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Last month it was announced that the Scottish Deposit Return Scheme, which was due to go live in August 2023, will be delayed until March 2024. However, for the scheme to go ahead Scottish ministers must secure an agreement from the UK government to exempt the DRS from the Internal Market Act. The Internal Market Act, passed by the UK government in 2020, means products that are compliant ...

Supply chain and logistics provider Wincanton recorded pre-tax underlying profits of £62.1m in the financial year ending 31 March 2023 Compared to 2022 the group reported: Underlying profit before tax of £62.1m, an increase of 6.9% Profit before tax of £38.2m, a 30.3% decline Revenue of £1,462m, an increase of 2.9% Underlying EBITDA of £121.9m, an increase of 12.6% Strong g...

A.P.Moller – Maersk will establish a new shipping service, called Al Maha, that will commence operation in June 2023. The Al Maha service will rotate between ports across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Egypt, and Morocco. The existing Middle East ME3 and ME4 services will be discontinued as customers on those routes will be transitioned to the consolidated Al Maha route. Who will benefit? ...

Sainsbury’s has opened its most energy-efficient superstore ever in Hook, Hampshire. The new 25,000 sq. ft. supermarket will use only half the energy of a similarly sized Sainsburys store, and 25% less electricity than its existing energy efficient stores.  Construction and engineering innovations Sainsbury's has improved the energy efficiency of its new store through innovations includi...

The largest retail chain in the UK Tesco, has announced removal of approximately two billion pieces of plastic from their UK business, since the launch of its 4Rs packaging strategy in 2019 – Remove, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle. The 4Rs strategy Tesco’s 4Rs strategy is a programme implemented in 2019 that is looking to remove unnecessary plastic, reduce it where possible, reuse and recycle. Tes...

The government has announced legislation change to permit longer semi-trailers on Great Britain's roads, to take effect from 31st May 2023. The new rules will permit the use of longer semi-trailers (LST) that measure up to 18.55 meters which is 2.05 metres longer than a standard one and these lorries will be subjected to the same standard weight limit of 44 tonnes. The move has followed an ...

The Nine Elms superstore in London has become Sainsbury’s first store to operate a fully electric delivery vans. The fleet consists of 12 vans, with both the vehicle and refrigeration powered by electricity instead of diesel. The superstore makes over 2000 deliveries, covering 1760 miles in an average week. Moving to electric vehicles at this store will result in an annual saving of 57 tonn...

Britvic and Heineken factories are among the latest to receive support from the UK government’s Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). The IETF, administered by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, offers businesses the chance to apply for funding to upgrade carbon intensive processes with green technology. £61.4m has been made available to businesses through the scheme s...

McCain Foods has partnered with Lombard, the asset finance division of UK bank NatWest, to offer investment support to help potato farmers transition to sustainable farming methods. Financial investment will come from Lombard, while McCain will offer a contribution toward the interest payable on financing for assets that contribute to regenerative agricultural practices. Sustainable farming...

Tesco has announced that they will be switching from ‘Use By’ to ‘Best Before’ dates on more than 30 yogurt lines in its latest initiative to help customers reduce their food waste. The yoghurts include popular Tesco lines such as: Greek Style Yogurt 500g, Creamfields Greek Style Yogurt 500g, Creamfields Berry Medley Low Fat Yogurt 6x125g   Finest Lemon Curd Yogurt 150g. WR...