Fowler Welch has been a prominent operator in the specialist market of temperature controlled fresh and chilled distribution for over 20 years.  Always innovative, our business was the first to offer a comprehensive nationwide service for single pallet consignments under a temperature controlled environment.

By the early 90's Fowler Welch had built an enviable reputation amongst both retailers and suppliers for the quality and efficiency of its fresh produce distribution service and in 1994 the business was acquired by Dart Group Plc.  Dart Group saw Fowler Welch as the ideal foundation on which to develop its strategic plan of creating a national platform for retail distribution of temperature controlled products.

In 1999, Dart Group also acquired Fowler Welch's leading competitor, Coolchain, who provided similar services in the South combined with port operations at Sheerness, Dover, Tilbury, Southampton and Newhaven.

More recently, in 2006, the goodwill and selected assets of R.F. Fielding (Cheshire) Ltd. were acquired and integrated into Fowler Welch in order to extend our service provision into the ambient sector.  This allowed our expertise in handling short lead-time supply chains gained in the fresh produce sector to be migrated to the ambient market place.