Europe

2020.10.01

NewCold ‘on course’ with new cold storage facility

September 30, 2020 Preparations for NewCold’s second UK deep freeze storage facility are fully on course, says the company. Following the build commencement next month, the operation is expec...

2020.10.01

Logistics UK's response to government's announcements on ski

30 September 2020 Speaking about today’s (29 September 2020) announcement, Elizabeth de Jong, Policy Director at Logistics UK said:   “Logistics UK is delighted to see that government has listened to the concerns of the sector and included flexible delivery for apprenticeships in its skills announcement today.   It is vital that the logistics sector’s needs are ...

2020.10.01

EP approved the Cuffe report with overwhelming majority

29 September 2020 On 17 September, The European Parliament approved the Cuffe Report on Maximising the energy efficiency potential of the EU building stock with 75% of the votes. This is a strong sup...

2020.09.30

Can technology help get shoppers back in-store?

Sep 25th, 2020 Despite an upsurge in online grocery shopping, many consumers still like to go into a physical store to select their own produce and to interact with others. But social distancin...

2020.09.30

Report reveals staggering savings to be made by switching to

Sep 25th, 2020 New buying habits look set to stay as report shows that switching to frozen can save families up to £1,500 per year and almost halve levels of food waste.   A new st...

2020.09.30

Logistics UK’s reaction to letter from michael gove

Sep 28th, 2020 BFFF supports the work of other trade associations which are relevant to its members, Logistics UK has recently announced the following:   Comment from Elizabeth de Jong, Policy Director, Logistics UK:   “Logistics UK has long warned government of the potential for border delays after the UK leaves the EU, and while there is still time to put mitigations in plac...

2020.09.30

Systemair introduces: A new generation of Topvex air handlin

29.09.2020 Easy to work with every step of the way   Systemair proudly presents Topvex with counterflow heat recovery. It is an integrated, intelligent solution where innovation, energy ...

2020.09.29

Annual progress report for the UK’s food waste reduction roa

Sep 28th, 2020 Last week WRAP and IGD released their annual progress report for the UK’s Food Waste Reduction Roadmap. The report identified in the last 12 months, more than 70 new organisati...

2020.09.29

Logistics UK comments on launch of Trader Support Service

28 September 2020 In relation to the launch of the Trader Support Service today (28 September 2020), Seamus Leheny, Logistics UK’s Policy Manager for Northern Ireland, comments:   “UK businesses face significant challenges at the end of the transition period, not least the matter of customs and other formalities, which many will be encountering for the first time. We are deligh...

2020.09.29

IOR Trustee elections 2020

26 Sep 2020 The IOR annual elections for Board members opens on 28th September.  Six nominations have been received for the two Trustee vacancies:       James Bailey MInstR...