Farcical response to questions regarding border checks for fresh produce
PML Seafrigo CEO Mike Parr calls on the industry to act following Defra’s failure to answer critical questioning over the 1 July plant health checks. Mike Parr: This week’s [6 May] parliamentary session with Baroness Hayman, regarding the industry’s questions in relation to the proposed introduction of plant health border checks for fresh produce and […]
UK’s post-Brexit red tape puts off overseas hauliers
FPJ interviews PML Seafrigo CEO Mike Parr about the major challenges facing UK fresh produce logistics, from plant health fees to port delays and government U-turns. Below is Mike’s full interview with Fred Searle, editor of the Fresh Produce Journal (FPJ). How big an impact do you expect Defra’s proposed changes to plant health fees […]
PML Seafrigo books first-ever stand at IFE
Next month PML Seafrigo will exhibit for the first time at IFE 2025, the International Food & Drink Event, taking place in London, the UK. PML Seafrigo is preparing its inaugural participation as an exhibitor at IFE – one of the largest food and drink events in the UK – on 17-19 March. The three-day fair is […]
PML Seafrigo Shares UK Border Concerns With BBC Countryfile
CEO Mike Parr featured with FPC and Tom Brown Wholesale to take a hard look at mounting concerns over the UK’s border controls following Brexit. We were delighted to welcome BBC Countryfile presenter and journalist Joe Crowley to our UK Inland Border Hub in Kent to discuss the £200 million impact that BTOM could have […]
BTOM: Yet another u-turn, how many more?
PML Seafrigo Director Mike Parr sets out the profound consequences of Defra’s shock decision to reintroduce physical inspections on imports of fresh fruits and vegetables from the European Union into the UK. The logistics sector is once again reeling following the unexpected announcement on Wednesday (24 January 2024) that a broad range of European fruit […]
