Sustainability Case studies
Case studies for the Sustainability website hub
GKN Structures in Telford has been educating its 630 assembly workers in environmental awareness.
During 2010 a partnership was formed between Caterpillar Building Construction Products (BCPD) and the Birmingham Metropolitan College to establish an Apprentice Training Academy at the Leicester facility.
A Golf blue-e-motion prototype electric car was the overall winner of the inaugural RAC Future Car Challenge in 2010.
In 2010, Vauxhall’s Vivaro e-Concept made its debut.
Since 2008, the Group has deployed an ambitious plan to increase the proportion of green materials in a vehicle’s total polymers.
In 2010, Mercedes-Benz revealed the latest evolution of its R&D into hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles with the B-Class F-Cell.
Bentley extended its pioneering FlexFuel technology across the Continental model range.
Each Range Rover Evoque has replaced virgin and man-made materials with 16kg of recycled plastic and 21kg of natural material.
Vehicle manufacturers have explored various sources of renewable energy from wind and solar power to biomass.
In 2010 Leyland Trucks received the Green Business Award for Waste Reduction and Recycling