Slashing CO2 emissions with streamlined deliveries

By saving the equivalent of 255 trips around the circumference of the planet, Wallwork Heat Treatment’s integrated transportation for the pick-up and delivery of orders is saving over 2,947 tonnes of CO₂. This is the findings of two placement students from Sheffield Hallam University, marketing intern Mya Turner and engineering student Adam Griffin (pictured). By offering an integrated transport service, the company ensures efficient pick-up and delivery of customer orders, speeding turnround, cutting down on unnecessary journeys and minimising the distance goods are transported.

Mya explained: “Having joined the company with Adam, last summer, there has been a lot to learn. The company is increasingly looking to reduce the environmental impact of the business and transportation was something we could gather data from and analyse. Showing customers how they help reduce CO₂ emissions by using Wallwork transport, rather than making individual journeys, will allow them to also use the figures in their own CO₂ impact statements. We are going to make this data available to them securely through the Wallwork online customer portal and mobile app.”

The figures were calculated from data over the financial year 23/24. Wallwork transport covered over 1.4 million miles — the equivalent of travelling 56 times around the globe. If customers transported orders individually, to and from Wallwork, it would have been 7,563,135 miles. This is a saving of 6,153,135 miles — 255 times around the globe or 2,947 tonnes of CO₂, which equates to 48,729 tree seedlings grown for 10 years or the electricity usage of 396 homes in one year.

Group director Siemon Collins said: “As well as access via the website, we have developed and launched the Wallwork app, so customers can gain access to CO₂ data alongside booking transport more efficiently. Mya and Adam have done a fantastic job in collating and analysing a large amount of data and putting it into a digestible form. I also want to thank customers who use our transport service — they are playing a vital part in this. Not only are they getting a super-efficient service, but they also now know their CO₂ saving contribution too.”

Wallwork transport operates out of Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, Cambridge, Yeovil and Crawley. The Wallwork app is available on both the Apple and Android app stores. Information about the website secure customer portal can be found here.