{"id":525,"date":"2011-10-25T11:09:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T10:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/?p=525"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:11:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:11:35","slug":"green-business-of-the-year-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/green-business-of-the-year-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Business of the Year 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5136\" alt=\"Gnewt cargo\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/gnewt-cargo.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"73\">Founded:<\/strong>&nbsp;2009&nbsp;<strong>Founders:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sam Clarke and Matthew Linnecar&nbsp;<strong>Web:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gnewt.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gnewt.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Founded in late 2009, Gnewt is now firmly established as the UK&rsquo;s biggest&nbsp;green&nbsp;logistics company. The London-based company, which specialises in &lsquo;last mile&rsquo; deliveries, is currently delivering 4,500 parcels a week, and clients are queuing up to use its service, which generates 62% less CO2 emissions per parcel than conventional diesel alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>Founders Sam Clarke and Matthew Linnecar came at their entrepreneurial adventure from remarkably different angles. While Clarke has a background in the green transport space, having previously worked for an electric vehicle company, Linnecar was previously an investment banker &ndash; arguably the antithesis of his current job. However, the pair are united by a passion for making logistics as environmentally considerate as possible; indeed, Gnewt strives to make every aspect of its operation, every 1%, as sustainable as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Deliveries are made by a fleet of electric vans, electric scooters, and pedal-powered cargocycles, and a string of &lsquo;micro consolidation centres&rsquo; have been set up to allow localised delivery and obviate long, fuel-guzzling journeys. Clarke and Linnecar have agreed partnerships with regeneration agencies such as London&rsquo;s Better Bankside and property&nbsp;business&nbsp;The Crown Estate, and the pair are currently trialling two electric lorries for bigger delivery loads.<\/p>\n<p>Having turned over &pound;350,000 in its first year, Gnewt is a sustainable business concept. Clarke and Linnecar have already received a Green Apple Award in recognition of their environmental achievements, and further recognition is sure to follow as London, Gnewt&rsquo;s home patch, gears up for the 2012 Olympics &ndash; which will see demand soar to new heights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judges&rsquo; comments:&nbsp;<\/strong>The judges commended GnewtCargo for being a brilliantly disruptive company having the express aim of reducing the massive&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;impact logistics companies traditionally have. This is not just a business ticking a green box, environmental concern is part of its very DNA; with its electric vans and cargocycles it is literally providing a breath of fresh air! The judges all agreed that we will see GnewtCargo vehicles in other major cities over the next few years.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded:&nbsp;2009&nbsp;Founders:&nbsp;Sam Clarke and Matthew Linnecar&nbsp;Web:&nbsp;www.gnewt.co.uk Founded in late 2009, Gnewt is now firmly established as the UK&rsquo;s biggest&nbsp;green&nbsp;logistics company. The London-based company, which specialises in &lsquo;last mile&rsquo; deliveries, is currently delivering 4,500 parcels a week, and clients are queuing up to use its service, which generates 62% less CO2 emissions per parcel than conventional diesel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91469,"featured_media":5137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-winners-2011"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Green Business of the Year 2011 - Startups Awards by Startups.co.uk: Start up a successful business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/green-business-of-the-year-2011\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Green Business of the Year 2011 - Startups Awards by Startups.co.uk: Start up a successful business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Founded:&nbsp;2009&nbsp;Founders:&nbsp;Sam Clarke and Matthew Linnecar&nbsp;Web:&nbsp;www.gnewt.co.uk Founded in late 2009, Gnewt is now firmly established as the UK&rsquo;s biggest&nbsp;green&nbsp;logistics company. 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