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 15th April 2010
CIEH Level 2 Award in Environmental Principles & Best Practice

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Transport

Car Sharing
Consultancy
Courier & Taxi Services
Fuel Storage
 

Transport - Car Sharing

 

 

Jambusters Ltd
School House
Newcastle Road
Madeley
Crewe
CW3 9JH

T: 01782 750821
F: 08707 628609
E: carshare@jbgb.com
W: www.jbgb.com

Company Profile:
Jambusters Ltd is a privately owned, well established, national company working closely with progressive corporate and public sector clients to deliver competitively priced, customised car/journey share solutions.
Jambusters offers a width of relevant expertise and works with clients to solve parking problems, to aid socially disadvantaged workforces, to implement successful incentivisation methods, etc.

Product description:

Jambusters software facilitates car/journey share matches for two or more people for both long term share agreements and for ad hoc arrangements or off-site shared attendance at other locations. It is specifically aimed at assisting employers wanting to make a positive contribution towards reducing traffic congestion or to reduce their on-site parking needs.
Uniquely, our system presents potential journey share matches on high quality, detailed Ordnance Survey maps. This enables members to visualise their required journey and therefore make better informed decisions about their options.

 

liftshare.com Ltd
Butt3erfly Hall
Carvers Lane
Attleborough
Norfolk, NR17 1AB

E: marcus@liftshare.com
W: www.sloughjourneyshare.com & www.liftshare.com
T: 0779 9761347

Company Profile:
liftshare is a social enterprise. We help organisations and communities to set up their own online journey-matching tools to encourage Car-sharing and more sustainable mobility. We currently (Dec '09) work with ~1,200 organisations in managing and supporting their respective schemes. Our customer base includes 45% of the FTSE 100 conglomerate.

Product Description:
SloughJourneyShare.com, is funded by Slough BC and designed and powered by liftshare.com, the UK’s largest Car-sharing provider. SloughJourneyShare.com has been created so that organisations wishing to promote Car-sharing in and around Slough can do so through private community based systems on the website. The effect of which is to enable organisations to successfully promote and facilitate the concept of sharing one’s journey to their members of staff. Each private system is individually supported by a dedicated Client Account Manager and rigorously monitors and reports on all environmental and financial savings.

 

National CarShare
8 Cressida Chase
Warfield
Bracknell
Berks RG42 3UD

T: 01344 861600
F: 0870 130 6773
E: enquiries@nationalcarshare.co.uk
W: www.nationalcarshare.co.uk

Company Profile:
National CarShare aims to promote the concept of a nation-wide interactive voice response car sharing information service. The Company has two directors and two employees. Our partner companies are Intunet, a web design company, and Channelvox, the UK's largest voice processing company.

Product Description:
National CarShare has combined the technologies of DTMF interactive voice response and the fax machine to provide a car sharing information service to facilitate the practice of car/ride sharing amongst individuals. Significant discounts on subscriptions are offered to organisations wishing to enrol their personnel. The benefits of car sharing as part of a general green commuting strategy include: easing the demand on limited parking facilities; a reduction in the cost of providing parking; a contribution to lessening the traffic congestion around offices and work places; reducing the environmental damage caused by personnel travelling to work; the ability to offer employees a cheaper alternative to driving to work.

Transport - Consultancy

 

 

Transept Consulting Ltd
The Malthouse
8 Brewery Court
Theale
Reading
Berkshire RG7 5AJ

T: 0118 9305522
F: 0118 9305544
E: info@transept.co.uk
W: www.transept.co.uk

Company Profile:
Transept Consulting Limited is a co-owned workers' co-operative, established as a private company limited by shares. We are an independent specialist public transport and transportation planning consultancy. Our clients include local authorities, major employers and commercial transport providers. We also undertake research. Our advice reflects best practice in the field of environmentally friendly collective transport planning. We provide appropriate, sustainable local transport solutions to travel problems.

Product Description:
Advice on green transport plans, commuter travel programmes, car sharing, park & ride initiatives.

 

Transport Research Laboratory
Crowthorne House
Nine Mile Ride
Wokingham
Berks RG40 3GA

T: 01344 773131
F: 01344 770880
E: enquires@trl.co.uk
W: www.trl.co.uk

Company Profile:
TRL is an internationally recognised centre of excellence, providing research, advice and solutions for all issues of land transport. Our breadth of expertise encompasses a wide range of disciplines, with staff who are particularly skilled at undertaking multi-disciplinary investigations and offering expert opinion based on quality research and practical experience. TRL employs around 500 staff at its Crowthorne site.

Product Description:
TRL has leading edge expertise in understanding and mitigating the environmental impacts of transport. TRL has undertaken many environmental impact assessments for highways schemes, as well as numerous environmental appraisals for railway and LRT projects. Our expertise extends to air quality assessment, noise and vibration studies, green transport plans and waste management, including recycling in transport infrastructure.

Transport - Courier & Taxi Services

 

Elite Courier Company Ltd
Farm Road
Taplow
Berks SL6 0PT

T: 0870 8730330
E: mark@elitecourier.co.uk
W: www.elitecourier.co.uk

Company Profile:
The 1st Carbon Neutral Courier in the UK 10% of our profits go towards environmental protection projects. quality approved ISO9001 Established since 1989 UKAS IS09001 approved.

Product Description:
Same day courier and haulage nationwide, UK and international Express courier and freight. Storage, pick and pack.

 

Rush Courier Services Ltd
7 Oakleigh Court
Bond Road
Surbiton
KT6 7SH

T: 0870 1187910
F: 0082411638
E: info@rushcouriers.co.uk
W: www.rushcouriers.co.uk

Company Profile:
Rush Courier Services is a limited company and its vision is to become a leader in providing environmentally friendly transport solutions.

Product Description:
We provide UK sameday, nextday and international courier facility. We have a deadline commitment policy and use LPG vehicles wherever possible.

Transport - Fuel Storage

 

 

Vectec Ltd
9 Station Approach
Wendover
Bucks HP22 6BN

T: 0845 2604244
F: 01296 613041
E: info@vectec.co.uk
W: www.vectec.co.uk

Company Profile:
Vectec was established in 1994 to undertake the installation and maintenance of bulk diesel storage tanks and dispensers for commercial fleets and public utilities. The company supplies the latest electronic control systems to monitor storage facilities very accurately and warn of leaks into the environment. It also supplies management systems to record and secure issue of fuel to authorised users. Vectec undertakes Environmental audits to check for compliance with current and forthcoming legislation and provides ongoing service and maintenance programs for a large number of organisations.

Product Description:
Site Sentinal - accurate contents measurement, leak detection facilities and sensors to record the presence of hydrocarbons. This equipment warns of any fuel leaks into the surrounding area. Fuel management systems - card and key operated systems to secure and record issues from diesel pumps - satisfies the requirements of new legislation to secure refuelling facilities. Service and maintenance - programs of service and maintenance including calibration, tank and line testing - as required by new DEFRA regulations. Environmental auditing - to ensure compliance with new legislation concerning the storage and dispensing of diesel fuel. Fuel tanks - supply and installation of fuel storage systems that comply with new regulations.