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News Release from: The James McNaughton Group
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 February 2007
Paper Group Logistics Improves 'Green'
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GM2 Logistics, the distribution company formed by The James McNaughton Group, has undertaken environmental improvements to its national distribution network through the last six years.
GM2 Logistics, the distribution company formed by The James McNaughton Group, has undertaken environmental improvements to its national distribution network through the last six years During that time, GM2 said it still maintained its standards of delivery support to its customers
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 1 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition to reducing its fleet of vehicles by 36 to a fleet total of 72, road miles have also been reduced by 1,036,000, diesel usage has come down by 114,048 gallons and that has resulted in a reduction of CO2 emissions across the fleet by 975 tonnes, said GM2.
Howard Browning, McNaughton's director for corporate responsibility, said: "This is a major reduction in our environmental impact.
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We have also installed video conferencing at the two main central distribution sites in Kent and Leicestershire, which has significantly reduced the number of miles being driven to attend meetings." In terms of future developments, GM2 Logistics added that it is undertaking initiatives this year, including the use of electric trucks, using pioneering battery technology for its central London deliveries.
The group has also converted all of its electricity supply to green renewable energy from wind turbine farms and hydro electric stations.
That means GM2 Logistics can recharge any of the electric vehicles using 'green' renewable electricity, which means deliveries are achieved on a carbon neutral basis.
Other initiatives include the use of GPS software, which is said to enable GM2 to automatically route deliveries to ensure that the most fuel and mile efficient journeys are undertaken, whilst still ensuring that customers' specific delivery requirements are met.
Additional environmental benefits have been achieved by undertaking third party deliveries with the existing fleet of vehicles, reducing the number of vehicles on the road and the quantity of fuel that would have been used to make the deliveries.
Tony Porter, James McNaughton Group's marketing director, commented: "Our initiative to combine logistics for more than one merchant was a first for the UK paper merchant industry.
It is very interesting to see other merchants now following suit.
We felt that, with the environmental progress made over the last six years, a more modern identity to reflect these changes would be appropriate.
The new GM2 Logistics image illustrates the innovative ways in which we have approached environmental issues." He added that every working day GM2 Logistics is responsible for the distribution and delivery of 600 tonnes of paper, board and display products to 1,350 customers.
GM2 Logistics operates for McNaughton from two main central distribution centres (or CDCs) at Hilltop in Bardon, Leicestershire and Erith in Kent.
The CDCs are used to supply regional distribution centres that are positioned around the UK to handle the daily deliveries to the James McNaughton Group's customer network.
The combined capacity of the GM2 Logistics warehouses is nearly 500,000 square feet, with the capability of storing over 37,000 tonnes.
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