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KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON HOW THE COLD CHAIN IS COPING WITH THE ENERGY CRISIS

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January News Digest 2023

HSH Coldstores buys ACS&T Logistics

WELCOME Contents:

From Cold Chain News editor Tan Parsons

News Digest P3 Leader column P10 Keeping the lights on: how the cold chain is coping with the energy crisis P12 Analysis: CCF’s policy director Tom Southall on key policy decisions in 2023 P17 Energy Week report: energy markets advice and renewables P18 The F-gas phase down: Star Refrigeration on what the proposals mean for cold chain companies P20 Trailers and bodies: meeting the low carbon reefer challenge P25 Global View: Inland ports offer cold chain efficiencies P30 Cold Chain Federation events P35 Directory of Cold Chain Federation Associate Members P38 The Cold Chain Podcast: Mike McClendon, Lineage Logistics P47

EDITOR Tan Parsons t: +44 (0)7415047752 e: [email protected] NEWS EDITOR Dean Stiles t: +44 (0) 1304 228 196 e: [email protected] NEWS EDITOR Sally Nash t: +44 (0) 7748 842 320 e:[email protected] ART EDITOR Becky Westlake t: + 44 (0) 7870698801 ADVERTISING SALES Sharon Mughal t: +44 (0) 0118 988 4468 e: [email protected]

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First of all it is an honour to take the reins as editor of Cold Chain News - and what a momentous time it is for the cold chain. In our cover story on page 12 we hear from three industry leaders on how they are making their businesses more resilient in the face of startling energy price hikes, with even higher rates potentially still to come. As well as driving efficiencies and having brilliant customer relationships, we hear about a wood chip boiler system which could allow up to 70% of JSD’s energy to be sourced off-grid, and how ACS&T is working with a broker to identify the sweet spots to reduce its energy consumption. On page 17 CCF policy director Tom Southall assesses the key policy decisions that will affect the cold chain and what they mean for you. Meanwhile, as part of the global struggle to curb climate change, the latest proposals for phasing down F-gases will affect the cold chain in several ways. Star Refrigeration’s Adam Strachan explains more on page 20.

HSH Coldstores is to buy food temperature-controlled storage and logistics business Associated Cold Stores & Transport (ACS&T), a subsidiary of Camellia, for £16.5m in cash. The acquisition will boost HSH’s UK storage capacity to around 140,000 pallet positions with the addition of ACS&T’s sites in Grimsby, Tewkesbury, and Wolverhampton. The fleet will increase to 75 tractors. Anthony Howard, HSH Coldstores’ managing director, said: “The acquisition will provide a unique opportunity for HSH to expand its storage and distribution services for our new and existing customers.

Having co-founded HSH nearly 20 years ago, I am extremely proud to see how our company has grown over the years and would like to extend my gratitude to our team on reaching this milestone. I look forward to collaborating with the team at ACS&T to accelerate our growth and develop new high-quality cold chain solutions. — Anthony Howard, Managing Director, HSH Coldstores

Reed Boardall promotes Norman Hartley

Staying with the net zero theme, Dean Stiles looks at how cold chain companies are adapting their fleets to meet the low carbon reefer challenge on page 25, while on page 30 we take the global view and hear from Karen E. Thuermer about how inland ports are adding muscle to supply chains in the US.

Norman Hartley has been appointed transport operations director at Reed Boardall. Hartley, who was previously head of transport operations, joined the business in 2006. In his new role he will be responsible for reviewing and developing processes to drive efficiency and achieve organisational growth. He said: “I’m looking forward to this exciting and challenging new role and the opportunity to use my knowledge and experience to help drive the company forward to continued future success.”

If you haven’t already, be sure to book your tickets to the Cold Chain Climate Summit taking place on 15 March and enter the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards (deadline for applications is 5pm on 31 January) – read more on page 35. I hope you enjoy the magazine and I look forward to meeting many of you in the months ahead to hear about your businesses and the challenges and solutions you are working through.

ADMINISTRATION & SUBSCRIPTIONS Sharon Mughal t: +44 (0) 0118 988 4468 e: [email protected] COLD CHAIN FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP ENQUIRIES: Sharon Mughal t: +44 (0) 0118 988 4468 e: [email protected] Published by: Commercial Transport Publishing Ltd 7 Diddenham Court, Lambwood Hill, Grazeley, Reading RG7 1JQ Sales office: 7 Diddenham Court, Lambwood Hill, Grazeley, Reading RG7 1JQ Editorial office 7 Diddenham Court, Lambwood Hill, Grazeley, Reading RG7 1JQ

coldchainnews.com globalcoldchainnews.com © Commercial Transport Publishing Ltd 2022 CIRCULATION – TERMS OF CONTROL Cold Chain News is available free-of-charge to owners, directors and senior managers working for companies operating 5 or more commercial vehicles used for temperature-controlled transport. The circulation list is verified by telephone annually. Cold Chain News is also available to those not meeting the terms of control through paid subscription.

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

Culina buys International Road Ferry Culina Group has bought unaccompanied transport provider International Road Ferry for an undisclosed sum. Culina says the acquisition has significantly strengthened its position in the European logistics sector. Thomas van Mourik, chief executive at Culina Group, said: “International Road Ferry and Culina Group are complementary businesses, both are strong organisations with well-earned reputations in the industry and hold similar values. This is a great fit which is going to be beneficial for both our staff and for our clients, while making Culina Group a key player in European transport. “This move significantly expands our European network and will enable us to benefit from synergies and efficiencies that will improve our service offer to customers even further.” International Road Ferry will become part of Culina’s Stobart Intermodal operation headed by Arthur Koutstaal as managing director. Raff Hustinx, Stobart Europe's managing director, will assist with finance and reporting. Culina Group now has an overall turnover of more than £2.2bn with over 20m square feet of warehousing and 5,000 vehicles. For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

Government help needed to ease skills shortage The Cold Chain Federation, Logistics UK, UK Warehousing Association, British International Freight Association, Chemical Business Association, and RTITB have sent a joint letter to the minister for immigration, Robert Jenrick MP, highlighting the industry’s critical labour shortage ahead of the upcoming Shortage Occupation List review. The letter highlights the issues faced by the logistics industry as a result of Covid 19 and the UK’s exit from the EU – during which thousands of logistics workers returned to their home nations on a permanent basis – and calls for government support in seeking both short to medium term, as well as longer-term solutions.

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News Digest

January News Digest 2023

HSH Coldstores buys ACS&T Logistics

WELCOME Contents:

From Cold Chain News editor Tan Parsons

News Digest P3 Leader column P10 Keeping the lights on: how the cold chain is coping with the energy crisis P12 Analysis: CCF’s policy director Tom Southall on key policy decisions in 2023 P17 Energy Week report: energy markets advice and renewables P18 The F-gas phase down: Star Refrigeration on what the proposals mean for cold chain companies P20 Trailers and bodies: meeting the low carbon reefer challenge P25 Global View: Inland ports offer cold chain efficiencies P30 Cold Chain Federation events P35 Directory of Cold Chain Federation Associate Members P38 The Cold Chain Podcast: Mike McClendon, Lineage Logistics P47

EDITOR Tan Parsons t: +44 (0)7415047752 e: [email protected] NEWS EDITOR Dean Stiles t: +44 (0) 1304 228 196 e: [email protected] NEWS EDITOR Sally Nash t: +44 (0) 7748 842 320 e:[email protected] ART EDITOR Becky Westlake t: + 44 (0) 7870698801 ADVERTISING SALES Sharon Mughal t: +44 (0) 0118 988 4468 e: [email protected]

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First of all it is an honour to take the reins as editor of Cold Chain News - and what a momentous time it is for the cold chain. In our cover story on page 12 we hear from three industry leaders on how they are making their businesses more resilient in the face of startling energy price hikes, with even higher rates potentially still to come. As well as driving efficiencies and having brilliant customer relationships, we hear about a wood chip boiler system which could allow up to 70% of JSD’s energy to be sourced off-grid, and how ACS&T is working with a broker to identify the sweet spots to reduce its energy consumption. On page 17 CCF policy director Tom Southall assesses the key policy decisions that will affect the cold chain and what they mean for you. Meanwhile, as part of the global struggle to curb climate change, the latest proposals for phasing down F-gases will affect the cold chain in several ways. Star Refrigeration’s Adam Strachan explains more on page 20.

HSH Coldstores is to buy food temperature-controlled storage and logistics business Associated Cold Stores & Transport (ACS&T), a subsidiary of Camellia, for £16.5m in cash. The acquisition will boost HSH’s UK storage capacity to around 140,000 pallet positions with the addition of ACS&T’s sites in Grimsby, Tewkesbury, and Wolverhampton. The fleet will increase to 75 tractors. Anthony Howard, HSH Coldstores’ managing director, said: “The acquisition will provide a unique opportunity for HSH to expand its storage and distribution services for our new and existing customers.

Having co-founded HSH nearly 20 years ago, I am extremely proud to see how our company has grown over the years and would like to extend my gratitude to our team on reaching this milestone. I look forward to collaborating with the team at ACS&T to accelerate our growth and develop new high-quality cold chain solutions. — Anthony Howard, Managing Director, HSH Coldstores

Reed Boardall promotes Norman Hartley

Staying with the net zero theme, Dean Stiles looks at how cold chain companies are adapting their fleets to meet the low carbon reefer challenge on page 25, while on page 30 we take the global view and hear from Karen E. Thuermer about how inland ports are adding muscle to supply chains in the US.

Norman Hartley has been appointed transport operations director at Reed Boardall. Hartley, who was previously head of transport operations, joined the business in 2006. In his new role he will be responsible for reviewing and developing processes to drive efficiency and achieve organisational growth. He said: “I’m looking forward to this exciting and challenging new role and the opportunity to use my knowledge and experience to help drive the company forward to continued future success.”

If you haven’t already, be sure to book your tickets to the Cold Chain Climate Summit taking place on 15 March and enter the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards (deadline for applications is 5pm on 31 January) – read more on page 35. I hope you enjoy the magazine and I look forward to meeting many of you in the months ahead to hear about your businesses and the challenges and solutions you are working through.

ADMINISTRATION & SUBSCRIPTIONS Sharon Mughal t: +44 (0) 0118 988 4468 e: [email protected] COLD CHAIN FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP ENQUIRIES: Sharon Mughal t: +44 (0) 0118 988 4468 e: [email protected] Published by: Commercial Transport Publishing Ltd 7 Diddenham Court, Lambwood Hill, Grazeley, Reading RG7 1JQ Sales office: 7 Diddenham Court, Lambwood Hill, Grazeley, Reading RG7 1JQ Editorial office 7 Diddenham Court, Lambwood Hill, Grazeley, Reading RG7 1JQ

coldchainnews.com globalcoldchainnews.com © Commercial Transport Publishing Ltd 2022 CIRCULATION – TERMS OF CONTROL Cold Chain News is available free-of-charge to owners, directors and senior managers working for companies operating 5 or more commercial vehicles used for temperature-controlled transport. The circulation list is verified by telephone annually. Cold Chain News is also available to those not meeting the terms of control through paid subscription.

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

Culina buys International Road Ferry Culina Group has bought unaccompanied transport provider International Road Ferry for an undisclosed sum. Culina says the acquisition has significantly strengthened its position in the European logistics sector. Thomas van Mourik, chief executive at Culina Group, said: “International Road Ferry and Culina Group are complementary businesses, both are strong organisations with well-earned reputations in the industry and hold similar values. This is a great fit which is going to be beneficial for both our staff and for our clients, while making Culina Group a key player in European transport. “This move significantly expands our European network and will enable us to benefit from synergies and efficiencies that will improve our service offer to customers even further.” International Road Ferry will become part of Culina’s Stobart Intermodal operation headed by Arthur Koutstaal as managing director. Raff Hustinx, Stobart Europe's managing director, will assist with finance and reporting. Culina Group now has an overall turnover of more than £2.2bn with over 20m square feet of warehousing and 5,000 vehicles. For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

Government help needed to ease skills shortage The Cold Chain Federation, Logistics UK, UK Warehousing Association, British International Freight Association, Chemical Business Association, and RTITB have sent a joint letter to the minister for immigration, Robert Jenrick MP, highlighting the industry’s critical labour shortage ahead of the upcoming Shortage Occupation List review. The letter highlights the issues faced by the logistics industry as a result of Covid 19 and the UK’s exit from the EU – during which thousands of logistics workers returned to their home nations on a permanent basis – and calls for government support in seeking both short to medium term, as well as longer-term solutions.

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Smith & Brock gets first Fuso reefer

Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Smith & Brock has commissioned its first temperature-controlled truck from the new Fuso Canter range. Sparshatt Truck & Van is processing orders for another six fridge-bodied 3.5-tonners from Smith & Brock, with two expected to be in service by the beginning of this year. Smith & Brock was set up in 2016 by brothers Nick and Joe Fowler, serving hotels, restaurants, bars, pubs, event and contract caterers, and schools. The fleet has grown to 32 vehicles, mostly vans, but the line-up now includes three 7.5-tonners and seven 3.5-tonne examples from the previous Fuso range. Payload potential was a major factor in the specification. The larger Canters have been in service the longest – two were registered in late 2017, the other in 2019. They undertake deliveries throughout the Home Counties.

Smith & Brock has another six fridge-bodied Canter 3.5-tonners on order

Phil McElhatton of PJM Transport Consultancy which advised on the specification, said: “Smith & Brock started out with vans but the experience has proved pretty disastrous. We’ve had all sorts of problems – engines have gone down, while clogged DPF filters have been and continue to be a particularly common problem. We’ve had the same DPF filter issues with more than one brand of van but never with the Canters. I don’t know what Fuso have done, but they seem to have cracked the problem. In fact, the Canter has proved to be a more reliable vehicle all round, which is why it’s now firmly established as Smith & Brock’s chassis of choice.” The new Canter has a single-compartment body by Coolfreeze, which also fitted the GAH refrigeration.

UK Utility Installer of Choice

It looks like 2023 will be another difficult year and in uncertain times it’s good to have someone you can absolutely trust. For 25 years Harlaxton Engineering has gained an unrivalled reputation for expertise and professionalism.

“Our goal is to deliver innovative and meaningful solutions that help restaurants and our business create a more globally sustainable, ethical, and responsible future,” said Kevin Svenkeson, managing director for UK & Ireland at Martin Brower. “Partnering with Carrier Transicold to integrate its all-electric Vector eCool units into our fleet is an essential step towards further reducing our carbon emissions and limiting our environmental impact.”

Industry challenges government over business rates

Hauliers face near 20% cost increases

Warehouses will face higher costs while also being denied the relief package offered to other sectors under government plans, warns the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA). Its chief executive, Clare Bottle, has requested an urgent meeting with HM Treasury to map out how to improve business protection for warehouses. She said that the publication of the Draft List for the 2023 Revaluation of Business Rates sent “shockwaves” through UKWA’s 900-strong membership. UKWA’s letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt highlights the damage that these new business rates will cause both the sector and the wider economy.

The RHA’s latest annual Haulage Cost Movement report shows that the cost of operating a 44-tonne truck increased by 19% last year. The survey shows an 11.6% increase in costs excluding fuel, or 19% including fuel, based on a 44-tonne articulated vehicle and trailer. The RHA said that hauliers have borne the brunt of huge cost increases for the second year in a row. The cost of fuel, vehicles, labour and fuel additives have skyrocketed well above inflation, in part due to the impact of the war in Ukraine, it said.

Cook Trading has increased production capacity of its ready-to-cook meals by adding another spiral freezer from Starfrost. It custom-built a mechanical freezing system designed to integrate with Cook’s processing line. Since installation last year, the additional Helix spiral freezer has boosted Cook’s production capacity by 30% at its kitchens in Sittingbourne, Kent.

For a detailed discussion about your site requirements, get in touch for an informal chat or to arrange a site visit.

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Martin Brower is using Carrier Transicold’s Vector E-Cool units for deliveries in and around London. The E-Cool is a fully autonomous, all-electric engineless refrigerated trailer system and will help to reduce emissions on delivery routes in London. The fridges are fitted to 13.6m Gray & Adams trailers, supplied by Centurion Truck Rental. The Vector eCool units are paired with the engineless version of the Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19, a powerful combination that will help the business to unlock significant sustainability benefits, reduce fuel costs and begin the move towards a diesel-free future for its temperaturecontrolled trailer fleet, Carrier says.

Cook boosts production with Starfrost mechanical freezing

If you want your project to get off to the best possible start come to us for your utility connections.

[email protected]

Martin Brower uses Vector E-Cool for London deliveries

Cook General Manager Ben Walker said: “The choice between spiral freezing and blast freezing – a process we had used before – was made following extensive research and product test trials: the conclusion was that the spiral freezer option would facilitate greater efficiencies in the freezing process and provide consistent freezing.”

07540 325824 COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

Starfrost's custom built mechanical freezing system for Cook’s processing line

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News Digest

Smith & Brock gets first Fuso reefer

Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Smith & Brock has commissioned its first temperature-controlled truck from the new Fuso Canter range. Sparshatt Truck & Van is processing orders for another six fridge-bodied 3.5-tonners from Smith & Brock, with two expected to be in service by the beginning of this year. Smith & Brock was set up in 2016 by brothers Nick and Joe Fowler, serving hotels, restaurants, bars, pubs, event and contract caterers, and schools. The fleet has grown to 32 vehicles, mostly vans, but the line-up now includes three 7.5-tonners and seven 3.5-tonne examples from the previous Fuso range. Payload potential was a major factor in the specification. The larger Canters have been in service the longest – two were registered in late 2017, the other in 2019. They undertake deliveries throughout the Home Counties.

Smith & Brock has another six fridge-bodied Canter 3.5-tonners on order

Phil McElhatton of PJM Transport Consultancy which advised on the specification, said: “Smith & Brock started out with vans but the experience has proved pretty disastrous. We’ve had all sorts of problems – engines have gone down, while clogged DPF filters have been and continue to be a particularly common problem. We’ve had the same DPF filter issues with more than one brand of van but never with the Canters. I don’t know what Fuso have done, but they seem to have cracked the problem. In fact, the Canter has proved to be a more reliable vehicle all round, which is why it’s now firmly established as Smith & Brock’s chassis of choice.” The new Canter has a single-compartment body by Coolfreeze, which also fitted the GAH refrigeration.

UK Utility Installer of Choice

It looks like 2023 will be another difficult year and in uncertain times it’s good to have someone you can absolutely trust. For 25 years Harlaxton Engineering has gained an unrivalled reputation for expertise and professionalism.

“Our goal is to deliver innovative and meaningful solutions that help restaurants and our business create a more globally sustainable, ethical, and responsible future,” said Kevin Svenkeson, managing director for UK & Ireland at Martin Brower. “Partnering with Carrier Transicold to integrate its all-electric Vector eCool units into our fleet is an essential step towards further reducing our carbon emissions and limiting our environmental impact.”

Industry challenges government over business rates

Hauliers face near 20% cost increases

Warehouses will face higher costs while also being denied the relief package offered to other sectors under government plans, warns the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA). Its chief executive, Clare Bottle, has requested an urgent meeting with HM Treasury to map out how to improve business protection for warehouses. She said that the publication of the Draft List for the 2023 Revaluation of Business Rates sent “shockwaves” through UKWA’s 900-strong membership. UKWA’s letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt highlights the damage that these new business rates will cause both the sector and the wider economy.

The RHA’s latest annual Haulage Cost Movement report shows that the cost of operating a 44-tonne truck increased by 19% last year. The survey shows an 11.6% increase in costs excluding fuel, or 19% including fuel, based on a 44-tonne articulated vehicle and trailer. The RHA said that hauliers have borne the brunt of huge cost increases for the second year in a row. The cost of fuel, vehicles, labour and fuel additives have skyrocketed well above inflation, in part due to the impact of the war in Ukraine, it said.

Cook Trading has increased production capacity of its ready-to-cook meals by adding another spiral freezer from Starfrost. It custom-built a mechanical freezing system designed to integrate with Cook’s processing line. Since installation last year, the additional Helix spiral freezer has boosted Cook’s production capacity by 30% at its kitchens in Sittingbourne, Kent.

For a detailed discussion about your site requirements, get in touch for an informal chat or to arrange a site visit.

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Martin Brower is using Carrier Transicold’s Vector E-Cool units for deliveries in and around London. The E-Cool is a fully autonomous, all-electric engineless refrigerated trailer system and will help to reduce emissions on delivery routes in London. The fridges are fitted to 13.6m Gray & Adams trailers, supplied by Centurion Truck Rental. The Vector eCool units are paired with the engineless version of the Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19, a powerful combination that will help the business to unlock significant sustainability benefits, reduce fuel costs and begin the move towards a diesel-free future for its temperaturecontrolled trailer fleet, Carrier says.

Cook boosts production with Starfrost mechanical freezing

If you want your project to get off to the best possible start come to us for your utility connections.

[email protected]

Martin Brower uses Vector E-Cool for London deliveries

Cook General Manager Ben Walker said: “The choice between spiral freezing and blast freezing – a process we had used before – was made following extensive research and product test trials: the conclusion was that the spiral freezer option would facilitate greater efficiencies in the freezing process and provide consistent freezing.”

07540 325824 COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

Starfrost's custom built mechanical freezing system for Cook’s processing line

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DFDS buys McBurney Transport DFDS has purchased McBurney Transport in a deal worth £140m. McBurney Transport operates around 400 trucks and 1,360 trailers from eight locations; three in Northern Ireland, one in Ireland, three in England and one in Scotland. It also has a 25,000-pallet cold store in Liverpool. DFDS chief executive Torben Carlsen said the deal would bring “considerable scale to our existing operations in the region”. DFDS has sites in Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Rosslare. The deal, which was agreed for DKK 1.2bn (£142.7m), also includes McBurney Refrigeration Ireland and Bondelivery NI, an ambient goods delivery operation. Norman McBurney, founder of McBurney Transport Group, said: “By becoming part of DFDS, we gain access to new development opportunities. I am certain the wider market coverage, including access to DFDS’ extensive transport network, will benefit our many longstanding customers.” Carlsen said: "With the acquisition of the McBurney Transport Group, we enhance the scope of our customer offerings, particularly towards the resilient food sector.”

Chiltern name change * Calculated using the method required by the Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) and Building Standards Part J (Scotland). Thermal transmittance based on λ mean = 0.02038 W/m K.

Chiltern Cold Storage has changed name, taking that of its managing director, JS Davidson. The move reflects the transition to a provider of distribution, ambient, chilled and frozen storage, and supply chain services. John Davidson said: “Our range of services now portrays our true offering, which is essentially a supply chain solutions provider and a one-stop solution for customers...along with focusing on our five core service offerings we are also focusing heavily on developing our talented staff as well as driving efficiencies throughout the business to ensure our customers receive the very best in service to ensure long-term sustainability."

Oakland new appointments Oakland International has appointed Jas Sittre as its operations director. He was previously general manager for transport and warehouse operations at DHL. Lee Whiting, chief operating officer at Oakland International, said: “His sector knowledge and experience will be put to good use supporting our strategic long-term growth plans.”

OPX Logistics adds 10 trailers Swindon-based OPX Logistics has taken delivery of 10 Gray & Adams trailers with Thermo King SLXi refrigeration systems. Marshall Fleet Solutions supplied the Thermo King SLXi fridges that will help reduce carbon emissions and build towards a net-zero future. The fridges have been fitted to newly purchased solar-powered refrigerated trailers. OPX Logistics operates 70 vehicles but is expanding and adding environmentally friendly vehicles.

HSH gets £5m cold store grant HSH Cold Stores has been awarded a £5m government grant as part of the Seafood Infrastructure Fund. The grant is to help with the construction of a new £30m cold store and distribution hub to support the seafood industry in Grimsby. HSH Cold Stores said the money would help secure Grimsby's position for "fish and seafood trading and processing within the UK" and prevent the sector from moving overseas. Henry Pringle, chief operating officer at Constellation Cold Logistics, HSH's parent company, said the organisation was “crying out for this new capacity and funding”.

Half of operators expect electric trucks in five years Well over half of UK operators plan to operate battery electric vehicles within five years, according to the 2022 Green Technology in Freight report by Neos Networks. Battery electric vehicles were twice as popular with operators as hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles, which were favoured by just 26% of companies, according to the survey. But the industry still remains doubtful as to whether the UK government’s net zero emissions target is achievable by 2050. The study showed that two in five freight companies are using existing data to improve efficiency, meaning immediate opportunities to decarbonise fleets are being missed, warn industry leaders.

Oakland has also promoted Stuart Pugh to deputy site operations manager at its warehouse in Redditch. Pugh, who was previously deputy operations manager, now oversees the day-to-day operations of the Redditch site’s ambient, frozen and chilled warehouses. For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

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DFDS buys McBurney Transport DFDS has purchased McBurney Transport in a deal worth £140m. McBurney Transport operates around 400 trucks and 1,360 trailers from eight locations; three in Northern Ireland, one in Ireland, three in England and one in Scotland. It also has a 25,000-pallet cold store in Liverpool. DFDS chief executive Torben Carlsen said the deal would bring “considerable scale to our existing operations in the region”. DFDS has sites in Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Rosslare. The deal, which was agreed for DKK 1.2bn (£142.7m), also includes McBurney Refrigeration Ireland and Bondelivery NI, an ambient goods delivery operation. Norman McBurney, founder of McBurney Transport Group, said: “By becoming part of DFDS, we gain access to new development opportunities. I am certain the wider market coverage, including access to DFDS’ extensive transport network, will benefit our many longstanding customers.” Carlsen said: "With the acquisition of the McBurney Transport Group, we enhance the scope of our customer offerings, particularly towards the resilient food sector.”

