Refrigerated Transport Service UK
What is cold chain logistics?
A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain. An unbroken cold chain is an uninterrupted series of refrigerated transport , storage and distribution activities, along with associated equipment and logistics, which maintain a desired low-temperature range.
A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain. … A cold chain is required to preserve and maintain the usability of products like food items, chemicals, and now increasingly, pharmaceutical products.
The cold chain has three main components, each of which must combine to ensure safe vaccine transport and storage:
- Transport and storage equipment.
- Trained personnel.
- Efficient management procedures.
An unbroken cold chain is an uninterrupted series of storage and distribution activities which maintain a given temperature range. It is used to help extend and ensure the shelf life of products such as fresh agricultural produce, seafood, frozen food, photographic film, chemicals and pharmaceutical drugs.

Whether part of a Clinical Trial or Commercial Products for distribution, FET understands and responds to the need for cold chain transportation for temperature-sensitive shipments while customers’ goods are in transit.
FET are experts, refrigerated, chilled, controlled ambient temperature-controlled transportation.
All key staff within FET understands the need for temperature stability during transit, particularly in the following ranges:
- 15-25°C.Controlled ambient
- 2-8°C, Refrigerated
- -20°C Frozen
Choose from a variety of Refrigerated Transport Services
Almost every medical product requires a temperature-controlled environment for shipping and delivery. FET Logistics provides refrigerated transport services for every pharmaceutical shipment: be it a cold chain, plasma, clinical trials, dry ice, vaccines, dangerous or controlled goods. With us, your freight is safe and secure. You can rest assured that the consignment once loaded doesn’t get tampered by any third party and reaches the destination untouched. We understand the nature of this profession – and so, we have CCTV security escorts for monitoring the shipment from pickup to dropoff. Plus, you can track the delivery via your smartphone from anywhere, anytime.
We have highly dedicated and separate teams for handling the cold chain transportation as well as refrigerated transport services. Are you interested in learning more about our services? Call our customer helpline today and discover the world of refrigerated transport courier services under one roof.
Our staff are aviation security trained to Avec and have up to date CRB checks in place.
Our staff undertake Good Transportation Practice course adapted for the pharmaceutical industry and ensuring they all know about how to handle pharmaceuticals, operating independent data loggers and knowing the importance of checking batch numbers and ensuring GDP always.