Drive to be green
30 November 2021
A common sight on delivery vans and lorries are loose wheel nut indicators which give a quick visual safety check.
Manufacturer Checkpoint has now developed the Bio-Check range whi…
Discovering Sustainable and Practical Tool Hire and Plant Hire Opportunities
Previous Posts - November 2021
Speedy adopts HVO for delivery fleet
29 November 2021
Speedy is now fuelling more of its delivery fleet with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and expects to save 5,000 tonnes of CO2e over the next 12 months.
The move covers delivery vehicle…
Trime strikes Gold
26 November 2021
Trime (UK) has been presented with a prestigious award recognising the eco-friendly qualities of its X-Solar Hybrid lighting set.
The product won the Gold Award in The Green Apple Enviro…
Journey's end?
26 November 2021
After eight months, 18,000 miles and a willingness to embrace eco-friendly motoring, Pete Beach has finally decided to call it a day with his electric vehicle.
Pete, who as sales a…
Clean running in Chester
25 November 2021
The grounds department at Chester University are running petrol powered equipment on an alkylate petrol to reduce emissions and lower their carbon footprint while maintaining a number of wildl…
SMT office goes wild
24 November 2021
Volvo Construction Equipment distributor SMT GB has turned the manicured lawns of its Cambridgeshire head office into a wildflower meadow to enhance the local eco-system.
The facil…
Bright MHM outlook
23 November 2021
MHM Group is reflecting on a successful 12 months in which revenues have risen by 12% following increasing demand for hybrid power generation equipment, LED lighting, solar power, clean fuel s…
Charging ahead
23 November 2021
Boris Johnson confirmed yesterday that new homes and buildings such as supermarkets and workplaces will be required to install electric vehicle charge points from next year under new legislati…
In trim with Stihl
22 November 2021
Bluetooth connectivity is amongst the enhancements added to two updated professional hedge trimmers from Stihl.
The HSA 94 R and HSA 94 T models are configured so as to be ready for use…
Really green power
19 November 2021
Specialist hirer Generator Power, whose fleet comprises machines from Atlas Copco, demonstrated the potential of green technology by using a 45kVA battery unit connected to a generator to powe…
Dissolve dust hazards
18 November 2021
While much of the environmental debate revolves around engine emissions, there are many other important angles to consider. Amongst these is the reduction of dust hazards on work sites. <…
How Hybrids help
17 November 2021
An important characteristic of many environmentally friendly products is that they are not simply direct replacements for their fossil-fuelled counterparts: rather, they offer greater operatio…
Roads to zero
16 November 2021
Adopting eco-friendly equipment can lead to a series of related environmental improvements that create a virtuous circle of greater sustainability.
Oxford Plastics has developed a…
After COP26
15 November 2021
It is hardly surprising that the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow did not achieve a deal that satisfied all parties as a route to limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
Green Speedy showcase
12 November 2021
Speedy has taken the opportunity to make its latest regional service centre in Milton Keynes into a facility highlighting the sustainable equipment in its fleet and illustrating ways in which…
Integrated charge hubs
11 November 2021
Stories on the blog mentioning electric vehicles have shown the importance of providing an adequate national charging structure. But as well as focusing on where EVs can be charged, how it tak…
Husqvarna’s quick PACE
10 November 2021
Amongst products highlighted on the Husqvarna UK stand at the recent Saltex grounds care and landscaping equipment show at the NEC was the new K1 PACE cordless disc cutter designed for heavier…
Sustainable Climate
9 November 2021
I caught up with Andy Gilman and Chris Winstanley at the recent Showman’s Show, roughly a month after they officially launched their new business Climate Supplies which offers heating, c…
Scientific Speedy
8 November 2021
Speedy believes it is the first UK hire company to publicly commit to adopting science-based targets to achieve net zero carbon emissions before 2050.
Science-based targets (SBT) p…
JCB engine wins award
5 November 2021
JCB’s new internal combustion engine running on hydrogen has won one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in British automotive engineering honouring technical achievement.
MHM’s solar charger
4 November 2021
MHM can now offer a solar hybrid generator like its MGTP 10000SHG with a charger attachment for recharging electric vehicles.
Operations director Rob Pullen says that more main con…
Green advice hub
3 November 2021
Andrew Griffith MP, who is the Government’s UK Net Zero Business Champion, was busy writing letters recently.
He has written to organisations in the retail, manufacturi…
JCB hydrogen deal
2 November 2021
JCB has signed a deal to buy billions of pounds worth of green hydrogen.
The company will take 10% of the output produced by Australian mining company Fortescue Future Industries (FFI),…
Urgent action required
1 November 2021
The Prince of Wales gave a very succinct analysis of the scale and severity of challenges the world faces in a speech today at the opening of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow.