Sustainable warehouse extension

The facility, which is being constructed on land adjacent to Walker’s existing 250,000 sq ft multi-user hub, has been designed with sustainability at its heart and will be carbon net zero throughout the build process.

The new unit is aiming for BREEAM ‘Excellent’. BREEAM is the world’s leading science-based suite of validation and certification systems for a sustainable built environment and a BREEAM certified rating reflects the performance achieved by a project. ‘Excellent’ is among the top BREEAM ratings possible.

“We are very aware of our corporate social responsibility so our new unit will have minimal impact on the environment,” commented Walker Logistics’ head of marketing, Charlie Walker.

Sustainability is fundamental to Walker Logistics’ operation. For example, the company – which won the United Kingdom Warehousing Association’s Environment Award in 2017 – has eliminated the use of plastic-based void-fill materials in over 90% of the orders that it processes. It has done this by replacing commonly used void fillers such as plastic bubble-wrap, air-filled protective cushions and polystyrene chips with environmentally-friendly packaging material which Walker produces on-site by recycling its clients’ own in-bound transit packaging.

“By turning in-bound transit packaging waste into protective void-fill material that we use to protect outgoing orders, we are not only reusing waste products but also avoiding other less environmentally-friendly forms of transit packaging,” says Charlie Walker.

For more information, visit www.walkerlogistics.com