Chiltern name change * Calculated using the method required by the Building Regulations Part L2 (England & Wales) and Building Standards Part J (Scotland). Thermal transmittance based on λ mean = 0.02038 W/m K.

Chiltern Cold Storage has changed name, taking that of its managing director, JS Davidson. The move reflects the transition to a provider of distribution, ambient, chilled and frozen storage, and supply chain services. John Davidson said: “Our range of services now portrays our true offering, which is essentially a supply chain solutions provider and a one-stop solution for customers...along with focusing on our five core service offerings we are also focusing heavily on developing our talented staff as well as driving efficiencies throughout the business to ensure our customers receive the very best in service to ensure long-term sustainability."

Oakland new appointments Oakland International has appointed Jas Sittre as its operations director. He was previously general manager for transport and warehouse operations at DHL. Lee Whiting, chief operating officer at Oakland International, said: “His sector knowledge and experience will be put to good use supporting our strategic long-term growth plans.”

OPX Logistics adds 10 trailers Swindon-based OPX Logistics has taken delivery of 10 Gray & Adams trailers with Thermo King SLXi refrigeration systems. Marshall Fleet Solutions supplied the Thermo King SLXi fridges that will help reduce carbon emissions and build towards a net-zero future. The fridges have been fitted to newly purchased solar-powered refrigerated trailers. OPX Logistics operates 70 vehicles but is expanding and adding environmentally friendly vehicles.

HSH gets £5m cold store grant HSH Cold Stores has been awarded a £5m government grant as part of the Seafood Infrastructure Fund. The grant is to help with the construction of a new £30m cold store and distribution hub to support the seafood industry in Grimsby. HSH Cold Stores said the money would help secure Grimsby's position for "fish and seafood trading and processing within the UK" and prevent the sector from moving overseas. Henry Pringle, chief operating officer at Constellation Cold Logistics, HSH's parent company, said the organisation was “crying out for this new capacity and funding”.

Half of operators expect electric trucks in five years Well over half of UK operators plan to operate battery electric vehicles within five years, according to the 2022 Green Technology in Freight report by Neos Networks. Battery electric vehicles were twice as popular with operators as hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles, which were favoured by just 26% of companies, according to the survey. But the industry still remains doubtful as to whether the UK government’s net zero emissions target is achievable by 2050. The study showed that two in five freight companies are using existing data to improve efficiency, meaning immediate opportunities to decarbonise fleets are being missed, warn industry leaders.

Oakland has also promoted Stuart Pugh to deputy site operations manager at its warehouse in Redditch. Pugh, who was previously deputy operations manager, now oversees the day-to-day operations of the Redditch site’s ambient, frozen and chilled warehouses. For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

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Fife Creamery goes engineless Fife Creamery is moving from diesel-powered refrigeration, adopting Thermo King’s compressor-driven and Frigoblock’s electric, inverter-powered fridges. The move will help reduce costs and the carbon footprint without compromising the cold chain. Diesel-free refrigeration will allow Fife Creamery to reduce its fuel consumption by up to 200,000 litres, equivalent to emitting up to 526,000kg of CO2 and corresponding to £350,000 per year.

and performance at the forefront of priorities when selecting new vehicles and refrigeration systems for our fleet,” said Richard Wishart, logistics manager at Fife Creamery.

Fife Creamery's fleet upgrade aligns with the company’s strategy to improve efficiency and sustainability of its operations and move away from diesel-powered units to more environmentally friendly solutions. The 30 new 7.5-tonne trucks have compressor-driven Thermo King V-800 units and two new drawbar rigs will use Frigoblock FK25RL inverterpowered systems.

The project started when Fife Creamery approached Thermo King looking for diesel-free refrigeration systems for its two new drawbar trailer vehicles. The company needed a highperformance system that would be capable of coping with the high-demand, multi-drop operations environment, while delivering fuel savings and emissions reduction.

“Rising fuel costs and expanding low-emission urban zones across the country has put emission reduction, fuel efficiency

Jon Jerrard-Dinn, sales manager UK at Thermo King, said: “Our collaboration with Fife Creamery demonstrates that Thermo King has the solutions that already today allow transporters to move away from diesel-powered refrigeration."

The Frigoblock FK25RL unit, powered by an alternator and inverter system, ticked all the boxes and proved to be the right solution for the 18-tonners, Thermo King said.

REDUCE ENERGY COSTS BY 17%–40% Breaks in the Vapor Barrier around the perimeter and between the separation walls inside your facility form ice and condensation and are costing you tens of thousands of GBP / Euros every month. If you have ice and/or condensation, you are wasting money on energy costs, unused utility credits, and all while violating the BRCGS and HACCP. HOW WE CAN HELP

By permanently sealing your vapor barriers, we gaurantee a 17–40% energy cost savings — see the case studies on our website at vaporarmour.com/case-studies. In addition, a Vapor Armour installation pays for itself in 2–5 years and provides an additional 10–13 years of energy savings.

Climate Change Agreement scheme update The Climate Change Agreement (CCA) has driven energy efficiency in the cold storage sector and shielded businesses from the full financial impact of the climate change levy for over two decades, writes CCF policy director Tom Southall. Currently set to end in early 2025, we are eagerly awaiting the government’s verdict on the long-term future of the scheme. The government turmoil of the last year has delayed many important policy announcements and the future of the CCA is no exception. Under the initial BEIS timeline the new scheme would have been signed sealed and delivered by now, but as it stands, the industry is still awaiting the final detail ahead of a protracted period of consultations and target negotiations.

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There is no guarantee that the scheme will continue. However, the scheme is popular with both operators and officials, and with the government under criticism for not doing enough to improve energy efficiency in the UK’s buildings, indications are that it will likely be renewed albeit potentially with some changes to eligibility and compliance. The biggest change however is likely to come from much more stretching efficiency targets which businesses must agree to meet. With many cold stores already finding it hard to meet the current targets and most energy inefficient ‘low hanging fruit’ measures already made, the next era of the CCA will require a step change in investment and changes in attitudes.

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Fife Creamery goes engineless Fife Creamery is moving from diesel-powered refrigeration, adopting Thermo King’s compressor-driven and Frigoblock’s electric, inverter-powered fridges. The move will help reduce costs and the carbon footprint without compromising the cold chain. Diesel-free refrigeration will allow Fife Creamery to reduce its fuel consumption by up to 200,000 litres, equivalent to emitting up to 526,000kg of CO2 and corresponding to £350,000 per year.

and performance at the forefront of priorities when selecting new vehicles and refrigeration systems for our fleet,” said Richard Wishart, logistics manager at Fife Creamery.

Fife Creamery's fleet upgrade aligns with the company’s strategy to improve efficiency and sustainability of its operations and move away from diesel-powered units to more environmentally friendly solutions. The 30 new 7.5-tonne trucks have compressor-driven Thermo King V-800 units and two new drawbar rigs will use Frigoblock FK25RL inverterpowered systems.

The project started when Fife Creamery approached Thermo King looking for diesel-free refrigeration systems for its two new drawbar trailer vehicles. The company needed a highperformance system that would be capable of coping with the high-demand, multi-drop operations environment, while delivering fuel savings and emissions reduction.

“Rising fuel costs and expanding low-emission urban zones across the country has put emission reduction, fuel efficiency

Jon Jerrard-Dinn, sales manager UK at Thermo King, said: “Our collaboration with Fife Creamery demonstrates that Thermo King has the solutions that already today allow transporters to move away from diesel-powered refrigeration."

The Frigoblock FK25RL unit, powered by an alternator and inverter system, ticked all the boxes and proved to be the right solution for the 18-tonners, Thermo King said.

REDUCE ENERGY COSTS BY 17%–40% Breaks in the Vapor Barrier around the perimeter and between the separation walls inside your facility form ice and condensation and are costing you tens of thousands of GBP / Euros every month. If you have ice and/or condensation, you are wasting money on energy costs, unused utility credits, and all while violating the BRCGS and HACCP. HOW WE CAN HELP

By permanently sealing your vapor barriers, we gaurantee a 17–40% energy cost savings — see the case studies on our website at vaporarmour.com/case-studies. In addition, a Vapor Armour installation pays for itself in 2–5 years and provides an additional 10–13 years of energy savings.

Climate Change Agreement scheme update The Climate Change Agreement (CCA) has driven energy efficiency in the cold storage sector and shielded businesses from the full financial impact of the climate change levy for over two decades, writes CCF policy director Tom Southall. Currently set to end in early 2025, we are eagerly awaiting the government’s verdict on the long-term future of the scheme. The government turmoil of the last year has delayed many important policy announcements and the future of the CCA is no exception. Under the initial BEIS timeline the new scheme would have been signed sealed and delivered by now, but as it stands, the industry is still awaiting the final detail ahead of a protracted period of consultations and target negotiations.

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TM

There is no guarantee that the scheme will continue. However, the scheme is popular with both operators and officials, and with the government under criticism for not doing enough to improve energy efficiency in the UK’s buildings, indications are that it will likely be renewed albeit potentially with some changes to eligibility and compliance. The biggest change however is likely to come from much more stretching efficiency targets which businesses must agree to meet. With many cold stores already finding it hard to meet the current targets and most energy inefficient ‘low hanging fruit’ measures already made, the next era of the CCA will require a step change in investment and changes in attitudes.

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

VA P O R A R M O U R

15

Y E A R WA R R A N T Y

We eliminate icing and condensation (allowing BRCGS and HACCP compliance) and our installations come with our 15 year “No Ice No Condensation Warranty.”

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COLD CHAIN TO THE CORE The 2020s will be a defining decade for the world and a critical decade for the cold chain, writes Cold Chain Federation chief executive Shane Brennan If like me, you usually start your day with the BBC Radio 4 Today programme you will be familiar with ‘Thought for the Day’. I find it endlessly amusing that whoever is the ‘thinker’ that day, normally a senior priest, imam, or such, will take a piece of news from the bulletins be it war, politics or football results and find some convoluted way to make it clear that the issue is really about God. In the same vein I see it as my job to tell anyone that will listen that cold chain is central to all the major challenges facing the world today. You may call it my god complex. My wife probably would. I stand by it though. The 2020s are shaping up to be a defining decade for the world and so is it a critical decade for the cold chain. The covid pandemic may be coming to an end, but its consequences will be with us for years to come. The first challenge is about population. In 1800 the world was home to just short of two billion people, and it is projected to be more than 10 billion in 2100. To a large extent it is cold chain that has made that possible. To feed the world in the next 100 years we have to not only grow more food, but store more, transport more and reduce waste. The solution: cold chain. The second challenge is our changing geo-politics. We in the UK have been obsessed with Brexit for seven years, but in that time the world has changed fundamentally. War in Ukraine, the economic ascendency of China and the assertive growth of India, Brazil and more mean the political and trading map is redrawn. This is playing out in a struggle for resources. Access to gas is the obvious crisis this winter, but it’s not just energy. 10

Cold chain is central to all the major challenges facing the world today The UK and European governments are talking about risks to ‘food security’ for the first time since the second world war. Covid brought into focus the importance of resilience in supply chains as one of the fundamental aspects of business competitiveness. Businesses will need to invest in cold chain. The third challenge is the Artificial Intelligence revolution. The available workforce, especially for manual labour roles, will continue to decline sharply, driving automation in the physical handling of goods. We are at the foothills of change in how we use the processing power of AI to shape how we design our supply chains. Cold chain businesses are embracing this change. Those that don’t will be left behind. The final, existential challenge is climate. Last year was the warmest on record. It followed the eight previous recordbreaking years. Last summer we had to issue advice on how to keep your condensers cool in 40°C heat, and new installation will have to be respecified for a warmer country. We will have to factor in more flooding, snow, and drought periods into our supply chain risk planning.

Magnavale Easton, 101,000 pallet cold store will be the most efficient cold storage facility in the UK and will run entirely on renewable energy.

We will also see the consequences of the net zero pledges that have been made by successive governments around the world. If they are to be met, then the urgency of transition away from fossil fuels in energy generation, transport and in waste reduction will intensify.

Fully-Automated 101,000 Pallet Positions

Largest & Most Efficient Cold Store in the UK

Powered Entirely by Renewable Energy

The CCF will continue to argue for you on the immediate issues we face from energy bills to diesel bans and skills shortages, but we will always do it aware that the things we make a difference to today are playing into these world changing trends that will shape not just our world but that of our children and grandchildren.

www.magnavale.co.uk

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COLD CHAIN TO THE CORE The 2020s will be a defining decade for the world and a critical decade for the cold chain, writes Cold Chain Federation chief executive Shane Brennan If like me, you usually start your day with the BBC Radio 4 Today programme you will be familiar with ‘Thought for the Day’. I find it endlessly amusing that whoever is the ‘thinker’ that day, normally a senior priest, imam, or such, will take a piece of news from the bulletins be it war, politics or football results and find some convoluted way to make it clear that the issue is really about God. In the same vein I see it as my job to tell anyone that will listen that cold chain is central to all the major challenges facing the world today. You may call it my god complex. My wife probably would. I stand by it though. The 2020s are shaping up to be a defining decade for the world and so is it a critical decade for the cold chain. The covid pandemic may be coming to an end, but its consequences will be with us for years to come. The first challenge is about population. In 1800 the world was home to just short of two billion people, and it is projected to be more than 10 billion in 2100. To a large extent it is cold chain that has made that possible. To feed the world in the next 100 years we have to not only grow more food, but store more, transport more and reduce waste. The solution: cold chain. The second challenge is our changing geo-politics. We in the UK have been obsessed with Brexit for seven years, but in that time the world has changed fundamentally. War in Ukraine, the economic ascendency of China and the assertive growth of India, Brazil and more mean the political and trading map is redrawn. This is playing out in a struggle for resources. Access to gas is the obvious crisis this winter, but it’s not just energy. 10

Cold chain is central to all the major challenges facing the world today The UK and European governments are talking about risks to ‘food security’ for the first time since the second world war. Covid brought into focus the importance of resilience in supply chains as one of the fundamental aspects of business competitiveness. Businesses will need to invest in cold chain. The third challenge is the Artificial Intelligence revolution. The available workforce, especially for manual labour roles, will continue to decline sharply, driving automation in the physical handling of goods. We are at the foothills of change in how we use the processing power of AI to shape how we design our supply chains. Cold chain businesses are embracing this change. Those that don’t will be left behind. The final, existential challenge is climate. Last year was the warmest on record. It followed the eight previous recordbreaking years. Last summer we had to issue advice on how to keep your condensers cool in 40°C heat, and new installation will have to be respecified for a warmer country. We will have to factor in more flooding, snow, and drought periods into our supply chain risk planning.

Magnavale Easton, 101,000 pallet cold store will be the most efficient cold storage facility in the UK and will run entirely on renewable energy.

We will also see the consequences of the net zero pledges that have been made by successive governments around the world. If they are to be met, then the urgency of transition away from fossil fuels in energy generation, transport and in waste reduction will intensify.

Fully-Automated 101,000 Pallet Positions

Largest & Most Efficient Cold Store in the UK

Powered Entirely by Renewable Energy

The CCF will continue to argue for you on the immediate issues we face from energy bills to diesel bans and skills shortages, but we will always do it aware that the things we make a difference to today are playing into these world changing trends that will shape not just our world but that of our children and grandchildren.

www.magnavale.co.uk

01246 858915

[email protected]

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

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KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON With energy prices still sky high and government support being scaled back, how will cold store operators address this challenge? Dan Jenkins finds out Soaring electricity prices place a bigger burden on energyintensive cold stores, while the threat of blackouts poses a risk to the cold chain’s operational capabilities. Against this backdrop cold chain companies are due to see much of the current support from government fall away. Government support From 1 April this year a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) will come into force, replacing the current Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS). As Cold Chain News went to press the full details were yet to be revealed but it is believed the scheme will offer significantly less support than its predecessor and that most cold storage businesses will not qualify for the biggest discounts. (See CCF policy director Tom Southall’s analysis on page 17 for more details.) Put simply, this demonstrates the government does not value the cold chain enough, says Mark Burrell, chief executive of Moran Logistics, a cold chain company that delivers to nearly 10,000 locations nationwide every day and has 250,000sq ft of temperature-controlled storage around the country.

Thanks to this system, probably about 70% of our energy consumed will be off grid — John Davidson, JS Davidson Ltd

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We record half-hourly meter readings and the broker crunches those numbers to find the sweet spots for energy reduction — Jon Stowe, ACS&T

He says: “If the government doesn’t recognise the importance of the cold chain to the food supply chain, it will ultimately increase costs for everyone and continue to drive up inflation. We’re talking about products that people use every day like chicken, milk, butter and cheese.

Moran Logistics’ Burrell highlights the importance of demonstrating to customers that in the areas where costs can be controlled, they are finding operational efficiencies with people and processes, and continuing to collaborate on other ways to reduce costs in the supply chain.

“It’s quite scary. My energy expert’s current estimate is that our costs could increase by up to 200% from May. The entire cost increase cannot be absorbed in logistics and warehousing because the margins don’t allow it.”

Data driven Fellow operator ACS&T has been working on energy efficiency for several years. “Using less has been part of the agenda for many years through initiatives such as the Climate Change Levy,” says managing director Jon Stowe.

Burrell says it is vital to have good partnerships and contracts in place with customers because the pain of this increase will have to be shared. “These costs are things we can’t control and it’s important our customers know in advance so that they can plan any cost increases into their budgets.

ACS&T has installed rapid roller doors and LED lighting along with other energy efficiency measures, which means most of the obvious and easy steps have been taken already. Now it is about the hard yards, Stowe says, in terms of bigger investments and longer pay back periods. The low-hanging fruit has all been picked.

“Our customers have their own costs to bear as well – the price of fuel remains relatively high, labour challenges continue after Brexit, the poultry sector has just had avian flu and the cost of animal feed has skyrocketed due to the war in Ukraine. In fact every cost appears to have gone in the wrong direction over the past two years.”

“With it being such a critical cost line, you have to start with the data. We work with an energy broker on the analytics and have found that very useful. We record half-hourly meter readings and the broker crunches those numbers to find the sweet spots for energy reduction. You would be surprised at how accurate this can be compared to your energy bills.”

Proactive steps However, cold chain companies are taking steps to mitigate the pain of energy cost increases. Peterborough-based JS Davidson Ltd (JSD) – formally Chiltern Cold Storage Group – had already taken several proactive steps to reduce its reliance on the grid before energy prices rose dramatically. “We need to take our business reliance off the grid and we have been working on that for the past two years,” says John Davidson, owner and managing director.

He says the most extreme example is blast freezing, which has a heavy consumption. By monitoring the temperature of the products at half hourly intervals you are ensuring that you are not running the blast freezer for longer than necessary. By using probe sensors throughout the load it is possible to pinpoint exactly when it is hitting the required temperature, meaning you are not overspending on energy to freeze it. ACS&T also works hard to make sure air flow around the pallets is optimised.

JSD is installing a wood chip biomass boiler system which will integrate with an absorption chiller. Absorption chillers use heat to power the cooling cycle – essentially the heat from the boiler operates the chillers to cool the air. This only requires a small amount of electricity to power the pumps. “Thanks to this system, probably about 70% of our energy consumed will be off grid,” adds Davidson.

“Aligning all of those operational elements and processes means the end result is a significant reduction in electricity used for blast freezing,” says Stowe. “We are still making gains there even though this time of year is when power consumption increases in cold store operations.”

The company has also invested in new cold store doors and deployed thermal curtains to keep temperature gains to a minimum. “We tend to sit around -20 but at weekends this can drop to -23 so we have also been looking at how to reduce energy use on weekends to maintain it closer to -20,” says Davidson.

For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

To sum it up we want to take as much control of our energy use as possible — Mark Burrell, Moran Logistics

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KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON With energy prices still sky high and government support being scaled back, how will cold store operators address this challenge? Dan Jenkins finds out Soaring electricity prices place a bigger burden on energyintensive cold stores, while the threat of blackouts poses a risk to the cold chain’s operational capabilities. Against this backdrop cold chain companies are due to see much of the current support from government fall away. Government support From 1 April this year a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) will come into force, replacing the current Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS). As Cold Chain News went to press the full details were yet to be revealed but it is believed the scheme will offer significantly less support than its predecessor and that most cold storage businesses will not qualify for the biggest discounts. (See CCF policy director Tom Southall’s analysis on page 17 for more details.) Put simply, this demonstrates the government does not value the cold chain enough, says Mark Burrell, chief executive of Moran Logistics, a cold chain company that delivers to nearly 10,000 locations nationwide every day and has 250,000sq ft of temperature-controlled storage around the country.

Thanks to this system, probably about 70% of our energy consumed will be off grid — John Davidson, JS Davidson Ltd

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We record half-hourly meter readings and the broker crunches those numbers to find the sweet spots for energy reduction — Jon Stowe, ACS&T

He says: “If the government doesn’t recognise the importance of the cold chain to the food supply chain, it will ultimately increase costs for everyone and continue to drive up inflation. We’re talking about products that people use every day like chicken, milk, butter and cheese.

Moran Logistics’ Burrell highlights the importance of demonstrating to customers that in the areas where costs can be controlled, they are finding operational efficiencies with people and processes, and continuing to collaborate on other ways to reduce costs in the supply chain.

“It’s quite scary. My energy expert’s current estimate is that our costs could increase by up to 200% from May. The entire cost increase cannot be absorbed in logistics and warehousing because the margins don’t allow it.”

Data driven Fellow operator ACS&T has been working on energy efficiency for several years. “Using less has been part of the agenda for many years through initiatives such as the Climate Change Levy,” says managing director Jon Stowe.

Burrell says it is vital to have good partnerships and contracts in place with customers because the pain of this increase will have to be shared. “These costs are things we can’t control and it’s important our customers know in advance so that they can plan any cost increases into their budgets.

ACS&T has installed rapid roller doors and LED lighting along with other energy efficiency measures, which means most of the obvious and easy steps have been taken already. Now it is about the hard yards, Stowe says, in terms of bigger investments and longer pay back periods. The low-hanging fruit has all been picked.

“Our customers have their own costs to bear as well – the price of fuel remains relatively high, labour challenges continue after Brexit, the poultry sector has just had avian flu and the cost of animal feed has skyrocketed due to the war in Ukraine. In fact every cost appears to have gone in the wrong direction over the past two years.”

“With it being such a critical cost line, you have to start with the data. We work with an energy broker on the analytics and have found that very useful. We record half-hourly meter readings and the broker crunches those numbers to find the sweet spots for energy reduction. You would be surprised at how accurate this can be compared to your energy bills.”

Proactive steps However, cold chain companies are taking steps to mitigate the pain of energy cost increases. Peterborough-based JS Davidson Ltd (JSD) – formally Chiltern Cold Storage Group – had already taken several proactive steps to reduce its reliance on the grid before energy prices rose dramatically. “We need to take our business reliance off the grid and we have been working on that for the past two years,” says John Davidson, owner and managing director.

He says the most extreme example is blast freezing, which has a heavy consumption. By monitoring the temperature of the products at half hourly intervals you are ensuring that you are not running the blast freezer for longer than necessary. By using probe sensors throughout the load it is possible to pinpoint exactly when it is hitting the required temperature, meaning you are not overspending on energy to freeze it. ACS&T also works hard to make sure air flow around the pallets is optimised.

JSD is installing a wood chip biomass boiler system which will integrate with an absorption chiller. Absorption chillers use heat to power the cooling cycle – essentially the heat from the boiler operates the chillers to cool the air. This only requires a small amount of electricity to power the pumps. “Thanks to this system, probably about 70% of our energy consumed will be off grid,” adds Davidson.

“Aligning all of those operational elements and processes means the end result is a significant reduction in electricity used for blast freezing,” says Stowe. “We are still making gains there even though this time of year is when power consumption increases in cold store operations.”

The company has also invested in new cold store doors and deployed thermal curtains to keep temperature gains to a minimum. “We tend to sit around -20 but at weekends this can drop to -23 so we have also been looking at how to reduce energy use on weekends to maintain it closer to -20,” says Davidson.

For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

To sum it up we want to take as much control of our energy use as possible — Mark Burrell, Moran Logistics

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£100 per MWh

Blackout risk At the end of 2022 National Grid was warning of higher risk of blackouts this winter, and cold chain companies have been looking at short term solutions. “We have installed a new high/low voltage system,” says JSD’s Davidson. “If we are put into that situation, we can bring in diesel generators that can plug straight into our system to keep the warehouse cold.” As energy intensive businesses, cold stores are also targeted by energy companies during Triad season. According to energy provider EDF, Triads are the top three half-hourly peaks of national energy demand across the grid, between 1 November and 1 March. To manage increased demand on the network over the most energy intensive period of the year (November to February), the National Grid imposes a surcharge during Triad periods. This means that cold stores are incentivised to turn off the fridges and freezers during peak times. “We are working with our energy brokers on this,” says Davidson. “Historically it has been focused on the 4-7pm period when domestic energy usage is high. But this year we are being asked to look at 7-11am as well.” ACS&T is also looking at on-site energy generation. “With the current high energy prices, the payback periods look very attractive, but it is also very hard to forecast what energy prices are actually going to be in five, 10 or even 15 years,” says Stowe. “Solar panels could deliver a return on investment in under three years or up to 10 years depending on what numbers you use for future energy pricing. “We have been working with the DNOs (district network operators) for each of our warehouse locations and have applied for priority status with them as far as blackouts are concerned. In theory this should mean that operations such as cold storage are given priority and should be exempt from blackouts as we are a critical part of the food supply chain. Beyond that we have business continuity plans in place such as using generators on site.”

