specialist Star Refrigeration.
articleBidvest Logistics invests in high density racking
BITO Storage Solutions has provided Bidvest Logistics with a space efficient push-back racking solution, which also accommodates marshalling to optimise available space in a coldstore.
articleTrucks for a tough challenge
Cold store operations are one of the toughest material handling challenges. UniCarriers promises to help.
productInterchangeable probe handle
Saving both time and money, ETI has introduced a new thermocouple temperature probe that allows the user to replace the stainless measuring tip, rather than replacing the whole probe.
newsMalcolm Johnstone takes on FSDF president role
The Food Storage & Distribution Federation (FSDF) Board of Directors meeting held on 22nd January saw the transfer of Presidency and Chain of Office from Garry Tilburn to Malcolm Johnstone, MD of Associated Cold Storage and Transport Ltd (ACS&T).
productNatural cooling for coldstore
Seafood processor, Pinneys of Scotland, has switched to a natural ammonia cooling system from Star Refrigeration.
articleA fresh take on storage
BITO’s fresh food solution makes optimum use of the warehouse and ensures an uninterrupted supply chain to retailers for fruit and vegetable distributor The Greenery.
newsWarehouse safety on the agenda at FSDF seminar
The Food Storage and Distribution Federation is hosting its fifth Technical and Safety Seminar, focusing on warehouse safety encompassing fork lift truck operation, racking design and automation.
articleDoors open at 2m per second
Efaflex’s high-speed doors have recently been installed at a major frozen food processor and distributor who supplies two of the largest high street supermarkets.
productGrowing in strength
ISD Solutions has announced a second record-breaking year, with turnover up 10% to £30 million for the year ending January 2015.
productMeeting European Good Distribution Practice
Tinytag Ultra Radio temp/RH loggers have a low profile, compact design, making them suitable for discreet indoor monitoring.
productBigger magnetic holders
Beaverswood offers wide range of identification products which includes many sizes and types of label holder. Magnetic label holders are manufactured from brown magnetic rubber and can be applied to any steel surface offering the user the benefit of a holder that can ‘lift off’ and be relocated as and when required.
articleMobile racking optimises new-build cold store
A leading fruit grower kitted out its new cold store with a mobile pallet racking system supplied and installed by SSI Schaefer.
productMeasures temperature & humidity
The Onset HOBO MX1101 Temperature/RH data logger from Tempcon transmits data to mobile devices via Bluetooth Smart technology.
productCold store extension
After successfully completing a £6.7m cold store and packing hall for frozen fruit and vegetable specialist Ardo in 2009, Chalcroft was called upon in late 2013 to partner the Kent-based business on the design and build of a cold store extension to the facility.
productClad rack cold storage
Single envelope cold store construction specialist, ISD Solutions, has completed a €1.8m frozen and chilled storage facility for leading Spanish pharmaceutical and healthcare giant, Grifols, in Grange Castle, Dublin.
productFire protection for cold storage facility
The high-bay cold storage facility opened by Belgium bakery group, La Lorraine, in the Czech town of Kladno in 2013 is protected by an OxyReduct active fire prevention system from WAGNER.
