DfT Minister Visits Prologis UK’s Flagship Site to See How Mobilityways Technology can Decarbonise Workers’ Commutes

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The Minister of State for Decarbonisation and Technology Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP visited Daventry Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) on Thursday 15 June. The visit, jointly hosted by Prologis UK and Mobilityways, provided the minister with the opportunity to better understand how workers at Prologis RFI DIRFT are using technology to share commuting data, thereby optimising public transport route planning and car sharing possibilities.

DIRFT is recognised as the most successful intermodal (rail/road) logistics park in the UK – twelve freight trains a day stop at the site, a number expected to grow as part of Prologis’s quest to reduce the site’s carbon footprint further.

As part of its focus on sustainability, Prologis is working with commuter emissions solutions provider Mobilityways across its logistics parks nationwide. Mobilityways provides its car sharing platform Liftshare and is working with six of their sites, including DIRFT, to analyse the commuting habits and sustainable travel options of the staff of its most valued customers.

Decarbonisation and Technology Minister Jesse Norman said:

“The Department wants to support commuters to make use of lower carbon ways of commuting. It was great to be in Rugby to see the work Mobilityways and Zeelo are doing to help employees at the Daventry Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal make their commutes cleaner, helping companies based at the site reach a wider pool of talent.”

David Mellor, Director, Project Management at Prologis UK:

“We see the sharing of commute data with our customer at DIRFT as a great way to add value and support their operations. These companies are all major employers seeking to reduce their carbon emissions. Sustainability is at the forefront of our business – we have already reduced the embedded carbon in our UK warehouses by 26 per cent since 2008, and the next logical step is to look at getting our customers’ staff to work more sustainably by offering car sharing arrangements and green transport alternatives.”

The Department for Transport is working closely with innovators like Mobilityways, Prologis and key trade bodies to help offer training, advice and technology to remove barriers to decarbonising employee commutes as well as across the transport and logistics sector as whole.

The Government’s growing focus on employee commute emissions reduction led to the subject being featured in the Department for Transport’s Commute Zero policy detailed in its Decarbonising Transport Plan which was first published in July 2021 and recently updated.

Basil Choudhry, Commercial Director at Mobilityways:

“The Decarbonising Transport Plan makes it clear that the commute to the office is the least carbon efficient journey we ever make. It contributes 1.8 billion kg of C02e annually amounting to five per cent of total UK emissions.

“Part of the problem is that 90 per cent of us travel to work alone when Mobilityways’s analysis suggests that up to 40 per cent of us could use public transport to get to work. A further 40 per cent could cycle and an estimated 10 million commuting Brits could share a lift into work.”

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The image taken outside The Hub, Centre for Logistics Training & Education at DIRFT

Includes, from Left to Right:

Sam Hunt – Senior Account Manager – Mobilityways Limited,

Dave Mellor – Director of Space Development and Management, UK – Prologis

Ali Clabburn – Founder & CEO – Mobilityways

Lewis Evans – Customer Success Manager – Royal Mail

Ben Bhattal -Business Development Director – Royal Mail

Fiona Hamilton – Head of Public Affairs, Royal Mail

Rt Hon Jessa Norman, Minister of Decarbonisation & Technology – Department for Transport

Liz Allister – Real Estate and Customer Experience Director – Prologis

John Slingsby – CFO – Zeelo

Steve haddock – Real Estate & Customer Experience Director – Prologis

Sandy Bhamra – DIRFT Park Manager – Prologis

About Mobilityways:

Mobilityways is a climate tech firm on a mission to make zero carbon commuting a reality. It supports employers in meeting their Net Zero goals with its suite of climate tech tools. These tools enable companies to measure, reduce and report their commuter emissions, providing full visibility of commuting challenges and identifying sustainable travel alternatives for employees.

Mobilityways already works with over 700 companies. It also operates a highly successful car sharing platform called Liftshare which is now the UK’s leading car share provider. Liftshare has been running for 25 years and was the original name of the group before it was renamed Mobilityways at the start of this year.

For further information about Mobilityways, please contact:

Jack Goddard, Senior Marketing Executive at Mobilityways.

Email: Jack.Goddard@mobilityways.com