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Constellation UK is one of the UK’s market-leading providers of temperature-controlled storage and distribution solutions.

Our facilities are located in Humberside (Grimsby) and the Midlands (Wolverhampton, Redditch, Tewkesbury), and cater to a wide range of temperature requirements. We also offer a number of specialised of value-added services and tailored solutions tailored services upon customer request. Our fleet of around 75 trucks provides temperature-controlled transport solutions to our customers, including a single-pallet groupage service from our warehouses. For more information on our services, click here.

Constellation UK holds several quality certifications and accreditations, displayed at the bottom of this page.

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Our Team

Our UK leadership team are a group of passionate individuals who work hard to ensure that our commitment to providing outstanding service to all our customers is met continually. With experience in the cold chain sector, our team has the knowledge to understand you and your requirements.

Anthony

Anthony Howard

Managing Director

Anthony

Anthony Howard

Managing Director

Lewis

Lewis Howard

Publicity Manager

Christine Howard

Christine Howard

Company Secretary

Andrea

Andrea Howard

Executive Assistant

Siobhan Gleed

Siobhan Gleed

Operations Director

Kevin Ryder

Kevin Ryder

Commercial Director

Vicky Stonehouse

Vicky Stonehouse

Head of Human Resources

David Boyle

David Boyle

Head of Transport

David Hodson

David Hodson

Head of Warehousing

Mark Bennett

Mark Bennett

Deputy Head of Warehousing

Rolph Rasmussen

Rolph Rasmussen MCIOB

Project Development & Safety Lead

Vivien

Vivien Lock

Quality & Compliance Manager

Alyson Wiltshire

Alyson Wiltshire

Finance Director

Colin Cox

Colin Cox

Systems Administrator

Paul Drinkell

Paul Drinkell

Planning Manager

Fiona Hamilton

Fiona Hamilton

Regional Transport Manager

Leigh Bonner

Leigh Bonner

Coldstore Manager – Birchin Way (Block A)

Paul Smith

Paul Smith

Coldstore Manager – Lewis Howard Avenue

Paul

Paul Turner

Coldstore Manager – Birchin Way (Block B)

John Evans

John Evans

Coldstore Manager – Estate Road 2 & Docks

Steve Hill

Steve Hill

Coldstore Manager – Redditch

Danielle Taylor

Danielle Taylor

General Manager – Tewkesbury

Chris Hulse

Chris Hulse

General Manager – Wolverhampton

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Constellation’s origins as a leading player in the UK cold storage and logistics market began through the acquisitions of HSH Coldstores and ACS&T Logistics 

With over 150 years of combined experience, both companies give Constellation UK a strong heritage in the market.

In 1970, when John Howard founded John T. Howard Limited, as the company’s sole employee working out of his truck cab. John opened a cold store in Grimsby in 1989, owing to the trust earned by his customers. The site was replaced by a new state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility at Birchin Way to bring the company into the 21st century under the HSH brand. Sister company SAL Commercials handled logistics.

In 2014, HSH acquired Cryotech (Grimsby) Ltd, adding an additional site at Birchin Way and a strong book of loyal customers. This coincided with the opening of an additional facility in Grimsby (Lewis Howard Avenue), making the firm the largest cold storage provider in the town. 2015 saw continued growth with the opening of a new facility in Redditch.

In 2023, Constellation acquired ACS&T Logistics, further expanding its presence in Grimsby and strengthening its presence in the Midlands.

ACS&T began as the London Ice and Storage Company in 1921, opening the country’s first ever cold store beneath Billingsgate Market, London. 1934 saw the Grimsby Cold Storage Company open a low-temperature cold store in the town’s docks – another country-first. The two eventually became a part of ACS&T following a rebrand in 1984, giving the company unrivalled cold storage experience. 

In 1965, the Grimsby company was acquired by Associated Fisheries, giving it access to the world’s largest trawler fleet and UK’s largest transport fleet at the time. The company was subsequently acquired by Camilla Plc took place.

Constellation has invested significantly in the UK business since acquisition including installation of around 3MW of solar panels and significant investment in new equipment, facilities, and infrastructure. The company has a strong pipeline of investment plans in the UK in the near future, which will enable the continued rapid growth of the business to meet our customers’ ambitions.

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Accreditations

In the UK, we hold several accreditations including:

To see all of our accreditations across the Group, please visit Our Accreditations page