Dulux Decorator Centre Goes Electric
Dulux Decorator Centre’s ongoing commitment to being an industry leader in environment and sustainability issues has stepped up a gear with the launch of an electric van and sustainability travel event.
As part of Dulux Decorator Centre’s ongoing drive to be more ‘green’ as a business and to help its customers be more environmentally friendly, it has introduced an electric van to be used at a customer site, Westfield Shopping Centre. The van uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs rather than fuel with no air pollutants emitted directly by the vehicle and it lets out less CO2 gasses than internal combustion engines.
Internally, Dulux Decorator Centre’s head office set up a sustainability travel week where a number of initiatives including incentivising car sharing, cycling or walking to work and setting up a ‘guaranteed lift home scheme’ was launched. Fun activities were scheduled throughout the week culminating in team green travel quiz.
Beverley Whitehead, marketing and communications manager at Dulux Decorator Centres, said: “Following on from the 2009 Carbon Trust Standard recognition, we wanted to build on the success so looked at ways of supporting our customers more and reviewing our own carbon footprint.
“It has been an ongoing focus to improve our green credentials so to tackle this we have provided our staff with the tools to help achieve the company objectives. Similarly, we have invested in the electric van to support our customers so we are looking forward to seeing the benefits for all parties.”
For further information on Dulux Decorator Centre products or to find the nearest store visit http://www.duluxdecoratorcentre.co.uk
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Part of AkzoNobel, Dulux Decorator Centres has almost 200 centres across the UK, supplying a full range of decorating products and service needs. Dulux Decorator Centres is now the UK’s leading decorating specialist, offering a wide product range and unrivalled product and sector knowledge.
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