August 21, 2022. Supermarket Aldi has confirmed plans to add more than two dozen biomethane fueled heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to its fleet in the UK this year.
The retailer has made the announcement to coincide with the opening of CNG Fuels’ tenth refueling station in the UK, in Castleford, West Yorkshire. CNG Fuels produces biomethane from food waste and manure to serve several major UK fleet operators including Evri, John Lewis Partnership, Warburtons and Royal Mail – all of which will be using the new Castleford facility. The hub will be capable of delivering up to 500 refuels for HGVs per day.
Aldi UK is the latest business to join the cohort of fleet managers working with CNG Fuels. It is planning to operate more than 30 CNG vehicles in the UK by the end of 2022. With a 90% reduction in life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions promised, in comparison to diesel, the move will help Aldi South Group to meet its target to reduce operational emissions by 26% by 2025, against 2016 levels.
Aldi’s National Corporate Responsibility Director for the UK, Liz Fox, said: “Aldi is committed to reducing our carbon footprint, and adopting bio-CNG HGVs is another step forward in our plans to cut emissions from our UK fleets.”
She added: “CNG Fuels’ latest station in Castleford opens the door to major transport networks into the North East, and their growing network will only continue to extend the number of low carbon deliveries that we can make across the country every day.”