But longer term we are seeing prices well north of £100 per megawatt-hour. Against that backdrop it is advisable to decarbonise and invest in on-site renewable generation Planning for the long term Looking further ahead, higher prices are set to stay according to Kath Chapman, managing director of energy experts Ameresco UK. She says: “Energy resilience will get addressed over next two or three years. There will be more renewables, more LNG and more nuclear,” she says. “But longer term we are seeing prices well north of £100 per megawatt-hour. Against that backdrop it is advisable to decarbonise and invest in on-site renewable generation. “There is still some support out there such as the Energy Intensive Industry (EII) scheme and one more round of funding for the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) if you are thinking about investing in capital projects.” Moran Logistics’ Burrell says the key is gaining greater control over energy use. He says: “The most important thing is to use less energy where possible and look at opportunities to take control of our own destiny to secure our long-term future. We continue to explore the possibilities of solar panels on roofs and wind turbines and have already invested heavily in alternative fuel vehicles. To sum it up we want to take as much control of our energy use as possible.”

Apply for priority status with your DNO for exemption from blackouts

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Ensure you have robust contingency plans in place if blackouts do occur

Guaranteeing ongoing safe operations means accepting your legal responsibility to ensure your storage products are regularly inspected and maintained. Our expert team of SARI qualified racking inspectors & our competent service & maintenance engineers can be by your side; carrying out any remedial work required and providing ongoing servicing and support of all our products within your facility. Our experts follow a 21-point check list, every aspect is examined. If an issue is detected, it will be reported, and a solution offered through our repair services. We hold a range of components locally for repairs. Our experienced inspectors will also advice on how to ensure your MOVO system is kept in good operable condition for a longer lifespan. Contact us to book your annual inspection or for more information. We will respond within one working day!

Addressing the challenge: 1

Did you know that your MOVO system is classed as a machine, falls under the Machinery Directive and should be inspected at least once per year by competent persons?

Be aware of increased Triad surcharges as an additional overhead

4

5

Use data analytics to identify areas for improved energy efficiency

Look at on-site renewables to take your energy consumption off grid

6

Start planning for the higher prices to stay in the longer term

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

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£100 per MWh

Blackout risk At the end of 2022 National Grid was warning of higher risk of blackouts this winter, and cold chain companies have been looking at short term solutions. “We have installed a new high/low voltage system,” says JSD’s Davidson. “If we are put into that situation, we can bring in diesel generators that can plug straight into our system to keep the warehouse cold.” As energy intensive businesses, cold stores are also targeted by energy companies during Triad season. According to energy provider EDF, Triads are the top three half-hourly peaks of national energy demand across the grid, between 1 November and 1 March. To manage increased demand on the network over the most energy intensive period of the year (November to February), the National Grid imposes a surcharge during Triad periods. This means that cold stores are incentivised to turn off the fridges and freezers during peak times. “We are working with our energy brokers on this,” says Davidson. “Historically it has been focused on the 4-7pm period when domestic energy usage is high. But this year we are being asked to look at 7-11am as well.” ACS&T is also looking at on-site energy generation. “With the current high energy prices, the payback periods look very attractive, but it is also very hard to forecast what energy prices are actually going to be in five, 10 or even 15 years,” says Stowe. “Solar panels could deliver a return on investment in under three years or up to 10 years depending on what numbers you use for future energy pricing. “We have been working with the DNOs (district network operators) for each of our warehouse locations and have applied for priority status with them as far as blackouts are concerned. In theory this should mean that operations such as cold storage are given priority and should be exempt from blackouts as we are a critical part of the food supply chain. Beyond that we have business continuity plans in place such as using generators on site.”

But longer term we are seeing prices well north of £100 per megawatt-hour. Against that backdrop it is advisable to decarbonise and invest in on-site renewable generation Planning for the long term Looking further ahead, higher prices are set to stay according to Kath Chapman, managing director of energy experts Ameresco UK. She says: “Energy resilience will get addressed over next two or three years. There will be more renewables, more LNG and more nuclear,” she says. “But longer term we are seeing prices well north of £100 per megawatt-hour. Against that backdrop it is advisable to decarbonise and invest in on-site renewable generation. “There is still some support out there such as the Energy Intensive Industry (EII) scheme and one more round of funding for the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) if you are thinking about investing in capital projects.” Moran Logistics’ Burrell says the key is gaining greater control over energy use. He says: “The most important thing is to use less energy where possible and look at opportunities to take control of our own destiny to secure our long-term future. We continue to explore the possibilities of solar panels on roofs and wind turbines and have already invested heavily in alternative fuel vehicles. To sum it up we want to take as much control of our energy use as possible.”

Apply for priority status with your DNO for exemption from blackouts

2

14

3

Ensure you have robust contingency plans in place if blackouts do occur

Guaranteeing ongoing safe operations means accepting your legal responsibility to ensure your storage products are regularly inspected and maintained. Our expert team of SARI qualified racking inspectors & our competent service & maintenance engineers can be by your side; carrying out any remedial work required and providing ongoing servicing and support of all our products within your facility. Our experts follow a 21-point check list, every aspect is examined. If an issue is detected, it will be reported, and a solution offered through our repair services. We hold a range of components locally for repairs. Our experienced inspectors will also advice on how to ensure your MOVO system is kept in good operable condition for a longer lifespan. Contact us to book your annual inspection or for more information. We will respond within one working day!

Addressing the challenge: 1

Did you know that your MOVO system is classed as a machine, falls under the Machinery Directive and should be inspected at least once per year by competent persons?

Be aware of increased Triad surcharges as an additional overhead

4

5

Use data analytics to identify areas for improved energy efficiency

Look at on-site renewables to take your energy consumption off grid

6

Start planning for the higher prices to stay in the longer term

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

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Analysis

FIGHTING YOUR CORNER

Cold Chain Federation policy director Tom Southall looks at the policy areas that will affect members in 2023

We are delighted to support the GENERATION LOGISTICS initiative to encourage young people to consider a career in logistics, which offers such a wide range of opportunities.

This year will see key policy decisions made across several areas which are both of great importance to how our industry operates now, and also to how we meet the challenges and opportunities of our future

This requires some important policy decisions from government in 2023 including:

The energy crisis Government announced on 9 January that a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) will come into force from 1 April 2023, replacing the current Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS). The EBRS has been vital for many in our industry, but this crucial lifeline is set to be slashed just as the weather starts to warm up and our energy need increases.

„ S  etting long term expectations for energy efficiency in energy intensive industries such as cold stores

This crucial lifeline is set to be slashed just as our energy need increases The new scheme is a completely different design, offering a fixed discount on the wholesale energy price above a minimum threshold rather than setting a maximum price for electricity and gas. The EBDS only applies to the wholesale energy price element of your tariff. The discount from April will provide significantly less support than the current scheme. Some sectors who either use a higher proportion of energy, or are exposed to international competition, will be able to access an enhanced level of support. At the time of writing we await the exact details but it is likely most cold storage businesses will not qualify for the enhanced discount. We believe it is illogical that not all cold chain operators qualify. We are seeking urgent clarifications on who exactly is eligible and making a strong case to ministers and officials for all cold storage operators to qualify. In light of the crisis we can also expect reforms to the energy market and major decisions on the future of onshore wind power. The road to net zero Government action is crucial to navigate the current crisis, but we must also maintain momentum towards the energy efficiency and renewable generation progress which will bring resilience to gas price volatility in the medium and longer-term. For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

„ R  enewal of the Climate Change Agreement scheme beyond 2025

„ Implementing a strategy for overcoming grid capacity restrictions at logistics sites which are currently severely inhibiting sustainable investments. This year we will seek to work with government and members to assess the opportunity for significant cost and emissions savings by reviewing the minimum temperatures at which frozen food is stored and distributed. Sustainable transport refrigeration In 2022 the removal of the red diesel exemption for transport refrigeration units (TRUs) led to major increases in the cost of running diesel-powered TRUs. However, government has so far failed to deliver on its promise to support the transition away from diesel. This year we will continue to press government to follow the lead of other countries in offering financial incentives to support the investment in trials and adoption of lower emission TRU technologies to enable operators to bridge the capital cost of emerging technology. Future-facing customs systems Deferring the introduction of the remaining import controls on EU goods last summer was a necessary decision from government and rethinking how these controls work is the right approach. In 2023 we will be looking to government to make meaningful progress towards building better ways to implement customs rules and towards meeting its promise of establishing the most innovative border in the world. The Cold Chain Federation will ensure the voice of our industry is heard as new customs systems and wider ‘Global Britain’ policies start to develop. With 2023 policy announcements also expected on the future of the F Gas Regulations, skills and labour, and the ever-expanding network of Clean Air Zones, it is set to be a significant year for government policy impacting the cold chain. 17

Analysis

FIGHTING YOUR CORNER

Cold Chain Federation policy director Tom Southall looks at the policy areas that will affect members in 2023

We are delighted to support the GENERATION LOGISTICS initiative to encourage young people to consider a career in logistics, which offers such a wide range of opportunities.

This year will see key policy decisions made across several areas which are both of great importance to how our industry operates now, and also to how we meet the challenges and opportunities of our future

This requires some important policy decisions from government in 2023 including:

The energy crisis Government announced on 9 January that a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) will come into force from 1 April 2023, replacing the current Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS). The EBRS has been vital for many in our industry, but this crucial lifeline is set to be slashed just as the weather starts to warm up and our energy need increases.

„ S  etting long term expectations for energy efficiency in energy intensive industries such as cold stores

This crucial lifeline is set to be slashed just as our energy need increases The new scheme is a completely different design, offering a fixed discount on the wholesale energy price above a minimum threshold rather than setting a maximum price for electricity and gas. The EBDS only applies to the wholesale energy price element of your tariff. The discount from April will provide significantly less support than the current scheme. Some sectors who either use a higher proportion of energy, or are exposed to international competition, will be able to access an enhanced level of support. At the time of writing we await the exact details but it is likely most cold storage businesses will not qualify for the enhanced discount. We believe it is illogical that not all cold chain operators qualify. We are seeking urgent clarifications on who exactly is eligible and making a strong case to ministers and officials for all cold storage operators to qualify. In light of the crisis we can also expect reforms to the energy market and major decisions on the future of onshore wind power. The road to net zero Government action is crucial to navigate the current crisis, but we must also maintain momentum towards the energy efficiency and renewable generation progress which will bring resilience to gas price volatility in the medium and longer-term. For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

„ R  enewal of the Climate Change Agreement scheme beyond 2025

„ Implementing a strategy for overcoming grid capacity restrictions at logistics sites which are currently severely inhibiting sustainable investments. This year we will seek to work with government and members to assess the opportunity for significant cost and emissions savings by reviewing the minimum temperatures at which frozen food is stored and distributed. Sustainable transport refrigeration In 2022 the removal of the red diesel exemption for transport refrigeration units (TRUs) led to major increases in the cost of running diesel-powered TRUs. However, government has so far failed to deliver on its promise to support the transition away from diesel. This year we will continue to press government to follow the lead of other countries in offering financial incentives to support the investment in trials and adoption of lower emission TRU technologies to enable operators to bridge the capital cost of emerging technology. Future-facing customs systems Deferring the introduction of the remaining import controls on EU goods last summer was a necessary decision from government and rethinking how these controls work is the right approach. In 2023 we will be looking to government to make meaningful progress towards building better ways to implement customs rules and towards meeting its promise of establishing the most innovative border in the world. The Cold Chain Federation will ensure the voice of our industry is heard as new customs systems and wider ‘Global Britain’ policies start to develop. With 2023 policy announcements also expected on the future of the F Gas Regulations, skills and labour, and the ever-expanding network of Clean Air Zones, it is set to be a significant year for government policy impacting the cold chain. 17

Energy Week report

Energy Week report THE ENERGY MARKET AND IMPACTS ON THE COLD CHAIN The impacts of soaring prices and energy market volatility are particularly acute for the cold chain. In this popular Energy Week seminar Cold Chain Federation policy director Tom Southall set the industry’s energy use in context: “We are a huge energy user, using around 4TWH of electricity per year. That was just over 1% of the whole of UK electricity consumption in 2020.”

Cold Chain News reports from the Cold Chain Federation’s recent Energy Week seminars on renewable energy and the energy market TRANSFORMING THE ENERGY SYSTEM AND MAXIMISING THE OPPORTUNITY FROM RENEWABLES The expert panellists in this topical Energy Week seminar agreed that businesses seeking opportunities to reduce reliance on expensive grid-supplied electricity has resulted in a significant increase in demand for solar installations. “There’s been so much volatility in the wholesale marketplace… this has impacted attitudes towards localised, behind-themeter solar,” said Neil Stott, business development director at MyPower. “We previously saw the environmental benefit as the typical driver for going renewable, particularly in the run up to COP26. It makes great commercial sense too, but that was typically secondary. With the massive swing in electricity prices, the see-saw has massively tipped to the financial benefits as the key drivers.” According to MyPower, in 2020 a cold store with a 1MW system would typically see payback on return on capital for a major solar installation of four and a half years. Now, that payback can be achieved at under three years. Storing energy that has been generated is another crucial aspect of future energy systems, explained Simon Mitchell, head of commercial at YLEM energy. He said: “There’s a unique opportunity for the cold chain sector to play a massive part in the UK’s drive to net zero, which will significantly benefit the sector and those companies that actively pursue this opportunity. As well as the traditional technologies such as solar, there will be an increasing need for future technologies such as fuel cells and battery storage.” Mitchell explained that in the traditional energy ‘trilemma’ between prioritising affordability, sustainability and security of supply, carbon has understandably been put on the back burner recently. But he advised that net zero “is still going to be the biggest challenge most companies face and the planning for this needs to continue even in the current volatile period”. According to Mitchell, battery storage is now well established in the UK with several short and longer duration options 18

Southall explained that before the introduction of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, cold chain energy costs were estimated at £0.5bn for 2021, rising to £1.5bn for 2022, then jumping again to £2.5bn in 2023.

available, and the sector is growing. “We expect over the next decade the installation of energy storage to significantly grow behind-the-meter,” he said. “The biggest opportunity probably is to co-locate, most obviously with solar but it could also be CHP or something new. Energy storage could play a vital part in [EV charging], by charging up the battery in times of low demand then discharging when you need to charge vehicles.” There may be opportunity for additional income too, Mitchell explained. “National Grid has been proactive in opening up the market to small scale assets and energy storage behindthe-metre, this will certainly increase and create more income. These kinds of opportunities are only going to grow as we move towards net zero.” Securing grid connections has been a challenge for some, and Jon Wyllie (business development director at Harlaxton Engineering) explained there are regional variations. “There are areas of the country where the local capacity from the network is quite poor. We’re based in Lincolnshire which is well known for this issue,” he said. Independent Network Operators could help, according to Wyllie. “The network operators have very rigid rules about the types of materials that can be used, the locations of things like substations. As an Independent Network Owner we’re able to make our own decisions about what we’re happy to accept.” Wyllie’s advice on reducing costs for grid connections included careful consideration of the supply actually needed. He said: “We see a lot of customers request supplies that are considerably larger than what they end up using… you pay a lot more for the initial installation works, you are also paying a higher standing charge to have that capacity reserved for you.”

There will be an increasing need for future technologies such as fuel cells and battery storage — Simon Mitchell COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

Lisa Howkins, sales and marketing director at NFU Energy, gave an overview of the many factors contributing to current energy market volatility including the War in Ukraine, the Nord Stream disruptions and concerns over winter storage. “Up until eight to 12 months ago our brokerage division would be able to run a month-long buying group…On occasions we’ve been unable to lock in prices for anything more than four or five hours," she said.” Prices now are very different to pre-Covid, Howkins explained. “At the start of lockdown we were seeing prices for small businesses and small sites averaging between 11-13p/kwh. Over this week we’ve seen prices that are anything up to 80p/kwh for our smaller customers.” With uncertainty around when and if to renew, and with a lack of competitive prices available, Howkins advised consideration of the areas where cold stores can take action, starting with measurement and auditing. She said: “We are seeing a very large increase in sub-metering enquiries, organisations that want to know exactly where they’re spending, where they’re consuming and then make decisions. “We recommend auditing on site. We’re coming into the next phase of ESOS, and this will give you some great reports on what you can do to reduce energy consumption, and carbon too.”

By November 2022, ColdMove’s electricity price had jumped to more than three times what it had been in September 2021. ColdMove managing director James Woodward explained the internal and external steps taken to minimise the impact, including energy efficiency measures and regular communications to their team. The business trialled alternative times and is looking at expanding its renewables programme. He said: “Our target was to see if we can reduce our reliance on the grid in a significant way. We feel that we probably can.” Woodward discussed the challenges of adding surcharges for customers, concluding that “most customers have understood the situation”. Dr Rob Lamb, group sales and marketing manager at Star Refrigeration, is seeing a step change in discussion with cold storage operators. He said: “There’s a lot more discussion now about how can we be most efficient, not just now but moving into the future.” However, despite payback on investment in new equipment coming down, Dr Lamb is not seeing this discussion translate into a significant level of investment due to the many cost pressures on businesses. But many operators can still benefit from ‘low hanging fruit’. “When we’ve been into facilities and we’ve looked at the operational side of refrigeration systems, we’ve typically found somewhere between 15-30% improvements can be made with actually quite little capital investment, if any,” he said.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ENERGY WEEK SEMINARS We're seeing things starting to creak in terms of the speed at which the grid operators, the distribution network operators, can process applications

On occasions we’ve been unable to lock in prices for anything more than four or five hours — Lisa Howkins, NFU Energy

— Neil Stott, MyPower

Listen back to all of the Cold Chain Federation’s Energy Week webinars, first in November 2022, at coldchainfederation.org.uk/events For latestbroadcast news see: coldchainnews.com

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Energy Week report

Energy Week report THE ENERGY MARKET AND IMPACTS ON THE COLD CHAIN The impacts of soaring prices and energy market volatility are particularly acute for the cold chain. In this popular Energy Week seminar Cold Chain Federation policy director Tom Southall set the industry’s energy use in context: “We are a huge energy user, using around 4TWH of electricity per year. That was just over 1% of the whole of UK electricity consumption in 2020.”

Cold Chain News reports from the Cold Chain Federation’s recent Energy Week seminars on renewable energy and the energy market TRANSFORMING THE ENERGY SYSTEM AND MAXIMISING THE OPPORTUNITY FROM RENEWABLES The expert panellists in this topical Energy Week seminar agreed that businesses seeking opportunities to reduce reliance on expensive grid-supplied electricity has resulted in a significant increase in demand for solar installations. “There’s been so much volatility in the wholesale marketplace… this has impacted attitudes towards localised, behind-themeter solar,” said Neil Stott, business development director at MyPower. “We previously saw the environmental benefit as the typical driver for going renewable, particularly in the run up to COP26. It makes great commercial sense too, but that was typically secondary. With the massive swing in electricity prices, the see-saw has massively tipped to the financial benefits as the key drivers.” According to MyPower, in 2020 a cold store with a 1MW system would typically see payback on return on capital for a major solar installation of four and a half years. Now, that payback can be achieved at under three years. Storing energy that has been generated is another crucial aspect of future energy systems, explained Simon Mitchell, head of commercial at YLEM energy. He said: “There’s a unique opportunity for the cold chain sector to play a massive part in the UK’s drive to net zero, which will significantly benefit the sector and those companies that actively pursue this opportunity. As well as the traditional technologies such as solar, there will be an increasing need for future technologies such as fuel cells and battery storage.” Mitchell explained that in the traditional energy ‘trilemma’ between prioritising affordability, sustainability and security of supply, carbon has understandably been put on the back burner recently. But he advised that net zero “is still going to be the biggest challenge most companies face and the planning for this needs to continue even in the current volatile period”. According to Mitchell, battery storage is now well established in the UK with several short and longer duration options 18

Southall explained that before the introduction of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, cold chain energy costs were estimated at £0.5bn for 2021, rising to £1.5bn for 2022, then jumping again to £2.5bn in 2023.

available, and the sector is growing. “We expect over the next decade the installation of energy storage to significantly grow behind-the-meter,” he said. “The biggest opportunity probably is to co-locate, most obviously with solar but it could also be CHP or something new. Energy storage could play a vital part in [EV charging], by charging up the battery in times of low demand then discharging when you need to charge vehicles.” There may be opportunity for additional income too, Mitchell explained. “National Grid has been proactive in opening up the market to small scale assets and energy storage behindthe-metre, this will certainly increase and create more income. These kinds of opportunities are only going to grow as we move towards net zero.” Securing grid connections has been a challenge for some, and Jon Wyllie (business development director at Harlaxton Engineering) explained there are regional variations. “There are areas of the country where the local capacity from the network is quite poor. We’re based in Lincolnshire which is well known for this issue,” he said. Independent Network Operators could help, according to Wyllie. “The network operators have very rigid rules about the types of materials that can be used, the locations of things like substations. As an Independent Network Owner we’re able to make our own decisions about what we’re happy to accept.” Wyllie’s advice on reducing costs for grid connections included careful consideration of the supply actually needed. He said: “We see a lot of customers request supplies that are considerably larger than what they end up using… you pay a lot more for the initial installation works, you are also paying a higher standing charge to have that capacity reserved for you.”

There will be an increasing need for future technologies such as fuel cells and battery storage — Simon Mitchell COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

Lisa Howkins, sales and marketing director at NFU Energy, gave an overview of the many factors contributing to current energy market volatility including the War in Ukraine, the Nord Stream disruptions and concerns over winter storage. “Up until eight to 12 months ago our brokerage division would be able to run a month-long buying group…On occasions we’ve been unable to lock in prices for anything more than four or five hours," she said.” Prices now are very different to pre-Covid, Howkins explained. “At the start of lockdown we were seeing prices for small businesses and small sites averaging between 11-13p/kwh. Over this week we’ve seen prices that are anything up to 80p/kwh for our smaller customers.” With uncertainty around when and if to renew, and with a lack of competitive prices available, Howkins advised consideration of the areas where cold stores can take action, starting with measurement and auditing. She said: “We are seeing a very large increase in sub-metering enquiries, organisations that want to know exactly where they’re spending, where they’re consuming and then make decisions. “We recommend auditing on site. We’re coming into the next phase of ESOS, and this will give you some great reports on what you can do to reduce energy consumption, and carbon too.”

By November 2022, ColdMove’s electricity price had jumped to more than three times what it had been in September 2021. ColdMove managing director James Woodward explained the internal and external steps taken to minimise the impact, including energy efficiency measures and regular communications to their team. The business trialled alternative times and is looking at expanding its renewables programme. He said: “Our target was to see if we can reduce our reliance on the grid in a significant way. We feel that we probably can.” Woodward discussed the challenges of adding surcharges for customers, concluding that “most customers have understood the situation”. Dr Rob Lamb, group sales and marketing manager at Star Refrigeration, is seeing a step change in discussion with cold storage operators. He said: “There’s a lot more discussion now about how can we be most efficient, not just now but moving into the future.” However, despite payback on investment in new equipment coming down, Dr Lamb is not seeing this discussion translate into a significant level of investment due to the many cost pressures on businesses. But many operators can still benefit from ‘low hanging fruit’. “When we’ve been into facilities and we’ve looked at the operational side of refrigeration systems, we’ve typically found somewhere between 15-30% improvements can be made with actually quite little capital investment, if any,” he said.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ENERGY WEEK SEMINARS We're seeing things starting to creak in terms of the speed at which the grid operators, the distribution network operators, can process applications

On occasions we’ve been unable to lock in prices for anything more than four or five hours — Lisa Howkins, NFU Energy

— Neil Stott, MyPower

Listen back to all of the Cold Chain Federation’s Energy Week webinars, first in November 2022, at coldchainfederation.org.uk/events For latestbroadcast news see: coldchainnews.com

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Viewpoint Manufacturers will have to commit to these mandatory declining quotas based on refrigerant GWP values which will make the availability of higher GWP HFC refrigerants more scarce and as a result prices will rise. The proposed revision to the regulations will also remove permission for users to continue to source recycled or reclaimed refrigerant in a further effort to abolish systems that continue to use these environmentally damaging substances.

THE F-GAS REGULATION PHASE DOWN Star Refrigeration’s Adam Strachan looks at what the proposed F-gas Regulation revision will mean for the cold chain. We are almost at the halfway point of the planned F-gas phase-down and on 5 April 2022, the European Commission proposed new revisions to the current F-gas Regulation to support meeting 2050 climate change goals. The proposals, expected to come into force in Europe and the UK in 2024, follow the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which stressed the need for tougher action to combat global warming, including reducing hydrofluorocarbon greenhouse gases (HFCs) by 85% between 2019 and 2036 and preventing up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of warming this century. The existing F-gas Regulation had already resulted in significant changes in the HVACR industry, including a rise in the manufacture and use of low global warming potential (GWP), mildly flammable (A2L) synthetic refrigerants. Often these “low” GWP refrigerants are hundreds of times more harmful to the environment than the baseline reference of CO2, and more work is required to bring the overall environmental impact of refrigeration and heating to a sustainable level. The new draft proposal aims to achieve more stringent targets, including increasing the current hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases availability target from a 79% reduction to a 95% reduction by 2030, progressing to a 97.5% reduction by 2050. The draft also includes phase down steps beyond 2030, and a specific phase down schedule for production of gases that heavily contribute to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation. The phase down is the primary instrument for enacting technological change, but this is also supported by equipment restrictions, equipment bans, and a tighter plan for traceability with regards to refrigerant entering the marketplace through customs in the UK.

