ARGOS
Leading digital retailer Argos has continued to move forward by coupling energy efficiency with optimum delivery frequency
One of Argos ’ many loading bay areas
Argos has become a pioneer of modern distribution by being the first company in the UK and Ireland to order new gaspowered Euro 6 articulated trucks . Now the online and high street retailer , with 755 stores and more than 96 percent of the population within 10 miles of a store , is set to capitalise on being a market frontrunner .
Partly in a bid to cut down carbon emissions throughout the organisation , from the type of vehicles used to general energy consumption , five new environmentally friendly trucks were ordered from Swedish commercial automotive manufacturers , Scania .
Complying with Euro 6 , Europe ’ s latest clean exhaust emissions standard , the vehicles can run completely off biomethane gas , and release up to 70 percent less carbon dioxide compared to their diesel counterparts .
David Landy , Argos Fleet Manager , said : “ These trucks offer a glimpse into the future of the UK haulage industry , and as one the UK ’ s biggest retailers selling around 50,000 different products , we ’ re delighted to be leading the way in getting products into our stores and customers ’ hands in an environmentally friendly way .”
The new gas trucks can travel up to 350 kilometres without refuelling , and are now based at Argos ’ Magna Park , Lutterworth distribution centre .
The introduction into service of these vehicles also represents a major milestone in a project created by Innovate UK ( formerly Technology
32 May 2015