The move sees the partners make a significant step towards a more carbon efficient supply chain.
Marking an ongoing commitment to reducing carbon emissions, Knauf's haulage partner Nicholls has made the move to full 100% renewable fuel across its fleet of liquified natural gas trucks.
Knauf emissions from deliveries represent roughly 23% of all Scope 3 emissions for the UK business. For Nicholls, the fleet accounts for the major portion of its Scope 1 & 2 emissions. It is therefore a priority for both organisations to reduce these emissions.
Brian Moran, Logistics Manager at Knauf, undertook the challenge of looking at haulage partners and renewing key contracts. "The first priority was choosing to partner with a haulier who was committed to becoming more renewable," he said.
"When I met with Nicholls, I was impressed by the fact it had undertaken its green journey itself without any pressure from customers. It was already on a committed and defined sustainability journey. While we do still use diesel trucks for deliveries where distance and infrastructure for LNG isn't viable, we are making the move to using more LNG trucks for our deliveries."
Rob Gearing, Head of Commercial and Business Development for Nicholls, said: "Our vision started in 2014, since then we've invested heavily into our greener fleet and infrastructure.
"We've built a local refuelling site to accommodate our fleet as well as serving the local area. We're now up to 29 LNG trucks with more on order. Infrastructure used to be the main barrier but as this grows, so does our fleet."
"We're extremely proud of the accomplishment by Nicholls and continue to be impressed and inspired by their green journey. With Nicholls bringing more LNG trucks into their fleet, this not only benefits our partnership but the industry and environment as a whole" summarises Brian.
