The Cold Chain Podcast

In second episode of the series of podcasts recorded live at the TCS&D show in Peterborough this month, we talk to Michael Kane. Michael brings his unique and long standing experience in fleet strategy, maintenance and technology to this conversation. 

We talk about the how Marshall's team of support engineers managed to keep cold chain running through covid and how they are facing into the future of technological innovation and alternative technologies. 

The first episode in a a special mini stories of podcasts that include the edited highlights from the debates and interviews run by the Cold Chain Federation at the TCS&D Exhibition in Peterborough on 7th and 8th September. 

The session includes CEO Shane Brennan's reflections on 18 months of crisis in the supply chain, Policy Director Tom Southall's overview of the progress in the CCF Road to Net Zero Project and debate between Tom, Shane and Dr Rob Lamb of Star Refrigeration on the opportunities and challenges of net zero in the cold chain. 

In this special episode we bring the speech made by Tim Moran on his re-election as president of the Cold Chain Federation. The speech was given to the organisation's virtual Annual General Meeting on 23rd June 2021. 

Tim Moran is the Regional Vice President of Lineage Logistics in the UK. He has served as CCF President since 2017. in this speech he reflects on a year like no other for the cold chain, thanks everyone involved in keeping the nation fed and distributing the life saving vaccine. He also reflects on how we can face into the immediate and long term challenges facing our industry. 

In this episode Shane talks to one of the newest cold chain leaders in the industry. Jon Stowe took over as MD of UK cold chain institution ACS&T in August 2020. As he tells us in the episode this is the company/s centenary year. Jon's optimism and drive shines through explaining how he see's ACS&T unique offer fitting into a to dynamic and growing market. Jon's views on how is setting about building a positive team and working culture are particularly insightful.   

Dean Attwell is the Owner and Chief Executive of Redditch-based Oakland International . Since being forced into cold chain following a radical change of business direction in 1999, Dean and his wife Sallie have never looked back, running one of the most unique and fast growing businesses in UK cold chain. 

In this episode Shane and Dean talk about the importance of having the entrepreneurial drive to seize opportunities, how to marry business objectives with environmental and social conscience and the optimism we should all have about the value that people are ascribing to cold chain today. 

We also couldn't pass up the opportunity to find out more about Dean's expeditions to both the North and South Poles. 

In this special edition of the podcast we share the recording of our Cold Chain Conversation event held on the 10th February 2021. 

Chaired by Cold Chain Federation Chief Executive Shane Brennan, the panel discussed what can or should net zero mean for the cold chain.

The discussion forms part of the ongoing road to net zero project launched by the Federation in October 2020 - see report. 

Panellists include: 

and contribution from Tom Southall Policy Director Cold Chain Federation.   

One month into life outside the EU single market Shane Brennan talks to one of worlds leading experts in international food trade. Emily Rees is a Senior Fellow at European Centre for International Political Economy  and Managing Director at Trade Strategies, a trade and regulatory advisory consultancy.

In PART ONE Shane and Emily talk about the state of UK to EU trade flows today and in coming weeks and months. 

In PART TWO they discuss what Global Britain might actually mean for UK food trade and the cold chain. 

ABOUT EMILY REES - An economist by training, Emily’s expertise lies at the intersection of trade, sustainability and agriculture. Her areas of interest include “new generation” trade issues including animal welfare, anti-microbial resistance, environmental food standards and values in trade.

One month into life outside the EU single market Shane Brennan talks to one of worlds leading experts in international food trade. Emily Rees is a Senior Fellow at European Centre for International Political Economy  and Managing Director at Trade Strategies, a trade and regulatory advisory consultancy.

In PART ONE Shane and Emily talk about the state of UK to EU trade flows today and in coming weeks and months. 

In PART TWO they discuss what Global Britain might actually mean for UK food trade and the cold chain. 

ABOUT EMILY REES - An economist by training, Emily’s expertise lies at the intersection of trade, sustainability and agriculture. Her areas of interest include “new generation” trade issues including animal welfare, anti-microbial resistance, environmental food standards and values in trade.

In this episode Shane Brennan talks to Professor Toby Peters of the University of Birmingham about the role that the cold chain will play in getting covid vaccines into communities across the world. 

In our final interview of the Cold Chain Live! series Shane talk to property investor and cold chain disruptor Steven Lawrence. His Magnavale group is one of the fastest growing businesses in UK cold chain and his exciting plans for new developments have the potential to really shake up the UK cold chain.