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Top Operators Outperform Market may/jUne 2013 issUe 184 DeDicateD to the UK temperatUre controlleD logistics industry UK Top 25 charT Toppers The UK’s top temperature-controlled transport and Chiltern takes a New Actros logistics service providers ranked in this exclusive Cold Top operators Chiltern Cold Storage has a Chain News survey New Actros 2545 BigSpace Page 6 that is delivering excellent fuel performance, says Paul outperform market Jackson, managing director. The truck arrived on 1 March home delivery opTions The Top 25 operator listing, produced by Cold Chain News and and in the following six We report CV Show highlights that include three new exclusive to the title, shows the biggest five temperature-controlled weeks covered some 10,000 transport and logistics providers, growing turnover. Fowler Welch is fully-freighted miles – it models for the supermarket food home delivery market the star performer this year in turnover terms moving from fifth place spends most of its time on Page 4 last year to fourth this year with a 12% year-on-year turnover increase. domestic duties at 44 tonnes, A new entry this year, taking the number two slot, is Turners but also undertakes regular Chiltern’s New Actros with Predictive Distribution. It acquired Browns Distribution last year expanding its continental assignments at 40 Powertrain Control gives 10.8mpg average customer base in Lincolnshire. Browns operates 100 vehicles and tonnes. Pulling a 13.6m Gray viewpoinT has a temperature-controlled warehouse and packhouse. & Adams reefer, the New Actros returns 10.8 mpg average, as Fowler Welch’s MD Nick Hay warns about Euro 6 “We are optimistic about the future although we anticipate tough measured by the Proteo telematics system. Cruise control that “sees” consequences and other challenges the industry faces economic conditions for the foreseeable future,” says Paul Day, the road ahead is contributing to the exceptional mpg returns. Since managing director of Turners Distribution. May 2012 Chiltern has acquired two more New Actros BigSpace Page 9 Outside the top five operators performance was more muted tractors and seven Actros rigids. They join a fleet of 40 trucks split reflecting the almost unanimous view from operators that trading evenly between tractor units and 18- and 26-tonne rigids. conditions are the most difficult any has experienced. “The past year has been tough for all transport companies, but new nighT-Time deliveries business and reduced empty running has enabled us to remain both Flexible temperature pharma van Operators and the Noise Abatement Society assess the competitive and profitable. Looking ahead to 2013/2014 we will practicalities and virtues of night-time deliveries continue with this strategy and look to improve our already high service Paneltex Somers has a twin- Page 8 levels,” says Mike McLuskey, managing director of Ocean Trailers. compartment demonstrator • The full survey is on page 6 capable of a 50°C temperature differential between the front and rear compartments. The happy BirThday Co-op completes logistics jigsaw van, primarily for the Thermo King The Co-op has opened a £22m multi-temperature distribution centre pharmaceutical industry, is in South Normanton – the conclusion of a project which started in based on a Mercedes Sprinter Thermo King celebrates its 75th birthday. We look back, 2004 to transform and modernise the Co-op’s distribution network. with an ATP Class C certified and forward, at the company’s many refrigeration solutions Steve Murrells, chief executive of the Co-operative Food, said: “The twin compartment body Paneltex Somers ATP Class C certified van Page 10 opening of Castlewood marks a major milestone for the Co-operative capable of temperatures conversion with K factor of 0.29W/m2/°C and the completion of a radical revamp of our logistics network. This between -25°C and +25°C in investment is the final piece in the jigsaw for our logistics operation. either compartment using Paneltex’s Flexi-Temp bulkhead. This has The Co-operative now has one national distribution centre in two positions to allow two pallets in the front and one in the rear, or niTrogen Trials a sUccess Coventry and nine new multi-temperature state-of-the-art regional vice versa. Refrigeration is from a GAH Flexi-Temp heat/cool/freeze Nisa reports successful trials using nitrogen-powered distribution centres.” Castlewood has energy efficiency devices sequential dual evaporator fridge. Chris Berridge, managing director, including rainwater harvesting to reduce water demand on site and Paneltex, says it is “a first in refrigerated panel van conversion design fridges and plans to extend the use of the new system movement detection lighting. and gives the operator maximum flexibility”. Page 11 Are your paper-based systems and manual processes holding you back? Bring information from all functions of your business together using one software system. Transport and Logistics Solutions The Manpack3 Traffic Management System and suite of applications New for 2013: Our products include: enhance and support your transport operations. 