In a recent development (17 October 2022) the European Parliament’s environmental committee’s rapporteur, Bas Eickhout, called for an outright ban on HFC and HFO refrigerants and an even steeper phase down than the April 2022 proposal. So, what can be expected and how can end-users address the potential business challenges the imminent requirements will bring?

Current Phase Down Timeline

F-gas refrigerants and F-gases F-gases are man-made fluorinated gases, such as HFCs and HFOs, and are often hundreds or even thousands of times more potent in terms of global warming effect than CO2. HFCs represent around 90% of F-gas emissions and they are mainly used as refrigerants in refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and heat pumps. The F-gas phase down also includes other F-gases commonly used in industrial manufacturing processes such as perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and aims to reduce overall emissions across all manufactured gases. The graph below shows what would have happened without the introduction of the measures installed by the F-gas Regulation over time, highlighting the volume of fluorinated gases in the atmosphere. The F-gas Regulation is not specific to HFCs but covers all fluorinated gases. This will have an impact on F-gas manufacturing quotas – the total volume of F-gases in the marketplace – as all industries will be in competition. At present, the 2016 F-gas Regulations quota reduction timeline stops at 2030. The new 2022 proposal plans a near 50% cut by 2024, followed by an even larger percentage step down in 2027 to just 10% of the 2015 baseline. To put this in perspective, the current 2027 reduction target is 25% of the 2015 baseline.

Predicted Volume in Circulation Based on Current Timelines

Projected evolution of F-gas emissions – Source: European Commission 20

The new 2022 proposal plans a near 50% cut by 2024, followed by an even larger percentage step down in 2027 to just 10% of the 2015 baseline

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

What does the quota phase down look like? The graph above shows the current (blue) and proposed (amber) phase down timeline under the F-gas Regulations. The current iteration of the Regulation concludes in 2030, but the plan is to extend targets beyond this date – until 2050 – to align with the agreements made in the Kigali amendment. One important area to highlight is that the target of a 79% cut (i.e. ~500GWP market average) by 2030 is now being brought forward. The UK would be within 2% of the current 2030 target figure as early as 2024, and will be at a 95% reduction by 2030 under the new regulation. The 95% cut corresponds to a market average GWP of 150 were banned (almost all domestic fridges now use very low GWP hydrocarbon-based refrigerants). For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

Another important date is 1 January 2020, when the ban of refrigerants >2500 GWP ban was introduced, limiting both the sale of stationary equipment (e.g. industrial refrigeration plant) and use of high GWP refrigerants for service and maintenance. To date, this remains the only combined ban of this nature and there are no plans in the revision to introduce any tighter restrictions lower than the 2500GWP limit. This decision not to introduce a stricter ban has been criticised by a number of environmental committees and NGO’s as it puts an over-reliance on the secondary effects of the phase down (e.g. lower availability and higher cost of high GWP gases) to enact change, rather than implementing a more strict industry standard. All self-contained equipment using refrigerants above 150GWP will be banned. Refrigeration systems manufactured in the last few years have already been designed to use refrigerants with very low global warming potential such as natural refrigerants (ammonia, CO2 and hydrocarbons) and HFOs (the fourth generation of fluorine-based gases following HCFCs, CFCs and HFCs). Technological innovations such as the advent of low-charge ammonia cooling equipment, industrial CO2 refrigeration systems and more strict health and safety requirements have made the shift to natural solutions possible in sectors where HFCs were traditionally used. 21

Viewpoint Manufacturers will have to commit to these mandatory declining quotas based on refrigerant GWP values which will make the availability of higher GWP HFC refrigerants more scarce and as a result prices will rise. The proposed revision to the regulations will also remove permission for users to continue to source recycled or reclaimed refrigerant in a further effort to abolish systems that continue to use these environmentally damaging substances.

THE F-GAS REGULATION PHASE DOWN Star Refrigeration’s Adam Strachan looks at what the proposed F-gas Regulation revision will mean for the cold chain. We are almost at the halfway point of the planned F-gas phase-down and on 5 April 2022, the European Commission proposed new revisions to the current F-gas Regulation to support meeting 2050 climate change goals. The proposals, expected to come into force in Europe and the UK in 2024, follow the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which stressed the need for tougher action to combat global warming, including reducing hydrofluorocarbon greenhouse gases (HFCs) by 85% between 2019 and 2036 and preventing up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of warming this century. The existing F-gas Regulation had already resulted in significant changes in the HVACR industry, including a rise in the manufacture and use of low global warming potential (GWP), mildly flammable (A2L) synthetic refrigerants. Often these “low” GWP refrigerants are hundreds of times more harmful to the environment than the baseline reference of CO2, and more work is required to bring the overall environmental impact of refrigeration and heating to a sustainable level. The new draft proposal aims to achieve more stringent targets, including increasing the current hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases availability target from a 79% reduction to a 95% reduction by 2030, progressing to a 97.5% reduction by 2050. The draft also includes phase down steps beyond 2030, and a specific phase down schedule for production of gases that heavily contribute to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation. The phase down is the primary instrument for enacting technological change, but this is also supported by equipment restrictions, equipment bans, and a tighter plan for traceability with regards to refrigerant entering the marketplace through customs in the UK.

In a recent development (17 October 2022) the European Parliament’s environmental committee’s rapporteur, Bas Eickhout, called for an outright ban on HFC and HFO refrigerants and an even steeper phase down than the April 2022 proposal. So, what can be expected and how can end-users address the potential business challenges the imminent requirements will bring?

Current Phase Down Timeline

F-gas refrigerants and F-gases F-gases are man-made fluorinated gases, such as HFCs and HFOs, and are often hundreds or even thousands of times more potent in terms of global warming effect than CO2. HFCs represent around 90% of F-gas emissions and they are mainly used as refrigerants in refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and heat pumps. The F-gas phase down also includes other F-gases commonly used in industrial manufacturing processes such as perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and aims to reduce overall emissions across all manufactured gases. The graph below shows what would have happened without the introduction of the measures installed by the F-gas Regulation over time, highlighting the volume of fluorinated gases in the atmosphere. The F-gas Regulation is not specific to HFCs but covers all fluorinated gases. This will have an impact on F-gas manufacturing quotas – the total volume of F-gases in the marketplace – as all industries will be in competition. At present, the 2016 F-gas Regulations quota reduction timeline stops at 2030. The new 2022 proposal plans a near 50% cut by 2024, followed by an even larger percentage step down in 2027 to just 10% of the 2015 baseline. To put this in perspective, the current 2027 reduction target is 25% of the 2015 baseline.

Predicted Volume in Circulation Based on Current Timelines

Projected evolution of F-gas emissions – Source: European Commission 20

The new 2022 proposal plans a near 50% cut by 2024, followed by an even larger percentage step down in 2027 to just 10% of the 2015 baseline

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

What does the quota phase down look like? The graph above shows the current (blue) and proposed (amber) phase down timeline under the F-gas Regulations. The current iteration of the Regulation concludes in 2030, but the plan is to extend targets beyond this date – until 2050 – to align with the agreements made in the Kigali amendment. One important area to highlight is that the target of a 79% cut (i.e. ~500GWP market average) by 2030 is now being brought forward. The UK would be within 2% of the current 2030 target figure as early as 2024, and will be at a 95% reduction by 2030 under the new regulation. The 95% cut corresponds to a market average GWP of 150 were banned (almost all domestic fridges now use very low GWP hydrocarbon-based refrigerants). For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

Another important date is 1 January 2020, when the ban of refrigerants >2500 GWP ban was introduced, limiting both the sale of stationary equipment (e.g. industrial refrigeration plant) and use of high GWP refrigerants for service and maintenance. To date, this remains the only combined ban of this nature and there are no plans in the revision to introduce any tighter restrictions lower than the 2500GWP limit. This decision not to introduce a stricter ban has been criticised by a number of environmental committees and NGO’s as it puts an over-reliance on the secondary effects of the phase down (e.g. lower availability and higher cost of high GWP gases) to enact change, rather than implementing a more strict industry standard. All self-contained equipment using refrigerants above 150GWP will be banned. Refrigeration systems manufactured in the last few years have already been designed to use refrigerants with very low global warming potential such as natural refrigerants (ammonia, CO2 and hydrocarbons) and HFOs (the fourth generation of fluorine-based gases following HCFCs, CFCs and HFCs). Technological innovations such as the advent of low-charge ammonia cooling equipment, industrial CO2 refrigeration systems and more strict health and safety requirements have made the shift to natural solutions possible in sectors where HFCs were traditionally used. 21

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Ban Timeline

Leak detection F-gas leak detection requirements are also going to change. The current requirement is for systems with a charge equivalent to more than five tonnes of CO2 to have a manual leak check every 12 months, or every 24 months, if automatic gas detection systems are installed. The new proposal removes this fivetonne baseline and leak tests would be required for all F-gas containing systems – regardless of charge – every 12 or 24 months respectively. The latest proposal also specifically mentions HFO gases and outlines minimum quantities before full fixed leak detection systems are legally required. The HFO gas detection requirements are more onerous than HFCs on account of their flammability and toxicity to the local environment when released. Illegal trading The new measures highlight the need to tackle traceability, rogue trading, and the illegal trade of refrigerants, though it does not specify exactly how this will be enforced (likely because the legal implementation will be different for individual EU Member states and those following the EU standards like the UK). One possible solution already introduced in the US is adding QR codes to cylinders to identify the chain of purchase, from manufacturer to the point of sale, through to import and use. Blanket bans The current F-gas regulations contains an exemption which allows the use of virgin refrigerants above 2500 GWP for systems with a charge less than 10 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. When the new regulation comes into force, this will no longer be available to operators of small refrigeration systems, who will then be required to use recycled F-gas which will only be available as an option until 2030. The 2022 amendments also redefine the substances affected as ‘fluorinated greenhouse gases’ (GHGs) – previously referred as ‘HFCs’. The change prevents chemical suppliers from altering gas name conventions and definitions to circumvent any HFC-specific regulation. It is worth noting that HFC and HFO manufacturers are currently under substantial legal pressure due to continued environmental non-compliance relating to PFAs 22

(a by-product of synthetic gases that never break down in the environment and are harmful to human health). Consequently, a more catch-all description in the F-gas Regulation is in the environmental interest of everyone going forward. The proposals also mention reserving the right to ban individual refrigerants on a case-by-case basis if it can be demonstrated that a lower GWP technologically equivalent alternative exists.

All self-contained equipment using refrigerants above 150GWP will be banned in 2025 Quota tax The current allocation of F-gas quota is free to wholesalers, but since the introduction of the F-gas Regulation, the number of quota holders has increased by a factor of 30 to take advantage of the free allocation system. In an effort to combat the number of quota holders, the proposed regulation plans to introduce a nominal fee per tonne of CO2 equivalent allocated under the quota. This effectively places a ‘carbon tax’ on selling refrigerants in the market. The proposed fee is currently set at €3 / ton of CO2 equivalent which would equate to a 10% price increase for common refrigerants such as R134a. This tax, coupled with the quota reduction itself, will mean that over time, availability will reduce while competition increases, giving rise to exacerbated price increases. Recycling and reclaiming The new proposal bans users from charging refrigerant which has been decanted from their system unless it has been processed through a reclamation rig (i.e. a recovery system which contains basic oil separation, moisture removal, NCG purging, and filtration). This means that traditional service work which requires the refrigerant charge to be decanted, will incur additional costs to clean the gas before it can be charged back into the system. COLD CHAIN NEWS

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Leak detection F-gas leak detection requirements are also going to change. The current requirement is for systems with a charge equivalent to more than five tonnes of CO2 to have a manual leak check every 12 months, or every 24 months, if automatic gas detection systems are installed. The new proposal removes this fivetonne baseline and leak tests would be required for all F-gas containing systems – regardless of charge – every 12 or 24 months respectively. The latest proposal also specifically mentions HFO gases and outlines minimum quantities before full fixed leak detection systems are legally required. The HFO gas detection requirements are more onerous than HFCs on account of their flammability and toxicity to the local environment when released. Illegal trading The new measures highlight the need to tackle traceability, rogue trading, and the illegal trade of refrigerants, though it does not specify exactly how this will be enforced (likely because the legal implementation will be different for individual EU Member states and those following the EU standards like the UK). One possible solution already introduced in the US is adding QR codes to cylinders to identify the chain of purchase, from manufacturer to the point of sale, through to import and use. Blanket bans The current F-gas regulations contains an exemption which allows the use of virgin refrigerants above 2500 GWP for systems with a charge less than 10 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. When the new regulation comes into force, this will no longer be available to operators of small refrigeration systems, who will then be required to use recycled F-gas which will only be available as an option until 2030. The 2022 amendments also redefine the substances affected as ‘fluorinated greenhouse gases’ (GHGs) – previously referred as ‘HFCs’. The change prevents chemical suppliers from altering gas name conventions and definitions to circumvent any HFC-specific regulation. It is worth noting that HFC and HFO manufacturers are currently under substantial legal pressure due to continued environmental non-compliance relating to PFAs 22

(a by-product of synthetic gases that never break down in the environment and are harmful to human health). Consequently, a more catch-all description in the F-gas Regulation is in the environmental interest of everyone going forward. The proposals also mention reserving the right to ban individual refrigerants on a case-by-case basis if it can be demonstrated that a lower GWP technologically equivalent alternative exists.

All self-contained equipment using refrigerants above 150GWP will be banned in 2025 Quota tax The current allocation of F-gas quota is free to wholesalers, but since the introduction of the F-gas Regulation, the number of quota holders has increased by a factor of 30 to take advantage of the free allocation system. In an effort to combat the number of quota holders, the proposed regulation plans to introduce a nominal fee per tonne of CO2 equivalent allocated under the quota. This effectively places a ‘carbon tax’ on selling refrigerants in the market. The proposed fee is currently set at €3 / ton of CO2 equivalent which would equate to a 10% price increase for common refrigerants such as R134a. This tax, coupled with the quota reduction itself, will mean that over time, availability will reduce while competition increases, giving rise to exacerbated price increases. Recycling and reclaiming The new proposal bans users from charging refrigerant which has been decanted from their system unless it has been processed through a reclamation rig (i.e. a recovery system which contains basic oil separation, moisture removal, NCG purging, and filtration). This means that traditional service work which requires the refrigerant charge to be decanted, will incur additional costs to clean the gas before it can be charged back into the system. COLD CHAIN NEWS

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TRAILERS AND BODIES – MEETING THE LOW CARBON REEFER CHALLENGE With environmental targets looming large for the cold chain, Dean Stiles find out how operators and suppliers are adapting their fleets The demands of low carbon and now zero carbon refrigerated transport have triggered a revolution in trailer and body design. The market is increasingly demanding “sustainable, emission-free and environmentally conscious e-mobility concepts,” according to Europe's largest reefer maker, Schmitz Cargobull. Meanwhile changing consumer food shopping patterns means that the need to service smaller stores has led to an increase in urban semi-trailers which have a greater capacity and accessibility than a typical 18 tonne rigid, says Andrew Brown, sales director at Gray & Adams. “This race for volume is similarly mirrored at the opposite end of the spectrum," Brown says. “The use of the doubledeck trailer has become widespread in UK trunking and store delivery.” These semi-trailers can deliver 44 GKM pallets as opposed to 26 on a standard 1.6m and are available in single and multi-temp options. The safe use of large vehicles on the high street and their interaction with the public has led to a sharp rise in 360-degree cameras, cycle sensors and low-height cabs, all to improve driver and pedestrian safety, Brown says.

He says, however, that infrastructure, particularly substations, remains a considerable problem when adopting an all-electric fleet. “Aerodynamics and more efficient trailers that have a greater capacity also contribute to a fall in an operator's overall carbon footprint. Many foodservice companies are also utilising the underside of the vehicle to carry waste food products, cooking oil and other recyclable materials.” Refrigerated fleets are expensive and a long-term investment, Brown says. “Many of the trucks built today could well be operating in ten to 15 years’ time in a post-diesel environment. Therefore, it is important to ensure that your fleet incorporates the very latest environmental technology,” he says.

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Invest for the long term The drive to net zero is one of the biggest challenges the industry faces. Brown says: "On rigid vehicles for instance, the drive for electric refrigeration has increased from 5% to 50% in the last four years. "The truck driven units are quieter, cleaner and as or more powerful than their diesel equivalents. This new technology can also be utilised with the latest fully electric chassis cabs, giving zero emissions at the tailpipe." For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

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TRAILERS AND BODIES – MEETING THE LOW CARBON REEFER CHALLENGE With environmental targets looming large for the cold chain, Dean Stiles find out how operators and suppliers are adapting their fleets The demands of low carbon and now zero carbon refrigerated transport have triggered a revolution in trailer and body design. The market is increasingly demanding “sustainable, emission-free and environmentally conscious e-mobility concepts,” according to Europe's largest reefer maker, Schmitz Cargobull. Meanwhile changing consumer food shopping patterns means that the need to service smaller stores has led to an increase in urban semi-trailers which have a greater capacity and accessibility than a typical 18 tonne rigid, says Andrew Brown, sales director at Gray & Adams. “This race for volume is similarly mirrored at the opposite end of the spectrum," Brown says. “The use of the doubledeck trailer has become widespread in UK trunking and store delivery.” These semi-trailers can deliver 44 GKM pallets as opposed to 26 on a standard 1.6m and are available in single and multi-temp options. The safe use of large vehicles on the high street and their interaction with the public has led to a sharp rise in 360-degree cameras, cycle sensors and low-height cabs, all to improve driver and pedestrian safety, Brown says.

He says, however, that infrastructure, particularly substations, remains a considerable problem when adopting an all-electric fleet. “Aerodynamics and more efficient trailers that have a greater capacity also contribute to a fall in an operator's overall carbon footprint. Many foodservice companies are also utilising the underside of the vehicle to carry waste food products, cooking oil and other recyclable materials.” Refrigerated fleets are expensive and a long-term investment, Brown says. “Many of the trucks built today could well be operating in ten to 15 years’ time in a post-diesel environment. Therefore, it is important to ensure that your fleet incorporates the very latest environmental technology,” he says.

Invest in high quality and longevity and cost for a midlife refurbishment programme

Invest for the long term The drive to net zero is one of the biggest challenges the industry faces. Brown says: "On rigid vehicles for instance, the drive for electric refrigeration has increased from 5% to 50% in the last four years. "The truck driven units are quieter, cleaner and as or more powerful than their diesel equivalents. This new technology can also be utilised with the latest fully electric chassis cabs, giving zero emissions at the tailpipe." For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

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Thinner panels, better insulation, stronger steels all help to get that extra package on the pallet Make sure your supplier is financially sound His advice to operators is to invest in high quality and longevity and cost for a midlife refurbishment programme. This will extend the life of the fleet and, equally importantly, the asset, which is good for the environment as it will need changing less regularly. “Make sure your supplier is financially sound, ensuring they can offer support for the lifetime of your asset. Above all, ensure your supplier works collaboratively with you, to make sure your asset meets your operational, environmental and safety needs,” Brown says. Schmitz Cargobull cites digitalisation of production and products as well as end-to-end system integration in the vehicles, as driving innovation, pointing to its S.KOe Cool Smart trailer as an example. Spokeswoman Anna Stuhlmeier says: “It is a completely self-developed package, consisting of semitrailer box, refrigeration unit, e-axle, battery system, power electronics, TrailerConnect telematics, and digital services.” French reefer builder Chereau says that current trends focus on the quality of insulation and the switch from diesel to electric, whether with batteries or with hydrogen. Communication officer Aurore Leroyer points to Chereau's vacuum insulated panels that can slash the energy consumption for long-haul applications by over 20%. Using solar electric e-axles and hydrogen power on trailers will boost this figure even further, as will aerodynamic kits that can reduce tractor fuel consumption by up to 2l/100km for diesel, she says. Aerodynamics used with electric tractors will extend vehicle range by about 5%. Consider the whole lifetime of your fleet Lionel Curtis, head of new products at Marshall Fleet Solutions, says operator investment decisions will need to take account of corporate ESG [environmental, social and governance] targets as well as legislative requirements in terms of being able to satisfy emissions requirements throughout the life of the equipment. He says: “If an operator has a target (or obligation) to be zero emissions in 2035 and they operate trailers for 10 years, then they need all-electric trailers from 2025 – that’s not far away. 26

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“Innovation in trailers and bodies is changing the industry as we push for higher capacity within the masses and dimensions limits of legislation.” Thinner panels, better insulation, stronger steels all help to get that extra package on the pallet, he says. “The inexorable pursuit of Net Zero is also helped by these changes, as the CO2 per pallet, or cubic metre or tonne, of product moved is reduced. European trailer builders are beginning to come to terms with the upcoming Vecto [CO2 emissions regulations] for trailers [due in January 2024] and some of those changes are likely to come our way too, with or without the legislation. Priority has to be given to cost- and carbonefficient solutions. Total cost of ownership has always been important and never more so than in our times,” Curtis says.

Telematics: the game changer Telematics is increasingly powerful and, if properly used, can help to drive down emissions and operating costs, says Lionel Curtis, head of new products at Marshall Fleet Solutions. “As we shift to more efficient refrigeration units – including battery-powered all-electric fridges – the ability to monitor temperatures and modify fridge settings remotely introduces a whole new dimension to temperature-controlled distribution. Centralising the temperature management, effectively reducing the driver’s responsibility, opens up opportunities for optimising performance,” he says. Telematics is crucial for much technology change and plays a decisive role in increasing efficiency and reducing the total cost of ownership, according to Schmitz Cargobull. Spokeswoman Anna Stuhlmeier says: “Today it is no longer enough for trailers to have a very high uptime. To be successful in logistics, operators must be able to properly use the data from the trailers to support customers with supply chain transparency and services based on real-time data. For this, we see many new solutions on the market offering companies end-tovisibility, ETA services, exception management tools and so on. All these systems rely on the data from the trailer.” Chereau communication officer Aurore Leroyer agrees, saying that telematics has a crucial role in fleet management to cut costs. Tyre pressure monitoring systems will soon be required on all new trailers. Telematics helps fleet managers monitor tyre pressure which have a large impact on fuel consumption, she says.

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Thinner panels, better insulation, stronger steels all help to get that extra package on the pallet Make sure your supplier is financially sound His advice to operators is to invest in high quality and longevity and cost for a midlife refurbishment programme. This will extend the life of the fleet and, equally importantly, the asset, which is good for the environment as it will need changing less regularly. “Make sure your supplier is financially sound, ensuring they can offer support for the lifetime of your asset. Above all, ensure your supplier works collaboratively with you, to make sure your asset meets your operational, environmental and safety needs,” Brown says. Schmitz Cargobull cites digitalisation of production and products as well as end-to-end system integration in the vehicles, as driving innovation, pointing to its S.KOe Cool Smart trailer as an example. Spokeswoman Anna Stuhlmeier says: “It is a completely self-developed package, consisting of semitrailer box, refrigeration unit, e-axle, battery system, power electronics, TrailerConnect telematics, and digital services.” French reefer builder Chereau says that current trends focus on the quality of insulation and the switch from diesel to electric, whether with batteries or with hydrogen. Communication officer Aurore Leroyer points to Chereau's vacuum insulated panels that can slash the energy consumption for long-haul applications by over 20%. Using solar electric e-axles and hydrogen power on trailers will boost this figure even further, as will aerodynamic kits that can reduce tractor fuel consumption by up to 2l/100km for diesel, she says. Aerodynamics used with electric tractors will extend vehicle range by about 5%. Consider the whole lifetime of your fleet Lionel Curtis, head of new products at Marshall Fleet Solutions, says operator investment decisions will need to take account of corporate ESG [environmental, social and governance] targets as well as legislative requirements in terms of being able to satisfy emissions requirements throughout the life of the equipment. He says: “If an operator has a target (or obligation) to be zero emissions in 2035 and they operate trailers for 10 years, then they need all-electric trailers from 2025 – that’s not far away. 26

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“Innovation in trailers and bodies is changing the industry as we push for higher capacity within the masses and dimensions limits of legislation.” Thinner panels, better insulation, stronger steels all help to get that extra package on the pallet, he says. “The inexorable pursuit of Net Zero is also helped by these changes, as the CO2 per pallet, or cubic metre or tonne, of product moved is reduced. European trailer builders are beginning to come to terms with the upcoming Vecto [CO2 emissions regulations] for trailers [due in January 2024] and some of those changes are likely to come our way too, with or without the legislation. Priority has to be given to cost- and carbonefficient solutions. Total cost of ownership has always been important and never more so than in our times,” Curtis says.

Telematics: the game changer Telematics is increasingly powerful and, if properly used, can help to drive down emissions and operating costs, says Lionel Curtis, head of new products at Marshall Fleet Solutions. “As we shift to more efficient refrigeration units – including battery-powered all-electric fridges – the ability to monitor temperatures and modify fridge settings remotely introduces a whole new dimension to temperature-controlled distribution. Centralising the temperature management, effectively reducing the driver’s responsibility, opens up opportunities for optimising performance,” he says. Telematics is crucial for much technology change and plays a decisive role in increasing efficiency and reducing the total cost of ownership, according to Schmitz Cargobull. Spokeswoman Anna Stuhlmeier says: “Today it is no longer enough for trailers to have a very high uptime. To be successful in logistics, operators must be able to properly use the data from the trailers to support customers with supply chain transparency and services based on real-time data. For this, we see many new solutions on the market offering companies end-tovisibility, ETA services, exception management tools and so on. All these systems rely on the data from the trailer.” Chereau communication officer Aurore Leroyer agrees, saying that telematics has a crucial role in fleet management to cut costs. Tyre pressure monitoring systems will soon be required on all new trailers. Telematics helps fleet managers monitor tyre pressure which have a large impact on fuel consumption, she says.

