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Industry calls for updated Green Super-Deduction
- 24/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Eight leading trade associations have urged the government introduce a new Green Super-Deduction when the existing programme when it comes to an end in March. The BVRLA, CECA, EAMA, FLA, Forum of Private Business, Logistics UK, Make UK and MTA have all written the Chancellor calling for a new programme that will [...] -
GKN Automotive names new sustainability director
- 01/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: News, Uncategorised
GKN Automotive has appointed Tom Salisbury to the newly created role of director of sustainability. The primary responsibility of the position is to lead and accelerate the delivery of the company’s sustainability strategy. Salisbury will lead on managing a team of people working across different workstreams [...] -
Government pledges £30m to greener roads
- 31/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The government is pledging £30m to help decarbonise UK roads. The funding will be set aside to support construction of motorways using asphalt made from grass cuttings and ‘carbon capturing’ cement. The announcement is part of a funding round awarded to seven innovative, net zero projects that will aid in [...] -
Silverlake celebrates recycling award
- 09/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Southampton based Silverlake Automotive Recycling has been awarded the Community Recycling Initiative of the Year at the inaugural Vehicle Recycling Excellence Awards. The award recognises Silverlake’s support for and involvement in its regional community and specifically its charity scheme, [...] -
SMMT unveils new careers guide
- 08/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The SMMT has launched a new automotive Career Guide to help address the growing skills gap in the sector. The guide comes after nearly half (49%) of UK automotive companies admit they are concerned about skills shortages in key roles. Produced by the SMMT Charitable Trust Fund in partnership with the City of [...] -
Copart trials new cleaner fuel solution
- 17/10/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart has announced that as part of its Plan-Net-Zero and ambition to operate the ‘Greenest Fleet on the Street’ it has completed a six-month trial of a new solution that can improve efficiencies and reduce carbon emissions. It has trailed FuelActive at three of its sites. FuelActive works by drawing fuel from [...] -
Copart on course for net zero operations
- 05/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart has announced that its Plan Net Zero programme is on track after the introduction of a number of initiatives to reduce emissions and improve sustainability. For example, the company has made significant investment into new DAF & Volvo multi-car transporters and JCB loaders as part of it ambition to [...] -
EV safety addressed in new report
- 22/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Trend Tracker has published a new report – ‘Electric Vehicles (EV), What Happens When Things Go Wrong,’ – based on a recent cross-industry group discussing the journey towards the government’s 2030 Road to Zero. The group was brought together by Chris Weeks, executive director of the National Body Repair [...] -
2030 ban too soon, say drivers
- 12/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new survey has found that 60% of UK drivers think 2030 is too early to stop selling petrol and diesel cars. The survey of 2,000 drivers carried out by Opinium on behalf of InsuretheGap also found that almost half of drivers (47%) are holding onto their cars for longer than usual because they are unsure whether to [...] -
FLA calls for Net Zero guarantee
- 27/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
In response to the government’s Call for Evidence on its Green Finance Strategy, the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has set out the need for a Green Finance Wholesale Guarantee so that the funding of all types of greener technology is seen as an attractive and solidly investable proposition. Lender [...]
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