Freight Consolidation Centres - Mike Cairns, Tactran

Urban Freight Consolidation CentresUrban Freight Consolidation CentresMichael Cairns, tactran

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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/