British engineering firm Penso has delivered its first Blue Ocean Home Delivery Pods into service, with launch customer Asda taking an initial order for 25 units.
Manufactured from a unique blend of carbon fibre and recycled plastic, the triple-compartment ultra-lightweight pods can transport approximately the same weight of goods in two journeys, that a traditional vehicle carries in three – drastically reducing road miles, fuel costs and cutting CO2 and NOx emissions. It also means more drops can be completed per load, helping to meet increased customer demand.
Simon Gregg, Asda’s Vice President of Online Grocery Home Shopping, says: “I’m really excited to launch this fleet of innovative and sustainable grocery home shopping vans which will make a real difference to cutting our carbon footprint.
“As a business, we are constantly looking at ways we can reduce our carbon emissions, not just because we know that sustainability is important to our customers and colleagues, but because all of us have a responsibility, and it’s just the right thing to do, making improvements wherever we can.”
Daniel Hurcombe, Managing Director of Penso, says: “Retailers and logistics operators are under huge pressure to increase delivery slots, at the same time as reducing their carbon footprint and improving efficiency. What we’ve done at Penso is create a solution which delivers tangible benefits in all of these areas, using every ounce of our experience in light-weighting projects for the aerospace, rail and automotive sectors.”
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