The transport and warehousing industry is typically a male-dominated industry and interestingly women representation has declined slightly over the last twenty years currently standing at almost 21% versus 23% in 1998. To grasp more insight into the culture of the industry we spoke to Gabrielle Cousins, the Operations Manager at APF Cold Storage and Logistics […]
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Pallets, CHEP/Loscam/Plain and why that matters in storage
Recently, when a new customer commenced storing with us, we went through our normal customer service spiel about all stock needs to be stored on CHEP/Loscam pallets, as that ensures the pallets are suitable to our racks, and ensure reliability and product integrity in cold storage. It also allows ease of movements of the pallets […]
2020 Wrap Up
2020 was a big year for everyone. Locally, in South Australia we started the year with bushfires in all parts of South Australia, with the looming threat of COVID-19 hanging over everyone. Then, as the pandemic started to reach all parts of the globe, everyone started to feel the pinch. Here at APF Cold Storage […]
Cursed Pallets
Here at APF Cold Storage and Logistics we are always up to a challenge. When customers want stock delivered to places we don’t normally go to, we figure it out. It’s part of the service we offer to our clients. We feel that as your refrigerated logistics partner, that we should reduce the clients problems, […]
How a new south road will make things cheaper…
If you are a South Australian involved in logistics, I am sure you have been paying attention to the recent SA budget announcement of the completion of the North-South Corridor. The $8 Billion project will be the biggest project in SA to date. But what does it mean, to the general public. What does it […]
What happens when things don’t go to plan. And tips on how to ensure you maintain your cash flow.
This post is more about providing some helpful insight to SME’s who have the eternal problems of clients and cashflow. As all of our clients know, we have a very strict 7 days Net payment terms but occasionally for any number of reasons, clients will fall off our radar, and we have to chase debts. […]
The Australian Budget, and how that may impact you.
If you are not an avid follower of fiscal policy here in Australia, you may not be aware of what happened yesterday. On Tuesday, 6 October 2020, it was budget night for the Federal government. The government unveiling huge spending on infrastructure, health, and tax breaks (both individual and business). Many business managers/owners would have […]
So you want to know about…… Containers
Containerised freight, or Intermodal Freight, accounts for over 90% of the worldwide stock movements. It’s how most of what you consume is moved around the world. If you are importing or exporting, or simply buying stock in container lots, you will know that dealing with containers can be complex, and at times confusing. While the […]
Environmentally Friendly Facilities
Here at APF Cold Storage and Logistics we are always interested in ways to reduce our impact on the world. We have a stewardship mentality when it comes to our organisation which is why we are a service centric refrigerated logistics provider here in Adelaide, Australia. Recently we were approached by an organisation that was […]
Safety First
South Australia recently introduced a new COVID-19 Safety Measure, The COVID Marshall. Information on this role is still very light on, especially considering specified organisations need to have one in place by Friday 21 Aug 20. A lack of information is not unexpected during a pandemic. APF Cold Storage and Logistics do specialise is taking […]