Total supply chain solutions specialist Oakland International now has 100% fully electric trailers having invested in Carrier Transicold’s innovative Eco-Drive technology, fitting the system to the tractor units operating in the Oakland Distribution transport fleet. Through ongoing investment
Total supply chain solutions provider Oakland International has joined forces with Feed the Need Coalville to help organise the delivery of food boxes to help families in need. An independent foodbank, Feed The Need Coalville is run by
Birmingham’s Food & Drink Expo proved a solid platform for total supply chain solutions specialist Oakland International to showcase their extensive service offer and cement existing relationships and forge new associations. Oakland International is one of the leading
A community social supermarket ‘Plenty 2 Cook’ based in Coalville has grown tremendously since it began in Leicestershire just two years ago. Launched in 2021 with the help and support of family business and total supply chains solutions
As a way of offering practical help, and with the cost-of-living crisis affecting everyone in the UK, family business and total supply chain solutions provider Oakland International has launched a subsidised employee Food Box scheme. Oakland International Chief
With sustainability top of our agenda Oakland International is delighted with employee uptake of our latest employee ‘Cycle2Work’ scheme. Offering a range of financial and health benefits, the scheme is open to all Oakland employees. Statistics indicate that
Having completed a major transition to a dedicated purpose-built hub in 2022, Oakland International’s accredited distress load management (DLM) service is continuing to enjoy increased demand with plans to expand the team over the coming year. A service
A new work-skills training initiative, designed to help adults affected by homelessness, between the ages of 18 and 35, has launched and will run for a period of 8-weeks based at Oakland International’s Redditch HQ. The ‘Work It
Continuing their focus of introducing sustainable initiatives wherever possible, total supply chain solutions specialist, Oakland International, is seeing their electrification plans expand as uptake grows amongst employees. Introducing electric vehicles (EV) to their fleet some ten-years ago, Oakland
A delighted charity cyclist-team of Oakland International colleagues and friends have raised an amazing £10,000 for children’s charity Molly Olly’s after completing a gruelling 180-mile bike ride. Cycling from York to Warwick as part of the charity’s 10-year
Total supply chain solutions specialist, Oakland International, has demonstrated its commitment as a business to benefit people, communities, and the planet, by taking the first step in the B Corp certification process and joining this fast-growing movement of
A mix of Oakland International colleagues and friends are preparing to take part in a 180-mile bike ride from York to Warwick (8th to 10th July) to raise funds for Molly Olly’s Wishes as part of the charity’s
Total supply chain solutions specialist, Oakland International, has appointed Vera Bruntink as Sustainability Manager to drive forward their programme of sustainable and environmental initiatives throughout its group of businesses. Having studied economics in the Netherlands and a marketing
Having previously financed and sent fifty trucks full of aid into Ukraine, total supply chain solutions specialist Oakland International focussed its efforts on packing up to 20,000 boxes full of food daily from their Leicestershire depot in Bardon
Since launching in 1998, Oakland has grown substantially to a group of businesses which expect to break through the £100m turnover hurdle by the end of 2022 through core activities including temperature-controlled supply chain and case consolidation, co-packing,
