DFDS has agreed to buy Northern Ireland logistics group McBurney Transport for £138m as part of plans to accelerate its drive into the cold chain logistics sector. McBurney Transport, which has its headquarters in Ballymena […]
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Ice Co Storage and Logistics has bought East Anglian cold storage and logistics firm Savage Haulage in a multi-million pound deal. The purchase sees Ice Co Storage and Logistics expand its geographical footprint in a move which is also aimed at …
Food service provider Reynolds is now operating five Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units fitted with Hultsteins Ecogen 2 refrigeration systems – and slashing diesel costs as a result. The family firm, which began as a greengrocer in Hackney in 19…
The Cold Chain Federation (CCF) has sought urgent reassurance from the government that food and pharmaceutical goods will be treated as critical industries not only through this winter, but also beyond. It has written to the Chancellor, plus new…
Family-owned national foodservice wholesaler Creed Foodservice has taken delivery of three 12-tonne rigid trucks fitted with the UK’s first Carrier Transicold new Xarios 8 multi-temperature (MT) units. Creed’s new vehicles will operate five days…
Foodservice provider Brakes has teamed up with Solomon Commercials to take delivery of bespoke refrigerated vehicles, including 10 temperature controlled 7.2-tonne Iveco Dailys. The partnership also sees the two companies collaborating with Ther…
A successful trial of a TRU running on solar and battery power means the future is bright for DFDS, after it integrated Sunswap’s zero emission refrigeration unit into its fleet. On one of DFDS’s longest routes, Sunswap said the TRU provided 22 …
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…