Hereford Pedicabs - Winner of a West Midlands's C+ Carbon Positive Awards

Pedal Powered Infrastructure Provision.

'Being a company means having responsibility, you have to think of lots of things but it doesnt mean you have to stop the fun, or mistreat the little guys. We want to achieve or aims with a big smile on our faces. Our policies of fun, green and honest are at the core of what we do, it doesn't mean we're not serious about our approach but it certainly makes the working day easier! The future lies in our generations hands and if you do things the right way you can make a difference and extend benefits to many others. By seeking opportunity and capitalising upon it we've created something really special which we're immensely proud of.'

Hereford Pedicabs

Summary

Hereford Pedicabs Ltd is a sustainable, pedal powered, zero emission logistics service, keeping things simple and fun, honest and green.  They provide three main services and have saved over 1000 tonnes of carbon since their inception:

Zero emission pedal powered taxis.

Zero emission pedal powered cargo vehicles.

Zero emission pedal powered recycling vehicles.

The challenges

Providing pedal powered services which businesses and the public can use in place of carbon-emitting transport.

The solutions 

• Pedicargo Vehicles from Britain to support the economy so they don't have to fly or ship the bikes from abroad.
• Using electronic marketing instead of paper marketing.
• Uniforms are sourced from a British company that use organic cottons and eco friendly dyes.
• Pedicargo scheme provides recycling facilities for trade waste in Hereford.
• Recycle bin bags of trade waste for £1 each (cheaper than landfill charge).

• Inform businesses about their relevant carbon and energy savings.

The results

• In the first two years of trading seven riders have helped over 25 000 individuals to travel throughout our city using sustainable green transport.
• Transported in excess of 65 000 items of freight using the Pedicargo service preventing thousands of miles of small van journeys.
• 300 inner city businesses now recycle their waste paper, plastic and cardboard. On average 4000 to 6000kgs of recyclable waste a week is prevented from going to landfill.

• Saved over 1000 tonnes of CO2 from entering the environment.

Learning points

This award winning business shows that if environmentally-friendly services are available and cost-effective for the public and businesses then they can be very successful.

'We think that sustainable business and businesses which reduce carbon production for others are essential. A huge part of that is in social enterprise, when entrepreneurs realise that there is a huge market to be tapped and people to help in the process, it seems perfectly clear that social and responsible enterprise can offer valuable and viable solutions to the problems we face globally whilst massively contributing to the economy and benefiting community.'

Hereford Pedicabs

SWM comment

We are very impressed by the ways in which this business has grown to provide three successful services which are making their mark on the way people travel and on how businesses are being run in Hereford.

Contact

For more information please go to the Hereford Pedicabs website or email info@herefordpedicabs.com.  Alternatively you can phone Will Vaughan on 07718320195.

Source: SWM