Switch to JCB electric shreds emissions

Shred Station has switched from diesel to electric for its brand-new fleet of JCB materials handling machines.

The company - which shreds over 55,000 tonnes of paper per year - is replacing six of its diesel powered JCB Teletruks with six new electric models. And by making the switch the company estimates it will save around 62,000 litres of diesel per year.

The leading shredding services provider has taken delivery of three of the JCB 30-19E electric Teletruks models at its Norwich site. The performance was so impressive that it immediately bought three more.

Supplied by dealer Watling JCB, the JCB 30-19E electric Teletruks will be used to transport bales of shredded paper around Shred Station’s depot, stack them safely and maximise depot space. They are also responsible for loading the bales onto trucks ready to be transported to Shred Station’s recycling facilities.

Shred Station’s Norwich Warehouse Manager, Lloyd Quinton said: “At Shred Station, reducing our environmental impact is a key pillar of our ethos. We’ve been carbon neutral certified for four years now and we’re always looking for ways to reduce our emissions even further. Our forklifts are running constantly, and as a result of that, use a lot of fuel. Making the switch from diesel models to the new electric models will not only save our diesel usage, it will also reduce our overall carbon emissions.

“We have always chosen JCB for our forklifts because we need our machinery to work dependably under heavy use. We move large paper bales around our depots all day, every day and therefore need forklifts that run like clockwork. The quality you get from JCB is absolutely the best. If we were to have forklifts issues it would have a massive effect on our day-to-day operations, so using JCB gives us true reassurance of reliability.”

In 1997, JCB developed a unique forklift truck with a telescopic boom instead of a conventional vertical mast. The JCB Teletruk provides unrivalled forward visibility, forward reach and large lift capacity, dramatically improving safety, while saving time, space and money. 11 models are available including LPG or diesel options plus the new electric 30-19E.

Shred Station is the world’s largest independent shredding service provider and has been destroying confidential materials for over 14 years. While the company mostly destroys paper-based materials, other services include textile shredding, hard drive and media storage destruction, product shredding and much more. Shred Station’s services are fully accredited, environmentally friendly, and nothing it shreds goes to landfill.

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