Sustainability at London Gateway
Being port-centric means unloaded containers have only 1.5 miles to move by electric or HVO powered truck to our warehouse.
A warehouse built to use less energy
Our warehouse is rated BREEAM Outstanding and EPC A, the two main measures of how a building performs environmentally and how efficiently it uses energy.
Together, the features built into it cut the building’s energy use, which lowers its emissions and its running costs at the same time.
Built into the building
- Rainwater harvesting, which cuts the demand on mains water
- LED lighting that switches on automatically where it is needed
- High-level thermal insulation, so the building holds its heat and uses less energy to stay warm
Freight that skips the road miles
London Gateway puts deep-water berths, a rail terminal and a large logistics park on the same site. A container can go from the ship straight onto a train, or straight to our warehouse, which reduces lorry miles and eases congestion into London and across the UK.
The terminal has eight rail tracks on the dock, with trains leaving every day for the Midlands, the North and Scotland.
warehouse
Lower-carbon haulage through Riverside Multimodal
Some journeys still need a lorry. For those Riverside Distribution works through four steps in order, starting with the biggest saving, which is not driving the mile at all.
Avoid the mile
Better planning, tip and reload, and consolidation, so fewer vehicles carry the same freight
Move it by rail
The long leg by train, with road kept to the first and final miles
Run it electric
Battery electric vehicles for regional and final-mile work, where range and charging allow
Run it on renewable fuel
HVO in existing vehicles, where electric is not yet practical
Talk to us about your carbon reporting
If you report on the emissions in your supply chain, tell us what you move and where it goes. We’ll show you how it can come through London Gateway with fewer road miles.