Slough's ByBox celebrating environmental award wins

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Giles Gwinnett

Left to right: ByBox procurement manager Sam Ryan, Go4Greener general manager Tim Richardson with ByBox head of SHEQ and facilities Nicky Clews - picture contributed

ByBox, the Slough-based field service logistics company, says it is on a "positive carbon journey" as it celebrates a string of environment-focused accolades.

The company, which delivers over 30 million items per year to 45,000 secure lockers across more than 1,500 sites, was among the winners for the award for environmental best practice at last year's Green Apple Awards 2023.

And recently it won the award for recycling excellence - site management at the National Recycling Awards.

As at March 7 this year, ByBox estimates that it has saved over 4.6 million kilograms of carbon dioxide (CO2) for its customers since January 1, 2023 by reducing the distance engineers have to travel to pick up and return parts.

"At ByBox we are on a positive carbon journey and invested significantly in our energy and waste management processes to reduce our impact on the environment," said Nicky Clews, head of safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) and facilities at the firm.

"We work closely with our customers, colleagues and suppliers to raise awareness and take action to minimise our impact.

"Our waste management programme in partnership with Go4Greener has been a huge success and we are thrilled to be recognised with awards for this programme.

"By minimising general waste and promoting recycling, over 98% of our waste is now recycled."

The company said it was committed to a greener future and has energy and environmental management system accreditations ISO14001 and ISO50001 across all of its sites.

It has also invested in plastic and cardboard bailers to improve efficiencies and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill, it said.

ByBox features smart lockers and innovative supply chain solutions. It has distribution centres in Bristol, Coventry, Doncaster, Glasgow, Huntingdon, London, Milton Keynes, Solihull and Warrington. It supports vital infrastructure, including hospitals, telecoms, utilities and data centres.

Giles Gwinnett

Giles Gwinnett is a writer at The Business Magazine. He has been a journalist for more than 20 years and covered a vast array of topics at a range of media settings - in print and online. After his NCTJ newspaper training, he became a reporter in Hampshire before moving to a news agency in Gloucestershire. In recent years, he has been covering the financial markets along with company news for an investor-focused web portal. His many interests include politics, energy and the environment. He lives in Dorset.