Pioneers of the Green Revolution : on the move

Getting about without petrol is trending. Here are some Blue Patch businesses that specialise in sustainable packaging, last mile logistics and making beautiful bicycles!

With COP26 fast approaching, the demand for businesses to act responsibly and sustainably is on everyone’s radar. Let’s see what our three choices are doing…

Why it matters

Road transport accounts for 10% of global emissions, and its emissions are rising faster than those of any other sector. 

A shift to zero emission vehicles is already underway, creating new jobs, bringing cleaner air to cities, and – increasingly – cutting the costs of car ownership. 

To meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, this transition needs to happen much more quickly.  It must include not only cars, but vans, buses, trucks, and lorries.

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Pallite are packing a green punch!

Pallite is an award winning company from Northamptonshire. They provide the lighter way to display, pack and move goods!

Following on from their success at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair – see the lovely photo! PALLITE is keen to showcase their latest innovation; EcoLITE and ThermaLITE, a 100% recyclable solution for home deliveries and a perfect fit for consumables that are reliant on plastic solutions. Plus, you can create almost anything using PALLITE, it’s the dream material for creative minds.

All products enforce PALLITE’s inspiring key values

  • Reduce CO2 emissions
  • Eliminate single use plastic
  • Enrichen the circular economy

Sustainability manager Matthew Marks, had the opportunity to discuss COP26 and business preparedness amongst other experts in the field recently – he’s a bit of a star, we’ll get him on camera for Blue Patch soon!

  • PALLITE

    At the Speciality & Fine Food Fair.

  • Zhero

    Zhero emission logistics for London

  • Shand Cycles

    Bespoke bikes made in Scotland

Zhero to Zero

‘Our mission is to offer greener logistics for London, whilst providing clients with unrivalled levels of service. Zhero is the first company in London to bring zero emissions to the arts, interiors, media and fashion industries. No matter how complex the piece, how challenging the access, or how involved your project, at Zhero we deliver to your specification. London is moving to carbon net-zero.

London-based zero emissions company Zhero use 100% Electric Vehicles and high capacity cargo-bicycles – such an environmentally responsible way to move goods!


Since they launched Zhero has:

  • Made 699 journeys by cargo bike
  • 1308 deliveries by 100% electric van
  • That’s a total of 2007 journeys made which would otherwise have been made using fossil fuel vehicles
  • Helped 140 clients switch to a logistics supplier that puts sustainability first
  • Offered a minimum of 102 hours of logistics support by volunteering to support social and environmentally focussed charities – equivalent to £3570

On your bike with Shand!

Shand Cycles philosophy is we should ride more and discover more in order to feel better and do better.

Taking inspiration from their Scottish birthplace where their bespoke bikes are designed and put through their paces, Shand’s modern, elegant, multi terrain rides can take you anywhere. They promise their bikes know no boundaries, so get on the road, up those hills and ‘bike’ back better!

“If just 10% of the population were to change travel behaviour, the emissions savings would be around 4% of lifecycle CO2 emissions from all car travel.” Dr Christian Brand, University of Oxford