freight consolidation centres - mike cairns, tactran
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Urban Freight Consolidation CentresUrban Freight Consolidation CentresMichael Cairns, tactran
UrbanUrban freightfreight consolidationconsolidation
ExistingExisting Consolidated loadsConsolidated loads
Largest number of deliveries per week to retailers in Perth
Retailer Number of deliveries per week
Debenhams 102Clinton Cards 50Browns Healthcare 35HMV 31PD Malloch 30Campus Sports 30M&S 24
Who delivers
Supplier 48%Unknown 38%Parcel/courier company 23%Supplier’s contractor 4%Own company vehicle 1%
How are deliveries made
Loose boxes 72%Pallets 27%Roll cages 8%Hanging rails 8%Tote/plastic/locked boxes 9%Stacked crates on wheels 3%Thermocontainer 2%Other 11%
Markets
deliveries to shops & offices
retailers’ returns
off-site storage
collection of recyclable materials
anything else?
Figures
assuming 20% of retailers
reduce annual delivery mileage – 45,260
emissions reductions (%) NOx - 18.1%PM10 - 17.5%
Tender
OJEU invitations for expression of interest
7 responded and sent PQQ
2 PQQs submitted – both then withdrew
Discussions with both
Discussions with non-tendering operators – possible implementation February 2014 - then withdrawal
Bottom-up approach
Business opportunity events – Oct/Dec 2014 – presentations by Binnenstadservice
Social enterprise company – Dundee/Perth – detailed business plan by end 2015 – no public sector financial support
London Boroughs Consolidation Centre AveragesNo. of veh Km Nox PM trips (g) (g)
Pre-trial suppliers 64 3139 844 66 direct
LBCC supply chain 35 1720 413 21 trial
% reduction 46 45 51 69
Links
LaMiLo - http://www.lamiloproject.eu/
ENCLOSE - http://www.enclose.eu/content.php?p=home
Tactran - http://www.tactran.gov.uk
Freight best practice - http://www.bestfact.net/