Environmental protection - a concept put into practice within the Logwin Group
Responsible employees
Our employees act responsibly and considerately with regard to the environment. Using energy and raw materials economically and minimising harmful emissions as far as possible as well as systematically avoiding, reducing and separating waste and utilising recycled materials wherever possible are at the core of our business activities.
New services and processes are assessed in advance for the effects they may have on the environment and safety, and their implementation is closely monitored. This ensures that, when providing services, resources are used prudently with an eye to their cost, that the environmental impact is kept to a minimum and that safety risks are managed actively.
State-of-the-art logistics centers
Besides the obligatory choice of the most conveniently situated location with regard to transport connections and optimized energy, electricity and water supplies, Logwin also sets a clear focus on new solutions in the fields of the environment and ecology when undertaking construction. New technologies ensure short distances within the facilities, short turnaround times for goods and the highest possible levels of safety in transhipment centres. Intelligent IT applications support the optimum planning, management and implementation of the complete goods handling processes.
Continuous improvement of the Logwin fleet
Logwin's vehicle fleet is constantly being renewed in the interest of environmentally friendly and low-emission goods transportation. Vehicles in the Logwin fleet are replaced every two to three years at the latest in order to ensure that they keep up with the latest advances in technology. The fleet is also subject to continuous improvement in accordance with ecological criteria. This includes, for example, the switch to low-emission trucks conforming to the Euro 4 and Euro 5 norms, the use of trucks with AdBlue (selective catalytic reduction) technology and the use of environmentally friendly fuels. Regular training given to truck drivers aimed at ensuring driving safety and fuel reduction are also a part of the responsible conduct of the Logwin Group and its employees.
Wherever operationally possible, ecological factors are taken into account when purchasing contract services and other products. This means that methods of transport such as rail, air and sea transportation are also used in accordance with ecological criteria, since Logwin relies on partners and service providers demonstrating commitment to the environment and appropriate certification. For example, the ocean freight division relies on transportation with new technology and refuses to use ships that are more than 15 years old.
Alternative transport concepts, optimized scheduling and IT systems
In order to optimize the environmentally friendly provision of our logistical services, road transportation is increasingly transferred to rail through the use of block train systems. With regard to environmental protection and traffic congestion, Logwin relies on modern telematics and multi-modal concepts such as 'piggyback' transport. This type of combined rail transportation involves transporting complete trucks and trailer-truck units by train.
Our customers' increasing willingness to turn to more expensive but more environmentally friendly methods can be seen, for example, in the switch from silo deliveries for short-haul customers. In the Logwin Group, these are organized as circular tours rather than single runs, which has led to a lower amount of rest product waste disposal and to a reduction in the need to clean silos due to multiple loads.
In addition to alternative transport concepts and investment in environmentally friendly machinery, low-emission vehicles and functional loading equipment, the Logwin Group also makes use of a special IT system to support its scheduling. A vehicle positioning system has already been installed for long-distance transport and is already in the planning stage for short-distance transport in order to further improve scheduling. The highest possible truck capacity utilization and the avoidance of empty runs are part of the company's basic philosophy. In order to improve the efficiency of vehicles in use and as a measure to conform with changed driving and rest periods, empty mileage and idles times have already been optimized, driving times exactly synchronized and hub points set up for driver changeover.
Increased networking with our suppliers and customers also drives continual improvements in the infrastructure. Thus, for example, Logwin warehousing centers are set up in the immediate vicinity of our major customers' production sites.
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