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Peterborough, UK: The Road Haulage Association has hit out at government plans to fine hauliers for not having the right paperwork when travelling to ports once the Brexit transition period ends. RHA chief executive Richard Burnett told the Financial Times that the move would be “impractical and counterproductive”. “Without an extra 50K customs agents to …

Reddich, UK: Oakland International is providing fully funded Level 2 Food Safety training course for its 480 employees. Shaun Foley, managing director, Oakland International said: “As a result of the Covid-19 outbreak we decided to re-examine hygiene and food safety across the business, viewed as an essential undertaking in helping fight the virus.” “The board …

Brussels, Belgium: Shecco, a natural refrigerent marketing company, has partnered with German publisher VDE Verlag to translate its popular 2019 German textbook on natural refrigerants into English. It will be available in print and digital form from October. The book is written by the top academics and is a practical guide to working with natural refrigerants, …

London, UK: Cool Logistics Global will takes place this year but in virtual form because of the coronavirus pandemic. The live, but virtual event, Redesigning the Cold Chain: Imagine, Transform and Rebuild, takes place between 13 and 15 October 2020. Paricipants can attend live speaker sessions via the virtual event platform, participate in workshops and view …

Swindon, UK: XPO Logistics, which handles the storage and transport at Iceland’s Swindon distribution centre, is battling to overcome a coronavirus outbreak after 51 staff tested positive at the end of July. Measures were immediately put in place to curb the spread of the disease, with XPO Logistics teaming up with Swindon Borough Council and …