B&Q continues sustainable energy goal with new biomethane transport

UK home improvement brand B&Q has signed a contract to begin using lorries that run on green fuel this February.

European bio-LNG provider Gasrec is to supply B&Q with 50 dual fuel lorries powered by 60% biomethane.

‘We’re pleased to make this announcement and other initiatives we are looking at include 500 new double decker lorries and the replacement of 78 smaller energy efficient delivery vans,’ says  B&Q’s retail logistics service manager Michelle Thomas. ‘We’re also strengthening our focus on transporting more of our products by rail to save on road miles.’

B&Q is aiming to reduce its CO² emissions from business travel and haulage to 50% by 2023 and is currently tracking at 36%. Last year the company scooped two awards for its progress on becoming more sustainable, including the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.