Cold Chain Cross-Docking
Transferring temperature-sensitive goods between vehicles or facilities.
Learn more on the Cold Chain Cross-Docking pageCold Chain Services
Cold deliveries to shelf, pharmacy and kitchen.
Temperature-controlled deliveries from cold stores, packhouses and importers to retailers, wholesalers, pharmacies and food service across Zimbabwe.
The last delivery is where the cold chain is most exposed.
Distribution means many stops, many door openings and many handovers in a single day. Each one lets warm air in and gives product a chance to wait on a dock.
We plan delivery runs around the drops, the receiving times and the products on board, so the load stays in condition from the first stop to the last.
Multi-drop deliveries need tighter control.
The planning that keeps a single full load cold has to work harder on a route with several stops.
Drop order planned
Stops are sequenced so doors open as few times as possible and goods for each drop are easy to reach.
Receiving times confirmed
Delivery slots are agreed with each receiver, so the vehicle is not left waiting with its doors open.
Products kept to their range
Chilled and frozen goods are only carried together where the equipment can hold each at its own temperature.
Signed proof of delivery
Each drop is handed over with signed proof of delivery.
Where deliveries go.
Local cold chain routes connect supply points with receivers in Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Mutare, Masvingo, Victoria Falls, Beitbridge and other towns.
Supermarkets, wholesalers and food service
Retailers, distribution centres, restaurants and hotels receiving chilled and frozen stock.
Hospitals, pharmacies and laboratories
Medicines, vaccines and diagnostics delivered to the receiving point that holds them.
NGOs and programme sites
Temperature-sensitive supplies for humanitarian and development programmes.
Farms, packhouses and processors
Collections and deliveries at the start of the food cold chain.
Related cold chain services.
Refrigerated Road Transport
Chilled, frozen and temperature-controlled freight movements.
Learn more on the Refrigerated Road Transport page
Cold Chain Monitoring & Visibility
Temperature recording, tracking, alerts and shipment-condition reporting.
Learn more on the Cold Chain Monitoring & Visibility pageFrequently asked questions
What is temperature-controlled distribution?
Delivering temperature-sensitive goods from a supply point, such as a cold store, packhouse or importer, to the businesses that receive them, while keeping the products in their required range.
Who do you deliver to?
Supermarkets, wholesalers, distribution centres, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, restaurants, hotels, food service, NGOs and other receivers on the cold chain routes Wyvern plans within Zimbabwe.
Which towns do the local cold chain routes reach?
Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Mutare, Masvingo, Victoria Falls, Beitbridge and other towns, depending on the load and the delivery points.
Can one vehicle deliver chilled and frozen goods?
Only where the equipment can hold each at its own temperature. Otherwise chilled and frozen goods are delivered separately.
How do you keep the load cold on a route with many stops?
By sequencing drops so doors open as few times as possible, agreeing receiving times in advance, and keeping each opening short.
What do you need to plan a delivery run?
The products and their temperature ranges, the number of drops, delivery addresses, receiving times, the required dates, and any proof-of-delivery or document requirements.
Planning cold chain deliveries?
Send the products, temperature ranges, number of drops, delivery points, receiving times and the required dates.