In This Issue

Programming Announced for Chapter Meetings

GCCA India Conference and Five-Star Study Mission

Don’t Miss Out on Early Bird Savings

RefrigiWear’s Colin Allen Retiring

Outlook for Refrigerated Cargo Carriers

Connie Says - Rack Contractors

Cold Storage Industry News

Food Industry News

Government News

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The Fall 2010 IARW North American Chapter Meetings kick-off in just one month! Starting with the Heartland Chapter Meeting in St. Louis (26-27 August), these grassroots meetings offer custom educational programs personally selected by your regional peers. Topics covered this year include regulatory changes, work/life balance, safe racking systems, energy efficiencies, healthcare reform, and more. Find your chapter and register today at www.iarw.org/chapters. Associate Members! Enjoy the benefits of targeted, regional marketing by sponsoring at Chapter Meetings. Multiple chapter discounts are available. Contact James Rogers at +1 703 373 4300 or jrogers@gcca.org.

Join the growing group of your associates on a GCCA trip of a lifetime to visit exotic India and to attend ICE 2010 – India’s only cold chain conference. The study mission to India, being held 9-21 November 2010, includes expert-guided tours, deluxe hotel accommodations, and registration for ICE 2010 (with optional concurrent activities for spouses/guests). Click here to learn more. For brochures and details contact American Travel Association +1 706 663 2171 or travelata@aol.com.

At the 2010 IACSC Conference and Expo, we're turning 30 and you're invited to the party! For three decades the IACSC Conference and Expo has served as the only industry event in the world dedicated to cold storage construction, design, and engineering. At the 2010 IACSC Conference & Expo held 4 -7 November in San Antonio, Texas, USA, you will hear Ted Speas, Sr. VP, Facilities & Automation of C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. speak about “Trends in the Construction of Cold Storage Facilities.” This year, there will also be 215 minutes of expo time! Are you interested in sponsoring or exhibiting? Visit www.iacsc.org/conference for more information. Warehouse members are invited to register now or by 13 August 2010 for a special rate of $275 through our Early Bird discount. Last year’s event attracted 200 operators, contractors, and suppliers. Check out who has already taken advantage of our Early Bird savings.

IARW Associate Member Colin Allen, Executive Vice President of Sales at RefrigiWear, has chosen to retire on 31 December 2010 after 14 successful years at RefrigiWear. Eleven years ago, Allen created RefrigiWear’s annual National Warehouseman of the Year program and annual Warehouseman of the Year calendar as a way of recognizing warehousemen in the food industry. Today, RefrigiWear receives over 350 nominations each year. Under Allen’s leadership, Refrigiwear received the Operations Supplier of the Year Award from Sysco four times, and Vendor of the Year Award from Americold. Throughout his career, Allen was an active member in IARW and a regular exhibitor and attendee at IARW events. Don Byerly, Vice President of Sales at RefrigiWear, will assume Allen’s responsibilities. The IARW family wishes Colin the best!

The latest issue of COLD FACTS magazine has arrived! The cover story by Benjamin Milk takes an in-depth look at the recession’s impact on refrigerated cargo carriers and the outlook for this vital link in the cold chain. This issue also contains articles covering the latest industry issues, from an article on the importance of ammonia refrigeration safety by Bruce Badger to a profile of flexible wall systems by Matt Fleckenstein. You can download an online PDF version here. Interested in advertising in the next issue? Deadline to reserve ad space in our special cold storage construction issue (September-October edition) ends on July 30! Contact James Rogers at +1 703 373 4300 or jrogers@gcca.org for details.

Due to changes in customer needs, many warehouses have been reconfiguring their racking systems. It is imperative that the contractor you hire have excellent references and provides you with a certificate of insurance which is large enough to cover any damage to product which might be caused by the contractors’ work. Do not let a contractor work on your racks until they have supplied references and a Certificate of Insurance large enough to cover the value of the product in the area in which they are working. You will also want to make sure they cover debris removal in the case of a rack collapse. As always, reach out to your IARW Insurance Services Team by contacting Connie Phipps at cphipps@lockton.com or calling +1 816 960 9946.

Congébec announces that it will officially integrate the Toronto
market early in the year 2011 with the opening of an eighth cold storage warehouse. See full release.

Purfresh announced that growers around the globe are reducing costly losses and in turn are maximizing returns using Purshade to protect their crops. See full release.

Colmac has introduced heat pipe coils that can be used either in new building design or retrofitted to existing buildings to capture and reuse valuable energy. See full release.

Wanted: Used Hansen liquid pump mod CNF 50-160, 7.5 HP, 3400 rpm, 440 volt/3ph. 158mm impeller. Please contact Curt Edmisten at +1 443 690 2934.

Positions Wanted - Management Roles. Two management level professionals, with extensive experience and a record of achievement in all aspects of warehouse operations, logistics and management responsibilities for multiple locations in the PRW industry, available for placement immediately. Excellent references available. Contact information: atsf.rws@hotmail.com Mobile +1 920 650 8187.

Position Available: Refrigerated Maintenance Supervisor. Total Logistic Control, Ontario, California, USA. See full posting.