Flexible. Reliable. Masterful. With Thermo King’s new A-500 Spectrum, you can unleash the full power of your fleet. With two precisely controlled cooling zones, your fleet becomes flexible like never before. Proven Advancer reliability and landmark fuel efficiency mean fewer expenses and more performance. Seize complete control of your trailer with a bespoke controller and master multi-temp.

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Special Feature Central to the new system is the integration of the Bosch 48-volt automotive battery, which directly interfaces the fuel cell with the refrigeration unit, removing the need for a standalone engine or a separately mounted buffer battery system. The fuel cell is powered by hydrogen tanks with an electric power distribution unit used to convert the direct current provided by the fuel cell into the alternating current needed to operate the fridge. The refilling time is equivalent to a standard diesel engine and, depending on the tank size, it can also achieve a similar range.

Hydrogen is here Battery electric-powered trucks have cornered the market for short haul and urban distribution but heavy truck makers almost all tout hydrogen as the fuel of the future for longhaul transport. Mercedes-Benz Trucks has prototypes of its hydrogen fuel cell truck under test on public roads and expects to have a truck with a 1,000 kilometre range suitable for heavy long-distance transport in production in the second half of the decade. Carrier Transicold has a hydrogen fuel cell-powered trailer fridge developed with Bosch and PowerCell Sweden. It uses a Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 fridge with no standalone engine or separately mounted buffer battery system. The hydrogen fuel cell delivers the same level of autonomy as existing diesel engines used in the standard Vector units. By using a hydrogen fuel cell system, customers can maintain operations with the legacy products, but without any of the associated emissions, Carrier says.

Hydrogen used vehicles typically get the same range per tank of diesel compared to hydrogen, and refuelling time is almost the same which is a great advantage over battery recharging. But the hydrogen needs to be green, produced from solar power, to be classed as carbon neutral and it needs to be readily available. That part will take time and requires government-driven investment and infrastructure. Trial and improvement British operators are exploring new technologies in a bid to reduce emissions, including solar power and electric vehicles. Many are currently trialling trailers and vehicles to assess performance, green credentials and cost. For example, Gist is trialling two Daf electric refrigerated trucks supported by Ford & Slater and Daf Truck. Kate Brown, Gist’s director of communications and sustainability, says: “Moving to diesel alternatives for ambient HGV vehicles has its challenges, but finding suitable, sustainable alternatives for refrigerated transportation units adds another layer of complexity.

“That’s why we’re delighted to work with Daf to trial its 100% fully electric refrigerated rigid and unit. Our fleet is largely made up of refrigerated vehicles and as we continue to work on reducing our carbon emissions and creating a greener, cleaner environment we hope these trials will demonstrate that using electricity is a viable alternative.” Gist is also trialling the Volta Zero, a fully electric rigid, in partnership with Marks & Spencer and Volta. Elsewhere DFDS is using Sunswap's solar power for refrigerated trailers following a trial of its solar and battery-powered system. In the DFDS trial, the Sunswap system used a combination of solar and battery power for frozen produce and on one of DFDS's longest UK routes the system provided 22 hours of frozen cooling on a single charge over two days. Depending on conditions, the solar panels can provide 65% of all the charge needed to operate the fridge. Average time to fully charge the batteries is 80 minutes. The trial indicated that over ten years, using Sunswap would give a 25% to 35% saving in comparison to operating a diesel fridge. Matt O’Dell, UK managing director, cold chain, at DFDS Logistics Services, says: “Finding innovative solutions to reduce emissions while improving our customer offering is a top priority for our cold chain service and DFDS as a whole is pioneering new green technologies throughout its operations, in line with a commitment to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030 and to ultimately achieve climate neutrality as an organisation."

McCulla is running 25 refrigerated trailers with Genie Insights solar panels that keep fridge batteries topped up and prolong battery life. McCulla’s Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Cool Smart refrigerated trailers have Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 fridges and Schmitz’s TrailerConnect telematics. Brian Beattie, operations director at McCulla, says: “Crucially, the solar panels prolong battery life and improve battery reliability so they also save us downtime and money.”

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DON’T FORGET THE TRAILER CCF policy director Tom Southall writes: The technological landscape for transport refrigeration is moving fast, but efficiently moving temperature-controlled products is not just about the fridge. A well maintained and thermally efficient trailer is also critical to reducing the need for refrigeration in the first place. Since 1980 in the UK, The Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs (or ATP for short) has set the minimum standard for manufacturing equipment used to keep food safe while being transported, including the thermal efficiency of trailers. While all trailers sold to the UK market are made to ATP standards with the certificate lasting for six years, for

those trailers operating on UK roads only there is currently no requirement to get recertified. This risks substandard trailers staying on the road, potentially causing transport refrigeration units to work harder and pushing up the sector’s emissions. The Cold Chain Federation’s report ‘The journey to emission free temperature-controlled refrigeration on road vehicles’ sets out our view that for the sector to realise its ambition of emission free transport refrigeration, the UK should review whether the ATP Regulations continue to be fit for purpose and make it mandatory for a trailer to be maintained to a high level for its full lifecycle.

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Special Feature Central to the new system is the integration of the Bosch 48-volt automotive battery, which directly interfaces the fuel cell with the refrigeration unit, removing the need for a standalone engine or a separately mounted buffer battery system. The fuel cell is powered by hydrogen tanks with an electric power distribution unit used to convert the direct current provided by the fuel cell into the alternating current needed to operate the fridge. The refilling time is equivalent to a standard diesel engine and, depending on the tank size, it can also achieve a similar range.

Hydrogen is here Battery electric-powered trucks have cornered the market for short haul and urban distribution but heavy truck makers almost all tout hydrogen as the fuel of the future for longhaul transport. Mercedes-Benz Trucks has prototypes of its hydrogen fuel cell truck under test on public roads and expects to have a truck with a 1,000 kilometre range suitable for heavy long-distance transport in production in the second half of the decade. Carrier Transicold has a hydrogen fuel cell-powered trailer fridge developed with Bosch and PowerCell Sweden. It uses a Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 fridge with no standalone engine or separately mounted buffer battery system. The hydrogen fuel cell delivers the same level of autonomy as existing diesel engines used in the standard Vector units. By using a hydrogen fuel cell system, customers can maintain operations with the legacy products, but without any of the associated emissions, Carrier says.

Hydrogen used vehicles typically get the same range per tank of diesel compared to hydrogen, and refuelling time is almost the same which is a great advantage over battery recharging. But the hydrogen needs to be green, produced from solar power, to be classed as carbon neutral and it needs to be readily available. That part will take time and requires government-driven investment and infrastructure. Trial and improvement British operators are exploring new technologies in a bid to reduce emissions, including solar power and electric vehicles. Many are currently trialling trailers and vehicles to assess performance, green credentials and cost. For example, Gist is trialling two Daf electric refrigerated trucks supported by Ford & Slater and Daf Truck. Kate Brown, Gist’s director of communications and sustainability, says: “Moving to diesel alternatives for ambient HGV vehicles has its challenges, but finding suitable, sustainable alternatives for refrigerated transportation units adds another layer of complexity.

“That’s why we’re delighted to work with Daf to trial its 100% fully electric refrigerated rigid and unit. Our fleet is largely made up of refrigerated vehicles and as we continue to work on reducing our carbon emissions and creating a greener, cleaner environment we hope these trials will demonstrate that using electricity is a viable alternative.” Gist is also trialling the Volta Zero, a fully electric rigid, in partnership with Marks & Spencer and Volta. Elsewhere DFDS is using Sunswap's solar power for refrigerated trailers following a trial of its solar and battery-powered system. In the DFDS trial, the Sunswap system used a combination of solar and battery power for frozen produce and on one of DFDS's longest UK routes the system provided 22 hours of frozen cooling on a single charge over two days. Depending on conditions, the solar panels can provide 65% of all the charge needed to operate the fridge. Average time to fully charge the batteries is 80 minutes. The trial indicated that over ten years, using Sunswap would give a 25% to 35% saving in comparison to operating a diesel fridge. Matt O’Dell, UK managing director, cold chain, at DFDS Logistics Services, says: “Finding innovative solutions to reduce emissions while improving our customer offering is a top priority for our cold chain service and DFDS as a whole is pioneering new green technologies throughout its operations, in line with a commitment to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030 and to ultimately achieve climate neutrality as an organisation."

McCulla is running 25 refrigerated trailers with Genie Insights solar panels that keep fridge batteries topped up and prolong battery life. McCulla’s Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Cool Smart refrigerated trailers have Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 fridges and Schmitz’s TrailerConnect telematics. Brian Beattie, operations director at McCulla, says: “Crucially, the solar panels prolong battery life and improve battery reliability so they also save us downtime and money.”

KRONE SPARE PARTS COLD CHAIN FEDERATION ANALYSIS:

DON’T FORGET THE TRAILER CCF policy director Tom Southall writes: The technological landscape for transport refrigeration is moving fast, but efficiently moving temperature-controlled products is not just about the fridge. A well maintained and thermally efficient trailer is also critical to reducing the need for refrigeration in the first place. Since 1980 in the UK, The Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs (or ATP for short) has set the minimum standard for manufacturing equipment used to keep food safe while being transported, including the thermal efficiency of trailers. While all trailers sold to the UK market are made to ATP standards with the certificate lasting for six years, for

those trailers operating on UK roads only there is currently no requirement to get recertified. This risks substandard trailers staying on the road, potentially causing transport refrigeration units to work harder and pushing up the sector’s emissions. The Cold Chain Federation’s report ‘The journey to emission free temperature-controlled refrigeration on road vehicles’ sets out our view that for the sector to realise its ambition of emission free transport refrigeration, the UK should review whether the ATP Regulations continue to be fit for purpose and make it mandatory for a trailer to be maintained to a high level for its full lifecycle.

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ColdPoint Logistics at Logistics Park Kansas City. (Photo courtesy of LPKC.)

INLAND PORTS OFFER COLD CHAIN EFFICIENCIES Karen E. Thuermer, a contributor to the Global Cold Chain Alliance’s COLD FACTS magazine, examines the growing role of inland ports in supply chains With ever increasing pressure on supply chains to improve cost structure and better optimise processes, a major focus has been on improving efficiencies. This includes the use of inland ports. “Among the advantages inland ports offer are the potential for lower priced real estate, wage rates, energy and operating costs,” says Brian Beattie, President of Western US Operation at Lineage Logistics. “They can also be considered a greener alternative due to quicker movement of containers away from congested seaports and more efficient storage capabilities.” In addition, Beattie notes inland ports deliver benefits for both import and export goods. “Many seaports and port warehousing locations have been at capacity for a number of years,” he says. “Inland port locations are providing an alternative to handle and store goods that were imported or are getting ready for export.”

A variety of systems While primarily used for break bulk and non-perishables container freight, demand for inland ports has been increasing. Some inland ports like the Port of Virginia’s Richmond Marine Terminal (RMT) are physical places involved in the transloading of cargo from one transport mode to another. Others operate as statewide systems. RMT operates on 80 acres within a secure terminal and has a 1,570ft-long wharf available for berthing and handling containers, including those that are temperature controlled. What makes this port unique is its barge service to and from the Port of Virginia in Norfolk, which offers two portable 40-plug central power units used in transporting refrigerated goods. “We move a fair amount of cold cargo for Lidl, which has a distribution centre outside of Richmond,” says Joe Harris, spokesman for the Virginia Port Authority.

A partnership among the Port of Long Beach, the Utah Inland Port Authority and Union Pacific will allow cargo to be rapidly evacuated from Long Beach terminals for distribution in the intermountain west. (Photo courtesy of Utah Inland Port Authority.)

Many seaports and port warehousing locations have been at capacity for a number of years. Inland port locations are providing an alternative to handle and store goods that were imported or are getting ready for export “Richmond has always been a collection point for pushing cargo a couple of miles inland to destination.” The expanded refrigerated cargo capability on barges is part of the port’s larger strategic growth plan to make the port a destination for cold cargo. “There is not a lot of barge service in the United States, and ours is the oldest and most successful,” Harris notes. “Lidl has experience moving containers by barge in Europe so it was comfortable with us. It was a selling point for us.” The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) operates as a statewide system throughout the US state of Utah. It provides what it calls “smart, sustainable and equitable logistics solutions that use a statewide, multimodal approach to increase utilisation and expand commerce access throughout the state.” UIPA leverages expertise, facilities and infrastructure, and capital investment to improve logistics within the statewide system. Of note, is the agreement UIPA signed with the Port of Long Beach in California to improve cargo flows between Southern California and Utah, Colorado, Nevada and Idaho. The agreement calls for the Port of Long Beach to invest $1bn in rail improvements over the next 10 years, and UIPA to strengthen its ability to transfer cargo for further distribution. “Working directly with the Port of Long Beach creates a synergy and stability that opens opportunities for Utah businesses to move goods more efficiently,” says Jack Hedge, Executive Director at UIPA. The Union Pacific (UP) Railroad is playing a part in the initiative. “UP’s direct rail service between the Port of Long Beach and Salt Lake City will allow cargo to be rapidly evacuated from terminals in Long Beach for further distribution throughout the region,” Hedge says. Much of that cargo currently moves by truck, he notes, and only 10% by rail. Meanwhile, other seaports are embarking on inland ports that have been highly successful overall, but not yet successful in attracting chilled or frozen goods movement.

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Among these are the inland ports operated by the Georgia Port Authority (GPA). GPA spokesman Edward Fulford acknowledged that there has been some interest in moving refrigerated cargo to and from GPA’s Appalachian Regional Port. “However, the support infrastructure is not there at present,” he says. “The containers would have to be powered by clip-on generators. While boxes are in transit via rail, no technicians are available to check the generators to ensure they are fueled and working properly. Obviously, an issue with a generator could put cargo at risk. For that reason, refrigerated containers moving via the Port of Savannah are transported overland by truck.” Inland advantages One of the biggest advantages to inland ports in the United States is that they offer shippers and their logistics operators planned alternatives for goods coming in or out of the country. “If customers make decisions to increase capacity over and above our port capability, we can offer different locations to handle and store their goods,” says Beattie. “We also provide transportation data analytics to help shippers determine if these alternative locations will reduce trans spend.” Beattie further explains that inland ports help Lineage Logistics support its customers’ import and export logistics strategies as well as their domestic distribution efforts. He notes that the cities of Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas are among the most vital inland ports Lineage serves. “They are critical distribution hubs for our customers,” he says. “These are the most important locations for producers and retailer/ food service.” Particularly critical is the fact these locations are served by both truck and rail, despite the fact over the road is still a larger percentage for Lineage’s refrigerated business. “Transportation flow is important to ensure over the road carriers are accessible and rail is available…at competitive pricing,” he says.

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ColdPoint Logistics at Logistics Park Kansas City. (Photo courtesy of LPKC.)

INLAND PORTS OFFER COLD CHAIN EFFICIENCIES Karen E. Thuermer, a contributor to the Global Cold Chain Alliance’s COLD FACTS magazine, examines the growing role of inland ports in supply chains With ever increasing pressure on supply chains to improve cost structure and better optimise processes, a major focus has been on improving efficiencies. This includes the use of inland ports. “Among the advantages inland ports offer are the potential for lower priced real estate, wage rates, energy and operating costs,” says Brian Beattie, President of Western US Operation at Lineage Logistics. “They can also be considered a greener alternative due to quicker movement of containers away from congested seaports and more efficient storage capabilities.” In addition, Beattie notes inland ports deliver benefits for both import and export goods. “Many seaports and port warehousing locations have been at capacity for a number of years,” he says. “Inland port locations are providing an alternative to handle and store goods that were imported or are getting ready for export.”

A variety of systems While primarily used for break bulk and non-perishables container freight, demand for inland ports has been increasing. Some inland ports like the Port of Virginia’s Richmond Marine Terminal (RMT) are physical places involved in the transloading of cargo from one transport mode to another. Others operate as statewide systems. RMT operates on 80 acres within a secure terminal and has a 1,570ft-long wharf available for berthing and handling containers, including those that are temperature controlled. What makes this port unique is its barge service to and from the Port of Virginia in Norfolk, which offers two portable 40-plug central power units used in transporting refrigerated goods. “We move a fair amount of cold cargo for Lidl, which has a distribution centre outside of Richmond,” says Joe Harris, spokesman for the Virginia Port Authority.

A partnership among the Port of Long Beach, the Utah Inland Port Authority and Union Pacific will allow cargo to be rapidly evacuated from Long Beach terminals for distribution in the intermountain west. (Photo courtesy of Utah Inland Port Authority.)

Many seaports and port warehousing locations have been at capacity for a number of years. Inland port locations are providing an alternative to handle and store goods that were imported or are getting ready for export “Richmond has always been a collection point for pushing cargo a couple of miles inland to destination.” The expanded refrigerated cargo capability on barges is part of the port’s larger strategic growth plan to make the port a destination for cold cargo. “There is not a lot of barge service in the United States, and ours is the oldest and most successful,” Harris notes. “Lidl has experience moving containers by barge in Europe so it was comfortable with us. It was a selling point for us.” The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) operates as a statewide system throughout the US state of Utah. It provides what it calls “smart, sustainable and equitable logistics solutions that use a statewide, multimodal approach to increase utilisation and expand commerce access throughout the state.” UIPA leverages expertise, facilities and infrastructure, and capital investment to improve logistics within the statewide system. Of note, is the agreement UIPA signed with the Port of Long Beach in California to improve cargo flows between Southern California and Utah, Colorado, Nevada and Idaho. The agreement calls for the Port of Long Beach to invest $1bn in rail improvements over the next 10 years, and UIPA to strengthen its ability to transfer cargo for further distribution. “Working directly with the Port of Long Beach creates a synergy and stability that opens opportunities for Utah businesses to move goods more efficiently,” says Jack Hedge, Executive Director at UIPA. The Union Pacific (UP) Railroad is playing a part in the initiative. “UP’s direct rail service between the Port of Long Beach and Salt Lake City will allow cargo to be rapidly evacuated from terminals in Long Beach for further distribution throughout the region,” Hedge says. Much of that cargo currently moves by truck, he notes, and only 10% by rail. Meanwhile, other seaports are embarking on inland ports that have been highly successful overall, but not yet successful in attracting chilled or frozen goods movement.

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Among these are the inland ports operated by the Georgia Port Authority (GPA). GPA spokesman Edward Fulford acknowledged that there has been some interest in moving refrigerated cargo to and from GPA’s Appalachian Regional Port. “However, the support infrastructure is not there at present,” he says. “The containers would have to be powered by clip-on generators. While boxes are in transit via rail, no technicians are available to check the generators to ensure they are fueled and working properly. Obviously, an issue with a generator could put cargo at risk. For that reason, refrigerated containers moving via the Port of Savannah are transported overland by truck.” Inland advantages One of the biggest advantages to inland ports in the United States is that they offer shippers and their logistics operators planned alternatives for goods coming in or out of the country. “If customers make decisions to increase capacity over and above our port capability, we can offer different locations to handle and store their goods,” says Beattie. “We also provide transportation data analytics to help shippers determine if these alternative locations will reduce trans spend.” Beattie further explains that inland ports help Lineage Logistics support its customers’ import and export logistics strategies as well as their domestic distribution efforts. He notes that the cities of Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas are among the most vital inland ports Lineage serves. “They are critical distribution hubs for our customers,” he says. “These are the most important locations for producers and retailer/ food service.” Particularly critical is the fact these locations are served by both truck and rail, despite the fact over the road is still a larger percentage for Lineage’s refrigerated business. “Transportation flow is important to ensure over the road carriers are accessible and rail is available…at competitive pricing,” he says.

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Location, location, location The Chicago metropolitan area, known locally as Chicagoland, is an example of an inland port where Lineage is very active. “Customers use Chicagoland for both import and export goods, with containers both loaded and unloaded at our facilities there, and that includes domestic distribution,” Beattie says. “The containers then move via rail and over the road between those facilities and warehouses and other distribution points for our shipper customers.” Chicagoland’s long history as a logistics hub is due to the fact the Port of Chicago consists of several major port facilities within the city of Chicago and is multimodal. The port also links inland canal and river systems in the Midwestern United States to the Great Lakes region, which gives access to global shipping in the St Lawrence Seaway and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico by way of the Mississippi River. As a multimodal terminal, Chicago Port and Rail LLC can handle loading or off-loading of cargo from barges, vessels, trucks and rail cars. Similarly, Dallas, Texas, offers inland port advantages. The International Inland Port of Dallas (IIPOD) operates as an intermodal and logistics district that encompasses 7,500 acres over five municipalities. IIPOD offers direct access to three major interstate highways with all major North American markets accessible within 48 hours by truck. It also provides access to the Union Pacific Dallas Intermodal Terminal in southern Dallas County, which provides intermodal access to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. And finally, the port connects to Foreign Trade Zone 39 that provides trade zone sites in the IIPOD area that may allow businesses to delay, reduce or eliminate customs duties on some import categories. Other locations in the United States have also exploded as inland logistics centres. One is Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC), a 3,000acre, master-planned distribution and warehouse development in Edgerton, Kansas, just southwest of downtown Kansas City. 32

The expanded refrigerated cargo capability on barges is part of a larger strategic growth plan to make the Port of Virginia’s Richmond Marine Terminal (RMT) a destination for cold cargo. (Photo courtesy of the Virginia Port Authority.)

When you can calculate your drayage in feet instead of miles and multiply that by thousands of containers a year, the savings is significant LPKC is home to ColdPoint Logistics, which has expanded three times, currently operates a 650,000-square-foot cold storage facility at LPKC and has direct rail access to its facility. LPKC is served by BNSF Railway, which connects the market to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Shipments can reach 85% of the US population by truck in two days or less from LPKC. It also has capacity for 17million sq ft of industrial buildings. “Without the rail, a facility like Logistics Park Kansas City doesn’t exist,” says James Oltman, President of LPKC. “Containers can arrive in Edgerton approximately two days after leaving coastal ports, making shipping through an inland port one of the most efficient ways to move goods. Services offered by the ports themselves are limited and are left to the partnerships that are formed within the cold storage industry. In addition, co-locating at a facility like LPKC significantly reduces transportation. “When you can calculate your drayage in feet instead of miles and multiply that by thousands of containers a year, the savings is significant,” Oltman says.

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But there are also downsides to utilising inland ports for refrigerated distribution/warehouse needs. “It is important that there is a steady flow of containers, trucks and rail cars into and out of the port to ensure no disruptions in the supply chain,” says Beattie. “Some inland ports don’t have the modal units required to support the volume of goods shipped.” Karen E. Thuermer is a freelance writer based in Alexandria, Virginia, who specialises in economic and logistics issues. COLD CHAIN NEWS

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Location, location, location The Chicago metropolitan area, known locally as Chicagoland, is an example of an inland port where Lineage is very active. “Customers use Chicagoland for both import and export goods, with containers both loaded and unloaded at our facilities there, and that includes domestic distribution,” Beattie says. “The containers then move via rail and over the road between those facilities and warehouses and other distribution points for our shipper customers.” Chicagoland’s long history as a logistics hub is due to the fact the Port of Chicago consists of several major port facilities within the city of Chicago and is multimodal. The port also links inland canal and river systems in the Midwestern United States to the Great Lakes region, which gives access to global shipping in the St Lawrence Seaway and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico by way of the Mississippi River. As a multimodal terminal, Chicago Port and Rail LLC can handle loading or off-loading of cargo from barges, vessels, trucks and rail cars. Similarly, Dallas, Texas, offers inland port advantages. The International Inland Port of Dallas (IIPOD) operates as an intermodal and logistics district that encompasses 7,500 acres over five municipalities. IIPOD offers direct access to three major interstate highways with all major North American markets accessible within 48 hours by truck. It also provides access to the Union Pacific Dallas Intermodal Terminal in southern Dallas County, which provides intermodal access to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. And finally, the port connects to Foreign Trade Zone 39 that provides trade zone sites in the IIPOD area that may allow businesses to delay, reduce or eliminate customs duties on some import categories. Other locations in the United States have also exploded as inland logistics centres. One is Logistics Park Kansas City (LPKC), a 3,000acre, master-planned distribution and warehouse development in Edgerton, Kansas, just southwest of downtown Kansas City. 32

The expanded refrigerated cargo capability on barges is part of a larger strategic growth plan to make the Port of Virginia’s Richmond Marine Terminal (RMT) a destination for cold cargo. (Photo courtesy of the Virginia Port Authority.)

When you can calculate your drayage in feet instead of miles and multiply that by thousands of containers a year, the savings is significant LPKC is home to ColdPoint Logistics, which has expanded three times, currently operates a 650,000-square-foot cold storage facility at LPKC and has direct rail access to its facility. LPKC is served by BNSF Railway, which connects the market to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Shipments can reach 85% of the US population by truck in two days or less from LPKC. It also has capacity for 17million sq ft of industrial buildings. “Without the rail, a facility like Logistics Park Kansas City doesn’t exist,” says James Oltman, President of LPKC. “Containers can arrive in Edgerton approximately two days after leaving coastal ports, making shipping through an inland port one of the most efficient ways to move goods. Services offered by the ports themselves are limited and are left to the partnerships that are formed within the cold storage industry. In addition, co-locating at a facility like LPKC significantly reduces transportation. “When you can calculate your drayage in feet instead of miles and multiply that by thousands of containers a year, the savings is significant,” Oltman says.

