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Delivering Dairy Across Europe: HANNON’s Cold Chain Expertise

Dairy is one of the most time-sensitive and quality-driven product categories in European logistics. From butter and cream to speciality cheeses and yoghurt, each shipment depends on precise cold chain control to preserve freshness, taste, and safety.

At HANNON Transport, we specialise in moving dairy products across Ireland, the UK, and mainland Europe. With decades of experience in temperature-controlled logistics, we provide the consistency and reliability that producers, wholesalers, and retailers depend on.

Why Dairy Requires Specialist Transport

Unlike more resilient food products, dairy is highly perishable and must be transported under tightly controlled conditions. Any fluctuation in temperature or humidity can impact texture, flavour, and shelf life.

Key factors include:

• Strict temperature ranges: typically +2°C to +6°C for milk, cream, and yoghurt.

• Humidity management: essential for cheeses, preventing spoilage or unwanted hardening.

• Fast turnaround: dairy shipments must move quickly to ensure freshness for retailers and consumers.

This makes the choice of logistics partner critical for exporters and distributors serving competitive European markets.

HANNON’s Dairy Logistics Services

We operate a fully integrated, end-to-end service for dairy movements across key European trade lanes.

Our capabilities include:

• Groupage (LTL) & Full Loads (FTL) – flexibility for single pallets through to dedicated trailers.

• Temperature-controlled trailers – maintaining +2°C to +6°C consistently across the journey.

• Dual-temperature options – supporting mixed loads of dairy with frozen or other chilled goods.

• Daily and regular departures – connecting Ireland, the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.

• In-house customs clearance – seamless EU–GB–IE trade flow via the UK landbridge.

• Own fleet & facilities – total control over planning, loading, and delivery schedules.

Supporting Europe’s Dairy Supply Chain

Our customers include:

• Producers shipping milk, butter, and cream to EU markets.

• Cheese exporters requiring stable humidity and temperature conditions.

• Wholesalers & distributors consolidating multi-supplier loads.

• Retail and foodservice networks demanding reliable shelf-ready deliveries.

By combining high-frequency routes with cold chain precision, we ensure Europe’s dairy supply chains stay resilient and responsive.

Why Choose HANNON Transport?

• Proven expertise in temperature-sensitive logistics.

• Flexibility to handle everything from a single pallet to full loads.

• Trusted by leading food exporters and retailers.

• Award-winning logistics provider – IEA Supply Chain Company of the Year 2024.

What HANNON Transport Delivers

HANNON Transport provides temperature-controlled logistics between Ireland and Europe.

We operate high-frequency groupage [LTL] and full load [FTL] services between Netherlands and Ireland [NL–IE], Belgium and Ireland [BE–IE], France and Ireland [FR–IE], and across other European lanes.

Our services are trusted by food exporters, wholesalers, and distributors who require fast, reliable access to and from Europe — with full customs compliance, flexible collection options, and secure cold chain continuity from first pallet to final delivery.

Transport & Handling

Routes: IE–GB–NL, IE–GB–BE, IE–FR, IE–DE

HS Codes: 040120 – Milk; 040310 – Yoghurt; 040610 – Fresh cheese; 040500 – Butter

Handling Conditions: Dairy +2°C to +6°C; humidity controlled where required

Service Capabilities: Groupage [LTL], Full Load [FTL], Dual-Temperature Trailers, Temperature-Controlled Logistics, In-House Customs Clearance, Own Fleet