We’ve now introduced hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) refuelling sites at several branches across the country to provide part of our delivery fleet with a low carbon alternative to the use of diesel fuel. The shift to a more sustainable fuel source is part of our commitment to decarbonise our deliveries to customers by steadily reducing the carbon footprint generated by our lorries by up to 92 per cent when compared to the use of diesel.

The HVO used by us is sustainably sourced and made from waste materials such as used cooking oils and other waste oils. In addition to reducing carbon dioxide, it also has the potential to reduce other emissions, including nitrogen oxide by up to 30% and particulates by up to 85%, and requires no modification to existing diesel engines. As well as bringing tangible environmental benefits, we’ve made the move to HVO fuel to support customers who are working on low carbon schemes or simply wish to reduce the embodied carbon within their supply chain. The move also supports our growing involvement in the public sector where we’re working with main contractors and specialist contractors to deliver the decarbonisation ambitions of the Government’s Net Zero strategy.

In addition to this, our move to a 100% renewable electricity tariff in November 2021 is now generating an average of 45 tonnes less carbon emissions per month across our operations, and to mitigate emissions further, the installation of energy saving solutions, such as LED lighting and solar panels is well under way.  

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