Collaborators and Testimonials

“The FTC2050 research into last-mile delivery has provided fundamental new understanding of how walking deliveries can benefit our operation. Having one van with a small team of porters do the work of four vans in the old system has really made a difference to our environmental profile and has shown that switching to sustainable modes using micro-consolidation points could be the way to go for certain elements of parcel delivery in the future.”

“Just a few words to thank the FTC2050 team for sharing your insights into last-mile delivery impacts and for the initial work with Gnewt which assisted Ford in developing the joint driving and walking optimisation tool which has been successfully trialled across a number of postcodes in central London. Ford are developing the concept further with a view to offering a commercial software service to logistics providers who want to utilise sustainable last-mile delivery modes as part of their urban delivery operations.”

“I am writing with regards to the Freight Traffic Control 2050 project and the work you have undertaken relating to the reintroduction of portering as an effective method of freight delivery in London. The findings from your trials with Gnewt Cargo and Ford have demonstrated that walking porters can be a viable option for parcel carriers, and being able to have one van do the work of four will have significant positive implications for traffic in central London. The approaches you have developed and the insight gained have been very useful in assisting us with our core business, understanding how parcel freight impacts on the last-mile and in what ways different consolidation solutions might be appropriate to mitigate the negative impacts.”