GAP goes greener

20 May 2021

GAP is driving forward with measures to help it achieve its environmental target of becoming net-zero by 2040. 

In one of its latest initiatives, the company has developed a carbon emissions tracking system for monitoring its plant and equipment. Called GAPTrack, it uses telematics installed across its hire fleet to provide accurate emissions figures according to utilisation. This gives customers uniform and consistent data on their hired items. 

Also, several GAP customers have already trialled a variety of the latest environmental products in the fleet. As reported last month on the blog, the contractor Colas has used the JCB 19C-1E electric mini excavator on a highways project in Warwickshire.

And a few years ago, GAP created its Green Action Plan which outlines positive steps it has taken towards reducing not only its own carbon footprint, but also that of its customers. 

The company has produced an Environmental & Innovative Products brochure illustrating the eco-friendly equipment in the fleet, which will be updated regularly.

Karen Greenshields, Technical & Environmental Services Managing Director at GAP, added: “In addition to providing electric vehicles for hire, we have introduced a number of these vehicles to our own delivery fleet. Our Plant and Tools division has started to use zero emission electric vans for some delivery purposes which emit zero emissions and we plan to further invest in adding more zero emission vehicles to our fleet.” 

● GAP has won awards for its low carbon site initiatives, as reported here.