CHANGE DOESN’T STAND STILL UNICARRIERS BECOMES MITSUBISHI FORKLIFT TRUCKS

But there are also downsides to utilising inland ports for refrigerated distribution/warehouse needs. “It is important that there is a steady flow of containers, trucks and rail cars into and out of the port to ensure no disruptions in the supply chain,” says Beattie. “Some inland ports don’t have the modal units required to support the volume of goods shipped.” Karen E. Thuermer is a freelance writer based in Alexandria, Virginia, who specialises in economic and logistics issues. COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

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Tel: 0845 3713048 www.mitsubishi-forklift.co.uk

Networking and events

COLD CHAIN FEDERATION EVENTS IN 2023 IN PERSON EVENTS

Wednesday 15th March 2023, The Slate, Warwick Conferences The Cold Chain Climate Summit is the first event of its type specifically aimed at people managing decarbonisation, sustainability and energy efficiency programmes within cold chain businesses. With keynote presentations and debates on the big issues facing cold chain businesses, this is an event to learn about the policy and technologies which will shape the future cold chain.

SPEAKERS & PANELISTS: PROF ALAN MCKINNON Professor of Logistics, Kuehne Logistics University, Hamburg

DR LEYLA SAYIN Research Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Cooling, University of Birmingham

CLAIRE WALTERS Regional Vice President, Lineage Logistics

To book your place at the Cold Chain Climate Summit and to enter the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards each award, go to: coldchainfederation.org.uk/events/cold-chain-climate-summit-2023 In association with

Deliver your energy goals Reducing energy costs and energy intensity of operations is vital to customers and stakeholders. Strong ESG performance is crucial to your competitive advantage. We take practical steps to reduce the kWh consumed and to generate low-carbon power, tailored to each business. Ask about our off-balance sheet zero-capex energy partnership model.

www.on-site.energy

t: +44 (0)151 271 0037 | e: [email protected] Unlocking your energy-savings potential

On the afternoon of the Cold Chain Climate Summit, we are delighted to be launching the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards. These awards celebrate those businesses leading the way in sustainability, including those achieving significant energy efficiency improvements in cold stores over the last year and the businesses and individuals driving decarbonisation or providing game changing innovative sustainability solutions for transport and storage.

THE CATEGORIES:

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 5PM ON 31 JANUARY 2023

ENERGY EFFICIENCY LEADERS

Applications open to all CCF members and CCA subscribers:

Roll Call 2023. Celebrating all cold storage companies who are committed to reducing their carbon footprint by signing up to the Climate Change Agreement (CCA). businesses who meet specific criteria under the CCA will also be invited to enter the following awards:.

SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPIONS

Large Cold Store of the Year 2023

Sustainable Cold Storage Operator 2023 Sustainable Cold Chain Transport Operator 2023 Cold Chain Climate Champion 2023

Medium Cold Store of the Year 2023

TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH

Small Cold Store of the Year 2023

Innovation of the Year: Refrigerated Transport

Distribution Centre of the Year 2023

Innovation of the Year: Cold Storage

Apply online at coldchainfederation.org.uk/cold-chain-sustainability-awards-2023 or email [email protected] for more information. For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

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COLD CHAIN FEDERATION EVENTS IN 2023 IN PERSON EVENTS

Wednesday 15th March 2023, The Slate, Warwick Conferences The Cold Chain Climate Summit is the first event of its type specifically aimed at people managing decarbonisation, sustainability and energy efficiency programmes within cold chain businesses. With keynote presentations and debates on the big issues facing cold chain businesses, this is an event to learn about the policy and technologies which will shape the future cold chain.

SPEAKERS & PANELISTS: PROF ALAN MCKINNON Professor of Logistics, Kuehne Logistics University, Hamburg

DR LEYLA SAYIN Research Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Cooling, University of Birmingham

CLAIRE WALTERS Regional Vice President, Lineage Logistics

To book your place at the Cold Chain Climate Summit and to enter the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards each award, go to: coldchainfederation.org.uk/events/cold-chain-climate-summit-2023 In association with

Deliver your energy goals Reducing energy costs and energy intensity of operations is vital to customers and stakeholders. Strong ESG performance is crucial to your competitive advantage. We take practical steps to reduce the kWh consumed and to generate low-carbon power, tailored to each business. Ask about our off-balance sheet zero-capex energy partnership model.

www.on-site.energy

t: +44 (0)151 271 0037 | e: [email protected] Unlocking your energy-savings potential

On the afternoon of the Cold Chain Climate Summit, we are delighted to be launching the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards. These awards celebrate those businesses leading the way in sustainability, including those achieving significant energy efficiency improvements in cold stores over the last year and the businesses and individuals driving decarbonisation or providing game changing innovative sustainability solutions for transport and storage.

THE CATEGORIES:

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 5PM ON 31 JANUARY 2023

ENERGY EFFICIENCY LEADERS

Applications open to all CCF members and CCA subscribers:

Roll Call 2023. Celebrating all cold storage companies who are committed to reducing their carbon footprint by signing up to the Climate Change Agreement (CCA). businesses who meet specific criteria under the CCA will also be invited to enter the following awards:.

SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPIONS

Large Cold Store of the Year 2023

Sustainable Cold Storage Operator 2023 Sustainable Cold Chain Transport Operator 2023 Cold Chain Climate Champion 2023

Medium Cold Store of the Year 2023

TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH

Small Cold Store of the Year 2023

Innovation of the Year: Refrigerated Transport

Distribution Centre of the Year 2023

Innovation of the Year: Cold Storage

Apply online at coldchainfederation.org.uk/cold-chain-sustainability-awards-2023 or email [email protected] for more information. For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

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IN PERSON EVENTS

CELEBRATION OF PEOPLE IN THE COLD CHAIN Tuesday 16th MAY 2023, 2.30-4.30PM Pavilion Terrace, House of Commons, London The Cold Chain Federation is a unique and powerful voice for our industry. We take that voice to the heart of Westminster, into the Houses of Parliament itself. This year we will be partnering with the Generation Logistics campaign to invite not just senior leaders, but their chosen emerging talent, creating a unique opportunity to reward and inspire the upcoming generation of cold chain leaders. Invitations will be sent out soon.

VIRTUAL EVENTS

COLD CHAIN RISK WEEK

Three live workshops plus supporting content released throughout the week talking about risk challenges in the cold chain and how to help mitigate them

DAY ONE – INSURANCE, Tuesday 21st February 10-11am

Supported by

For businesses in the cold chain, understanding operational risk and communicating these with your insurer is a critical step in protecting yourself should the worst happen. In this webinar, we discuss current trends in the insurance market and tips on how businesses can build stronger relationships with their brokers and insurers.

In Association with

SUMMER PARTY FEATURING THE COLD CHAIN CUP & COLD CHAIN GAMES Thursday 13 July 2023 Celtic Manor Resort, Monmouthshire th

The Cold Chain Summer Party is our long established popular social event. Friendly and inclusive with opportunities to take part for everyone from ardent golfers to oncea-year amateurs, or those that prefer other activities. It’s all capped off with a summer party and barbecue for everyone. Download the booking form at coldchainfederation.org.uk/events

DAY TWO – FIRE SAFETY, Wednesday 22nd February 10-11am

Supported by

One of the biggest risks facing cold chain businesses is the threat of fire, but how can you best protect yourself should the worst happen? In this webinar we are joined by Wagner Group to discuss the latest trends and innovations in fire detection and suppression.

DAY THREE – COMPLIANCE, Friday 24th February 10-11am In this webinar CCF Policy Director Tom Southall will be joined by special guests to discuss the hot topics in cold chain compliance, including a look ahead to what the CCF has in store for our advisory service across 2023.

Email [email protected] to find out how to get involved in COLD CHAIN INSIGHT WEEKS

COLD CHAIN LIVE!

For more Cold Chain Insight Weeks visit coldchainfederation.org.uk/events

14 -15 September 2023 ACC Liverpool th

th

In 2022 Cold Chain Live! was a sold out smash hit. The event attracted more than 300 delegates in person and received excellent feedback.

COLD CHAIN CONNECT

For 2023, we are anticipating 300+ delegates at this two-day event in a new venue, drawn from senior executives and business owners within the cold chain together with representatives from companies that supply goods and services to them.

31st January What does the proposed new F-gas regulations revision mean for users and operators of cooling equipment? With Star Refrigeration

The conference programme hosts some of the most senior figures from within the cold chain and related industries, as well as experts from government and academia. Plus specialist breakout zones – Logistics, Transport, Energy and Compliance – where experts will lead discussion and share inspiration and ideas. SAVE THE DATE and we’ll let you know when bookings open.

Email [email protected] to book your COLD CHAIN CONNECT webinar and raise the profile of your business among CCF member companies.

Join CCF on a Tuesday lunchtime as we find out more about the products and services from our Associate Members. 7th February Reducing energy consumption & carbon footprint in cold stores and refrigerated vehicles with Seymour Manufacturing International

Find out more about all these events and register at coldchainfederation.org.uk/events

Thank you again to Cold Chain Platinum Club members who are supporting the Cold Chain Federation in 2023. Platinum Club provides a strategic partnership throughout the year and includes some exclusive benefits only available to Platinum Club members.

In Association with

To find out how to join this exclusive club, email [email protected] Supported by In Association with

Partnership opportunities are available at all our events. For more information email [email protected] 36

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JANUARY 2023

For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

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Networking and events

IN PERSON EVENTS

CELEBRATION OF PEOPLE IN THE COLD CHAIN Tuesday 16th MAY 2023, 2.30-4.30PM Pavilion Terrace, House of Commons, London The Cold Chain Federation is a unique and powerful voice for our industry. We take that voice to the heart of Westminster, into the Houses of Parliament itself. This year we will be partnering with the Generation Logistics campaign to invite not just senior leaders, but their chosen emerging talent, creating a unique opportunity to reward and inspire the upcoming generation of cold chain leaders. Invitations will be sent out soon.

VIRTUAL EVENTS

COLD CHAIN RISK WEEK

Three live workshops plus supporting content released throughout the week talking about risk challenges in the cold chain and how to help mitigate them

DAY ONE – INSURANCE, Tuesday 21st February 10-11am

Supported by

For businesses in the cold chain, understanding operational risk and communicating these with your insurer is a critical step in protecting yourself should the worst happen. In this webinar, we discuss current trends in the insurance market and tips on how businesses can build stronger relationships with their brokers and insurers.

In Association with

SUMMER PARTY FEATURING THE COLD CHAIN CUP & COLD CHAIN GAMES Thursday 13 July 2023 Celtic Manor Resort, Monmouthshire th

The Cold Chain Summer Party is our long established popular social event. Friendly and inclusive with opportunities to take part for everyone from ardent golfers to oncea-year amateurs, or those that prefer other activities. It’s all capped off with a summer party and barbecue for everyone. Download the booking form at coldchainfederation.org.uk/events

DAY TWO – FIRE SAFETY, Wednesday 22nd February 10-11am

Supported by

One of the biggest risks facing cold chain businesses is the threat of fire, but how can you best protect yourself should the worst happen? In this webinar we are joined by Wagner Group to discuss the latest trends and innovations in fire detection and suppression.

DAY THREE – COMPLIANCE, Friday 24th February 10-11am In this webinar CCF Policy Director Tom Southall will be joined by special guests to discuss the hot topics in cold chain compliance, including a look ahead to what the CCF has in store for our advisory service across 2023.

Email [email protected] to find out how to get involved in COLD CHAIN INSIGHT WEEKS

COLD CHAIN LIVE!

For more Cold Chain Insight Weeks visit coldchainfederation.org.uk/events

14 -15 September 2023 ACC Liverpool th

th

In 2022 Cold Chain Live! was a sold out smash hit. The event attracted more than 300 delegates in person and received excellent feedback.

COLD CHAIN CONNECT

For 2023, we are anticipating 300+ delegates at this two-day event in a new venue, drawn from senior executives and business owners within the cold chain together with representatives from companies that supply goods and services to them.

31st January What does the proposed new F-gas regulations revision mean for users and operators of cooling equipment? With Star Refrigeration

The conference programme hosts some of the most senior figures from within the cold chain and related industries, as well as experts from government and academia. Plus specialist breakout zones – Logistics, Transport, Energy and Compliance – where experts will lead discussion and share inspiration and ideas. SAVE THE DATE and we’ll let you know when bookings open.

Email [email protected] to book your COLD CHAIN CONNECT webinar and raise the profile of your business among CCF member companies.

Join CCF on a Tuesday lunchtime as we find out more about the products and services from our Associate Members. 7th February Reducing energy consumption & carbon footprint in cold stores and refrigerated vehicles with Seymour Manufacturing International

Find out more about all these events and register at coldchainfederation.org.uk/events

Thank you again to Cold Chain Platinum Club members who are supporting the Cold Chain Federation in 2023. Platinum Club provides a strategic partnership throughout the year and includes some exclusive benefits only available to Platinum Club members.

In Association with

To find out how to join this exclusive club, email [email protected] Supported by In Association with

Partnership opportunities are available at all our events. For more information email [email protected] 36

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS DIRECTORY

For contact details for the businesses listed, please contact Cold Chain Federation at [email protected]

Cold store construction & services

https://certusautomation.com www.1cold.com

www.bluecubepcs.co.uk

Specialising in the design, project management and construction of hygienic, fire rated and temperature controlled environments, 1Cold provides a ‘onestop shop’ experience; affording ‘multidisciplinary skills’ across the complete construction process.

One of the UK’s most comprehensive, transparent and flexible temperature controlled rental solutions. Offering offthe-shelf and bespoke solutions, our expert team can design, install and maintain the perfect system for our clients.

CERTUS is a technology company supporting logistics sites around the world with automating the gate. Our gate kiosk and camera systems accurately manage, register and control truck, trailer, container, and driver flows, enabling you to make the right planning decisions, control who is on your site, balance traffic peaks and reduce administrative tasks for your staff.

www.seymour-mi.com

www.hemsec.com

www.loading-systems.com/en-gb

Proud to be one of the UK’s leading composite insulated panel manufacturers. With over 90 years of experience in the industry, Hemsec’s insulated panels provide a perfect solution when constructing temperature or hygienecontrolled environments.

Specialists in Ambient, Chilled and Cold Store Loading Bays. The UK division of Loading Systems Group, international market leaders in design, manufacture, installation and ongoing service, maintenance and repair of industrial doors and dock equipment.

www.smart-parc.com www.moffettautomatedstorage.com

www.aggreko.com/en-gb Specialists in reliable and flexible rental power and cooling. We know the needs of the cold chain industry inside out. Our large fleet of power and temperature control hire equipment means we can step up when you need us most.

www.blusealdoors.co.uk What started with market-leading design of insulated doors has developed into a comprehensive range of door solutions for every business sector including automotive, food, pharmaceutical & construction.

www.indigo.co.uk

www.coldclad.com Leading and managing all aspects of the design and build of temperature-controlled environments, insulated cladding systems and fire rated construction projects. We specialise in bespoke design and build solutions.

A leading warehousing and logistics supplier providing warehouse management system (WMS) software either on premise or in the cloud, with extensive experience implementing WMS technology in cold chain storage.

https://asgservices.co.uk ASG Services has a very strong reputation for the most appropriate labelling and safety solutions supplying logistics businesses such as Ocado, Apeitito, DHL and Co-op. We provide safety solutions suitable in freezer, chill or ambient temperatures including line marking, barriers, safety signage and netting solutions.

A family-owned business which owns and manages a portfolio of brands (Biddle, Cooltherm and Thermoscreens), developing products and solutions for climate control, climate separation, building ventilation, heating and cooling.

www.barproracking.com Barpro Racking Limited supplies and maintains many makes of Mobile and Static Pallet Racking. We can help with routine inspections, service and repairs, and the specification and supply of new Mobile and Static Pallet Racking systems. Our experienced team are here to help you.

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Developing and manufacturing temperaturecontrolled storage equipment. Experts in the field since 1982, we have rigidly controlled ISO 9001; 2015 and FGAS quality management systems.

www.dexion.co.uk

www.centralltd.com Specialists in the design, build and installation of temperature-controlled, hygienic and fire rated environment facilities to the Food and Pharma sectors throughout the UK and Ireland.

A world leading provider of storage solutions through the complete lifecycle of storage needs. A wide product range including innovative pallet racking and shelving technology, office and archive solutions, and consultancy, planning and maintenance.

https://isd-solutions.co.uk/ ISD Solutions, part of The P&M Group Limited, are passionate about composite panel installations. Cold stores to firewalls, handle replacements to multi-million pound clad rack envelopes, we offer the complete composite solution. The group also includes PLG Insulations who offer industrial insulation and S.Tysoe Installations who are cold store installation specialists.

A UK lighting manufacturer and part of the global Glamox Group. We develop, manufacture and distribute professional lighting solutions. Our mission is to provide sustainable lighting solutions that improve the performance and well-being of people.

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

A collection of world-class food production facilities in the heart of Derby will not only produce food but create a highly sustainable, least cost production base engineered to address issues facing future food security.

www.ssi-schaefer.com/en-gb

Specialist manufacturers of PVC strip curtains, PVC rolls, PVC sheet, insulated curtains and rubber site safety products used extensively in the food and pharma industry. We help you improve energy efficiencies in your cold storage facilities.

The world’s leading manufacturer of products and systems for warehouses, distribution centres and manufacturing sites. Whether you’re looking for frozen, chilled or ambient storage solutions, SSI SCHAEFER has the expertise and product offering to suit.

www.stancold.co.uk

www.russellwbho.co.uk Specialists in building temperature-controlled storage units, providing a comprehensive turnkey service, taking on all stages of the project from land acquisition and planning, through design and specification to construction completion.

Stancold creates highly controlled environments such as chilled & frozen storage, ISO standard cleanrooms and fire-rated partitioning systems across the logistics industry, helping you develop, specify and build the facility that meets your requirements.

www.stow-group.com/en

www.kingspan.com/group www.glamox.com/uk

Thank you for supporting the cold chain.

High Density Automated Pallet Warehousing solutions, designed and developed to guarantee optimum throughput. We can increase cold storage density by up to 70% whilst also making significant energy savings.

www.rayflexgroup.co.uk

www.crscoldstorage.co.uk www.carver-group.com

Saving energy and money for businesses with its thermal insulation product range. The creator of Tempro® a quantum leap in energy-efficient thermal protection used by food transport and processing, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, supermarkets and many more.

Kingspan Insulated Panels’ Temperature Controlled Systems and Walk-In Cold Rooms provide an end-to-end specification, design, manufacture and supply service to deliver food processing, preparation, warehousing and storage systems as well as pharmaceutical and retail solutions.

For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

www.safe-door.co.uk SAFE-door Industries is a UK-based design and manufacture house for special purpose Thermal Separation doors. The Thermal Solutions product line is led by the Thermaster Rapid Roll Door, the ultimate cold store door for sub-zero environments. The Thermachill and Thermaspeed offer a high-speed solution for chill and ambient applications.

The UK’s leading provider of High Density Storage Solutions. Our market leading Powerack mobile racking is synonymous with cold storage and sets the benchmark in quality and efficiency.

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For contact details for the businesses listed, please contact Cold Chain Federation at [email protected]

Cold store construction & services

https://certusautomation.com www.1cold.com

www.bluecubepcs.co.uk

Specialising in the design, project management and construction of hygienic, fire rated and temperature controlled environments, 1Cold provides a ‘onestop shop’ experience; affording ‘multidisciplinary skills’ across the complete construction process.

One of the UK’s most comprehensive, transparent and flexible temperature controlled rental solutions. Offering offthe-shelf and bespoke solutions, our expert team can design, install and maintain the perfect system for our clients.

CERTUS is a technology company supporting logistics sites around the world with automating the gate. Our gate kiosk and camera systems accurately manage, register and control truck, trailer, container, and driver flows, enabling you to make the right planning decisions, control who is on your site, balance traffic peaks and reduce administrative tasks for your staff.

www.seymour-mi.com

www.hemsec.com

www.loading-systems.com/en-gb

Proud to be one of the UK’s leading composite insulated panel manufacturers. With over 90 years of experience in the industry, Hemsec’s insulated panels provide a perfect solution when constructing temperature or hygienecontrolled environments.

Specialists in Ambient, Chilled and Cold Store Loading Bays. The UK division of Loading Systems Group, international market leaders in design, manufacture, installation and ongoing service, maintenance and repair of industrial doors and dock equipment.

www.smart-parc.com www.moffettautomatedstorage.com

www.aggreko.com/en-gb Specialists in reliable and flexible rental power and cooling. We know the needs of the cold chain industry inside out. Our large fleet of power and temperature control hire equipment means we can step up when you need us most.

www.blusealdoors.co.uk What started with market-leading design of insulated doors has developed into a comprehensive range of door solutions for every business sector including automotive, food, pharmaceutical & construction.

www.indigo.co.uk

www.coldclad.com Leading and managing all aspects of the design and build of temperature-controlled environments, insulated cladding systems and fire rated construction projects. We specialise in bespoke design and build solutions.

A leading warehousing and logistics supplier providing warehouse management system (WMS) software either on premise or in the cloud, with extensive experience implementing WMS technology in cold chain storage.

https://asgservices.co.uk ASG Services has a very strong reputation for the most appropriate labelling and safety solutions supplying logistics businesses such as Ocado, Apeitito, DHL and Co-op. We provide safety solutions suitable in freezer, chill or ambient temperatures including line marking, barriers, safety signage and netting solutions.

A family-owned business which owns and manages a portfolio of brands (Biddle, Cooltherm and Thermoscreens), developing products and solutions for climate control, climate separation, building ventilation, heating and cooling.

www.barproracking.com Barpro Racking Limited supplies and maintains many makes of Mobile and Static Pallet Racking. We can help with routine inspections, service and repairs, and the specification and supply of new Mobile and Static Pallet Racking systems. Our experienced team are here to help you.

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Developing and manufacturing temperaturecontrolled storage equipment. Experts in the field since 1982, we have rigidly controlled ISO 9001; 2015 and FGAS quality management systems.

www.dexion.co.uk

www.centralltd.com Specialists in the design, build and installation of temperature-controlled, hygienic and fire rated environment facilities to the Food and Pharma sectors throughout the UK and Ireland.

A world leading provider of storage solutions through the complete lifecycle of storage needs. A wide product range including innovative pallet racking and shelving technology, office and archive solutions, and consultancy, planning and maintenance.

https://isd-solutions.co.uk/ ISD Solutions, part of The P&M Group Limited, are passionate about composite panel installations. Cold stores to firewalls, handle replacements to multi-million pound clad rack envelopes, we offer the complete composite solution. The group also includes PLG Insulations who offer industrial insulation and S.Tysoe Installations who are cold store installation specialists.

A UK lighting manufacturer and part of the global Glamox Group. We develop, manufacture and distribute professional lighting solutions. Our mission is to provide sustainable lighting solutions that improve the performance and well-being of people.

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

A collection of world-class food production facilities in the heart of Derby will not only produce food but create a highly sustainable, least cost production base engineered to address issues facing future food security.

www.ssi-schaefer.com/en-gb

Specialist manufacturers of PVC strip curtains, PVC rolls, PVC sheet, insulated curtains and rubber site safety products used extensively in the food and pharma industry. We help you improve energy efficiencies in your cold storage facilities.

The world’s leading manufacturer of products and systems for warehouses, distribution centres and manufacturing sites. Whether you’re looking for frozen, chilled or ambient storage solutions, SSI SCHAEFER has the expertise and product offering to suit.

www.stancold.co.uk

www.russellwbho.co.uk Specialists in building temperature-controlled storage units, providing a comprehensive turnkey service, taking on all stages of the project from land acquisition and planning, through design and specification to construction completion.

Stancold creates highly controlled environments such as chilled & frozen storage, ISO standard cleanrooms and fire-rated partitioning systems across the logistics industry, helping you develop, specify and build the facility that meets your requirements.

www.stow-group.com/en

www.kingspan.com/group www.glamox.com/uk

Thank you for supporting the cold chain.

High Density Automated Pallet Warehousing solutions, designed and developed to guarantee optimum throughput. We can increase cold storage density by up to 70% whilst also making significant energy savings.

www.rayflexgroup.co.uk

www.crscoldstorage.co.uk www.carver-group.com

Saving energy and money for businesses with its thermal insulation product range. The creator of Tempro® a quantum leap in energy-efficient thermal protection used by food transport and processing, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, supermarkets and many more.

Kingspan Insulated Panels’ Temperature Controlled Systems and Walk-In Cold Rooms provide an end-to-end specification, design, manufacture and supply service to deliver food processing, preparation, warehousing and storage systems as well as pharmaceutical and retail solutions.

For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

www.safe-door.co.uk SAFE-door Industries is a UK-based design and manufacture house for special purpose Thermal Separation doors. The Thermal Solutions product line is led by the Thermaster Rapid Roll Door, the ultimate cold store door for sub-zero environments. The Thermachill and Thermaspeed offer a high-speed solution for chill and ambient applications.

