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Ramping up temperature controlled storage capacity for Brexit


Marc White, director and general manager of Carrier Rental Systems highlights the vital importance of rental.


W 22 November 2019


hether the UK leaves the European Union (EU) with or without an agreement, according to the UK government’s official assessment of


the nation’s Brexit readiness, a key issue in the country’s preparedness is the availability of suitable storage facilities. Its Yellowhammer paper identifies the provision of adequate warehousing among its top strategic concerns. In principle, the assessment of adequate warehousing relates to all goods imported from the EU. However, concern has focused on storage of food and medicines, given their critical importance to the nation’s well-


being. Storing food and medicine often requires more than simply a dry, covered space. Due to their perishable nature, temperature and/or humidity control is essential to ensure safe storage. Concerns about the adequacy of such UK storage facilities have heightened as a result of the change of date from the originally planned exit in March 2019, following the extensions agreed upon with the EU. Leaving the EU in winter is seen as more problematic than in spring due to seasonal factors related to food supply and the huge warehousing requirements for goods at this time of year, especially in the run-up to Black Friday and


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