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ECO Stars profiles
City Same Day Couriers Ltd
City Same Day Couriers Ltd are the first operator from Sheffield to join the ECO Stars scheme and have received a four star rating. They aim to follow their roadmap and work on achieving the maximum five star rating by looking into more fuel-efficient vehicles. City Same Day Couriers started in 2008 as a main alternative to normal same day couriers. They are the first courier company in the area to offer a carbon free delivery service. Their plan is to save 2.2 tonnes of CO2 emissions a week with their daily Sheffield to London Service. James Holmshaw, Managing Director of City Same Day Couriers Ltd comments: “We recognise our industry harms the environment and joining up to the scheme will show our commitment to bettering the environment. As well as using HGVs, LGVs and buses, we also us Mcc Smart cars an a wide range of vans all fuelled with Bio fuel.”
Stagecoach
Stagecoach have become the first bus and coach operator to sign up to the ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme! Stagecoach have signed up 295 buses and coaches to the scheme and were awarded a three star rating for their performance. They will now be working with the ECO Stars Team to improve further. Paul Lynch, Managing Director of Stagecoach, said: “We are proud to become the first public transport company to sign up to ECO Stars and play our part in making a positive contribution towards improving local air quality. ECO Stars is a great opportunity for South Yorkshire fleets to review environmental efficiency and improve green credentials as well as boosting business performance."
Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council has signed up 755 fleet vehicles to the ECO Stars Scheme and has achieved a three star rating for operational and environmental performance. Sheffield City Council�s fleet was praised by the ECO Stars Team for their operational efficiency and best practice in key aspects of fleet management.
Neil Dawson, Sheffield City Council Fleet Manager, said: “We are very happy to be members of the ECO Stars Scheme and aim to improve the efficiency of our vehicles to lower the impact on the environment. The fleet�s management will now be looking at recommendations around vehicle replacement policy to increase the number of newer, cleaner vehicles in place of the older ones.”
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Barnsley MBC are the first public sector fleet to become ECO Stars members. They are ambassadors for the scheme and are setting an excellent example to members from other operators. They entered the scheme with a three star rating after joining a mix of vehicles comprising vans, tippers, refuse collection vehicles and minibuses, totalling 232 vehicles. Barnsley MBC will be working together with the ECO Stars Team to progress further within the scheme by following a road map containing recommendations for further fleet replacement, for instance, replacing older vehicles for newer, cleaner models.
David Curry, Fleet Manager of Barnsley MBC comments: “Barnsley MBC has very effective fleet management policies and procedures in place and already has a fleet replacement programme, so the road map will only need to focus on encouraging further fleet replacement. We are happy to take the lead in the public sector and hope to encourage others to join up to a scheme that not only lowers harmful emissions, but saves each and every business that signs up money.”
Berneslai Homes
Berneslai Homes signed up to the ECO Stars Scheme and received the maximum five star rating. They signed up 148 vehicles in total comprising both Large Goods Vehicles (LGVs) and Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs), including vans and tippers. To reach the maximum star rating from the very beginning, Berneslai Homes had fully robust fleet management policies and procedures in place, covering all key aspects of the operation. These included fuel management, driver skills development, vehicles specification and maintenance, use of IT and performance monitoring and setting targets to progress to higher efficiency.
David Curry, Fleet Manager of Berneslai Homes, comments: “This fleet is a comparatively new fleet, comprising modern vehicles with cleaner engine technology. We are incredibly happy to have received the top five star rating and it goes to show how following strict policies and covering all aspects of operation, the fleet is working as efficiently as possible. This great achievement will push us further to keep working harder to come up with new, forward thinking ideas to lower all types of emissions from our fleet.”
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Doncaster MBC joined 698 vehicles up to the ECO Stars Scheme and has received a 3 star rating. They have signed up a number of vehicles operated by the council including HGVs, LGVs, minibuses, coaches and cars.
By signing up for the ECO Stars Scheme, it shows Doncaster MBC are committed to playing it�s part in reducing its carbon footprint and being a leader that others will be encouraged to follow.
Ken Barrett, Transport Operator at Doncaster MBC, comments: “We are pleased with the rating, but intend to improve this by installing tracking on all vehicles which will reduce fuel usage. We will also be addressing various driving skills within the fleet. We are keen to reduce our carbon footprint and intend to make caring for the environment a priority and show this through sourcing new vehicles to the latest EURO specifications.”