The UK’s leading provider of High Density Storage Solutions. Our market leading Powerack mobile racking is synonymous with cold storage and sets the benchmark in quality and efficiency.

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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS DIRECTORY Cold store construction & services

For contact details for the businesses listed, please contact Cold Chain Federation at [email protected]

Compliance

www.swisslog.com/en-gb

www.alpinefire.co.uk/

Delivers data-driven & robotic solutions for logistics automation alongside reliable, modular service concepts, setting new standards in warehouse automation to provide future-proof products and solutions. Part of the global KUKA Group.

An LPC level 4 accredited company who are fully conversant with both LPC BS EN 12845, FM Global and NFPA specifications. Our ability to engage and advise early in planning ensures design standards and specifications are met and a high-performance mechanical fire suppression solution is achieved.

www.wagnergroup.com/en-gb.html

www.nfuenergy.co.uk

The technology of active fire prevention, focusing on data centres, logistics and the archive sector. As is the case within the wider WAGNER Group, WAGNER UK possess a high level of engineering knowledge and experience.

Helping companies with a high energy spend to look at using energy more efficiently. We can help towards net zero from a simple energy audit, renewable energy solutions, buying and selling energy through to a carbon reporting service.

A manufacturer and supplier of environmental monitoring systems. Tek Troniks are UKAS accredited to temperature map storage areas, offering a service that can be tailored to suit individual needs.

www.citation.co.uk Citation’s mission is to support you to keep every single area of your business safe and legally sound. CCF members are also eligible to preferential rates on their compliance solutions.

Our EU-UK brokerage division offers full inhouse transport solutions both inbound and outbound. We have our own perishable brokerage team, temperature-controlled services and bonded ETSF warehouse in Ipswich.

Energy consultants www.on-site.energy

www.tek-troniks.com

www.brunelshipping.co.uk

www.ameresco.com A leading cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset developer, owner and operator. Our comprehensive portfolio includes energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, asset sustainability and renewable energy solutions.

Working with energy intensive businesses to identify and deliver energy savings, carbon reductions and sustainability improvements – without the blockage of capex and payback. Our discovery and proposal process is free.

Material handling equipment

www.combilift.com With the ability to operate in very narrow aisles in the warehouse – as narrow as 1.6m – the Aisle-Master articulated forklift increases and maximises storage capacity and can increase productivity.

www.eori.uk Customs Clearance Consortium – an existing customs clearance intermediary. Made up of 30 members, the CCC has established themselves as the market leaders in customs clearance intermediary services and international trade consultancy.

www.flexi.co.uk/en A pioneer of very narrow aisle warehouse truck design and development. Our Flexi Digital range is distributed worldwide through a fully supported distributor network.

www.ylemenergy.com

www.tslprojects.com Turnkey capital projects for clients in Food, Pharma, Logistics, High-Tech Manufacturing and Megasheds. We approach every project from the clients viewpoint and deliver on time, on budget and to exceptional standards.

www.dtecinternational.com Passionate about road safety, we provide market leading drug and alcohol screening solutions. Sole distributor in the UK and Ireland for Securetec instant readout ‘DrugWipe’ screening devices and Drager police specification breathalysers.

www.flexitricity.com The first, largest and most advanced demand response portfolio in Britain. Helping businesses earn revenue through occasionally altering their electricity generation and/or consumption profile in response to National Grid’s requirements, without disrupting normal business operations.

A leading independent power generation specialist with more than three decades’ experience in building, owning and operating smart generation systems including solar, battery energy storage and CHPs. We specialise in delivering stateof-the-art generation systems that fully integrate with the sites they serve.

Specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of high quality Rapid Roll Industrial Doors. The “Eiger Door”, developed for cold stores / freezers, is the most widely used Fast Acting Freezer Door for UK cold store operators.

One of Europe’s fastest growing and lowest cost Cold Store, Chill & Freezer PPE specialist manufacturers. Range includes Hi-Glo® Cold & Freezer clothing and accessories as well as innovative and comfortable Caribou® specialist chill products.

www.harlaxton.com

www.kiwa.com/gb/en

www.inspiredenergy.co.uk

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A world top 20 leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC).With our certification, inspection, testing, training and technology services, we create trust in our customers’ products, services, processes, (management) systems and employees.

www.exide.com/eu/en/global-solutions GNB manufactures market-leading batteries for forklifts, industrial equipment, AGVs, cleaning machines and other motive-power applications, as well as chargers, battery-monitoring systems and other products that maximise return on investment from its batteries.

www.jtcustomsconsulting.co.uk

If you need a new or larger grid connection for your electrical supply, Harlaxton can save you time and money on infrastructure works. From initial design to final commissioning, our expert engineers can deliver “turnkey” packages, from single connections to major industrial parks.

www.unionindustries.co.uk Vapor Armour are building envelope experts dedicated to eliminating vapor drive in every thermal controlled facility. Since 2000, Vapor Armour has become the industry leader in the manufacture and installation of its patented vapor barrier membrane. It is U.S. manufactured, reduces energy usage by 1721% and produces an ROI in 3-5 years with a 15 year warranty.

Frazer-Nash is a leading systems, engineering and technology company. We help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable.

Logistics consulting

www.unionindustries.co.uk www.goldfreeze.com

www.fnc.co.uk

Aricia is a logistics consulting company carrying out assignments in all parts of the supply chain – warehousing, transport and international logistics, specialising in data analysis / visualisation including mapping, modelling supply chains and industry research.

www.sccgltd.com

One of the UK’s leading independent Third Party Intermediaries (TPI) working with commercial, industrial and public sector energy consumers. Our mission is to optimise the value of every pound spent on utilities by our clients. COLD CHAIN NEWS

www.aricia.ltd.uk

With over 15 years’ experience in current customs clearance and border controls, The JT Group is one of the fastest growing premium customs brokers in the UK. We do not concentrate on the number of declarations we can do; we concentrate on the declaration YOU need us to do!

JANUARY 2023

Thank you for supporting the cold chain. For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

The Supply Chain Consulting Group consolidates the knowledge, expertise and reach of an established and experienced group of professional Logistics Consultants and Supply Chain Specialists across a range of industry sectors.

www.toyota-forklifts.co.uk A complete range of solutions including quality new and used forklifts, warehouse equipment and automation solutions, plus national service support, rental solutions, truck management, genuine parts and safety training.

www.unicarrierseurope.com/uk Designing, manufacturing, selling and distributing a comprehensive range of highquality, innovative warehouse equipment and IC/electric counterbalance forklifts. Versatile, customisable materials handling solutions for logistics and warehousing

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For contact details for the businesses listed, please contact Cold Chain Federation at [email protected]

Compliance

www.swisslog.com/en-gb

www.alpinefire.co.uk/

Delivers data-driven & robotic solutions for logistics automation alongside reliable, modular service concepts, setting new standards in warehouse automation to provide future-proof products and solutions. Part of the global KUKA Group.

An LPC level 4 accredited company who are fully conversant with both LPC BS EN 12845, FM Global and NFPA specifications. Our ability to engage and advise early in planning ensures design standards and specifications are met and a high-performance mechanical fire suppression solution is achieved.

www.wagnergroup.com/en-gb.html

www.nfuenergy.co.uk

The technology of active fire prevention, focusing on data centres, logistics and the archive sector. As is the case within the wider WAGNER Group, WAGNER UK possess a high level of engineering knowledge and experience.

Helping companies with a high energy spend to look at using energy more efficiently. We can help towards net zero from a simple energy audit, renewable energy solutions, buying and selling energy through to a carbon reporting service.

A manufacturer and supplier of environmental monitoring systems. Tek Troniks are UKAS accredited to temperature map storage areas, offering a service that can be tailored to suit individual needs.

www.citation.co.uk Citation’s mission is to support you to keep every single area of your business safe and legally sound. CCF members are also eligible to preferential rates on their compliance solutions.

Our EU-UK brokerage division offers full inhouse transport solutions both inbound and outbound. We have our own perishable brokerage team, temperature-controlled services and bonded ETSF warehouse in Ipswich.

Energy consultants www.on-site.energy

www.tek-troniks.com

www.brunelshipping.co.uk

www.ameresco.com A leading cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset developer, owner and operator. Our comprehensive portfolio includes energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, asset sustainability and renewable energy solutions.

Working with energy intensive businesses to identify and deliver energy savings, carbon reductions and sustainability improvements – without the blockage of capex and payback. Our discovery and proposal process is free.

Material handling equipment

www.combilift.com With the ability to operate in very narrow aisles in the warehouse – as narrow as 1.6m – the Aisle-Master articulated forklift increases and maximises storage capacity and can increase productivity.

www.eori.uk Customs Clearance Consortium – an existing customs clearance intermediary. Made up of 30 members, the CCC has established themselves as the market leaders in customs clearance intermediary services and international trade consultancy.

www.flexi.co.uk/en A pioneer of very narrow aisle warehouse truck design and development. Our Flexi Digital range is distributed worldwide through a fully supported distributor network.

www.ylemenergy.com

www.tslprojects.com Turnkey capital projects for clients in Food, Pharma, Logistics, High-Tech Manufacturing and Megasheds. We approach every project from the clients viewpoint and deliver on time, on budget and to exceptional standards.

www.dtecinternational.com Passionate about road safety, we provide market leading drug and alcohol screening solutions. Sole distributor in the UK and Ireland for Securetec instant readout ‘DrugWipe’ screening devices and Drager police specification breathalysers.

www.flexitricity.com The first, largest and most advanced demand response portfolio in Britain. Helping businesses earn revenue through occasionally altering their electricity generation and/or consumption profile in response to National Grid’s requirements, without disrupting normal business operations.

A leading independent power generation specialist with more than three decades’ experience in building, owning and operating smart generation systems including solar, battery energy storage and CHPs. We specialise in delivering stateof-the-art generation systems that fully integrate with the sites they serve.

Specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of high quality Rapid Roll Industrial Doors. The “Eiger Door”, developed for cold stores / freezers, is the most widely used Fast Acting Freezer Door for UK cold store operators.

One of Europe’s fastest growing and lowest cost Cold Store, Chill & Freezer PPE specialist manufacturers. Range includes Hi-Glo® Cold & Freezer clothing and accessories as well as innovative and comfortable Caribou® specialist chill products.

www.harlaxton.com

www.kiwa.com/gb/en

www.inspiredenergy.co.uk

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A world top 20 leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC).With our certification, inspection, testing, training and technology services, we create trust in our customers’ products, services, processes, (management) systems and employees.

www.exide.com/eu/en/global-solutions GNB manufactures market-leading batteries for forklifts, industrial equipment, AGVs, cleaning machines and other motive-power applications, as well as chargers, battery-monitoring systems and other products that maximise return on investment from its batteries.

www.jtcustomsconsulting.co.uk

If you need a new or larger grid connection for your electrical supply, Harlaxton can save you time and money on infrastructure works. From initial design to final commissioning, our expert engineers can deliver “turnkey” packages, from single connections to major industrial parks.

www.unionindustries.co.uk Vapor Armour are building envelope experts dedicated to eliminating vapor drive in every thermal controlled facility. Since 2000, Vapor Armour has become the industry leader in the manufacture and installation of its patented vapor barrier membrane. It is U.S. manufactured, reduces energy usage by 1721% and produces an ROI in 3-5 years with a 15 year warranty.

Frazer-Nash is a leading systems, engineering and technology company. We help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable.

Logistics consulting

www.unionindustries.co.uk www.goldfreeze.com

www.fnc.co.uk

Aricia is a logistics consulting company carrying out assignments in all parts of the supply chain – warehousing, transport and international logistics, specialising in data analysis / visualisation including mapping, modelling supply chains and industry research.

www.sccgltd.com

One of the UK’s leading independent Third Party Intermediaries (TPI) working with commercial, industrial and public sector energy consumers. Our mission is to optimise the value of every pound spent on utilities by our clients. COLD CHAIN NEWS

www.aricia.ltd.uk

With over 15 years’ experience in current customs clearance and border controls, The JT Group is one of the fastest growing premium customs brokers in the UK. We do not concentrate on the number of declarations we can do; we concentrate on the declaration YOU need us to do!

JANUARY 2023

Thank you for supporting the cold chain. For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

The Supply Chain Consulting Group consolidates the knowledge, expertise and reach of an established and experienced group of professional Logistics Consultants and Supply Chain Specialists across a range of industry sectors.

www.toyota-forklifts.co.uk A complete range of solutions including quality new and used forklifts, warehouse equipment and automation solutions, plus national service support, rental solutions, truck management, genuine parts and safety training.

www.unicarrierseurope.com/uk Designing, manufacturing, selling and distributing a comprehensive range of highquality, innovative warehouse equipment and IC/electric counterbalance forklifts. Versatile, customisable materials handling solutions for logistics and warehousing

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For contact details for the businesses listed, please contact Cold Chain Federation at [email protected]

Professional services

www.backhousejones.co.uk Award-winning Backhouse Jones is the leading firm of solicitors which has built an unrivalled reputation representing the commercial road and passenger transport industries. The firm does not just deal with law; it deals with transport and law.

www.foenixpartners.com

www.mercuriusit.com

Enabling you to fix your fuel costs via a simple financial hedging system that doesn’t impact physical fuel purchases. One-ofa-kind trusted derisking tool, Fuel Lock, ensures you can keep your current fuel supply, fix fuel costs for 6-36 months, offset wholesale price changes in diesel, protect your profit margins.

The only UK provider of 3PL Dynamics: a modular software solution for the logistics industry, based on Microsoft Dynamics. Cold storage features include pallet temperature recording, batch registration, production and expiry date tracking, and freezing charges.

www.tritaxbigbox.co.uk https://samuelgrant.co.uk From tape and boxes to complete awardwinning pallet wrapping solutions designed especially for cold stores. Our Slingshot pallet stability testing centre is the only EUMOS approved facility in the UK.

Refrigerated Transport & Services

www.mtscryostores.co.uk www.forrestbrown.co.uk

www.bsigroup.com/en-GB The business standards company that enables organizations to turn standards of best practice into habits of excellence. BSI helps clients to improve their performance, grow sustainably, manage risk and ultimately become more resilient.

The largest specialist R&D tax credit consultancy in the UK. We’ve been named ‘best independent consultancy firm’ at the Taxation Awards twice in recognition of our technical excellence and service innovation.

https://eastpac.co.uk Transit packaging specialists of 30 years experience, focusing on protective and retentive materials for the food and pharmaceuticals supply chain. Our mission is to bring sustainable, durable, savings and benefits to all our clients.

Gricd provides a range of IoT solutions including Rechargeable Cold Boxes, Real Time Data Loggers and Enterprise Monitoring Software that make it easier to guarantee the quality of consumer goods, medicines and other temperature-sensitive products during storage, transit and distribution to the end user.

A leading commercial law firm with core expertise in most commercial aspects of advice and litigation, employment law and corporate and commercial property services. Led by well-known commercial disputes lawyer, Richard Brown, an ex-Allen & Overy associate, Fidelity brings its practical, frank and direct legal services to CCF members.

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www.savills.co.uk Savills is one of the world’s largest real estate firms. We work with companies throughout the food supply chain to help them understand their supply chains and property requirements.

A range of temperature control insulated systems, including transport packaging for blood products, food, vaccines, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals and many other specialist applications.

https://simocowirelesssolutions.com/ A global reputation in providing mission critical communications. Providing complete wireless solutions ranging from IoT / Edge computing solutions to bespoke customisation of professional mobile radio solutions ensuring that organisations can transmit mission-critical voice and data smartly and securely, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

www.partnersand.com

www.lindumpackaging.com

www.fidelitylaw.co.uk

A secure, offsite bio-repository offering low and ultra-low -80C temperature or cryogenic -160C storage for a variety of sample types including plasma, stem cells, blood, research materials and much more.

www.polarthermal.com www.gricd.com

An expert packaging supplier working predominantly within the FMCG sector across the UK & Europe. Helping our clients reap the rewards of more efficient packaging processes – saving money, reducing plastic packaging and CO2, improving performance.

The UK’s largest owner of prime logistics real estate and controls the UK’s largest logistics focused land platform. Providing customers with modern and efficient largescale logistics buildings in prime locations to help optimise supply chains.

Partners& is a Chartered insurance broker providing specialist insurance, employee benefits, risk management and claims advice to businesses and private clients. As a next generation insurance advisory business, Partners& combines the best traditions of broking, such as technical advice and client service, with modern thinking and intelligent use of technology, to enhance the client experience and create a dynamic workplace for its talented team.

www.carrier.com/truck-trailer/en/eu For more than 45 years, Carrier Transicold has been an industry leader, providing customers around the world with advanced, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable trailer refrigeration systems for light commercial vehicles, trucks and trailers.

At the forefront of portable refrigeration and temperature-controlled containers for industry sectors including medical, pharmaceutical and pathology. Innovative engineering solutions to help achieve compliance during the transport and distribution of temperature sensitive products.

www.usgg.de/en Designs, builds and supplies forwardlooking, environmentally benign refrigeration machines: a new generation of electrically powered transport refrigeration machines. ECOOLTEC is proud to be the first TRU manufacturer worldwide to utilise two natural refrigerants with a single-figure global warming potential.

https://freezerent.uk.com/

www.cleancoldpower.com Clean Cold Power offers the only thirdgeneration, liquid nitrogen driven, zero-emission, refrigeration system, powering Transport Refrigeration Units (TRU) independently of the powertrain or supplemental electrical “Shore Power” supply.

www.snapfulfil.com A best-of-breed WMS with a powerful rules-based configuration engine, which enables users to adapt the system to meet evolving business requirements. SnapFulfil drives highly efficient fulfilment operations and allows companies to do more with fewer resources.

http://dbsltd.org.uk/

Centrally located in the West Midlands Freezerent Ltd specialises in rental and contract hire of temperature controlled vans. We pride ourselves on providing excellent levels of customer service at competitive rates. Our modern fleet of plain white vans are capable of chill, freeze or dual temperature applications with diesel or electric powered options.

www.frigoblock.com

www.crtech.co.uk

FRIGOBLOCK is a brand of Thermo King, a worldwide leader in sustainable transport temperature control solutions. Providing transport temperature control solutions for a variety of applications, including trailers and truck bodies since 1938.

CRT provides expertise for industry within the area of environmental testing, refrigerated systems, insulated structures, refrigerated transport and perishable cargo storage.

www.marshcommercial.co.uk

www.rgva.co.uk

www.apprenticeship-college.co.uk

www.gah.co.uk

Serving a diverse client community with insurance, risk management and employee health & benefits advice. Leveraging the scale, expertise and access to products and services provided by Marsh & McLennan Companies.

An award winning 3M™ Select™ Gold Partner offering vinyl wrapping, graphic applications and vehicle branding services across the UK. Whether it’s 1 asset or 1000, we can help your vehicles become part of your company’s brand identity.

Specialising in guiding businesses on how to maximise their Apprenticeship Levy. Our programmes in Supply Chain and Leadership & Management better equip your people and support you to grow your workforce of the future.

GAH design, manufacture, and maintain transport refrigeration systems for vans and chassis cabs, supplying systems for any size of fleet. With onsite servicing and the GAH “Virtual Engineer” we can monitor your system every minute of every journey.

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

Thank you for supporting the cold chain.

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For contact details for the businesses listed, please contact Cold Chain Federation at [email protected]

Professional services

www.backhousejones.co.uk Award-winning Backhouse Jones is the leading firm of solicitors which has built an unrivalled reputation representing the commercial road and passenger transport industries. The firm does not just deal with law; it deals with transport and law.

www.foenixpartners.com

www.mercuriusit.com

Enabling you to fix your fuel costs via a simple financial hedging system that doesn’t impact physical fuel purchases. One-ofa-kind trusted derisking tool, Fuel Lock, ensures you can keep your current fuel supply, fix fuel costs for 6-36 months, offset wholesale price changes in diesel, protect your profit margins.

The only UK provider of 3PL Dynamics: a modular software solution for the logistics industry, based on Microsoft Dynamics. Cold storage features include pallet temperature recording, batch registration, production and expiry date tracking, and freezing charges.

www.tritaxbigbox.co.uk https://samuelgrant.co.uk From tape and boxes to complete awardwinning pallet wrapping solutions designed especially for cold stores. Our Slingshot pallet stability testing centre is the only EUMOS approved facility in the UK.

Refrigerated Transport & Services

www.mtscryostores.co.uk www.forrestbrown.co.uk

www.bsigroup.com/en-GB The business standards company that enables organizations to turn standards of best practice into habits of excellence. BSI helps clients to improve their performance, grow sustainably, manage risk and ultimately become more resilient.

The largest specialist R&D tax credit consultancy in the UK. We’ve been named ‘best independent consultancy firm’ at the Taxation Awards twice in recognition of our technical excellence and service innovation.

https://eastpac.co.uk Transit packaging specialists of 30 years experience, focusing on protective and retentive materials for the food and pharmaceuticals supply chain. Our mission is to bring sustainable, durable, savings and benefits to all our clients.

Gricd provides a range of IoT solutions including Rechargeable Cold Boxes, Real Time Data Loggers and Enterprise Monitoring Software that make it easier to guarantee the quality of consumer goods, medicines and other temperature-sensitive products during storage, transit and distribution to the end user.

A leading commercial law firm with core expertise in most commercial aspects of advice and litigation, employment law and corporate and commercial property services. Led by well-known commercial disputes lawyer, Richard Brown, an ex-Allen & Overy associate, Fidelity brings its practical, frank and direct legal services to CCF members.

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www.savills.co.uk Savills is one of the world’s largest real estate firms. We work with companies throughout the food supply chain to help them understand their supply chains and property requirements.

A range of temperature control insulated systems, including transport packaging for blood products, food, vaccines, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals and many other specialist applications.

https://simocowirelesssolutions.com/ A global reputation in providing mission critical communications. Providing complete wireless solutions ranging from IoT / Edge computing solutions to bespoke customisation of professional mobile radio solutions ensuring that organisations can transmit mission-critical voice and data smartly and securely, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

www.partnersand.com

www.lindumpackaging.com

www.fidelitylaw.co.uk

A secure, offsite bio-repository offering low and ultra-low -80C temperature or cryogenic -160C storage for a variety of sample types including plasma, stem cells, blood, research materials and much more.

www.polarthermal.com www.gricd.com

An expert packaging supplier working predominantly within the FMCG sector across the UK & Europe. Helping our clients reap the rewards of more efficient packaging processes – saving money, reducing plastic packaging and CO2, improving performance.

The UK’s largest owner of prime logistics real estate and controls the UK’s largest logistics focused land platform. Providing customers with modern and efficient largescale logistics buildings in prime locations to help optimise supply chains.

Partners& is a Chartered insurance broker providing specialist insurance, employee benefits, risk management and claims advice to businesses and private clients. As a next generation insurance advisory business, Partners& combines the best traditions of broking, such as technical advice and client service, with modern thinking and intelligent use of technology, to enhance the client experience and create a dynamic workplace for its talented team.

www.carrier.com/truck-trailer/en/eu For more than 45 years, Carrier Transicold has been an industry leader, providing customers around the world with advanced, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable trailer refrigeration systems for light commercial vehicles, trucks and trailers.

At the forefront of portable refrigeration and temperature-controlled containers for industry sectors including medical, pharmaceutical and pathology. Innovative engineering solutions to help achieve compliance during the transport and distribution of temperature sensitive products.

www.usgg.de/en Designs, builds and supplies forwardlooking, environmentally benign refrigeration machines: a new generation of electrically powered transport refrigeration machines. ECOOLTEC is proud to be the first TRU manufacturer worldwide to utilise two natural refrigerants with a single-figure global warming potential.

https://freezerent.uk.com/

www.cleancoldpower.com Clean Cold Power offers the only thirdgeneration, liquid nitrogen driven, zero-emission, refrigeration system, powering Transport Refrigeration Units (TRU) independently of the powertrain or supplemental electrical “Shore Power” supply.

www.snapfulfil.com A best-of-breed WMS with a powerful rules-based configuration engine, which enables users to adapt the system to meet evolving business requirements. SnapFulfil drives highly efficient fulfilment operations and allows companies to do more with fewer resources.

http://dbsltd.org.uk/

Centrally located in the West Midlands Freezerent Ltd specialises in rental and contract hire of temperature controlled vans. We pride ourselves on providing excellent levels of customer service at competitive rates. Our modern fleet of plain white vans are capable of chill, freeze or dual temperature applications with diesel or electric powered options.

www.frigoblock.com

www.crtech.co.uk

FRIGOBLOCK is a brand of Thermo King, a worldwide leader in sustainable transport temperature control solutions. Providing transport temperature control solutions for a variety of applications, including trailers and truck bodies since 1938.

CRT provides expertise for industry within the area of environmental testing, refrigerated systems, insulated structures, refrigerated transport and perishable cargo storage.

www.marshcommercial.co.uk

www.rgva.co.uk

www.apprenticeship-college.co.uk

www.gah.co.uk

Serving a diverse client community with insurance, risk management and employee health & benefits advice. Leveraging the scale, expertise and access to products and services provided by Marsh & McLennan Companies.

An award winning 3M™ Select™ Gold Partner offering vinyl wrapping, graphic applications and vehicle branding services across the UK. Whether it’s 1 asset or 1000, we can help your vehicles become part of your company’s brand identity.

Specialising in guiding businesses on how to maximise their Apprenticeship Levy. Our programmes in Supply Chain and Leadership & Management better equip your people and support you to grow your workforce of the future.

