Month: March 2023

London Marathon Charitable Trust rebrands as London Marathon Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

The London Marathon Charitable Trust has been renamed the London Marathon Foundation as part of an exciting rebrand of the charity designed to extend its funding reach and impact. The charity, one of the UK’s major funders of projects and initiatives that inspire physical activity, was founded in 1981 by London Marathon co-founders Chris Brasher and John Disley to distribute the surplus made from the London Marathon. As London Marathon Events (LME) – organisers of the London Marathon – and its portfolio of events has grown, so too has the…

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Lloyds Banking Group acquires low emission vehicle leasing company Tusker

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds Banking Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Tusker, a market leading UK-based vehicle management and leasing company that provides Electric Vehicles (EV) and Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (ULEV) via salary sacrifice schemes.  Tusker are experts in salary sacrifice cars having launched the UK’s first car benefit scheme in 2008. Their salary sacrifice customers are from the length and breadth of the UK and range from SMEs to large public and private sector customers. Tusker’s commitment to salary sacrifice and low emission vehicles has seen them grow their customer…

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Tesco ditches plastic laundry pod tubs in favour of recyclable cardboard packs

Stuart Mitchell

Recently Tesco has replaced the plastic tubs its laundry detergent pods are sold in with new recyclable cardboard packaging. The move into card will save 252 tonnes of plastic annually, and over four million pieces of plastic across eight lines. The box contains more than 90% recycled cardboard, and is FSC certified, with a thin plastic liner inside to protect the pods. When empty, the cardboard box can be put in the normal household recycle bin. Over 24 million people in the UK regularly buy laundry products, with more than…

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New van registrations fall in 2022 as market looks towards net zero rebuild

Stuart Mitchell

UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations end the year down -20.6% following significant post-pandemic fleet renewal in 2021 and supply chain challenges. 16,744 battery electric vans (BEV) registered in 2022, representing 5.9% of all vans joining UK roads last year. Action needed to deliver van-suitable charging infrastructure and a fiscal framework to encourage more van drivers to make the switch in 2023.   UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations reached 282,139 units in 2022, a decline of -20.6% on the previous year of strong post-pandemic bounceback, according to…

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Portion size is the main reason for plate waste when we eat out

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from international climate action NGO, WRAP, highlights valuable opportunities for the Hospitality and Food Service sector to reduce the amount of food left on customers plates, but still offer value for money for diners. WRAP’s report, conducted in July 2022, provides new insights into customer behaviours and attitudes to food waste when dining out. It found that on average, people today eat out 5.2 times per month – down from 5.6 times in March 2020, immediately before lockdown. Cost of living was cited as the main reason…

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