Westminster City Council King Street Low Carbon Trial - Client Report

Early engagement with key suppliers was key to the success of the trial as it allowed them to demonstrate their own sustainability credentials and express their excitement at being linked with the project. SUPPLIERS

KEY SUPPLIERS The key suppliers for this project were:

• JCB – Excavator

• Speedy Hire – Electric tools and plant

• Marshalls – Paving slabs

JCB were keen to get their product trialled on a high-profile scheme and provided their excavator free of charge, which showed a commitment to carbon reduction and the willingness to forge a partnership going forward. Speedy Hire also stock a number of different electric items and provided the HVO fuel for the trial. They provided disc cutters from Stihl, Milwaukee and Hasqvarna to try out prior to the job before the team decided that the Hasqvarna model was most suitable. They have also pledged to reduce carbon and have an electric taxicab for deliveries (see Figure 7), which unfortunately was not available at the time of the trial. Likewise, Marshalls have been doing a lot of work in the background to reduce their carbon footprint by looking at their processes and have developed their own carbon calculating tool. The team assisted FM Conway in making the biggest single carbon saving by providing the thinner slab and advising on the shallower foundation for it. We hope to continue working with Marshalls to trial further paving options for carbon reduction in the future.

Figure 7 - Speedy Hire Electric Taxi Delivery Vehicle

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