GAH design, manufacture, and maintain transport refrigeration systems for vans and chassis cabs, supplying systems for any size of fleet. With onsite servicing and the GAH “Virtual Engineer” we can monitor your system every minute of every journey.

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www.gray-adams.com The UK market-leader in the manufacture of specialist temperature controlled and bespoke vehicles, as well as portable cold stores and blast freezers. Renowned for focusing on quality, customer needs and innovation.

www.hubl.co.uk CoolRun is a secure, tracked, insulated container developed by Hubl Logistics. Power-free CoolRun Pods enable transport and storage of temperature-controlled goods without the need for emission-heavy refrigerated vehicles. The technology reduces vehicle weight and optimises fleet utilisation.

www.hultsteins.co.uk Hultsteins Ecofridge hydraulic drive fridge units and Ecogen electrical generators offer the lowest carbon, particulate and NOx emissions available for transport refrigeration, coupled with ultra-low operating and maintenance costs, excellent reliability and a long working life.

Refrigeration www.jrindustries.co.uk Europe’s leading manufacturer of roller shutter doors for commercial vehicles with an extensive range of doors including insulated shutters, aluminium and wooden dry freight shutters, narrow slat aluminium shutters, flush fit doors and our lightweight shutter range.

Krone Trailer UK is a daughter company of Krone Commercial Vehicle Group. They have a small but highly experienced team who provide a full range of semi-trailers, parts and service and repair agents to the UK and Ireland. They have a full range of parts which are readily available on a next day basis from their parts hub in Leeds.

Offering a full range of Trucks from 3.5T to 13.5T comprising of Chassis Cabs with wheelbases to suit a vast array of applications, including refrigerated transport. All vehicles supplied with ThreeYear Unlimited Mileage Warranty and Isuzu 24/7, 365 Roadside Assist as standard.

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A unique Centralised Cloud Database for all movements throughout your supply chain. A cost effective and affordable solution, now with the added benefits of invoicing through to Quickbooks, and Brexit transit clearance direct to the driver’s phone.

A global manufacturer of precision-built trailers and truck bodies for temperaturecontrolled freight, general cargo and bulk goods. The company has also pioneered advanced trailer technology, such as its own cooling unit and TrailerConnect telematics system.

www.myriadparts.com

Abbey Design Associates (ADA) are proudly independent refrigeration consultants. Our unique blend of refrigeration design, project & cost management and technical support expertise culminates in a service unrivalled within the industry. We form long term partnerships with our clients, and support the drive for low carbon and low energy solutions.

www.solomoncommercials.co.uk

Myriad specialises in supplying new and reconditioned parts for transport refrigeration applications to customers across the UK, Europe and beyond. Solutions that deliver on price, performance, quality, service and support.

The leading UK manufacturer of temperaturecontrolled vehicles, all our energy, expertise and knowledge concentrates on ensuring Solomon represents the highest quality and best value in the field.

https://atsclimate.com Specialists in providing climate control and ventilation solutions, including full maintenance and electrical packages. With over 30 years of experience, we have a vast client base within the pharmaceutical & cold storage industry.

www.sunswap.co.uk www.paneltex.co.uk A global leader in the refrigerated and specialised commercial vehicle sector, thanks to an innovative design approach combined with the highest quality production processes.

Sunswap exists to decarbonise the cold chain through the development of worldleading sustainable transport refrigeration unit technology. Sunswap products use solar power and adaptive battery capacity to provide a clean and costcompetitive solution.

www.europe.thermoking.com

The UK’s largest independent refrigeration, tail lift and commercial vehicle fleet service and support organisation. A long-established dealer of Thermo King equipment and main dealers for most manufacturers of tail lifts in the UK.

https://abbeydesignassociates.com

Industrial refrigeration company specialising in energy efficient mechanical cooling technology, using ammonia and carbon dioxide (R744). Expertise includes Blast Freezers, Chillstores, Coldstores, Tunnel Freezers, CO2 Refrigerant Trailers & Low Carbon Heat Pumps.

www.hydratech.co.uk

https://leversedge.co.uk We have been working with three of the leading Pharmaceutical Distribution companies since 2008. Providing design, installation, maintenance, and calibration services. During 2019 we achieved UKAS Calibration accreditation allowing us to expand our service and offer our client base a higher level of assurance for the operation of their fleets.

www.greencold.com

www.cargobull.com/uk

www.mobiustechnology.co.uk

www.krone-trailer.com/english/company

www. marshallfleetsolutions.co.uk

www.isuzutruck.co.uk

For contact details for the businesses listed, please contact Cold Chain Federation at [email protected]

www.petitforestier.com/en-gb The European leader in refrigerated rental, specialising in temperature controlled vehicles, containers and display units. We have a large network of agencies in the UK and are established in 21 countries globally.

Thermo King is a worldwide leader in sustainable transport temperature control solutions, providing transport temperature control solutions for a variety of applications, including trailers and truck bodies.

www.jdcooling.com www.blendedproducts.com Blended have supplied specialist chemicals and gases for almost 20 years. The company prides itself on offering the optimal ‘blend’ of speciality chemical expertise, exceptional service and positive attitude that customers can rely on.

www.prohiregroup.co.uk

A FRIGOBLOCK sales and service dealer, one of the leading providers of transport refrigeration maintenance solutions in the UK for all makes of equipment. Operating nationally service and breakdown cover is provided 24/7/365 days.

Prohire supplies nationwide commercial vehicle contract hire, rental, together with fleet maintenance, accident repair management and fleet compliance to customers throughout the UK, from single vehicle operators through to blue chip, multi-location fleets.

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Wisetech Global innovations and global technology enable and empower the world’s supply chains. We are a force for good, improving productivity, connectivity and resource usage for over 18,000 of the world’s logistics companies across 165 countries, including 41 of the top 50 global third-party logistics providers and 24 of the 25 largest global freight forwarders worldwide.

For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

As specialists in cooling, industrial refrigeration, heat pump technology, renewables, HVAC, electrical, automation control and facilities support services; we provide the full in-house turnkey solution, delivering a hassle-free end-to-end service.

www.climalife.co.uk Climalife has been the specialist in thermodynamics and technical fluids for the refrigeration and air conditioning industry since 1874, offering a wide range of customised products and services: refrigerants, heat transfer fluids, oils, leak detection, cleaning and analyses, plus aerosol propellants, expansion and extinguishing agents, and industrial / special gases. Carbon footprint reduction and energy efficiency are at the heart of Climalife’s value creation model.

www.wisetechglobal.com www.michaelwardonline.co.uk

Hydratech manufacture specialist High Efficiency Glycol antifreeze, and inhibited heat transfer fluids for use in chilled and cold storage RAC applications. Helping Improve Refrigeration System Performance for the CCAs.

www.k2engineering.co.uk K2 are Refrigeration Consultants specialising in Food Retail and Distribution, involved in the new build and extensions of temperature controlled areas and food stores nationwide. Providing the initial designs, specification, tender analysis, project support, defect inspection, and final sign off – K2 have fulfilled the client’s needs and desires, working well with Client Design Teams to implement environmentally responsible and cost effective solutions, in conjunction with intelligent design of refrigerated areas and building layouts.

www.climate.emerson.com/en-gb Enhancing comfort while improving energy efficiency. Protecting food quality. Preserving the environment by grinding food waste into a source of energy. Strengthening municipal and medical infrastructures for sustainable health and safety.

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www.gray-adams.com The UK market-leader in the manufacture of specialist temperature controlled and bespoke vehicles, as well as portable cold stores and blast freezers. Renowned for focusing on quality, customer needs and innovation.

www.hubl.co.uk CoolRun is a secure, tracked, insulated container developed by Hubl Logistics. Power-free CoolRun Pods enable transport and storage of temperature-controlled goods without the need for emission-heavy refrigerated vehicles. The technology reduces vehicle weight and optimises fleet utilisation.

www.hultsteins.co.uk Hultsteins Ecofridge hydraulic drive fridge units and Ecogen electrical generators offer the lowest carbon, particulate and NOx emissions available for transport refrigeration, coupled with ultra-low operating and maintenance costs, excellent reliability and a long working life.

Refrigeration www.jrindustries.co.uk Europe’s leading manufacturer of roller shutter doors for commercial vehicles with an extensive range of doors including insulated shutters, aluminium and wooden dry freight shutters, narrow slat aluminium shutters, flush fit doors and our lightweight shutter range.

Krone Trailer UK is a daughter company of Krone Commercial Vehicle Group. They have a small but highly experienced team who provide a full range of semi-trailers, parts and service and repair agents to the UK and Ireland. They have a full range of parts which are readily available on a next day basis from their parts hub in Leeds.

Offering a full range of Trucks from 3.5T to 13.5T comprising of Chassis Cabs with wheelbases to suit a vast array of applications, including refrigerated transport. All vehicles supplied with ThreeYear Unlimited Mileage Warranty and Isuzu 24/7, 365 Roadside Assist as standard.

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A unique Centralised Cloud Database for all movements throughout your supply chain. A cost effective and affordable solution, now with the added benefits of invoicing through to Quickbooks, and Brexit transit clearance direct to the driver’s phone.

A global manufacturer of precision-built trailers and truck bodies for temperaturecontrolled freight, general cargo and bulk goods. The company has also pioneered advanced trailer technology, such as its own cooling unit and TrailerConnect telematics system.

www.myriadparts.com

Abbey Design Associates (ADA) are proudly independent refrigeration consultants. Our unique blend of refrigeration design, project & cost management and technical support expertise culminates in a service unrivalled within the industry. We form long term partnerships with our clients, and support the drive for low carbon and low energy solutions.

www.solomoncommercials.co.uk

Myriad specialises in supplying new and reconditioned parts for transport refrigeration applications to customers across the UK, Europe and beyond. Solutions that deliver on price, performance, quality, service and support.

The leading UK manufacturer of temperaturecontrolled vehicles, all our energy, expertise and knowledge concentrates on ensuring Solomon represents the highest quality and best value in the field.

https://atsclimate.com Specialists in providing climate control and ventilation solutions, including full maintenance and electrical packages. With over 30 years of experience, we have a vast client base within the pharmaceutical & cold storage industry.

www.sunswap.co.uk www.paneltex.co.uk A global leader in the refrigerated and specialised commercial vehicle sector, thanks to an innovative design approach combined with the highest quality production processes.

Sunswap exists to decarbonise the cold chain through the development of worldleading sustainable transport refrigeration unit technology. Sunswap products use solar power and adaptive battery capacity to provide a clean and costcompetitive solution.

www.europe.thermoking.com

The UK’s largest independent refrigeration, tail lift and commercial vehicle fleet service and support organisation. A long-established dealer of Thermo King equipment and main dealers for most manufacturers of tail lifts in the UK.

https://abbeydesignassociates.com

Industrial refrigeration company specialising in energy efficient mechanical cooling technology, using ammonia and carbon dioxide (R744). Expertise includes Blast Freezers, Chillstores, Coldstores, Tunnel Freezers, CO2 Refrigerant Trailers & Low Carbon Heat Pumps.

www.hydratech.co.uk

https://leversedge.co.uk We have been working with three of the leading Pharmaceutical Distribution companies since 2008. Providing design, installation, maintenance, and calibration services. During 2019 we achieved UKAS Calibration accreditation allowing us to expand our service and offer our client base a higher level of assurance for the operation of their fleets.

www.greencold.com

www.cargobull.com/uk

www.mobiustechnology.co.uk

www.krone-trailer.com/english/company

www. marshallfleetsolutions.co.uk

www.isuzutruck.co.uk

For contact details for the businesses listed, please contact Cold Chain Federation at [email protected]

www.petitforestier.com/en-gb The European leader in refrigerated rental, specialising in temperature controlled vehicles, containers and display units. We have a large network of agencies in the UK and are established in 21 countries globally.

Thermo King is a worldwide leader in sustainable transport temperature control solutions, providing transport temperature control solutions for a variety of applications, including trailers and truck bodies.

www.jdcooling.com www.blendedproducts.com Blended have supplied specialist chemicals and gases for almost 20 years. The company prides itself on offering the optimal ‘blend’ of speciality chemical expertise, exceptional service and positive attitude that customers can rely on.

www.prohiregroup.co.uk

A FRIGOBLOCK sales and service dealer, one of the leading providers of transport refrigeration maintenance solutions in the UK for all makes of equipment. Operating nationally service and breakdown cover is provided 24/7/365 days.

Prohire supplies nationwide commercial vehicle contract hire, rental, together with fleet maintenance, accident repair management and fleet compliance to customers throughout the UK, from single vehicle operators through to blue chip, multi-location fleets.

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Wisetech Global innovations and global technology enable and empower the world’s supply chains. We are a force for good, improving productivity, connectivity and resource usage for over 18,000 of the world’s logistics companies across 165 countries, including 41 of the top 50 global third-party logistics providers and 24 of the 25 largest global freight forwarders worldwide.

For latest news see: coldchainnews.com

As specialists in cooling, industrial refrigeration, heat pump technology, renewables, HVAC, electrical, automation control and facilities support services; we provide the full in-house turnkey solution, delivering a hassle-free end-to-end service.

www.climalife.co.uk Climalife has been the specialist in thermodynamics and technical fluids for the refrigeration and air conditioning industry since 1874, offering a wide range of customised products and services: refrigerants, heat transfer fluids, oils, leak detection, cleaning and analyses, plus aerosol propellants, expansion and extinguishing agents, and industrial / special gases. Carbon footprint reduction and energy efficiency are at the heart of Climalife’s value creation model.

www.wisetechglobal.com www.michaelwardonline.co.uk

Hydratech manufacture specialist High Efficiency Glycol antifreeze, and inhibited heat transfer fluids for use in chilled and cold storage RAC applications. Helping Improve Refrigeration System Performance for the CCAs.

www.k2engineering.co.uk K2 are Refrigeration Consultants specialising in Food Retail and Distribution, involved in the new build and extensions of temperature controlled areas and food stores nationwide. Providing the initial designs, specification, tender analysis, project support, defect inspection, and final sign off – K2 have fulfilled the client’s needs and desires, working well with Client Design Teams to implement environmentally responsible and cost effective solutions, in conjunction with intelligent design of refrigerated areas and building layouts.

www.climate.emerson.com/en-gb Enhancing comfort while improving energy efficiency. Protecting food quality. Preserving the environment by grinding food waste into a source of energy. Strengthening municipal and medical infrastructures for sustainable health and safety.

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Refrigeration www.star-ref.co.uk

https://kilfrost.com Kilfrost Ltd is recognised as a leader in safety critical chemistry. Our products are already used extensively in the brewing and chiller business sector. We offer costefficient, low viscosity, heat transfer fluids for the beverage and food industry which are the most environmentally friendly, zero risk solution.

Star Refrigeration are the UK’s largest independent industrial refrigeration engineering company. Founded in 1970, Star have been pioneering natural refrigeration and heating technology for the benefit of our customers, staff and environment alike.

Onnu delivers carbon negative cold energy onsite. We build and operate pyrolysis plants which take waste biomass and generate energy while removing the carbon from the atmosphere, helping you to go beyond emission reduction and truly achieve Net Zero. And as a fully managed service, we run everything, leaving you to focus on your business.

Styne Refrigeration produce low energy refrigeration systems that cut energy and maintenance costs as well as carbon emissions. We are sole UK importers of Zudek advanced ammonia absorption refrigeration units.

www.ultrarefrigeration.co.uk A multi-award winning business that designs, manufactures, installs and maintains systems that deliver outstanding performance and reliability, tailored to our clients’ needs, and energy reduction through in-house intuitive end to end control solutions.

www.solivus.com Solivus is on a mission to power megabuildings and homes with clean energy generated on-site using new thin-film solar, overcoming weight and aesthetic challenges. Solivus have a growing pre-order queue for the patented Solivus Arc and have completed installations on commercial roofs.

https://quickfreeze.com/

www.alt-group.uk Alt-Group is a forward-thinking renewable energy company advising on, installing and maintaining excellent renewable systems including Solar PV & Battery Storage. Centrally based in the UK we work with a wide range of clients to generate energy for businesses and a valuable income.

www.ryan-jayberg.co.uk

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After leading the global expansion of Lineage Logistics as President of International Business, Mike McClendon has begun an ambassadorial role for the business and also became Chairman of the Global Cold Chain Alliance this month.

www.mypoweruk.com Reduce your business’s impact on climate change AND reduce your cost base with a solar PV system designed and installed by award-winning Mypower. Solar PV generates electricity at 60-70% less cost than grid supplied.

On Lineage Logistics’ acquisitions

“Every time, we learn more than we offer. “These are wonderful organisations that provide excellent value and our job is to figure out what else can we do to help them to succeed. “We took a long time in the UK to make sure visited every site, make sure we listened to every individual. Then our plan was based on what we heard, and that’s what we continue to do around the world.”

On becoming Chairman of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

www.swancoteenergy.com

Refrigeration and cooling specialists providing consultancy, design, installation, service and maintenance for cold storage solutions. Long term partnerships reducing energy & carbon footprints using natural refrigerant, low GWP refrigerant & heat reclaim technologies.

Global ambassador for Lineage Logistics

Mike spoke with Cold Chain Federation Chief Executive Shane Brennan for the Cold Chain Podcast about the rapid rise of Lineage Logistics, why the business has been able to grow as it has, and how Lineage is facing into the major challenges of our time. Here are some highlights.

Renewable energy

The fastest way to blast freeze by the pallet, creating a safer, more energy efficient method of freezing palletized product. With QuickFreeze, you can blast product to customers specs at the same temperature you are currently storing product.

MIKE MCCLENDON

www.styne-ir.co.uk

www. opteon.com/en Refrigerants providing the optimal balance of sustainability, performance, safety, and cost in refrigeration applications, helping customers meet regulations while accomplishing business goals. Opteon™ refrigerants offer very low global warming potential while improving energy performance.

www.onnu.com

Specialising in the secure destruction of palletised food waste, along with recycling all types of packaging. Clients include many of the UK’s leading food manufacturers, retailers and distributors.

https://zestecgroup.co.uk/ Zestec is a renewable energy developer and asset manager, operating predominantly in the commercial and industrial rooftop solar market. Zestec helps support organizations reach their financial and sustainability objectives by funding the installation of rooftop and ground mount systems under a “power purchase” agreement. Meaning, you get significant reductions in your energy costs and carbon footprint without any capital outlay.

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“There’s collaboration with the industry and getting to know those that are running facilities around the world. When we [Lineage] started entering Europe we felt like we already knew a lot of the individuals because we had spent time with them. “The research and education aspect [of GCCA], whether that’s an operations manual that the industry provides, whether that’s property temperature from a commodities perspective, or whether that’s trade barriers or non-tariff barriers that are placed on a certain facility from time to time. Those individuals are usually the ones that can help out with Government and ports to alleviate pain points on a global basis.”

On Lineage’s net zero pledge

“You have to look at it in buckets. What do you do within the facility itself, such as the most efficient systems possible, plus solar or other alternative energies. What do you do external to that facility, such as a solar field or other types of energy opportunities including wind and others. Then there might be selling power back to the grid in non-peak times when you’re generating power.

We took a long time in the UK to make sure visited every site, make sure we listened to every individual “In my mind the best approach is not to say ‘we’re going to get there because we’re going to write a cheque’, it’s saying we’re going to utilise technology to the best of our ability, we’re going to dig in on an energy management perspective, and we’re going to be great stewards of the organisation and the industry. “In Lineage we’re utilising our data science team, we have an energy excellence committee, from an operational and engineering perspective everyone’s aligned on what we need to be doing. It’s not one size fits all.”

On looking to the future

“With energy such an issue right now, everyone is focusing on every detail of the business. What you realise is you’re starting to be a bit more efficient at running your facilities, not just energy related but overall. When you come out of the energy issue you’re going to have a better run facility and a better team because of the attention to detail that you gave during these hard times.”

Listen to the full interview at coldchainfederation.org.uk/voice/cold-chain-podcast

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Refrigeration www.star-ref.co.uk

https://kilfrost.com Kilfrost Ltd is recognised as a leader in safety critical chemistry. Our products are already used extensively in the brewing and chiller business sector. We offer costefficient, low viscosity, heat transfer fluids for the beverage and food industry which are the most environmentally friendly, zero risk solution.

Star Refrigeration are the UK’s largest independent industrial refrigeration engineering company. Founded in 1970, Star have been pioneering natural refrigeration and heating technology for the benefit of our customers, staff and environment alike.

Onnu delivers carbon negative cold energy onsite. We build and operate pyrolysis plants which take waste biomass and generate energy while removing the carbon from the atmosphere, helping you to go beyond emission reduction and truly achieve Net Zero. And as a fully managed service, we run everything, leaving you to focus on your business.

Styne Refrigeration produce low energy refrigeration systems that cut energy and maintenance costs as well as carbon emissions. We are sole UK importers of Zudek advanced ammonia absorption refrigeration units.

www.ultrarefrigeration.co.uk A multi-award winning business that designs, manufactures, installs and maintains systems that deliver outstanding performance and reliability, tailored to our clients’ needs, and energy reduction through in-house intuitive end to end control solutions.

www.solivus.com Solivus is on a mission to power megabuildings and homes with clean energy generated on-site using new thin-film solar, overcoming weight and aesthetic challenges. Solivus have a growing pre-order queue for the patented Solivus Arc and have completed installations on commercial roofs.

https://quickfreeze.com/

www.alt-group.uk Alt-Group is a forward-thinking renewable energy company advising on, installing and maintaining excellent renewable systems including Solar PV & Battery Storage. Centrally based in the UK we work with a wide range of clients to generate energy for businesses and a valuable income.

www.ryan-jayberg.co.uk

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After leading the global expansion of Lineage Logistics as President of International Business, Mike McClendon has begun an ambassadorial role for the business and also became Chairman of the Global Cold Chain Alliance this month.

www.mypoweruk.com Reduce your business’s impact on climate change AND reduce your cost base with a solar PV system designed and installed by award-winning Mypower. Solar PV generates electricity at 60-70% less cost than grid supplied.

On Lineage Logistics’ acquisitions

“Every time, we learn more than we offer. “These are wonderful organisations that provide excellent value and our job is to figure out what else can we do to help them to succeed. “We took a long time in the UK to make sure visited every site, make sure we listened to every individual. Then our plan was based on what we heard, and that’s what we continue to do around the world.”

On becoming Chairman of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)

www.swancoteenergy.com

Refrigeration and cooling specialists providing consultancy, design, installation, service and maintenance for cold storage solutions. Long term partnerships reducing energy & carbon footprints using natural refrigerant, low GWP refrigerant & heat reclaim technologies.

Global ambassador for Lineage Logistics

Mike spoke with Cold Chain Federation Chief Executive Shane Brennan for the Cold Chain Podcast about the rapid rise of Lineage Logistics, why the business has been able to grow as it has, and how Lineage is facing into the major challenges of our time. Here are some highlights.

Renewable energy

The fastest way to blast freeze by the pallet, creating a safer, more energy efficient method of freezing palletized product. With QuickFreeze, you can blast product to customers specs at the same temperature you are currently storing product.

MIKE MCCLENDON

www.styne-ir.co.uk

www. opteon.com/en Refrigerants providing the optimal balance of sustainability, performance, safety, and cost in refrigeration applications, helping customers meet regulations while accomplishing business goals. Opteon™ refrigerants offer very low global warming potential while improving energy performance.

www.onnu.com

Specialising in the secure destruction of palletised food waste, along with recycling all types of packaging. Clients include many of the UK’s leading food manufacturers, retailers and distributors.

https://zestecgroup.co.uk/ Zestec is a renewable energy developer and asset manager, operating predominantly in the commercial and industrial rooftop solar market. Zestec helps support organizations reach their financial and sustainability objectives by funding the installation of rooftop and ground mount systems under a “power purchase” agreement. Meaning, you get significant reductions in your energy costs and carbon footprint without any capital outlay.

COLD CHAIN NEWS

JANUARY 2023

“There’s collaboration with the industry and getting to know those that are running facilities around the world. When we [Lineage] started entering Europe we felt like we already knew a lot of the individuals because we had spent time with them. “The research and education aspect [of GCCA], whether that’s an operations manual that the industry provides, whether that’s property temperature from a commodities perspective, or whether that’s trade barriers or non-tariff barriers that are placed on a certain facility from time to time. Those individuals are usually the ones that can help out with Government and ports to alleviate pain points on a global basis.”

On Lineage’s net zero pledge

“You have to look at it in buckets. What do you do within the facility itself, such as the most efficient systems possible, plus solar or other alternative energies. What do you do external to that facility, such as a solar field or other types of energy opportunities including wind and others. Then there might be selling power back to the grid in non-peak times when you’re generating power.

We took a long time in the UK to make sure visited every site, make sure we listened to every individual “In my mind the best approach is not to say ‘we’re going to get there because we’re going to write a cheque’, it’s saying we’re going to utilise technology to the best of our ability, we’re going to dig in on an energy management perspective, and we’re going to be great stewards of the organisation and the industry. “In Lineage we’re utilising our data science team, we have an energy excellence committee, from an operational and engineering perspective everyone’s aligned on what we need to be doing. It’s not one size fits all.”

On looking to the future

“With energy such an issue right now, everyone is focusing on every detail of the business. What you realise is you’re starting to be a bit more efficient at running your facilities, not just energy related but overall. When you come out of the energy issue you’re going to have a better run facility and a better team because of the attention to detail that you gave during these hard times.”

Listen to the full interview at coldchainfederation.org.uk/voice/cold-chain-podcast

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