Commercial vehicle dealer Guest Truck and Van is trialling solar panel technology at its head office in West Bromwich with the aim of providing enough power to charge its fleet of electric vehicles. The company is also looking at fitting solar p…
Whistl subsidiary Parcelhub is investing £450,000 in the rollout of a fleet of electric vehicles within its regional depot network. The company said “several” Maxus eDeliver 9 vans are already operating from its Nottingham and Dinnington sites w…
Clipper Logistics has partnered with supply chain transparency specialist Segura in a bid to ensure its suppliers operate in a sustainable, transparent and ethical way. Under the deal Segura will deliver its supply chain mapping and visualisatio…
DHL Supply Chain has extended its partnership with Henkel, which has seen the FMCG company move its retail operation to the new COMAH facility, Manton Wood, in North Nottinghamshire. Henkel, the business behind leading brands including Schwarzko…
DHL Supply Chain has teamed up with the The City of London Corporation and Ford Pro to conduct a sustainable delivery trial at London’s historic Billingsgate Market to explore ways to reduce traffic, improve air quality and offer a better custom…
Kitchen supplier Howdens said a vital ingredient for its sustainability strategy is hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), which it is now using extensively across its logistics fleet. It is also piloting electric trucks and is introducing six bio-li…
Green hydrogen refuelling station provider Element 2 has revealed the futuristic design of the UK’s first two public HGV hydrogen refuelling stations which will be built at Exelby Services’ Coneygarth site on the A1(M) near Northallerton and at …
Evri said it was moving towards being “an even more ethical and sustainable business” by making environmental, social and governance (ESG) training mandatory for all its employees and contractors. It said the training is designed to highlight th…
Menzies Distribution has won a multi-year extension to its long-running distribution contract with aluminium packaging company Ball Beverage Packaging UK, aided by its commitment to help the company cut emissions by adding 30 new longer semi-tra…
Prometeon Tyre Group (PTG) has launched second party audits of its raw materials suppliers and “rigorous” checks on its minerals suppliers to ensure any materials supplied to PTG are not sourced from conflict zones. The moves are part of the com…
Global logistics firm Brambles has announced a plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, bringing its original target forward by a decade. It said it was working with internal and external consultants to create a roadmap with ta…
DPD has confirmed it is now providing an all-electric service to 10 UK towns and cities. The delivery giant is targeting a further 30 locations by the end of 2023 – five more than originally planned and two years earlier than expected. In Octobe…
Culina Group company iForce has been certified as a carbon neutral organisation following a “forensic breakdown” of its operations. The parcel firm said it now sources all its power from sustainable supplies and all of its byproducts are recycle…
Menzies Distributon is set to convert the PVC side curtains from its largest vehicles into durable bags. The group had been working with partners including Aura Brand Solutions to test the waste for upcyclability before it is processed and shipp…