Oakland International finalists in awards

Family Business and total supply chain solutions provider Oakland International have been shortlisted in the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards for the Sustainable Business – Refrigerated Transport Operator Of The Year 2025 category.

The Cold Chain Sustainability Awards honour businesses, facilities, and individuals driving sustainable progress through innovation, collaboration, and investment into significantly improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, plastic, and other forms of waste.

Selected as a finalist in the Refrigerated Transport Operator of the Year Award category acknowledges Oakland International’s commitment to reducing their environmental footprint and climate impact of their fleet of temperature-controlled vehicles.

Oakland International Co-Founder Dean Attwell stated: “We are thrilled to be finalists in the Cold Chain Sustainability Awards, recognising our efforts towards making our fleet and sites fully sustainable, including our staff vehicles.

“Through investment and innovation, we are currently the only transport operator in the UK to have a 100 per cent electric fleet, and the only refrigerated transport operator holding ‘B Corp’ status reflecting our focus and commitment to the environment and to sustainability.”

A Certified B Corporation business and experts in saving food and non-food products from going to waste via their distress load management service, Oakland International is aiming to be the first business within their sector to reach net zero.

As a specialist and leader in direct-to-consumer services, case consolidation, contract packing, storage and distribution, food tempering, and brand development support for all types of food, Oakland International service markets across the UK and Ireland.

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