Sainsburys afloat

[AllanW]

I see Sainsburys are considering delivering to some of their stores by boat...

 

From the press relese

 

Back to the future as Sainsbury’s trials food deliveries on the Thames

 

* Moving goods from road to river could save 350,000 kilometres *

* Sainsbury's revisits method of delivery similar to over 100 years ago *

* 25% reduction in CO2 by 2012 in greener energy efficiency measures

 

London's oldest grocer, Sainsbury's, has trialled a more environmentally-friendly way of delivering food to its stores. The supermarket has recently transported food on the Thames, as it did originally in 1869, showing that history does repeat itself.

 

The journey would mean that once food is dispatched by a Sainsbury's distribution centre in South East London, the day's delivery for the store would be shipped by barge, rather than by road, arriving in close proximity to the west London store. If rolled out to stores in the same area, this could save 350,000 road kilometres every year.

 

LINK TO FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE

 

Allan

[greywolf]

I see Sainsburys are considering delivering to some of their stores by boat...

 

From the press relese

 

Back to the future as Sainsbury’s trials food deliveries on the Thames

 

* Moving goods from road to river could save 350,000 kilometres *

* Sainsbury's revisits method of delivery similar to over 100 years ago *

* 25% reduction in CO2 by 2012 in greener energy efficiency measures

 

London's oldest grocer, Sainsbury's, has trialled a more environmentally-friendly way of delivering food to its stores. The supermarket has recently transported food on the Thames, as it did originally in 1869, showing that history does repeat itself.

 

The journey would mean that once food is dispatched by a Sainsbury's distribution centre in South East London, the day's delivery for the store would be shipped by barge, rather than by road, arriving in close proximity to the west London store. If rolled out to stores in the same area, this could save 350,000 road kilometres every year.

 

LINK TO FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE

 

Allan

[StoneHenge]

That was some really constructive and interesting debate there greywolf.

 

[greywolf]

sorry about the above posting is diffrent on all sites it seems.

This sounds like a good idia always supposing it is not just a stunt

[StoneHenge]

sorry about the above posting is diffrent on all sites it seems.

This sounds like a good idia always supposing it is not just a stunt

 

Just teasing pet!!!

[DHutch]

Its interesting tho, espcically after our prevous discutions this week about freight on the waterways.

 

- Link to thread: http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=9953

 

 

Daniel

[greywolf]

In that discussion most people said it could not work, but as the fuel runs out petrol etc will become more expensive if you can get it at all. Trains are the most likely benifiseries of this but with some for thought canals may receive more cargo, easy access and facilities to load/unload is very rare though .Congestion to will be an increasing factor to,when i worked on the loading bay of a shop no end of lorries turned up 2 or 3 hours late due to traffic. Most were turned away because we had a cut off time for deliveries.

I hope it works for Sainsburys.

[Jason Wilson and Family]

I think it will easily work for a swath of resources that are close to the canals arleady. Keep in mind this plan is just intracity I don't think t would work if they tried to expand to the whole region, not without a massive investment first, but it would be nice to see.