Close Menu
  • News
  • Home
  • In Profile
  • Finance
  • Legal
  • Technology
  • Events
  • Features
  • Wellbeing & Mental Health
  • Marketing
  • HR & Recruitment
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Events Calendar
  • Business Wall
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • 0843 289 4634
X (Twitter) LinkedIn YouTube
Trending
  • A beginner’s guide to growth shares (and why they’re so popular right now)
  • Brits lose £11.4 billion to scams: these are 5 of the most dangerous
  • Bold Business Marketing Specialist Speaks In Swindon This Week
  • Ransomware payment ban: What is it and how can businesses prepare?
  • How to demonstrate value beyond cost in business proposals
  • How Generative AI is Giving SMEs a Marketing Edge
  • £20k grant for female-founded SME up for grabs
  • Deploying fintech solutions to boost climate resilience for African farmers
X (Twitter) LinkedIn YouTube
SME Today
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Events Calendar
  • Business Wall
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • 0843 289 4634
  • News
  • Home
  • In Profile
  • Finance
  • Legal
  • Technology
  • Events
  • Features
  • Wellbeing
  • Marketing
  • HR & Recruitment
SME Today
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Events Calendar
  • Business Wall
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • 0843 289 4634
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • RSS
You are at:Home»Environment»Is using a 3PL warehouse the solution to sustainability challenges?

Is using a 3PL warehouse the solution to sustainability challenges?

0
Posted By sme-admin on February 20, 2025 Environment, Transport & Tourism

“The challenges to SME businesses seem to be increasing day by day”, commented Geoff Yates, Commercial Director of Espace Global Freight. “Whether the increasing costs of employment, the difficulty of trading internationally or the green agenda, UK businesses of all sizes are fighting a battle and those in the SME sector seem to be up against it the most.”

Espace Global Freight, themselves a Midlands based SME, are a freight forwarder moving goods to every corner of the world for an array of clients from senior F1 teams to start ups. “We’ve been trading 25 years this year and we’ve always had a great reputation as a company which puts people front and centre and one which takes away the “hassle” of moving goods around for customers who are not necessarily used to it.”

“We’ve helped hundreds of different clients through the Brexit years, many of which knew nothing about international trade. Those which sold to the EU never really needed to before our EU-exit.” As traders have become used to the new post-Brexit norms, the focus of Espace’s development has moved to what they see as the next big hurdle, one of environmental compliance and sustainability.

The UK has a legally binding target to bring greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 and other targets such as the ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine cars just around the corner. “We will see more and more green legislation brought in and I think we’ll really start to see that in the next couple of years with the likes of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) coming in for UK traders in 2027 and the UK potentially joining the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) as part of a reset of our relations with Europe,” said Yates.

Research commissioned by DHL indicates that traders want to adopt green transport solutions but aren’t necessarily ready to pay for them yet. “The challenge will always be to have a genuinely greener supply chain rather than one when you’re simply paying to offset carbon emissions from and getting value for money. There are a couple of ways where traders can make a genuine choice, firstly by looking to move freight by rail and the other is to use the facilities of a Third-Party Logistics (3PL) operator rather than run their own.” Rail over road can reduce carbon emissions by up to 78% as well as decreasing congestion on the road network.

Sustainability is a subject Espace are truly passionate about and one which forms part of their strategic plan. “Rail is a real option now, one which can be adopted but the rail network is harder to access than haulage would be. If it’s of interest, I’d really recommend having a conversation with a freight forwarder. The best ones will have connections to game changing solutions. Using a 3PL warehouse though is a no-brainer.

Hiring the exact space you need, to the pallet, in a shared warehouse which is run by professionals not only lessens your carbon impact, but it vastly improves your bottom line over owning and operating your own warehouse facilities. There’s no need to light and heat your own space, there are shared and therefore cheaper transport solutions to access. For me, if you’re seriously looking at sustainability, 3PL should be your first stop.”

If you’re interested in speaking to one of the Espace team about 3PL or other transport services, call 01543 418700 or email solutions@espaceglobalfreight.com

Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

Related Posts

Cleaner Seas Group opens world-first UK microplastic recycling facility

New net zero report sets out path to cut carbon and costs for small firms

Green up now to stay competitive

Comments are closed.

Follow SME Today on Linkedin and share all the topics you find interesting
Verify your identity for Companies House

The Newsletter

Join our mailing list for the best SME stories, handpicked and delivered direct to your inbox every two weeks!

Sign Up
Events Calendar
    • Marketing
    July 7, 2025

    Bold Business Marketing Specialist Speaks In Swindon This Week

    July 4, 2025

    How Generative AI is Giving SMEs a Marketing Edge

    • Finance
    July 8, 2025

    A beginner’s guide to growth shares (and why they’re so popular right now)

    July 7, 2025

    Ransomware payment ban: What is it and how can businesses prepare?

    • Health & Safety
    July 1, 2025

    Temperatures Soaring: Is Your Workplace Becoming Unsafe?

    January 29, 2025

    UK takeaways guilty of shocking hygiene failures:

    • Events
    July 4, 2025

    £20k grant for female-founded SME up for grabs

    July 2, 2025

    As Seen on BBC Panorama – Brad Burton to Headline The South West Expo in Swindon

    • Community
    June 23, 2025

    Celebrating One Year In Fairford Supporting The Community

    June 2, 2025

    National Charity Accelerates Children’s Reading Through New Corporate Partnership

    • Food & Drink
    June 23, 2025

    England Cricket Captain, Ben Stokes OBE, takes a stake in Spencer Matthews’ alcohol-free spirits brand, CleanCo

    June 16, 2025

    Hospitality industry risks collapse

    • Books
    April 24, 2025

    Values-Driven Professionalism: A Path to Client Loyalty

    December 2, 2024

    Banish the banshee boss: how to lead without fear – addressing the issue of fear-based management and how NOT to be this manager

    About

    SME Today is published by the same team who deliver The Great British Expos’. We have been organising various corporate events for the last 10 years, with a strong track record of producing well managed and attended business events across the UK.

    Join Our Mailing List

    Receive the latest news and updates from SMEToday.
    Read our Latest Newsletter:


    Sign Up
    X (Twitter) YouTube LinkedIn
    Most Recent Posts
    July 8, 2025

    A beginner’s guide to growth shares (and why they’re so popular right now)

    July 8, 2025

    Brits lose £11.4 billion to scams: these are 5 of the most dangerous

    July 7, 2025

    Bold Business Marketing Specialist Speaks In Swindon This Week

    July 7, 2025

    Ransomware payment ban: What is it and how can businesses prepare?

    July 7, 2025

    How to demonstrate value beyond cost in business proposals

    Categories
    • Books
    • Community & Charity
    • Education and Training
    • Environment
    • Events
    • Features
    • Finance
    • Food and Drink
    • Health & Safety
    • HR & Recruitment
    • In Profile
    • Legal
    • Marketing
    • News
    • Property & Development
    • Sponsored Content
    • Technology
    • Transport & Tourism
    • Wellbeing & Mental Health

    Copyright © 2020 SME Today.

    • ABOUT SME TODAY: THE GO TO RESOURCE FOR UK BUSINESSES
    • Privacy
    • Contact
    Copyright © 2025 SME Today.
    • ABOUT SME TODAY: THE GO TO RESOURCE FOR UK BUSINESSES
    • Privacy
    • Contact

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.