A logistics company has pledged its support for an initiative encouraging women to take roles in the industry.

Oakland International will support the Women in Cold Chain initiative for the next three years.

The group was launched in September 2023, and aims to encourage female school leavers, university graduates, and women from other sectors, to consider exploring a career in the temperature-controlled storage and distribution industry.

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The company's founder, Dean Attwell, said: "We are pleased to see this initiative growing and delighted to confirm our intention to be a committed long-term partner of the Women in Cold Chain Initiative."

One of the initiative's co-founder, Martyn Cogan, said: "We are delighted to have the support of Oakland International for the next 3 years.

"This amazing 3-year sponsorship deal will help the initiative develop much faster and with Dean’s encouragement, I cannot wait to see where we go."

Mr Cogan added: “The initiative is still relatively new, and we are striking up collaborations with a number of trade organisations and companies across the cold chain sector.

"We are hugely grateful for the support we have gained so far from our other sponsors."