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Sunlight good for health
December 1st 2009 Sunlight's healthcare division
has just taken delivery of its
first teardrop trailer, as part of
the company's ongoing
commitment to reduce its
operational carbon footprint.
The 13.5m DON-BUR trailer has
been supplied by Ryder,
as part of its 200 vehicle
contract hire fleet.
"As the UK's leading
supplier of laundry
services for NHS
hospitals we are
committed to driving
down our carbon
emissions," comments
Jonathan Phippen, Sunlight's
group logistics manager.
"This new trailer design, with
its claimed 10% fuel savings, is
the perfect way to reinforce our
green credentials.
"We've been outsourcing the
supply of vehicles to Ryder for
more than 21 years and
recently have been working
with them to reduce the
carbon footprint of the entire
fleet.We have reduced the
maximum speed of all vehicles
from 56 to 52mph, which we
estimate will reduce fuel
consumption by 5%, and we
are now specifying all new
trucks with bodies reduced by
6" in height with no loss of load
capacity.This will further
reduce the new trucks' fuel
consumption and emissions. |
