Gray & Adams has been selected as a finalist in the Make UK Manufacturing Awards in the Developing Young Talent category. The Make UK Awards celebrate manufacturing excellence and its previous winners include Sony UK, BAE Systems and Kimberl…
Lake District food and drink supplier Caterite has added nine Ford Transit Slipstream dual-temperature vehicles to its 50-strong fleet. The vehicles, provided by Lancashire-based Solomon Commercials, are fitted with the Thermoking V300 and also …
Europa Warehouse is planning to deliver an enhanced delivery management solution for online beer retailer Beerwulf at its Birmingham warehouse. The move will allow customers to choose the final mile supplier once their order is dispatched from E…
Family-run European perishable foods haulier Whites Transport Services has blamed soaring fuel and energy costs for its decision to wind down the business. Founded in 1992 by haulage veteran Ray White, the Hungerford-based company owns 18 Scania…
Saints Transport has entered administration after struggling with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the aviation sector. The company has appointed Paul Ellison and David Taylor of Reading-based KRE Corporate Recovery as its administrators. …
Carmarthenshire-based food wholesaler Castell Howell has added two new Eco-Drive-equipped Volvo FH tractors, as well as the first of two new 13.6-metre Gray & Adams double deck trailers mounted with Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 refrigerat…
Fresh produce wholesaler Langridge Organic Products has put into service another seven Isuzu N75.190 refrigerated trucks after finding that they ticked the box for payload, footprint and reliability. The Feltham business has been steadily expand…
Bananas in refrigerated containers will arrive in Southampton this week as part of a new reefer service DP World is offering fruit suppliers across the globe. Ernst Schulze, UK chief executive of DP World, said: “Following on from last week’s ne…
Chilled food supplier Reynolds has embarked upon its mission to run 24 all-electric trucks in its fleet by 2025 with the rollout of a zero carbon, 7.5-tonne temperature-controlled rigid. Featuring an Isuzu chassis adapted by electric drivetrain …
Wholesaler Bidfood has opted for the FUSO eCanter as its electric truck of choice as its presses ahead with future-proofing its business. The 7.5-tonne eCanter was delivered to the foodservice firm in 2020 but plans to put it to work were curtai…
Chereau has partnered with manufacturer Sono Motors to build solar powered refrigerated vehicles. It said the solution provides the vehicle’s refrigeration unit with an additional 9.8kW, saving up to 8,475 litres of fuel and reducing CO2 emissio…
Leicestershire-based Samworth Brothers Supply Chain has taken delivery of its first batch of new generation MAN TGX trucks. The latest additions to the temperature-controlled distribution specialist’s fleet are both 26.470 6×2 tractors, featurin…
Carrier Transicold has invested in a new specialist training academy and urgent request spare parts warehouse for its partners, to help reduce customers’ vehicle downtime. The Manchester facility holds vehicle off-road parts and is supported by …
The Cold Chain Federation is calling on the government to make good on its promise to provide financial support to cold chain transport operators hit by the removal of the red diesel rebate for transport refrigeration units (TRUs), which came in…