Last week, our founder and Managing Director Nikki Redhead spoke at the launch event for Women in Cold Chain. She was part of a panel of inspirational speakers who discussed how the cold chain and temperature-controlled sectors can attract and retain more women. The purpose of Women in Cold Chain is to encourage female school leavers and graduates, as well …
It probably seems like a silly question. You’ve always stored your bananas in the same place. The same goes for potatoes, bread and milk. With 9.5 million tons of food going to waste in the UK every year though, perhaps it’s time to re-think how we store our food. Over 80% of adults admit to throwing away uneaten items at …
The Bank of England reports that we spend an average of 29% more in December than in a typical month. And whilst spending on video, music equipment and books grows the most, spending on food still increases by a massive 20% on average. Keen to carve out their share of the market, supermarkets have been consistently upping their game each year …
Since David Attenborough inspired the nation to curb its single use plastic habit with his thought-provoking Blue Planet II documentary, there has been increased pressure on the food industry to reduce its use of plastic packaging. Despite initial concerns that the tv programme would prove too unpalatable to audiences, it was in fact the impetus for an increase in public …
Whilst the end of last year did hail some early signals that the shortage of lorry drivers is improving, with the number of drivers leaving easing and the testing system finally beginning to catch up, the industry still needs to attract new recruits. However, there is an oft-discussed yet still untapped resource that could benefit the industry immeasurably. Despite the …
This December may well have been one of the most anticipated festive periods ever for retailers, with so much disruption in 2020 causing difficulties in both the supply chain and with consumers, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, far from the special Christmas so many were hoping would make up for last year, uncertainty over the global pandemic and the …
The early Christmas rush is nothing new, and we’re now well into what the retail industry would call its peak season. However, bottlenecks affecting the global supply chain earlier in the year still haven’t cleared, and ongoing HGV driver shortages threaten to make matters worse. Problems with food supplies have dominated headlines for months, but now non-food retails are also …
The UK Government announced last month their plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel HGVs over 26ft by 2040. Following numerous consultations, their plan also includes a ban on the sale of trucks under 26ft fuelled by petrol and diesel no later than 2035. This is in addition to the phasing out of new petrol and diesel …
Last week the Road Haulage Association (RHA) called for urgent government action to deal with a growing crisis in driver shortages. It’s not a new problem: in 2020 ITV reported a shortage of 76,000 HGV drivers in the UK – a figure which had grown from 59,000 in 2019. The UK’s driver shortage has become a growing issue for our …
It’s a year to the day since the UK went into lockdown to combat a deadly new pandemic. Since then, coronavirus has claimed 120,000 lives and decimated the economy. On this first anniversary, we look at five ways life and work has changed. 1. Working from home has become the new normal Just over a year ago, people were asked …
