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New chilled centre for perishable produce to open at London Heathrow Airport
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Time:2017/12/15 19:41:22 |
AIRPORT Perishables Handling (APH) developed by Matthew Rye and Gav Singh is to open a new chilled airside perishables centre at London Heathrow Airport on Sandringham Road in the second quarter of 2018.
APH said the 25,000 square foot centre would provide a ground handling solution for perishable produce that would "improve service levels, temperature integrity and speed to market," reported London's Air Cargo News.
"The APH operation will be managed 24/7 through a secured and temperature controlled facility, designed to handle export, import and transshipment perishable cargo, ideally located with full flexibility to handle dynamic volumes," Mr Rye was quoted as saying.
"This will be further enhanced by ramp delivery and collection services with final mile delivery allowing APH to offer a one stop shop solution."
Mr Rye continued: "We will be looking to deliver to the local importing agents within 90 to 120 minutes of produce arriving at our back door with temperature integrity maintained whilst product is in our care and control both in the facility and on our fleet.
"We have spent a lot of time talking to the importing agents and cargo airlines to understand their challenges and constraints at Heathrow and they are all seeking a fit for purpose perishable handling solution, somewhere the product is kept cool, especially when there are unexpected problems and/or delays.
Mr Rye said the service would be cost neutral because it would be able to offer time savings and a reduction in the waste of perishable products.
"Using our-pay-as-you-go delivery service will allow agents to better utilise own vehicles for onward distribution and avoid (or reduce) use of sub-contractors, and there will be other tangible benefits such as a reduction in driver non-productive time," Mr Rye added. | | | | | | | |
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