Reducing costs and cutting CO2
Unipart’s integrated distribution solutions place significant focus on the sustainability credentials and objectives of our customers. Working with Selco, we are continuously evolving our services – for example, by developing a supplier backhaul solution to route the return leg from outbound branch deliveries via the customer’s suppliers in order to collect inbound goods. By maximising the utilisation of our vehicles we are able to reduce the customer’s supplier carriage costs and bring goods directly into our own distribution centre, whilst also lowering the CO2 impact of operations.
We also introduced a northern outbase to better support Selco’s branches in the north of England with daily deliveries. Adding an additional hub to the network reduces journey distance around large conurbations. It also means we have a less frequent and better utilised trunking route, from which we can ensure the final leg is shorter to cut mileage, fuel costs and CO2 emissions.
Another impactful solution uses underutilised top deck space in vehicles to return recycling waste. This increases vehicle capacity and further reduces customer costs. Our work with Selco is just one example of our ability to design innovative solutions to meet the diverse and evolving needs of our customers.
