Deliveries toolkits
Cycle freight
Cargo bikes are zero emission and require less road space than cars or vans, offering a good alternative for deliveries that can help improve local air quality and ease congestion. A charity in Islington has made financial savings of around £140 per month by switching from diesel van deliveries to cargo bike couriers.
Waste consolidation
Team up with neighbours to get the best deal from a supplier. Businesses in Bond Street successfully set up a preferred supplier 'Buyer's Club', resulting in waste-related vehicle trips being reduced from 144 to nine per day, a 94% fall.
Retiming deliveries
Aim to move deliveries outside the morning peak. A national health and beauty retailer cut journey times by 18.5%, NOx by 28%, and fuel usage by 3.2%.
Personal deliveries
Assess what is and isn't business-critical. Personal items are believed to make up 30-40% of all deliveries to workplaces. Our research tells us 67% of people are willing to use alternative collection points for personal deliveries, which can reduce traffic to your workplace.
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Reducing personal deliveries to your business
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Festive deliveries advice for businesses
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Example intranet article - personal deliveries
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Example email for employees - personal deliveries
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Personal deliveries poster 2
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Personal deliveries poster 1
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Delivery monitoring survey for businesses
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Personal delivery survey for employees
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