The 11th Cold Chain Education Program, which will be taking place on February 25^th – 26^th, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is the only event in Europe that focuses completely on the cold storage, refrigerated warehousing, distribution, and transportation industry. With 22 exhibitors, IARW/WFLO’s trade show is completely sold out despite the fact that this year there is a special room plus atrium available. 

It is expected to reach the all time record number of 135-140 participants, and besides the 13 European countries currently on the list, registrations have also come in from South Africa, Mexico and the USA. Furthermore, the combination of strategic and operational oriented speakers has encouraged IARW/WFLO members and non-members to register not just upper management but middle management as well. Subjects addressed during the program will include productivity vs. below-zero working conditions, case studies in labor efficiency, lift trucks for the refrigerated warehousing industry, challenges & opportunities in the EU labour market for cold store employees, storage of wind energy in cold stores, cold chain challenges at the world´s largest flower auction, among others.

 

Another set part of the program is the Tuesday afternoon facility visit. According to the organizer’s press release, this time the group will have the opportunity to take a closer look at the cold store of Daalimpex in Velsen (owned by Eimskip). This facility has a capacity of 600,000m³ and is located directly on the water. It offers bulk and rack storage, controlled temperature from -30°C to +7°C, 6 freezing tunnels for shock freezing, and a customs bonded warehouse. Daalimpex is a leader in the European cold storage market, with a total capacity of 1.5 million cubic meters.