Campanelli Companies, Braintree, Mass., said it expects by fall 2011 to build a 141,521-square-foot cold storage facility in Linden, N.J. for Preferred Freezer Services.
National wooden pooled pallet leader CHEP USA, Orlando, will gain some complementary strengths when its parent, Brambles Ltd., Sydney, Australia, completes a $1.2 billion acquisition.
When it comes to material handling automation, there is a general industry perception that if you are going to consider automation it has to happen when you are planning a project.
What are some "must-have" features in a new cold storage distribution center? What are owners' primary concerns? Those are just a few topics to addressed by Ted Speas, senior vice president of facilities and automaton C&S Wholesale Grocers.
Cost-cutting, cold storage construction trends and technologies are a major focus of the 30th Annual International Association for Cold Storage and Construction (IACSC) Conference and Expo, Nov. 4-7, 2010.
China Merchants Americold Logistics Company Ltd. (CMAC), a 51-49 joint venture between China Merchants Holdings Co. International Ltd. (CMHI) and Americold Realty Trust, Atlanta, said it acquired a 70-percent stake in China Merchants International Cold Chain Co. Ltd.
Contract frozen vegetable processor Seneca Foods Corporation, Marion, N.Y., said it purchased the assets of Unilink, LLC from Pennsylvania Food Group, LLC and has purchased Lebanon Valley Cold Storage, LP.
Preferred Freezer Services, Elizabeth, N.J., said its newest, fully automated cold storage facility in Chicago earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.