Veolia Environmental Services
Veolia Environmental Services have joined 90 vehicles up to the ECO Stars Scheme and have received a four star rating. In August 2001, Sheffield City Council awarded a 35-year waste management contract to Veolia to remove household waste and carry out recycling collections.
They are committed to improving environmental performance on an ongoing basis by using fuel-efficient vehicles. To progress to the maximum five star rating, Veolia are following an ongoing vehicle replacement programme supported by driver training, fuel consumption monitoring and the ECO Stars roadmap aimed to improve air quality and reduce their carbon footprint.
Steve Fawley, Fleet Manager of Veolia Environmental Services, said: “Since the waste management contract was awarded, a staged fleet replacement programme has been implemented providing a cost effective, reliable service while taking advantage of the latest vehicle technology to reduce vehicles emissions. Our effective and efficient vehicle maintenance programme exceeds legal requirements and minimises the impact the vehicle has on the environment.”
Ventura Network Distribution (NEXT)
Ventura Network Distribution, the UK-wide warehousing and distribution operators of high-street store Next, signed up 91 HGVs to the scheme and became the first fleet operator to be awarded the maximum five star rating from the offset! In 2007 Ventura replaced 90% of their fleet with vehicles using the top performing Euro 5 standard engines to limit pollutant emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, which pose the most serious health and environmental problems.
Tony Whitehouse, Fleet Engineer, said: “We are incredibly proud to become a five star member from the off. We operate strict fuel management and driver development programmes with telematics systems. We can see live on the internet how well our drivers and vehicles are performing across the country. We’ve proved that operating a fleet of lorries need not generate lots of horrible pollution and I hope this will help change people’s negative perceptions of haulage.” Ventura have been monitoring and reporting their CO2 and NOx emissions for the past 3 years (2006 to 2008 inc.). In this time they have reduced; mileage by 2.17% (646,110 KMs), CO2 by 3.59% (779 tonnes), and NOx by an impressive 40.9% (96 tonnes). Ventura are now hoping to encourage other fleet operators to sign up the scheme and are offering their advice and support to potential new members.
Clipper Logistics Group update
Clipper followed their tailormade ECO Stars road map to improve their performance. Measures included reducing idling, improving driver incentive schemes and expansion of their key performance indicators. Having completed these measures Clipper are now the scheme's first five star members! MP Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat spokesman for Energy and Climate Change and the Lib Dem Sheffield Council Leader, Cllr Paul Scriven presented Clipper Logistics Group with a plaque to celebrate their five star status.
Hastings Freight
Hastings Freight have operated across South Yorkshire for over 25 years. They signed 18 vehicles up to the scheme. George Hewitt, Hastings Freight, said: “As most of our vehicles are fitted with the latest Euro 5 engines, computers that monitor fuel consumption and our drivers are currently completing a driving efficiency course, we were awarded four out of a possible five stars. We’re really proud that Hastings Freight can contribute towards improving local air quality.”
Clipper Logistics Group
This leading independent logistics company based in Yorkshire, were the first company to sign up to the scheme. Clipper received four stars out of a possible five star rating for overall fleet performance. Tony Mannix, managing director of Clipper, said: “Clipper's role as an ambassador for the scheme is an important one and we look forward to many more organisations joining us. The ECO Stars initiative is a great opportunity for Yorkshire fleets to review their environmental efficiency and improve their green credentials as well as boosting their business performance. We look forward to achieving a five-star rating in the coming months.”
Polestar/Bedfords
Polestar/Bedfords Transport has signed 68 vehicles up to the ECO Stars Scheme and has received a five star rating.
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R.Richardson & Sons Ltd
R.Richardson & Sons Ltd has signed 5 vehicles up to the ECO Stars Scheme and has received a three star rating.
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Professional Response Ltd
Professional Response Ltd has signed 2 vehicles up to the ECO Stars Scheme and has received a four star rating.
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Archbold Logistics Ltd
Archbold Logistics Ltd has signed 87 vehicles up to the ECO Stars Scheme and has received a five star rating.
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Cranleigh Freight Services
Cranleigh Freight Services has signed up 10 vehicles to the ECO Stars Scheme and has received a four star rating.
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