Your Cold Store is a Battery: Unlock Its Potential for Energy Savings
Tues 23rd September 2025 @12:30-13:30
Every cold store has untapped potential. With the right supply contract and some simple control strategies, your fridges and freezers can behave like a virtual battery — shifting energy use to cheaper hours without compromising operations. In this session, SQE will share how cold chain businesses are reshaping their energy contracts and unlocking significant savings through smarter supply and demand flexibility. Whether or not you already have solar, control systems or other tech in place, our approach can enhance and amplify the benefits — without requiring major new investments or operational upheaval.
Improving temperature retention and monitoring in cold stores
Fri 26th September 2025 @12:30-13:30
Ross Clarke, Business Development Manager at SMI joins us today to discuss the benefits of using thermal curtains as a solution to improve temperature retention and monitoring within cold stores, thus saving money on energy bills.
Generating Appetite and Driving Down Insurance Costs for Cold Stores
Tues 30th September 2025 @12:30-13:30
We are joined by Jamie Roskell and Dan Whitehead from Marsh who will discuss key insurance market changes, including the fact that it has softened considerably over the last 12 months and share some of the tips & strategies that can be deployed for cold stores in order to achieve favourable outcomes.
Maximise & improve storage capacity and pallet through puts in your cold store
Tues 7th October 2025 @12:30-13:30
In this webinar we are joined by Chris Hopkirk and Brendan Shilton of Spacemaker Systems who will help us understand the benefits of automated and semi-automated pallet shuttles and how they can help you maximise your storage and improve pallet throughputs. In this day and age where labour is in short supply, costs of materials handling equipment and energy are high learn how these solutions can save you time and money.
- Understanding how implementing a shuttle solution can improve your pallet through put and ROI
- How you can Improve the utilisation of your existing warehouse.
BEHIND-THE-METER: Reduced Cost, Reduced Carbon through Private Wire Wind Connections
Tues 21st October 2025 @12:30-13:30
Today we are joined by Jamie Johnstone of CleanEarth who will explore the different avenues into securing wind power for commercial businesses, including a look at some key CleanEarth case studies. He will also explain the recent changes to onshore wind power planning policy and what that means to cold chain businesses.
Optimise Energy. Maximise Savings.
Tues 4th November 2025 @12:30-13:30
Joining us today is Tim Thain of Resource Data Management who will highlight the critical role of energy monitoring and reduction within the cold chain sector. How monitoring energy usage across refrigeration systems in real time helps businesses catch and correct problems quickly and the benefits of optimising energy use, such as cost savings, improved operational efficiency, and sustainability. Using case studies and examples, Tim will show how data monitoring has helped business reduce energy consumption and cut operational costs.
An Introduction to the Cold Chain
Friday 21st November @10:00-11:00
This webinar is for anyone interested in developing their understanding of the UK cold chain. We will share the latest intelligence on the size and make up of the sector, including key market factors and our unique policy and operational challenges. There will also be an opportunity to hear more about the Cold Chain Federation, including who our members are and how we represent them as the voice of the industry and provide the latest bespoke events and guidance. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask their questions.
To find out more about COLD CHAIN CONNECT and how you can get involved call 0118 988 4468 or email [email protected]