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MP tables motion for carbon monoxide alarms in all rented pr
26 JULY, 2016 Margaret Ritchie MP has tabled an Early Day Motion demanding that the government ensures renters up and down the country are properly protected from carbon monoxide poisoning. The EDM says “that this House notes with concern that around 50 people a year still die as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning” and goes on to highlight “the recent research undertaken at Liverpool Joh...
Dearman’s cutting-edge technology shortlisted in TCS&D award
25 July 2016 Birmingham, UK: The Dearman transport refrigeration system, the first in the world to be powered by a liquid nitrogen engine, has been shortlisted has been nominated in the ‘Innovation’ c...
Refrigerated locker wins third award
July 24, 2016 FRANCE: A refrigerated locker has has won the prestigious French Design Institute award, Janus de l’Industrie, for Epta France for the third consecutive year. The E-Lockers are re...
Japan expands temperature- controlled distribution in southe
July 22, 2016 Tokyo, Japan: Japanese logistics companies are boosting cold chain capacity in Southeast Asia in anticipation of growth in high-quality foods. Kawasaki Kisen and Japan Logistic Systems have opened a 7,000-square-meter refrigerated warehouse in Vietnam’s Binh Duong Province, adjacent to Ho Chi Minh City. The 25 degrees C to minus 50 degrees C capacity warehouse cost some ...
Stef second quarter sales up 1.8%
July 22, 2016 Paris, France: European cold chain specialist transport provider Stef reports group sales up 1.8% to 615m Euro. “Group turnover for Q2 2016 is steady, thanks to the good momentum ...
Integrated Services to Propel Refrigerated Warehouse Market
July 22, 2016 LONDON - The global refrigerated warehouse market is projected to record a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 14 percent to 2020, driven by the rise of end-to-end integrated services, according to the latest research report released by Technavio. “Several cold chain service providers have recently started to offer end-to-end integrated services to end-users in the...
Mitsubishi Electric Starts Operations at New Logistics Cente
On June 15, 2016, Mitsubishi Electric started operations at its Iwade logistics center, which was established near Mitsubishi Electric’s Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Systems Works in Wakayama ...
Fuji Electric to Expand Vending Machine Maintenance Service
Fuji Electric is planning to increase the number of beverage vending machine maintenance service centers in China to 100, or three times as many as at present, by 2018. In China, more and more companies are installing vending machines in their offices and factories as part of corporate benefit packages. Along with rising income, people’s tastes are becoming westernized, and carbonated or coffee dr...
Regulation Covering Medical Cold Chain Technology Approved
On May 26, a state standard review meeting involving the Medical Cold Chain Logistics Temperature Control Facility and Equipment Performance Verification and Technology Regulatory Stakeholders was org...
Mini Cold Storage Market Has a Bright Future
Mini cold storage is enjoying great popularity in China’s rural market, and has big growth potential in the next two or three years. Mini cold storage Compared with ordinary cold storage, mini cold storage has advantages such as easy installation, a small footprint, low investment, and energy saving. The small cold storage system is installed in a residential houses or a warehouse, and has an area...
