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Amesbury, Wiltshire, UK: Bakery chain Greggs is poised to open a new distribution centre to provide high street stores in the south and southwest with ambient, chilled and frozen products. The company is currently recruiting drivers and warehouse staff. “The distribution centre is required to service an expanding number of Greggs High Street stores in …

Warrington, UK: Christine Cullen has joined Schmitz Cargobull UK and Ireland to help operators reduce running costs by using the manufacturer’s trailer technology. Cullen, sales manager for value added services, will guide operators to effectively use Schmitz Cargobull’s TrailerConnect, which monitors tyre condition, load temperature, and door security. TrailerConnect an be factory-fitted on new trailers, …

Birmingham, UK: Most logistics companies expect shoppers to panic buy and stockpile food and other goods ahead of a no-deal Brexit. Research conducted for IMHX shows 63% of logistics and supply chain managers predict the general public will panic buy and stockpile goods ahead of Brexit. Key concerns are that customs restrictions, weak GDP and …

London, UK: Several large retailers are challenging government claims that a no-deal Brexit will have no effect on the supply of fresh food in particular. Earlier this month, Michael Gove, the minister in charge of no-deal preparations, has said there will be no shortages of fresh food. This has been disputed by the British Retail …

Corby, UK: Mark Cartlidge is the new general manager of Oakland International’s Corby depot. This is a new role that follows expansion of Corby’s chilled and freezer operation. Cartlidge, who was previously senior operations manager for Morrisons, said: “My immediate push is to improve communication throughout Corby and ensure that this filters through to our …