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Call us on: +44 (0) 191 250 2220, visit: www.mandata.co.uk or email: [email protected]. 365 Mandata 84x 272mm ad aw.indd 1 03/05/2013 16:47 Refrigeration is a heavy business, which is why you should consider the Isuzu ‘Forward’ 7.5 and 11 tonners. Each model offers a massive half a tonne or more payload than some of our competitors. You’ll also get industry-leading reliability, outstanding fuel economy and a 3-year warranty with unlimited mileage, to boot. Very cool indeed. So give our team a call on 01707 282930, visit us at isuzutruck.co.uk or email [email protected] 1036_ColdChain_News_Freight_420x297.indd 1 25/02/2013 16:54 cold chain news may/june 2013 news 3 News staplehurst in Brief tries actros sainsbury’s home deliveries Fraikin has a second contract with J Sainsbury to manage 350 of its home delivery vans in the Objective: southeast. The new contract follows a deal to supply 246 vehicles in September 2011. The vehicle Uptime management package includes a 90-minute recovery and repair time and maintenance every 12 weeks at Sainsbury’s stores. “The New Actros is allocated to designated day and Trailer: night men and both love it,” Darren Goldup, director langdon long trailer success Staplehurst Transits Cool Liner Langdon’s four 14.6 metre long refrigerated trailer Kent-based Staplehurst Transits, which distributes fresh fruit and produce to trial, running since June, has been a “great success”. wholesale markets, is celebrating its 40th The Gray & Adams trailers with Thermo King SLX birthday this year – it is also trying a fridges carry 28 UK sized pallets or 35 euro pallets Mercedes-Benz tractor for the first time. The and will reduce Langdons’ carbon footprint by 4.4 family firm operates 22 tractors and purchased tonnes of CO2 per trailer per year. the New Actros 2551 with aerodynamic StreamSpace cab after evaluating several HS logistics panic deliveries brands. The Actros has a Daimler FleetBoard telematics system, and is maintained by Euro Code XL ü HS Logistics has added two 7.5-tonne Daf LF 45.180 dealer Sparshatts of Kent, which has just fridge trucks to its ‘panic delivery fleet’. The new opened a new workshop in Tonbridge. The High residual value ü trucks, supplied on contract hire with Ryder, are truck is double-shifted, collecting fresh fruit and vegetables from farms in Kent and fitted with sleeper cabs and custom-designed single “It is imperative that our trailers are built to the highest quality to ensure efficient insulation delivering to wholesale markets at night. compartment Paneltex bodies with Carrier Xarios and reliable performance. Our customers need to rely on excellent back up. In this regard, Krone Darren Goldup, director, says: “The fleet Trailers UK are probably the best I have seen” direct drive fridges. average is between 9.1 and 9.2mpg, and David Reay. Sales Director, Axis Fleet Management Limited. despite the fact that it’s still very new and not Tesco adds Bio-LNG to fleet properly loosened up yet, the New Actros is Krone Trailers UK, Peckfield Business Park, Tesco Distribution is to run 35 Mercedes-Benz dual- already hitting 8.9mpg. This compares well Phoenix Avenue, Micklefield, LEEDS. LS 25 4DY fuel vehicles on Bio-LNG. The vehicles will use with a unit from our other supplier, which Tel: +44 (0)1132 878817 | Fax: +44 (0)1132 878819 went on the road at the same time as the www.krone-values.com | www.krone-trailer.com Gasrec’s refuelling station at Daventry International Mercedes – that vehicle is on similar work, but Rail Freight Terminal that opens to all dual-fuel LGVs lagging behind at 8.5 mpg.” in May. Bio-LNG is Gasrec’s proprietary blend of liquefied natural gas and liquid bio-methane. The deal with Gasrec will cut Tesco’s CO2 emissions by 15% with a 90% reduction in NOx and particulate Maximum storage density Ice cool traffic matter emissions. First Bevan schmitz delivered for reduced costs management CVME Truck Rental is running the first two rigid Space saving handling and storage methods can make a The Ice Co Logistics has changed traffic reefers to be built by Bevan Group in co-operation significant contribution to reduced overheads in cold stores, says management systems to drive down cost.
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